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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 …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
In endorsing Clinton, ex-CIA chief says Putin made Trump his ‘unwitting agent’
In endorsing Clinton, ex-CIA chief says Putin made Trump his ‘unwitting agent’
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Poll: Ryan leads primary challenger by 66 points — is expected to dominate in his primary election on Tuesday even without the endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — A Remington Research Group poll released Friday shows 80 percent of voters support Ryan in his Wisconsin primary …
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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 …
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Fox News:
Trump expected to endorse Ryan, GOP sources say — Donald Trump is expected to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan R-Wis., Friday, two highly placed Republican sources tell Fox News — just days after the Republican presidential nominee declined to back Ryan when asked in an interview.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide?
Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide?
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo:
Hannity to GOP leaders: 'I'm getting a little sick and tired of all of you'
Hannity to GOP leaders: 'I'm getting a little sick and tired of all of you'
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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.
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Trump No Longer Kicking Ass With the White Working Class — This week's avalanche of not-so-good polling news for the polls-obsessed Donald Trump continues, with signs that maybe this is something more than a temporary post-convention bounce for Hillary Clinton.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Lessons from my search for Donald Trump's personal giving to charity
The Daily 202: Lessons from my search for Donald Trump's personal giving to charity
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders to Trump: Drop out — Amid widespread chatter that Donald Trump could drop out of the presidential race before Election Day, Republican insiders in key battleground states have a message for The Donald: Get out. — That's according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of activists …
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FCPD Public Affairs / Fairfax County Police …:
Three Arrested for Distribution of Methamphetamine — In late July, the Organized Crime and Narcotics (OCN) Division received information about a possible distributor of methamphetamine and immediately began an investigative inquiry. Methamphetamine is listed as a Schedule II controlled substance …
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Virginia Mayor Richard Silverthorne Gave Meth to Undercover Cops for Sex: Police
Virginia Mayor Richard Silverthorne Gave Meth to Undercover Cops for Sex: Police
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump backs off false Iran video claim — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump backed off a false claim Friday morning, admitting he had not seen a video of a $400 million payment being unloaded from a US plane in Iran. — The Republican nominee had claimed at rallies twice this week that such a video existed …
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Jonah Goldberg / New York Post:
If it wasn't a ransom payment, why did Obama keep it secret?
If it wasn't a ransom payment, why did Obama keep it secret?
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump admits he didn't see nonexistent Iran money video
Harvard Republican Club:
Harvard Republican Club Refuses to Endorse Donald Trump — In every presidential election since 1888, the members and Executive Board of the Harvard Republican Club have gathered to discuss, debate, and eventually endorse the standard-bearer of our party. But for the first time in 128 years …
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Karol Markowicz / The Daily Beast:
How Paul Krugman Made Donald Trump Possible — Liberal pundits write viciously about Trump. But they wrote viciously about Romney, McCain, Bush... and they wonder why people outside their circle stopped listening. — His convention was called “one of the worst ever.”
Karl Etters / Tallahassee Democrat:
Stabbing of local woman in London shocks Tallahassee — Darlene Horton loved the game of tennis. The retired special education teacher adored her husband, Florida State psychology professor Rick Wagner, and their grown kids. She cherished the time she was able to spend with him, teaching overseas in the university's summer program.
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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.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton: I ‘short-circuited’ on ‘truthful’ email answer — Hillary Clinton acknowledged Friday that she may have “short-circuited” when she claimed in a recent interviews that FBI Director James Comey said she was “truthful” about her use of a private email server as secretary of state.
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Bernie Sanders / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Bernie Sanders: I support Hillary Clinton. So should everyone who voted for me — A Bernie Sanders supporter holds a sign urging party unity at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on July 27. (EPA) — The conventions are over and the general election has officially begun.
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Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
FBI Agent Apparently Egged on ‘Draw Muhammad’ Shooter — ‘Tear up Texas,’ the FBI agent told the ISIS terrorist, just before he shot up a crowded hall. Did the G-Man help convince the jihadi to attack? — Days before an ISIS sympathizer attacked a cartoon contest in Garland, Texas, he received a text from an undercover FBI agent.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Todd Akin Calls Trump a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ — Todd Akin says the uncompromising rhetoric of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “refreshing,” and he sees parallels between the calls to boot Trump from the presidential race and his own brush with the ire of the party's establishment …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS DEATH=> Activist and Sanders Supporter Who Served Papers to DNC on Fraud Case Found Dead — On July 3, 2016, Shawn Lucas and filmmaker Ricardo Villaba served the DNC Services Corp. and Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz at DNC's headquarters in Washington, D.C. …
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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.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump Announces Economic Policy Team: 13 Men — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced his economic policy advisory team on Friday — a collection of 13 men. — While the list does not include any women or racial minorities, it does include five Steves.
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Dunya TV:
You're not acceptable to US: Khizr tells Donald Trump … ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) - The father of martyred United States (US) soldier Captain Humayun Khan, Khizr Khan, has on Thursday said that the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is unacceptable to the US.
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James Dennin / Mic:
Donald Trump's Campaign Website Won't Let You Cancel Recurring Donations — Get Mic daily: — You used to love Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, but now you've had a change of heart — and want to cancel your recurring monthly donation to his campaign? — Too bad.
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