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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
No Obama Bounce For DNC Day 3 Ratings As They Fall Behind RNC, ‘Wayward Pines’ Finale Down From 2015 — It was like a political Coachella last night at the Democratic National Convention - and not just because Lenny Kravitz was playing. With star turns from Vice-President Joe Biden …
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The Gateway Pundit, Heat Street, The Daily Caller and Rush Limbaugh
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Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI investigates hacking of Democratic congressional group - sources — The FBI is investigating a cyber intrusion at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) that may be related to an earlier hack at the Democratic National Committee, said four sources familiar with the matter on Thursday.
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Republican security experts request congressional investigation of DNC hack
Republican security experts request congressional investigation of DNC hack
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Talking Points Memo, Politico and NBC News
Katie Hicks / Vox:
Watch live: the final night of Democratic National Convention
Watch live: the final night of Democratic National Convention
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Politico, ABC News and Hillary Clinton Speeches
ABC News:
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Whether She'll Be the Next Democratic Party Chair
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Whether She'll Be the Next Democratic Party Chair
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Politico and Associated Press
Oriana Schwindt / Variety:
TV Ratings: DNC Beats RNC by Nearly 5 Million Viewers in Night 2 Final Numbers
TV Ratings: DNC Beats RNC by Nearly 5 Million Viewers in Night 2 Final Numbers
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice and rubber hose
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump urges viewers to skip Clinton speech as Democrats rack up ratings wins — President Obama's prime time speech lifted the Democratic convention to its third straight night of ratings wins over the Republican convention last week — and now the Trump campaign is exhorting supporters not to watch the Democrats' final night.
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TVNewser, Politicus USA, The Week, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton Is Running Not Just As the Democrat But As the Candidate of Democracy Itself — Since the start of the Reagan era, American politics has revolved around a war over the role of government in the economy. The Republican Party is set apart from major conservative parties across …
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Politico, Washington Post, The Week, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and Infowars, more at Mediagazer »
Joe Klein / TIME:
Embracing His Rival, Bernie Sanders Gives Hillary Clinton the Boost She Needs
Embracing His Rival, Bernie Sanders Gives Hillary Clinton the Boost She Needs
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Booman Tribune
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
HRC president: ‘Trump struggled to read the letters L-G-B-T-Q’
HRC president: ‘Trump struggled to read the letters L-G-B-T-Q’
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ABC News
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Obama's DNC letdown: The president needed to hit it out of the park, but he surprisingly fell short — Obama is one of the great orators of our time, but his meandering speech for Hillary missed the mark — Barack Obama's signature, as a speaker, is his ability to stay on-topic.
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The Mahablog
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NBC News:
Trump Jr. Says Obama Lifted Phrase From His RNC Speech — Donald Trump Jr. suggested Thursday that Barack Obama's speech in Philadelphia Wednesday night lifted a line from his Republican National Convention remarks, pointing out that both addresses contained the line “That's not the America I know.”
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
No, President Obama doesn't eat exactly 7 almonds every night
No, President Obama doesn't eat exactly 7 almonds every night
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Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Trump Says He Wanted to ‘Hit a Couple of [DNC] Speakers So Hard’ — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon he wanted to “hit” some of the Democratic National Convention speakers “so hard” while watching them last night, including a “little guy...so hard his head would spin.”
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Little Green Footballs, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Raw Story, Associated Press, Daily Wire, Joe.My.God. and Vox
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
McCaskill: Donald Trump Likely Violated Logan Act, Should Be Investigated — Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill opined on MSNBC Thursday that law enforcement should investigate Donald Trump for asking Russia to find and release Hillary Clinton's emails, saying it was a violation of the Logan Act.
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NBC News, Washington Post, Hot Air, Washingtonian and Townhall.com
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Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Poll: Donald Trump Sees 17-Point Positive Swing in Two Weeks
Poll: Donald Trump Sees 17-Point Positive Swing in Two Weeks
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The Last Refuge
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Haywire over Hacking: Media refuse to believe Trump's Russia comments were sarcastic
Haywire over Hacking: Media refuse to believe Trump's Russia comments were sarcastic
Tom Kludt / CNN:
Donald Trump: Russia hacking comments were ‘sarcastic’
Donald Trump: Russia hacking comments were ‘sarcastic’
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The Atlantic, The Resurgent, Front Page Magazine, The Hill, Joe.My.God., Right Wing Watch, The Nation, CNNMoney and Unqualified Offerings
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
‘I felt angry that it took so long’: Gretchen Carlson on Roger Ailes's ouster from Fox News — After a professional life spent speaking before TV cameras, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson isn't often at a loss for words. — But when I asked her how she felt as she watched Roger Ailes …
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CNNMoney, Mediaite, Jezebel, Raw Story, Media Matters for America, TVNewser and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
The uncouth Roger Ailes
The uncouth Roger Ailes
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Washington Monthly and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Megyn Kelly hangs out at CNN Grill, stoking speculation that she could leave Fox News
Megyn Kelly hangs out at CNN Grill, stoking speculation that she could leave Fox News
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Mediaite, New York Times, AOL, TVNewser, Mother Jones, Media Matters for America, The Week, Joe.My.God. and BizPac Review
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Why Our Model Is Bullish On Trump, For Now — Further polling since the Republican National Convention has tended to confirm our impressions from earlier this week: Donald Trump has almost certainly gotten a convention bounce, and has moved into an extremely close race with Hillary Clinton.
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Slate, TheStreet.com, Althouse and Breitbart
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Sam LaGrone / USNI News:
Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk — The Navy is set to name a ship after the gay rights icon and San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, according to a Congressional notification obtained by USNI News. — The July 14, 2016 notification, signed by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus …
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The Daily Caller, Liberty Unyielding, The San Diego Union …, Towleroad, Business Insider and CBS Los Angeles
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
JAMES O'KEEFE ASSAULTED - THROWN TO GROUND During Undercover Op at DNC (VIDEO) — Activist, author and investigative journalist James O'Keefe from Project Veritas went undercover as a Hillary supporter this week at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia. — What transpired was shocking.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Biden to appear on ‘Law & Order’ — Donald Trump may be the self-proclaimed “law and order” candidate, but it's not the former reality TV star-turned-Republican presidential nominee who will be making a cameo on the “Law & Order” TV franchise. — Instead, it will be Vice President Joe Biden.
Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says — Daniel Rushing was arrested after an Orlando cop searched his car and tested Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze as positive for methamphetamine. He was charged with possession of meth and carrying a firearm. … Privacy Policy
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GOP.com:
Unequal Convention Coverage By Networks — Traditionally, TV networks ABC, NBC and CBS have worked to ensure fairness giving each party the primetime hour of 10:00PM to 11:00PM on Monday through Thursday of their respective parties' conventions. While speeches can go over allotted time, they strive for parity.
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Mediaite and Politicus USA
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump Claims He's Never Spoken to Putin. In This 2014 Video, Trump Says He Did. — On Wednesday, Donald Trump angrily told reporters that he had no connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I have nothing to do with Putin,” he said. “I've never spoken to him.
The Huffington Post:
Clinton Campaign: Trump Needs To Guarantee He Won't Leak Before Getting Briefed — “This isn't a normal political story, and it's not funny.” — Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post — PHILADELPHIA The chairman of Hillary Clinton's campaign urged U.S. intelligence agencies …
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Daily Kos
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
DNC insiders detail months of escalating dysfunction — PHILADELPHIA — Debbie Wasserman Schultz wasn't supposed to ask Joe Biden to come to her daughter's bat mitzvah. — Democratic National Committee staff had sent the chair to the vice president armed with four specific requests …
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Hot Air, The Week and Talking Points Memo