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Clinton surges to big lead in McClatchy-Marist poll — WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has surged to a 15-point lead over reeling, gaffe-plagued Donald Trump, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. — Clinton made strong gains with two constituencies crucial to a Republican victory …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Hillary Clinton Jumps to Nine Point Lead Over Donald Trump — NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton Leads Trump by Nine Points 0:48 — Hillary Clinton has jumped out to a nine-point lead over Donald Trump, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll shows, nearly doubling …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Two new polls put Donald Trump further back than Mitt Romney ever was — The best polling news for Donald Trump on Thursday was that an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll had him down only nine points to Hillary Clinton. — That survey was released a little while after a poll from McClatchy/Marist …
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Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
AJC poll: Hillary Clinton has slim lead over Donald Trump in Georgia — Democrat Hillary Clinton has built a slim lead over Donald Trump in Georgia after one of the worst weeks of the Republican's campaign, and the Libertarian presidential ticket cracked double-digits, according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.
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Officials: George Zimmerman punched in face for allegedly bragging about killing Trayvon Martin — SANFORD, Fla. — The man who said he shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in self-defense said he was punched in the face while he was talking to people at a restaurant in Sanford over the weekend.
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NBC News:
George Zimmerman Claims Man Punched Him in Face at Florida Restaurant — Sheriff's deputies are investigating an alleged assault on George Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted of second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, according to an investigative report obtained Thursday by NBC News.
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Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman punched in face at local restaurant — File photo: George Zimmerman testifies during a hearing for accused shooter Matthew Apperson, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. … Privacy Policy — George Zimmerman says he was punched …
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo:
Hannity to GOP leaders: 'I'm getting a little sick and tired of all of you' — Fox News host Sean Hannity says Republican leaders will be to blame if Donald Trump loses the presidential election. — The conservative pundit told listeners of his talk radio show on Wednesday that he was …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Donald Trump and the fitness threshold — Donald Trump, the man who defied every political rule and prevailed to win his party's nomination, last week took on perhaps the most sacred political rule of all: Never attack a Gold Star family. Not just because it alienates a vital constituency …
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Richard L. Hasen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed What if Trump drops out?
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan just summed up Republicans' Donald Trump problem in three lines
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Michael J. Morell / New York Times:
I Ran the C.I.A. Now I'm Endorsing Hillary Clinton. — During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties — three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush's side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This 30 second video is absolutely devastating for Donald Trump — John McCain — one of the most respected voices in the Republican Party on national security — was asked a direct question: Are you comfortable with Donald Trump possibly having control of our nuclear arsenal?
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump repeats claim about nonexistent Iran footage — Despite Donald Trump's claim of having seen video footage of the $400 million cash delivery to Iran having been acknowledge as false by his own campaign, the Manhattan billionaire kicked off a rally Thursday afternoon by repeating the tall tale.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
PROOF OBAMA LIED=> US Iranian Hostage Abedini Says Iran Held Plane on Tarmac Until (Ransom) Plane Arrived (VIDEO)
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / ThinkProgress:
Trump Made Up An Entire News Story On Iran — And He's Standing By It
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Page Six:
Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar slated for Obama's birthday bash — More On: — President Obama will celebrate his 55th birthday with a huge all-night party Friday at the White House with stars including Beyoncé and Jay Z. — Multiple sources confirmed to Page Six …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Beyoncé, Jay Z to attend Obama birthday bash: report
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
ObamaCare Is Failing Exactly The Way Critics Said It Would — Aetna's decision to abandon its ObamaCare expansion plans and rethink its participation altogether came as a surprise to many. It shouldn't have. Everything that's happened now was predicted by the law's critics years ago.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW! Look at MASSIVE CROWD at Trump's Town Hall Event in Portland, Maine -VIDEO — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is holding a town hall event today in Maine. — LOOK AT THIS! … Here's another photo of the line three hours before the event. … The theater filled up early for Trump-
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Proves Republican Obama Hate Was Never About Obama's Ideas — This week, largely drowned out on the stump by his succession of own goals, Donald Trump returned to a theme he has mentioned before in the campaign — his infrastructure plan, which would amount to either half a trillion dollars …
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Will Bredderman / The New York Observer:
‘No Doubt’ President Obama is a Muslim, Donald Trump's New York Campaign Chair Says — Donald Trump's New York State campaign co-chairman insisted in an interview with the Observer that President Barack Obama is a Muslim—and pointed to his policies in the Middle East as evidence.
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Brandon J. Dixon / Harvard News:
Harvard Republican Club Will Not Support Party Nominee Donald Trump — The Harvard Republican Club announced it would not support Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, and called for Republican leaders to withdraw their support of the candidate they called a “threat to the survival …
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Los Angeles Times:
David Huddleston, who played title role in ‘The Big Lebowski,’ dies at 85 — Actor David Huddleston attends the 40th Anniversary reunion Of “The Waltons” at Landmark Loew's in Jersey City, NJ in 2011. (Bennett Raglin / Getty Images) — David Huddleston, a character actor who already …
Indianapolis Star:
A blind eye to sex abuse: How USA Gymnastics failed to report cases — THE PROMINENT OLYMPIC ORGANIZATION FAILED TO ALERT AUTHORITIES TO MANY ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE BY COACHES. — Top executives at one of America's most prominent Olympic organizations failed to alert authorities …
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Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Olympic Officials Set Russia's Roster; More Than 100 Are Barred for Doping — RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympic officials announced on Thursday night that 271 Russian athletes had been approved to compete in the Rio Games — 118 fewer than the country hoped to enter.
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