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Steve Turnham / ABC News:
Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: 'I've Made a Lot of Sacrifices' — In his first response to a searing charge from bereaved Army father Khizr Khan that he'd “sacrificed nothing” for his country, Donald Trump claimed that he had in fact sacrificed by employing “thousands and thousands of people.”
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump's Thunderbolts — Donald Trump is mad at me. He thinks I've treated him “very badly.” But he returned my call on Friday night on his way to a rally in Colorado and agreed to do a lightning round on the Democratic convention. He began, naturally, by bragging about his convention ratings …
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Mediaite, Politico, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Mother Jones, NBC News and Politicus USA
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Suggests Khizr Khan's Wife Wasn't ‘Allowed’ to Speak — Donald J. Trump suggested in an interview with ABC News that the Muslim mother of a United States soldier killed in Iraq had let her husband do all the talking at the Democratic National Convention because she was not “allowed” to speak.
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ABC News, The Moderate Voice and BillMoyers.com
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
Trump Time Capsule #65: 'I'd Like to Hear His Wife Say Something' — The most personally moving, and most fundamentally patriotic, moment of the Democratic National Convention was the appearance by the bereaved parents of Army Captain Humayun Khan, and the statement about the meaning …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's slander of Captain Humayun Khan's family is horrifying, even for Trump
Donald Trump's slander of Captain Humayun Khan's family is horrifying, even for Trump
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New York Magazine, The American Conservative, Blue Virginia and Politico
ABC News:
Muslim Family of Fallen Army Captain Responds to Trump: ‘Shame on Him’
Muslim Family of Fallen Army Captain Responds to Trump: ‘Shame on Him’
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Talking Points Memo
MSNBC:
Slain soldier's dad: GOP should call out Trump
Slain soldier's dad: GOP should call out Trump
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Friendly Atheist, Washington Post and Balloon Juice
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Islam, Equality, and Pocket Constitutions: How the DNC Did Religious Liberty Right
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump and RNC attack presidential debate schedule — Donald Trump says the fall debate schedule is “unacceptable,” raising the specter that he may try to skip them. — In a tweet on Friday night, Trump incorrectly said that Hillary Clinton and the Democrats are “trying to rig the debates.”
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ABC News:
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Raw Story
Tristan Lejeune / The Hill:
Trump floats opposition to debate schedule
Trump floats opposition to debate schedule
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Joe.My.God. and The Right Scoop
Katie Pelton / KKTV-TV:
Fire marshal responds after being called out by Trump at UCCS rally — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) There wasn't enough room for all the ticket holders at Friday's rally for Donald Trump at UCCS, who called out the fire marshal several times during his speech.
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Denver Post, Politico, Raw Story and BizPac Review
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
As Trump lavishes Colorado with attention, he faces resistance in GOP enclave
As Trump lavishes Colorado with attention, he faces resistance in GOP enclave
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Booman Tribune
CBS News:
Donald Trump: I'm “starting to agree” Clinton should be in jail
Donald Trump: I'm “starting to agree” Clinton should be in jail
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CBS New York and whorunsGov
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
On three-day bus tour, Clinton hopes to woo blue-collar voters away from Trump
On three-day bus tour, Clinton hopes to woo blue-collar voters away from Trump
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Politico
New York Times:
Electoral Map Gives Donald Trump Few Places to Go — Donald J. Trump, confronting a daunting electoral map and a significant financial disadvantage, is preparing to fall back from an expansive national campaign and concentrate the bulk of his time and money on just three or four states …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton Image Improves Following Conventions; Leads Trump by 5 — PPP's new national poll, taken completely after both party's conventions, finds that Hillary Clinton emerged with a much more positive image than she had a month ago. Donald Trump meanwhile is just as unpopular as he was before the conventions.
Houston Chronicle:
These are unsettling times that require a steady hand: That's not Donald Trump. — Houston Chronicle Editorial Board endorses Hillary Clinton — On Nov. 8, 2016, the American people will decide between two presidential contenders who represent the starkest political choice in living memory.
Yahoo:
Swimsuit mural of Hillary Clinton creates a stir in Australia — Melbourne (AFP) - An Australian mural of US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a revealing, stars and stripes swimsuit may be taken down, after it has reportedly been deemed offensive. — The creator of the painting …
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The Age and Washington Times
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
PROOF=> TWITTER Caught Censoring Donald Trump's Tweets -Blocks His Fundraising Efforts — TWITTER CAUGHT CENSORING DONALD TRUMP'S TWEETS- — Social Media giant caught concealing Donald Trump's tweet asking for donations — On Thursday night Donald Trump sent a tweet out at 10:28 asking for donations.
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Liberty Unyielding
James Dunn / Daily Mail:
German protesters prepare for Angela ‘Merkel Must Go’ demonstration — Merkel's premiership is hanging by a thread today as thousands gathered to call for her resignation while a key political ally dramatically withdrew his support over immigration policy. — More than 5,000 protested …
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Scared Monkeys, neo-neocon, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Vox Popoli
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Clinton's court shortlist emerges — 's potential shortlist for the Supreme Court is coming into view. — Clinton has refused to name names when it comes to the court, saying only that Congress should confirm President Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland. — Her general election opponent, Republican nominee Donald Trump