memeorandum: ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill Would Grant Cops Hate Crime Protection From Protesters in New York (Will Bredderman/The New York Observer)

1:55 PM ET, August 4, 2016

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WBUR:

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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Pennsylvania poll: Clinton has double-digit lead over Trump — has opened up an 11-point lead over Donald Trump — among likely voters in Pennsylvania, according to a new Franklin and Marshall College poll. — Clinton has 49 percent in the poll among likely Pennsylvania voters while Trump has 38 percent.

Discussion: Politico, Towleroad and Joe.My.God.

Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump: 'I don't know why we're not leading by a lot'

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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Why is progressive frustration with Hillary Clinton not boosting the Green Party?

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
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

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CNN:
Can a rising Obama help Hillary Clinton?

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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 10 points, both seen as flawed

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.

Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
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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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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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani blames Gingrich for Trump ‘intervention’ reports

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Associated Press:
The Latest: Ryan Reaffirms Support for Trump

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Manafort misspeaks on Ryan: 'I'm going to be supporting him as a candidate for president, too'

Discussion: Towleroad

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 …

Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
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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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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The Huffington Post:
Trump Boasts About Watching ‘Top Secret’ Iran Video Immediately After Becoming Eligible To Receive Classified Briefings

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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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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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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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Mynewsdesk:
People injured at Russell Square

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Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:

Hanging Tough — Why we've made only minor changes to our Electoral College ratings since March — On March 31, we released our first general election map of the Electoral College. With our self-imposed rule of permitting no cop-out “toss-ups” — a rule we'll try to hold to as we handicap …

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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 …

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 …

Discussion: Independent Journal Review

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.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Will Bredderman / The New York Observer:

‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill Would Grant Cops Hate Crime Protection From Protesters in New York — A new state bill would make it a hate crime to use physical force on a police officer—and its chief sponsor argued the past two years of Black Lives Matter demonstrations have made cops a target for violence.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Slot and Hit & Run

Ian M. Smith / The Hill:

Bill Clinton's call for mass voter fraud should be condemned — Illegal aliens have never had more incentives and ability to vote in our elections as they do this cycle. After being told by the globalist elite they're illegal entry into the country is without consequence …

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.