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2:35 AM ET, August 4, 2016

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NBC News:
Trump Allies Plot Candidate Intervention After Disastrous 48 Hours  —  Key Republicans close to Donald Trump's orbit are plotting an intervention with the candidate after a disastrous 48 hours led some influential voices in the party to question whether Trump can stay at the top …
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Washington Post:
GOP reaches ‘new level of panic’ over Trump's candidacy  —  The Republican Party was in turmoil again Wednesday as party leaders, strategists and donors voiced increasing alarm about the flailing state of Donald Trump's candidacy and fears that the presidential nominee was damaging the party …
David Catanese / US News:
Donald Trump, Party of 1  —  Furious with his top campaign command, Trump's response is to go it alone.  —  But Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort says any talk of turmoil within the campaign is rumors instigated by the Clinton campaign.  (EVAN VUCCI/AP)
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Republican Donors Panic As Trump Melts Down  —  WASHINGTON — Republican donors weren't expecting a traditional campaign from Donald Trump, but they weren't expecting the level of this week's implosion either.  —  “I don't know what he's doing — trying to commit suicide?” said Stan Hubbard …
Discussion: alan.com
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Over the last 24 hours, Donald Trump has insulted his party's …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Former top Gingrich ally calls Trump nom ‘mistake of historic proportions’
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 10 points, both seen as flawed  —  Sixty-one percent of voters think Hillary Clinton is dishonest, yet she's opened up a big lead over Donald Trump in the latest Fox News Poll.  —  Here's why: majorities think Clinton is nevertheless qualified to be president …
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Michael Hainey / Esquire:
Clint and Scott Eastwood: No Holds Barred in Their First Interview Together  —  Think your old man is a ball-buster?  Try being the son of Clint Eastwood.  And then try making a name for yourself in the family business.  This month, as Clint and Scott Eastwood go head-to-head at the box office …
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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Clint Eastwood on Donald Trump's Racism: ‘Just F—ing Get Over It’  —  “When I grew up, those things weren't called racist,” says actor, director and producer who would vote for GOP nominee over Hillary Clinton  —  Clint Eastwood thinks America's “pussy generation” needs to “just f-ing get over” Donald Trump's “racism.”
Discussion: Althouse and Business Insider
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
I have a few questions for ‘Morning Joe’...  This morning, Joe Scarborough dropped a bombshell of an anecdote.  Get it — bombshell?!  —  Longtime readers of Spoiler Alerts might be growing fatigued at the hardworking staff's increased focus on Donald Trump as we approach Election Day.
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Detroit News:
Clinton jumps to a big lead over Trump in Michigan poll  —  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Republican Donald Trump in Michigan as 3-in-5 likely voters say the New York businessman is not qualified to be president, according to a new poll conducted for The Detroit News and WDIV-TV.
New York Times:
Voices From Donald Trump's Rallies, Uncensored  —  “Trump that bitch!”  —  “Build a wall — kill them all.”  —  New York Times reporters have spent over a year covering Donald J. Trump's rallies, witnessing so many provocations and heated confrontations at them that the cumulative effect can be numbing …
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:   Bitch! Beaner! Ni***r!: Trump Rallies Uncensored (VIDEO)
John Hanna / Associated Press:
At least 11 conservatives in Kansas Legislature lose seats, including Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce  —  Voter: ‘The way the state has been going, we have so many problems, and we need some changes to be made’  —  A top Senate leader and at least 10 other conservative Kansas legislators lost …
Discussion: ABC News, ThinkProgress and RedState
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Guardian:
Mass stabbing in central London leaves woman dead and six injured  —  Police explore possibility of ‘terrorism’ after man arrested following the incident in Russell Square in the centre of the city  —  A woman has been killed and up to six people have been injured in a mass stabbing in the centre of London.
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Mynewsdesk:
People injured at Russell Square
The Huffington Post:
Trump Boasts About Watching ‘Top Secret’ Iran Video Immediately After Becoming Eligible To Receive Classified Briefings  —  His vivid description raised questions about whether he disclosed classified material.  —  National Political Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post
Jim Galloway / Political Insider blog:
Updates: Georgia GOP elector who balked on Donald Trump resigns  —  Update at 5:15 p.m.: The Georgia GOP elector who balked on whether to support Donald Trump has resigned, said Georgia GOP spokesman Ryan Mahoney.  More details to come in a separate post.  —  I just finished …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
If Trump Drops Out, The Result Will Be A Horrible Legal Quagmire
Discussion: Heat Street and BizPac Review
Dana J.H. Pittard / Washington Post:
I was Capt. Khan's commander in Iraq.  The Khan family is our family.  —  The writer is a retired U.S. Army major general.  —  I am a former soldier who served our nation in uniform for more than 34 years.  I was also Capt. Humayun Khan's combat brigade commander in Diyala province, Iraq, in 2004.
Discussion: Hot Air and Business Insider
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Fueled by Small Donations, Donald Trump Makes Up Major Financial Ground  —  Donald J. Trump all but erased his enormous financial disadvantage against Hillary Clinton in the span of just two months, according to figures released by his campaign on Tuesday, converting the passion of his core followers …
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
The Legend Speaks — Schlafly Thunders for Ryan Ouster: ‘Get Rid of Him!’  —  JANESVILLE, WI — Coming on the heels of her pivotal endorsement that helped propel Donald Trump to becoming the Republican nominee, conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly is once again entering the 2016 electoral fray.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Clinton: More Should Make Things in America
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Neil Eggleston / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
President Obama Commutes the Sentences of 214 Additional People  —  Today began like any other for 214 federal inmates across the country, but ultimately became a day I am confident they will never forget.  This morning, these individuals received a message from the President: your application for clemency has been granted.
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Tyler Pager / Politico:
Rep. Kinzinger says he will not vote for Trump  —  Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Wednesday he will not support Donald Trump in November, as he becomes the latest elected Republican official to break from the party.  —  Kinzinger told CNN he went to the Republican National Convention …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Senior GOP Officials Exploring Options if Trump Drops Out
Daily Mail:
HISTORY OF TERROR IN BRITAIN: HOW TONIGHT'S ATTACK MIRRORS BRUTAL MURDER OF SOLDIER LEE RIGBY THREE YEARS AGO AND COMES IN THE WAKE OF FOILED PLANS  —  Tonight's attack mirrored the brutal killing of a soldier in London and comes in the wake of an increasing number of foiled attacks in Britain.
Getty Images / KABE-LP:
EXCLUSIVE: New poll shows Trump has a big Hispanic problem in Florida  —  Less than 13% of Latino voters in Florida plan to vote Republican, poll finds … Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to be facing an insurmountable wall among Latino voters in the key swing state of Florida …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Supreme Court Halts Order Allowing Transgender Student To Use Restroom Of His Gender Identity  —  The courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put an order allowing a transgender student to use school restrooms in accordance with his gender identity on hold …
 
 
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Rush Limbaugh:
Meg Whitman's Treason
Discussion: dailyrushbo.com and Hot Air
Matthew Sheffield / Praxis:
The Conservative Media Echo Chamber Is Making the Right Intellectually Deaf
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Trump Backer Busted For Battering Wife
Discussion: Raw Story
Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Officials Raised Objections on U.S. Cash Payment to Iran
Robert Kraychik / Daily Wire:
WATCH: Crowd Cheers Clinton's Call To ‘Raise Taxes On The Middle Class’
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's how rare in-person voter fraud is
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and ThinkProgress
Ted Gup / New York Times:
Why Trump Is Not Like Other Draft Dodgers
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton holds 3-point lead over Trump in Arizona, says poll
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump challenges Obama to a golf match for the presidency
Discussion: USA Today and Joe.My.God.
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Bloomberg-led group launches 2017 immigration reform drive
Verity Stevensonstaff / Toronto Star:
Peterborough family bumps into wild Trudeau on hike
Discussion: Sputnik International and AOL
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senator: It Has Been ‘Proven Scientifically’ That Globe Is Not Warming
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Mary McGuire / WFLA-TV:
‘Pinky’ the flamingo dies after attack by man at Busch Gardens
Discussion: CNN, WRIC-TV and fox8.com
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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