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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Khizr Khan, Donald Trump and the debate over Muslim immigration — There's a sensation building over the Democratic convention speech of Khizr Khan, a Pakistani-born Virginia lawyer whose son Humayun was killed in action while serving as a captain in the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2004.
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Ghazala Khan / Washington Post:
Trump criticized my silence. He knows nothing about true sacrifice. — Ghazala Khan's son, U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, was killed in Iraq in 2004. — CHARLOTTESVILLE — Donald Trump has asked why I did not speak at the Democratic convention. He said he would like to hear from me.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Confrontation With Muslim Soldier's Parents Emerges as Unexpected Flash Point — Donald J. Trump reeled on Sunday amid a sustained campaign of criticism by the parents of a Muslim American soldier killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq and a rising outcry within his own party …
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Trump: Muslim soldier was a hero, but his father ‘has no right’ to criticize me
Trump: Muslim soldier was a hero, but his father ‘has no right’ to criticize me
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
McConnell, Ryan defend Khans amid Trump remarks
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
In Ohio, Clinton warns voters not to be ‘misled’ by Trump
In Ohio, Clinton warns voters not to be ‘misled’ by Trump
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Guardian:
US constitution is Amazon bestseller after speech criticising Trump
US constitution is Amazon bestseller after speech criticising Trump
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German Lopez / Vox:
Donald Trump proves he hasn't read the Constitution in statement claiming he has
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Hillary Called Benghazi Mom a Liar, But Media Freak Out over Trump on Muslim Parents
Hillary Called Benghazi Mom a Liar, But Media Freak Out over Trump on Muslim Parents
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Gives Questionable Explanation of Events in Ukraine — Donald J. Trump on Sunday offered a muddled explanation of his views about the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia and its continued efforts to undermine Ukraine's control of other parts of the country …
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New York Times:
How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advising Donald Trump — WASHINGTON — Few political consultants have had a client fail quite as spectacularly as Paul Manafort's did in Ukraine in the winter of 2014. — President Viktor F. Yanukovych, who owed his election to …
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump Appears To Be Ignorant Of A Major International Conflict
Trump Appears To Be Ignorant Of A Major International Conflict
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Little Green Footballs, Guardian and RT
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Clinton's claim that the FBI director said her email answers were ‘truthful’ — “Director Comey said my answers were truthful, and what I've said is consistent with what I have told the American people, that there were decisions discussed and made to classify retroactively certain of the emails.”
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Trouble for Hillary — Watching the Democrats' smoothly staged, potently scripted convention last week, voters could easily think that Hillary Clinton has this election in the bag. — The critiques of Donald Trump made devastatingly clear that he's a preposterous, dangerous candidate for the presidency.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Thanks, Obama — PHILADELPHIA — IT wasn't easy for Barack Obama …
Thanks, Obama — PHILADELPHIA — IT wasn't easy for Barack Obama …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Hillary Clinton bounces back in battleground states post-convention — The YouGov/CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker polled likely voters across eleven competitive states before and after the Democratic National Convention … Hillary Clinton has received a small convention bounce …
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Poll: Clinton Rides Convention Bump Past Trump
Poll: Clinton Rides Convention Bump Past Trump
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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Examiner:
It's the Supreme Court, stupid — Of course I am voting for Donald Trump. You should be too if you are a conservative. Let me break this down into three arguments, the first of which is Trump's trump card on the #NeverTrumpers. — If Hillary Clinton wins, the Left gavels in a solid …
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Melania Trump like you've never seen her before — Donald Trump thinks his wife will be a model first lady — and here's the proof. — Decades before she was sporting designer dresses on the stage of the Republican National Convention as Mrs. Trump, Melania Knauss posed nude in a photo spread …
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Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
Uber Said to Merge China Business With Didi in $35 Billion Deal — Uber Technologies Inc. will merge its China business with Didi Chuxing, the dominant ride-hailing service in the country, according to people familiar with the matter. — The valuation of the combined ride-hailing company is $35 billion, the people said.
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Newt Gingrich / Fox News:
Two conventions, two realities and a jarring contrast — We have now finished two weeks of two conventions by two parties. For Americans who watched both presentations, the contrast was jarring. They weren't just offering two different political visions.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
SHE LIED! Hillary's Tearjerker About Handicapped Girl in Wheelchair in DNC Speech WAS ALL A LIE! — On Thursday night Hillary Clinton delivered her acceptance speech at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia. — The transcript was posted at the LA Times. — Hillary told the crowd …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and WBSM
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Charles Koch Says It's “Blood Libel” To Say He'll Support Clinton — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The political operation affiliated with the Koch brothers might be sitting out of the presidential, but Charles Koch made the case to donors at a gathering on Saturday that their involvement …
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Washington Post:
Military leaders do not belong at political conventions — The military is not a political prize. Politicians should take the advice of senior military leaders but keep them off the stage. The American people should not wonder where their military leaders draw the line between military advice and political preference.
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Independent Journal Review and ABC News
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Ret. Gen. John Allen Says Donald Trump Could Cause ‘Civil Military Crisis’
Ret. Gen. John Allen Says Donald Trump Could Cause ‘Civil Military Crisis’
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Daily Wire, Politico and BizPac Review