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5:55 PM ET, August 2, 2016

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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Says Republicans Should Withdraw Support for Trump  —  WASHINGTON — In his strongest denouncement of Donald J. Trump so far, President Obama on Tuesday said Mr. Trump was “unfit to serve as president” and urged the leaders of the Republican Party to withdraw their backing for his candidacy.
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He'll Spend More Than $500 Billion on Infrastructure  —  The proposal would amount to a massive new government program.  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a plan to rebuild U.S. infrastructure that costs “at least double” the amount that Hillary Clinton has floated …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Hammers GOPers Distancing Themselves From Trump's Khan Attacks  —  President Obama on Tuesday called out Republicans who distanced themselves from Donald Trump's attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan, but who have not withdrawn their endorsement of the GOP nominee.
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie calls Trump criticism of the Khans ‘inappropriate’  —  In an unusual break with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Gov. Chris Christie said that Khizr and Ghazala Khan have the “right” to say whatever they want, and that criticism of them is “inappropriate.”
Andrea Waguespack / Houston Chronicle:
New York Times uncovers Donald Trump's draft deferments
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Donald J Trump for President:
TRUMP STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FAILED LEADERSHIP
Discussion: ABC News, Balloon Juice and Mediaite
New York Times:
Mr. Trump and Spineless Republicans
Neelesh Moorthy / @politifact:
Wrong: Fox News anchor says networks covered Khizr Khan but skipped Patricia Smith
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
President Obama calls Trump ‘woefully unprepared’ for the presidency
Discussion: ABC News
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump refuses to support Paul Ryan, John McCain in upcoming Republican primaries  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is refusing to back House Speaker Paul D. Ryan in his upcoming primary election, saying in an interview Tuesday that he is “not quite there yet” in endorsing his party's top-ranking elected official.
Richard Hanna.JPG / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Rep. Richard Hanna letter: We should all be done with Donald Trump (commentary)  —  U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, a three-term Republican from Oneida County, represents the 22nd Congressional District.  Hanna is shown speaking last month to firefighters in Binghamton.  (Provided photo)
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Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
GOP Rep. Richard Hanna: I'll vote for Clinton; first House member to cross party line  —  U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R-Barneveld, says he will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton for president.  Hanna said the GOP nominee, Donald Trump, is unfit to serve.  The three-term congressman is shown speaking July 18 …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump boots baby from Virginia rally  —  Donald Trump asked a woman with a crying baby to leave his rally in Ashburn, Virginia, on Tuesday.  —  The GOP nominee initially suggested that he did not mind the disruption.  —  “Don't worry about that baby.  I love babies,” Trump said after hearing …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:   Donald Trump to Baby at Rally: Crying Is for Losers
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Beefs With Crying Babe At Rally: ‘Get The Baby Out Of Here!’ (VIDEO)
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Heads roll at the DNC  —  With just three months until Election Day and the Democrats' official party apparatus struggling to right itself from months of dysfunction and the scandal caused by the Wikileaks hacked email scandal, interim Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile cleaned house Tuesday …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Paul Ryan: We're in fight to ‘retake the soul’ of the Republican Party  —  (R-Wis.) told a donor audience convened by the billionaire Koch brothers that conservatives are in a fight to “retake the soul” of the Republican Party.  —  “We have to do a better job of taking the moral high ground …
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Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Will GOP officials jump ship on Trump?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
CNN:
Obama says Trump ‘unfit’ for presidency
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
How Jeff Zucker Made CNN Great Again … It's the second day of the Democratic National Convention, and Jeff Zucker is huddled with his CNN staff on the ground in Philadelphia.  Unlike most cable news network chiefs, he is painstakingly involved with the minutiae of hourly coverage …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Jeff Zucker praises Corey Lewandowski, slams Vice and BuzzFeed
KUTV-TV:
Utah could vote Democrat for president for first time in 5 decades  —  (KUTV) The Republican and Democrat national conventions are over and as the dust starts to settle, it looks like Hillary Clinton has a chance to carry Utah in the U.S. presidential election.
Discussion: Townhall.com
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: ‘I always wanted to get the Purple Heart.  This was much easier’  —  Without setting foot on a battlefield, Donald Trump said he received a Purple Heart medal on Tuesday at his rally in Ashburn, Virginia, from a retired lieutenant colonel and supporter.
Discussion: Guardian and ABC News
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Avoided Draft With a Heel Problem, but the Details Are Murky
Eric Bradner / CNN:
First on CNN: Ex-top Christie aide backs Clinton over Trump  —  (CNN)Longtime Chris Christie aide Maria Comella says she plans to vote for Hillary Clinton — saying that after Donald Trump's nomination, Republicans are “at a moment where silence isn't an option.”
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Clinton, Allies Have Reserved $98 Million in Ads  —  Hillary Clinton and her allies are poised for a TV ad blitz of nearly $100 million dollars, compared to less than $1 million currently reserved on the airwaves by backers of Donald Trump.  —  According to ad-tracking data provided to NBC News …
Jeff Donn / Associated Press:
Medical benefits of dental floss unproven  —  HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) — It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities.  —  Except there's little proof that flossing works.  —  Still, the federal government …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: There's something ‘phony’ about these polls  —  cast doubt on general election polls that show him trailing Hillary Clinton  —  , calling those polls “phony.”  —  “I see some great polls — I see one from the Los Angeles Times, just came out, where were ahead by 4 or 5 points.
Discussion: The Week and Joe.My.God.
Rachel Nelson / Premiere Networks:
iHeartMedia Extends Partnership with Rush Limbaugh  —  iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other radio or television outlet, announced today it has renewed and extended its partnership with Rush Limbaugh, the most-listened-to national radio talk show host in America.
 
 
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Debbie Emery / The Wrap:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston to Host Fundraiser for Hillary Clinton
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Scott Johnson / Hollywood Reporter:
Aasif Mandvi Takes on Trump: He Voices “the Worst Part of Us as a Country”
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Child yells profanity directed at Hillary Clinton during Donald Trump rally
Michele Manelis / NEWS.com.au:
Will Smith really can't stand Donald Trump
Craig Jarvis / Raleigh News & Observer:
NC will defend voter ID without attorney general
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Trump: Wind power ‘kills all your birds’
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