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4:10 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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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Ex-GOP senator: Trump's a sociopath  —  Former Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R-N.H.) says he is considering voting for Hillary Clinton  —  Humphrey, who served in Congress from the '70s to 1990, told NBC News on Thursday he is confident that Trump has major psychological issues …
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan just summed up Republicans' Donald Trump problem in three lines  —  If the top priority for politicians was simply to dominate news coverage through sheer volume, there's no question Donald Trump has succeeded like no other.  Between the slights and non-endorsements …
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.
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.
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.
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump: 'I don't know why we're not leading by a lot'
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Associated Press:
The Latest: GOP Lawmaker Criticizes Trump in Ad
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 6 in Florida
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Why is progressive frustration with Hillary Clinton not boosting the Green Party?
Nick Gass / Politico:
Manafort misspeaks on Ryan: 'I'm going to be supporting him as a candidate for president, too'
Discussion: Towleroad
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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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.
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Instapundit
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani blames Gingrich for Trump ‘intervention’ reports
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Donors losing patience with Trump
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.
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 …
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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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.
Nature:
A Hidden Portrait by Edgar Degas  —  Abstract  —  The preservation and understanding of cultural heritage depends increasingly on in-depth chemical studies.  Rapid technological advances are forging connections between scientists and arts communities, enabling revolutionary new techniques …
Discussion: Guardian and Washington Post
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 …
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Fire soccer team shuts down anti-gay chant  —  Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass weighs in on Chicago Fire General Manager Nelson Rodriquez's decision to take to the pitch before Sunday's game to tell fans they can no longer use a derogatory chant popular in Mexico.  (Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)
Discussion: Towleroad and Outsports
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Politico and Business Insider
 
 
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Brandon J. Dixon / Harvard News:
Harvard Republican Club Will Not Support Party Nominee Donald Trump
Discussion: Mediaite
Angie Jackson / Post and Courier:
Dylann Roof assaulted by inmate, not seriously injured
Discussion: Complex and The Root
Nancy Fischer / Buffalo News:
North Tonawanda's only black firefighter targeted by racist letter at his home
Discussion: NBC News, WGRZ-TV and The Root
Nicole Santa Cruz / Los Angeles Times:
After 16 years, a call out of the blue leads to the LAPD capturing a ‘most wanted’ murder suspect
Discussion: Associated Press and LAist
Maria Cardona / The Hill:
The ‘Trump Train’ flies off the rails, again
Discussion: Raw Story
Ian M. Smith / The Hill:
Bill Clinton's call for mass voter fraud should be condemned
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Khans Jeopardize Trump Strategy Banking on Veterans' Votes
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Wearing 'Don't Tread on Me' insignia could be punishable racial harassment
Discussion: LawNewz, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Right blames Ryan for rebel's loss
Discussion: Washington Post, KBSL-TV and Politico
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump did not actually watch an Iranian recording of that controversial money transfer
Lawrence Delevingne / Reuters:
Billionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
The Political Process Isn't Rigged — It Has Much Bigger Problems
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Paul Ryan / USA Today:
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