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8:25 AM ET, August 5, 2016

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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Clinton surges to big lead in McClatchy-Marist poll  —  WASHINGTON  —  Hillary Clinton has surged to a 15-point lead over reeling, gaffe-plagued Donald Trump, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.  —  Clinton made strong gains with two constituencies crucial to a Republican victory …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Hillary Clinton Jumps to Nine Point Lead Over Donald Trump  —  NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton Leads Trump by Nine Points 0:48  —  Hillary Clinton has jumped out to a nine-point lead over Donald Trump, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll shows, nearly doubling …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Two new polls put Donald Trump further back than Mitt Romney ever was  —  The best polling news for Donald Trump on Thursday was that an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll had him down only nine points to Hillary Clinton.  —  That survey was released a little while after a poll from McClatchy/Marist …
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
AJC poll: Hillary Clinton has slim lead over Donald Trump in Georgia  —  Democrat Hillary Clinton has built a slim lead over Donald Trump in Georgia after one of the worst weeks of the Republican's campaign, and the Libertarian presidential ticket cracked double-digits, according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.
EndPlay / WFTV:
Officials: George Zimmerman punched in face for allegedly bragging about killing Trayvon Martin  —  SANFORD, Fla. —  The man who said he shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in self-defense said he was punched in the face while he was talking to people at a restaurant in Sanford over the weekend.
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NBC News:
George Zimmerman Claims Man Punched Him in Face at Florida Restaurant  —  Sheriff's deputies are investigating an alleged assault on George Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted of second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, according to an investigative report obtained Thursday by NBC News.
Discussion: WSLS-TV
Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman punched in face at local restaurant
Discussion: USA Today, AOL and Politicus USA
Jackie Salo / New York Post:   George Zimmerman punched for bragging about Trayvon Martin's death: cops
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Donald Trump and the fitness threshold  —  Donald Trump, the man who defied every political rule and prevailed to win his party's nomination, last week took on perhaps the most sacred political rule of all: Never attack a Gold Star family.  Not just because it alienates a vital constituency …
CBS News:
Paul Ryan: My support for Donald Trump is not a “blank check”
Discussion: WND
Michael J. Morell / New York Times:
I Ran the C.I.A. Now I'm Endorsing Hillary Clinton.  —  During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties — three Republicans and three Democrats.  I was at President George W. Bush's side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency …
Discussion: Politico
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This 30 second video is absolutely devastating for Donald Trump  —  John McCain — one of the most respected voices in the Republican Party on national security — was asked a direct question: Are you comfortable with Donald Trump possibly having control of our nuclear arsenal?
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Politicus USA
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence campaign says he endorses McCain, was misrepresented
Discussion: RedState and ABC News
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump repeats claim about nonexistent Iran footage  —  Despite Donald Trump's claim of having seen video footage of the $400 million cash delivery to Iran having been acknowledge as false by his own campaign, the Manhattan billionaire kicked off a rally Thursday afternoon by repeating the tall tale.
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Page Six:
Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar slated for Obama's birthday bash  —  More On:  —  President Obama will celebrate his 55th birthday with a huge all-night party Friday at the White House with stars including Beyoncé and Jay Z.  —  Multiple sources confirmed to Page Six …
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
ObamaCare Is Failing Exactly The Way Critics Said It Would  —  Aetna's decision to abandon its ObamaCare expansion plans and rethink its participation altogether came as a surprise to many.  It shouldn't have.  Everything that's happened now was predicted by the law's critics years ago.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW!  Look at MASSIVE CROWD at Trump's Town Hall Event in Portland, Maine -VIDEO  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is holding a town hall event today in Maine.  —  LOOK AT THIS! … Here's another photo of the line three hours before the event. … The theater filled up early for Trump-
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Clinton pauses ads in Virginia in sign of confidence  —  Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has left Virginia off its upcoming battleground-state television ad buy beginning next week — the second state to be dropped in recent weeks as Clinton holds a significant lead over Donald Trump nationally and in key states.
Discussion: BuzzFeed and RedState
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Trump's shrinking electoral map
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Proves Republican Obama Hate Was Never About Obama's Ideas  —  This week, largely drowned out on the stump by his succession of own goals, Donald Trump returned to a theme he has mentioned before in the campaign — his infrastructure plan, which would amount to either half a trillion dollars …
Will Bredderman / The New York Observer:
‘No Doubt’ President Obama is a Muslim, Donald Trump's New York Campaign Chair Says  —  Donald Trump's New York State campaign co-chairman insisted in an interview with the Observer that President Barack Obama is a Muslim—and pointed to his policies in the Middle East as evidence.
Brandon J. Dixon / Harvard News:
Harvard Republican Club Will Not Support Party Nominee Donald Trump  —  The Harvard Republican Club announced it would not support Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, and called for Republican leaders to withdraw their support of the candidate they called a “threat to the survival …
Los Angeles Times:
David Huddleston, who played title role in ‘The Big Lebowski,’ dies at 85  —  Actor David Huddleston attends the 40th Anniversary reunion Of “The Waltons” at Landmark Loew's in Jersey City, NJ in 2011.  (Bennett Raglin / Getty Images)  —  David Huddleston, a character actor who already …
Discussion: NBC News, TMZ.com, The Week and Guardian
 
 
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Daniel K. Eisenbud / Jerusalem Post:
US police chiefs visit Israel to learn counter-terrorism techniques
Discussion: Daily Wire and Jihad Watch
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Police arrest father after twin girls die in hot car
Discussion: Raw Story and NOLA River
Edgar Walters / The Texas Tribune:
Harris County Sued over Disabled Voting Access
Discussion: Off the Kuff
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Olympic Officials Set Russia's Roster; More Than 100 Are Barred for Doping
Discussion: The Week, NBCSports.com and The Verge
Sean Illing / Salon:
It's worth asking again: Is Donald Trump trying to tank his campaign?
Discussion: Washington Post and Politicus USA
Associated Press:
Clinton Wooing a New Group of Voters: Republicans
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Declines To Name Women He'd Put In His Cabinet Besides Daughter Ivanka
Discussion: Politicus USA and twitchy.com
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Donald Trump Never Saw ‘Top Secret’ Iran Video: Campaign
Discussion: Fox News and The Right Scoop
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Donors losing patience with Trump
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Ex-GOP senator: Trump's a sociopath
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