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8:45 PM ET, August 2, 2016

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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.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:   For Trump, a new ‘rigged’ system: The election itself
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump at rally: ‘Get the baby out of here’  —  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.
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Andrea Waguespack / Houston Chronicle:
New York Times uncovers Donald Trump's draft deferments  —  The subject of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's military service, or lack thereof, has been in the news of late.  —  But how, exactly, was Trump able to get out of the draft after he graduated high school college in 1968, the deadliest year of the Vietnam War?
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump gifted Purple Heart, says he ‘always wanted’ one
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)
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 …
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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.”
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Hammers GOPers Distancing Themselves From Trump's Khan Attacks
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Obama: Trump “Unfit,” “Woefully Unprepared” For Presidency, Has To Be A Point Where Republicans Say “Enough”
Discussion: Power Line and WND
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 email hack, interim Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile cleaned house Tuesday with the ouster of three top officials.
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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, Daily Wire and WSB-TV
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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
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Trump memo calls for ‘urgent pivot’ from Khan controversy  —  's campaign sent out an email to surrogates this week titled “URGENT PIVOT” as the campaign seeks to control the damage from Trump's war of words with the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq.
Discussion: RedState, alan.com and twitchy.com
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.”
Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
'There isn't really anything magical about it': Why more millennials are avoiding sex  —  Sam Wei, a 26-year-old financial analyst in Chicago, has not had sex since her last relationship ended eighteen months ago.  She makes out with guys sometimes, and she likes to cuddle.
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 …
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
DONALD TRUMP'S MANY BUSINESS FAILURES, EXPLAINED  —  And while Trump is quick to boast that his purported billions prove his business acumen, his net worth is almost unknowable given the loose standards and numerous outright misrepresentations he has made over the years.
Discussion: Mediaite
Nate Thayer / Politico:
Documents Show Trump Officials Agreed to Limit Rally Size, Contradicting the Candidate  —  Oh, and that Colorado fire marshal Trump accused of being a Democrat?  He's a Republican.  —  When Donald Trump puts his foot into something, he just can't seem to get it out.
Discussion: Political Wire
Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
15 Hours of Donald Trump's Lies  —  From his attacks on the Khan family to calling Hillary Clinton the devil and his claims of ‘yuge’ crowds, Monday was an incredible day of falsehoods for the GOP nominee.  —  The lying started at 7:27 a.m. and did not stop until after dark.
Discussion: twitchy.com
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 …
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.
Brian Barrett / Wired:
AMERICA'S ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES ARE SCARILY EASY TARGETS  —  This week, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump openly speculated that this election would be “rigged.”  Last month, Russia decided to take an active role in our election.  There's no basis for questioning the results of a vote that's still months away.
Discussion: LawNewz, CANNONFIRE and NPR
 
 
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Jessica Masulli Reyes / delawareonline:
Supreme Court: Delaware's death penalty law unconstitutional
Elizabeth Harrington / Washington Free Beacon:
NBC Scrubs Andrea Mitchell Calling Bill Clinton's Rape Accuser ‘Discredited’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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
Neelesh Moorthy / @politifact:
Wrong: Fox News anchor says networks covered Khizr Khan but skipped Patricia Smith
Discussion: Politico
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Child yells profanity directed at Hillary Clinton during Donald Trump rally
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Will Smith really can't stand Donald Trump
Craig Jarvis / Raleigh News & Observer:
NC will defend voter ID without attorney general
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Raw Story
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
The Religious Right's Dangerous Bet On Trump
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
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