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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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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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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 …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Pennsylvania poll: Clinton has double-digit lead over Trump
Pennsylvania poll: Clinton has double-digit lead over Trump
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
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.
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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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Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
Clint Eastwood On Hillary Clinton: 'It's A Tough Voice To Listen To For Four Years'
J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Clint Eastwood on Donald Trump's Racism: ‘Just F—ing Get Over It’
Clint Eastwood on Donald Trump's Racism: ‘Just F—ing Get Over It’
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
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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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.
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People injured at Russell Square
People injured at Russell Square
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Mhiggins / The Sun:
RUSSELL SQUARE BLOODBATH Woman in her 60s knifed to death and five injured in possible terror attack …
RUSSELL SQUARE BLOODBATH Woman in her 60s knifed to death and five injured in possible terror attack …
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Vikram Dodd / Guardian:
Russell Square stabbings: man held on suspicion of murder
Russell Square stabbings: man held on suspicion of murder
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Erickson Angrily Tears Into Trump Boosters: You ‘Reflect the Evil Character of Your God’ — Erick Erickson has been a #NeverTrump conservative for a while now, but something Trump said today finally pushed him to a place of extreme anger at his boosters. — Erickson was set off …
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Kathleen Walter / WPEC:
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: 'I'm happy' with refusal to endorse Ryan
Trump: 'I'm happy' with refusal to endorse Ryan
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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.
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Paul Sperry / Breitbart:
Khizr Khan Believes the Constitution ‘Must Always Be Subordinated to the Sharia’
Khizr Khan Believes the Constitution ‘Must Always Be Subordinated to the Sharia’
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Kit Daniels / Infowars:
Exclusive: Khizr Khan Founded Islamic Journal to Defend Sharia Law
Exclusive: Khizr Khan Founded Islamic Journal to Defend Sharia Law
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The Gateway Pundit and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Third party candidates won't really matter in November — If you think the Libertarian and Green Party nominees may have an impact on who wins the White House in November, you need to think again. — They won't. — As long as Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein …
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Libertarians to make their case at CNN town hall
Libertarians to make their case at CNN town hall
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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
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Reuters:
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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Tyler Pager / Politico:
Rep. Kinzinger says he will not vote for Trump
Rep. Kinzinger says he will not vote for Trump
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Paul Ryan / USA Today:
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.
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
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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BBC:
Gay Syrian man beheaded and mutilated in Turkey — The headless, mutilated body of a gay Syrian man has been identified by gay housemates in Istanbul who say he had been gang-raped previously. — The friends of Muhammad Wisam Sankari told a Turkish gay rights group, kaosgl.org, that they had been threatened by violent male gangs.
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David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
The Political Process Isn't Rigged — It Has Much Bigger Problems — All right, I need to vent. For months, I've watched Donald Trump decry as “rigged” everything from the Democratic primaries, the Republican primary rules (that's right, the same rules that helped him win the nomination) and the fall debate schedule.
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