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9:40 AM ET, August 5, 2016

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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.
Discussion: Washington Times and The Week
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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 …
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 …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Lessons from my search for Donald Trump's personal giving to charity  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  By David Fahrenthold, filling in for James, who is on vacation.  —  I've spent the last few months trying to prove Donald Trump right about something important.  —  So far, I've failed.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo:
Hannity to GOP leaders: 'I'm getting a little sick and tired of all of you'  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity says Republican leaders will be to blame if Donald Trump loses the presidential election.  —  The conservative pundit told listeners of his talk radio show on Wednesday that he was …
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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 …
Discussion: Yahoo, Morning Consult and The Atlantic
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide?
CBS News:
Paul Ryan: My support for Donald Trump is not a “blank check”
Discussion: WND
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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Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman punched in face at local restaurant
Discussion: USA Today, AOL and Politicus USA
NBC News:
George Zimmerman Claims Man Punched Him in Face at Florida Restaurant
Discussion: WSLS-TV
Jackie Salo / New York Post:   George Zimmerman punched for bragging about Trayvon Martin's death: cops
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump admits he didn't see nonexistent Iran money video  —  Donald Trump did something unusual Friday: He admitted he was wrong.  —  “The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!” the Republican nominee tweeted …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump repeats claim about nonexistent Iran footage
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.
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: ABC News and RedState
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.
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 …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
US created 255,000 jobs in July vs. 180,000 jobs expected  —  Job creation continued at a solid pace in July, with the economy adding 255,000 positions, according to the Labor Department.  —  The headline unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent, though a more encompassing measure …
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Daily News:
Brooklyn dad shot to death after taking baseball cap stolen from his son back from teen bullies  —  A Brooklyn dad stood up for his son — and was killed over a baseball cap.  —  The deadly chain of events began Saturday when Gerald Sealey, 17, was playing basketball outside Public School 6 in Flatbush.
Discussion: Gothamist and The Root
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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Sean Illing / Salon:
It's worth asking again: Is Donald Trump trying to tank his campaign?  —  Trump's outlandish behavior leaves two possibilities: either he's truly unhinged or he's looking for a way out  —  In the last two weeks, Donald Trump has slandered the family of a dead soldier, committed treason …
Discussion: Washington Post and Politicus USA
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
 
 
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
U.S. payrolls gains beat expectations, wages rise
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Police arrest father after twin girls die in hot car
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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
Associated Press:
Clinton Wooing a New Group of Voters: Republicans
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Declines To Name Women He'd Put In His Cabinet Besides Daughter Ivanka
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Donald Trump Never Saw ‘Top Secret’ Iran Video: Campaign
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Proves Republican Obama Hate Was Never About Obama's Ideas
Tegna / KUSA-TV:
Brandon Rittiman's Hillary Clinton interview transcript
Discussion: CNN, Fox News and WND
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
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