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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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Clint Eastwood on Donald Trump's Racism: ‘Just F—ing Get Over It’
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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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Can a rising Obama help Hillary Clinton? — Obama embraces, endorses former rival Clinton — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama's approval rating got its own convention bump, and now stands at its highest level since just before his second inauguration in 2013.
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The Week


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.
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People injured at Russell Square
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Russell Square stabbings: man held on suspicion of murder
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Mashable, New York Times, Al Jazeera English, Sputnik International, The Week and CBS New York

Gaps in Melania Trump's immigration story raise questions — Nude photographs published this week are raising fresh questions about the accuracy of a key aspect of Melania Trump's biography: her immigration status when she first came to the United States to work as a model.


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.
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Why Donald Trump's campaign is like a speeding car with its parts falling off — Stuart Stevens was the chief strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential bid. He is also one of the most vocal Republican critics of Donald Trump. I reach out to Stuart every few months to gauge where he stands vis a vis Trump.
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GOP reaches ‘new level of panic’ over Trump's candidacy
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WBUR Poll: After Conventions, Clinton Up 15 Points Over Trump In New Hampshire 06:31 — Play — According to a new WBUR poll of New Hampshire voters, Hillary Clinton is enjoying a dramatic post-convention bump and now leads Donald Trump by 15 points. Our poll also shows Democrat Maggie Hassan …
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Khizr Khan Believes the Constitution ‘Must Always Be Subordinated to the Sharia’ — Notwithstanding his war-hero son's genuinely patriotic example, Khizr M. Khan has published papers supporting the supremacy of Islamic law over “man-made” Western law — including the very Constitution …
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I was Capt. Khan's commander in Iraq. The Khan family is our family.
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Exclusive: Khizr Khan Founded Islamic Journal to Defend Sharia Law
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The Gateway Pundit and John Hawkins' Right Wing News


In slap at Trump, some wealthy Republicans campaign for Clinton — Groups of wealthy Republicans unhappy with Donald Trump have been privately courting prominent peers to join them in backing Democrat Hillary Clinton's U.S. presidential bid, several people involved in the effort told Reuters.
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Political Wire
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Rep. Kinzinger says he will not vote for Trump
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CBS12 speaks One-on-One with Donald Trump — DAYTONA BEACH, Fl. (CBS12) — Republican Presidential Nominee was in Daytona Beach Wednesday, and sat down with CBS12's Kathleen Walter while on the campaign trail. — At the Ocean Center, she caught up with Donald Trump before his rally, to discuss a wide range of issues.
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Talking Points Memo
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Clinton uses props to rip Trump at tie factory stop
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Obama Commutes 214 Criminal Sentences, Including Firearm Offenses — The White House announced Wednesday President Obama has commuted 214 criminal sentences, the most of any day in history since 1900. Sixty-seven of the individuals who were granted clemency were serving life sentences.
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President Obama Commutes the Sentences of 214 Additional People
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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
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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 …
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Drop the politics, put health first: Paul Ryan — Democrats obstruct deal. — We shouldn't be politicizing the Zika threat. We should be fighting it. From the start, the Republican-led Congress has made it a priority to enact smart measures and secure resources to protect the public.


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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Bitch! Beaner! Ni***r!: Trump Rallies Uncensored (VIDEO)
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Business Insider and Politicus USA


Justice Department Officials Raised Objections on U.S. Cash Payment to Iran — Some officials worried about message being sent but were overruled — WASHINGTON—Senior Justice Department officials objected to sending a plane loaded with cash to Tehran at the same time that Iran released …
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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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