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Eric Bradner / CNN:
First on CNN: Top Jeb Bush adviser leaves GOP, will vote for Clinton if Florida close — Jeb Bush adviser Sally Bradshaw, who is leaving the GOP — (CNN)Jeb Bush's top adviser, Sally Bradshaw, has left the Republican Party to become an independent, and says if the presidential race in Florida is close …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans More Positive About Democratic Than GOP Convention — PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are evenly divided on whether they view the Democratic Party more favorably (44%) or less favorably (42%) after the party's national convention last week. However, their ratings of the Republican Party …
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CNN:
Post-convention poll: Clinton retakes lead over Trump — Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton emerges from her party's convention in Philadelphia with a restored lead over Donald Trump, having earned a 7-point convention bounce, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll. — In a two-way head-to-head matchup …
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Danielle Keeton-Olsen / Talking Points Memo:
Gallup Poll Finds Trump's Convention Is A Historic Dud — Donald Trump's efforts to make the Republican National Convention “unlike any we've ever seen” produced an unexpected first: the first time more voters came away from a convention less likely to vote for the party's nominee …
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Why Can't Hillary Clinton Stop Lying? — This is a note to Clinton Democrats—a desperate plea, actually. Your candidate staged a winning convention in Philadelphia: big stars, tight messaging, and a compelling case against her rival, Donald Trump. — The Republican nominee followed …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Gallup: Trump support tumbles after conventions
Gallup: Trump support tumbles after conventions
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Charles Hurt / The Hill:
Khizr Khan was tricked into smearing Donald Trump — Khizr Khan is a fine American and the father of a true American patriot. But now he is also everything that is wrong with American politics today. — It is not entirely his fault, though he has only himself to blame for allowing …
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Scott Detrow / NPR:
GOP Criticism Mounts As Trump Continues Attacks On Khan Family — Two weeks ago, in the midst of controversy over the fact his wife, Melania, had plagiarized passages of her convention speech from Michelle Obama, Donald Trump tweeted that “all press is good press.”
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Khan fight highlights a huge GOP problem: No one knows how low Trump can go
The Khan fight highlights a huge GOP problem: No one knows how low Trump can go
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump: My Position On Keeping Terrorists Out Is What Bothered Khizr Khan
Trump: My Position On Keeping Terrorists Out Is What Bothered Khizr Khan
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Clinton Cash: Khizr Khan's Deep Legal, Financial Connections to Saudi Arabia, Hillary's Clinton …
Clinton Cash: Khizr Khan's Deep Legal, Financial Connections to Saudi Arabia, Hillary's Clinton …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Surrogate: Trump Sacrificed Two Marriages To Create Jobs!
Trump Surrogate: Trump Sacrificed Two Marriages To Create Jobs!
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Scott Walker distances himself from Trump's Gold Star attack
Scott Walker distances himself from Trump's Gold Star attack
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump Veterans Adviser Attacks Khizr Khan As A ‘Muslim Brotherhood Agent’
Trump Veterans Adviser Attacks Khizr Khan As A ‘Muslim Brotherhood Agent’
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Zachary Karabell / Politico:
‘Have You No Sense of Decency, Mr. Trump?’
‘Have You No Sense of Decency, Mr. Trump?’
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: 'I'm Afraid' The General Election's ‘Gonna Be Rigged’ — At a Monday campaign event in Columbus, Ohio, Donald Trump teed up for a potential challenge to the integrity of the fall general election, an escalation of his rhetoric about the “rigged” primary system.
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump: 'I'm Afraid the Election Is Going to Be Rigged'
Donald Trump: 'I'm Afraid the Election Is Going to Be Rigged'
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Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Melania Trump's girl-on-girl photos from racy shoot revealed — Here's the nation's would-be first lady — and right beside her, a second lady. — Three years before she met husband Donald Trump, Melania Trump was snapped in a nude frolic with another female model, bombshell photos obtained exclusively by The Post show.
Jeff Bercovici / Inc.com:
Peter Thiel Is Very, Very Interested in Young People's Blood — The contrarian venture capitalist believes transfusions may hold the key to his dream of living forever. — San Francisco bureau chief, Inc. @jeffbercovici — More than anything, Peter Thiel, the billionaire technology investor …
John Minster / Daily Wire:
Breaking: DePaul University Bans Shapiro — There comes a time in every society where even its most basic values come under attack. In the United States, since the beginning of our country's founding, we have had certain God-given unalienable rights: freedom of religion, freedom of the press …
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Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Trump and feminists should quit blaming Roger Ailes' victims: Kirsten Powers — No, the short-skirted, ‘leggy’ women of Fox News aren't to blame for sexual harassment and they shouldn't have to quit their jobs. — Donald Trump thinks it's “very sad” that women at Fox News are “complaining” …
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Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
Law professor goes after Maryland prosecutor for Freddie Gray case — Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby could face the same fallout from the Freddie Gray case as prosecutor Michael Nifong did after the Duke lacrosse case in 2006. (L- Reuters, R- AP)
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Heather Kelly / CNNMoney:
Apple replaces the pistol emoji with a water gun — Bullets are out, water is in. Apple is replacing the controversial pistol emoji with a green water gun in the next version of its iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 10. — The gun swap is just one of a number of emoji changes the company announced on Monday.
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
Shocking moment Hillary Clinton supporter, 23, ATTACKS pro-Trump protester, 67, for trying to stop him burning an American flag at a Pittsburgh rally — Joshua Sturman, 23, tackled Richard Dillon, 67, to the ground outside a rally being held by the Democratic nominee
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judge Refuses To Allow Mississippi To Enforce Anti-LGBT Law During Appeal — WASHINGTON — The federal judge in Mississippi who halted enforcement of the state's new anti-LGBT religious exemption law declined on Monday to put his ruling on hold while the state appeals the ruling.
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Josh Haskell / ABC News:
Warren Buffett Challenges Trump to Show Tax Returns, Says He's ‘Afraid’ — Business magnate Warren Buffett took on Donald Trump over his refusal to release his tax returns — issuing the real estate mogul a challenge to put his cards on the table. — Speaking at a Hillary Clinton rally in Omaha …
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Florida Governor Rick Scott:
Gov. Scott: Florida Calls on CDC to Activate Emergency Response Team Following Confirmed Mosquito-Borne Transmissions — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has identified 10 additional people in Florida with the Zika virus …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump signs first ever internet anti-porn pledge, Clinton refuses — Donald Trump has signed the first-ever internet anti-porn presidential pledge, promising to enforce long-ignored obscenity laws to stop the explosion of hard core sex videos that studies show are rewiring teen brains and feeding violence against children.
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Damon Root / Hit & Run:
Is SCOTUS a Good Reason to Support Trump? Libertarian and Conservative Legal Experts Weigh In — Donald Trump is hoping to pitch himself as the conservative legal movement's last best hope for securing the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump says that if he's elected president …
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Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Humayun Khan's grave becomes a shrine in the wake of his father's speech — Across the Potomac River from Washington's great monuments, Jake Dowell and his family came to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to visit his grandfather's grave. But he also wanted to pay his respects to a soldier …
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