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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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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.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump: 'I don't know why we're not leading by a lot' — Donald Trump said he's puzzled as to why he's not leading Hillary Clinton by large margins at a rally Wednesday night, making no mention of the controversies that have mired his campaign all week. — Speaking to a large crowd …
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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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 10 points, both seen as flawed
Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 10 points, both seen as flawed
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CNN:
Can a rising Obama help Hillary Clinton?
Can a rising Obama help Hillary Clinton?
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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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Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
Melania Trump, Lucky Immigrant
Melania Trump, Lucky Immigrant
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Paul Manafort Acknowledges ‘Conflict’ Within the Trump Campaign Over Paul Ryan Endorsement — Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, acknowledged that “there's a conflict within the Trump campaign” over the Republican presidential nominee's hesitation to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for re-election.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republican releases ad promising to ‘stand up’ to Trump
Republican releases ad promising to ‘stand up’ to Trump
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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Manafort misspeaks on Ryan: 'I'm going to be supporting him as a candidate for president, too'
Manafort misspeaks on Ryan: 'I'm going to be supporting him as a candidate for president, too'
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Why Donald Trump's campaign is like a speeding car with its parts falling off
Why Donald Trump's campaign is like a speeding car with its parts falling off
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
What a Shock=> Trump Implosion Stories Completely Fabricated by Liberal Media Hacks — The liberal media and Never Trumpers are cheering a Trump campaign “implosion.” — This comes after nonstop liberal attacks on Trump for responding to a Sharia supporting lawyer at the DNC Convention.
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Media trumpeting Trump implosion, but is it real? — This is what a full-fledged feeding frenzy looks like. — With Donald Trump facing the roughest stretch of his candidacy, the media have moved from questioning his sanity to depicting a campaign in disarray and top Republicans still wondering whether they can dump the nominee.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani blames Gingrich for Trump ‘intervention’ reports
Giuliani blames Gingrich for Trump ‘intervention’ reports
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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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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
That is Donald Trump asking if NATO countries “have paid” …
That is Donald Trump asking if NATO countries “have paid” …
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Foursquare Direct:
How the Trump Presidential Campaign is Affecting Trump Businesses — At Foursquare, our data scientists are often called upon to analyze real world trends; we use Big Data to determine how commercial fortunes are rising or falling. This year, politics and business are intersecting …
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Daily Express:
LONDON TERROR: American woman dead and five injured in Russell Square stabbing rampage — A SOMALI teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death and five people injured in an attack in central London. — One person has been killed in a knife attack in Russell Square
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Gayle Fee / Boston Herald:
Sasha Obama lands summer job at Vineyard seafood joint — Sasha Obama, who has lived eight of her 15 years in the luxurious confines of the White House, is learning how the other half lives this summer. The First Daughter is working the takeout window at Nancy's, a seafood restaurant on Martha's Vineyard.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump did not actually watch an Iranian recording of that controversial money transfer — As Fox News reported on the controversial transfer of $400 million in cash to Iran in January, it repeatedly played dark, grainy footage of shadowy figures walking off a small private plane with bags with hand.
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Glamour:
President Barack Obama on Feminism, Michelle, and His Daughters — There are a lot of tough aspects to being President. But there are some perks too. Meeting extraordinary people across the country. Holding an office where you get to make a difference in the life of our nation. Air Force One.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Megyn Kelly Loses It Over Trump Rehashing Old Dirt: ‘What Is He Doing?!’ (VIDEO) — Fox News' Megyn Kelly couldn't conceal how baffled she was by Donald Trump's choosing to remind voters about his oldest campaign controversies on the trail this week. — After Trump tried to rehash …
Kristen Taketa / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri's head public defender assigns case to Gov. Nixon, cites overburdened staff — Fed up with what he says is the governor's failure to properly fund his overwhelmed office, the state's lead public defender ordered Gov. Jay Nixon this week to represent a poor person in Cole County this month.
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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 …
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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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Right blames Ryan for rebel's loss — Allies of the conservative Freedom Caucus rebel defeated in a Tuesday GOP primary are seeking revenge against Speaker Paul Ryan — Conservatives say the Speaker didn't do enough to help Rep. Tim Huelskamp, who was defeated in the Kansas primary by Roger Marshall …
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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.
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Khans Jeopardize Trump Strategy Banking on Veterans' Votes — The Republican's chances of winning the military vote by a large margin may have been hurt by his conflict with the family of a fallen soldier. — JenniferJJacobs — When national Republican officials began making a big play …
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