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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Congressman Backs Libertarian Presidential Candidate in Campaign First — Representative Scott Rigell of Virginia says he plans to vote for the Libertarian Party's presidential ticket, becoming the first member of Congress to express support for Gary Johnson's third-party campaign.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gary Johnson: Trump watching Olympics to see how high Mexican pole vaulters go — Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson — 's plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, joking that the businessman is worried about Olympians pole vaulting over. — “I hear that Donald Trump is watching the Olympics tonight.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Republican Rep. Scott Rigell backs Libertarian Johnson
Republican Rep. Scott Rigell backs Libertarian Johnson
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Chuck Muth / Paul Nehlen:
About That Trump Endorsement, Bogus Poll and “Muslim Deportation” — (Paul Nehlen) - Our campaign was all over the news again yesterday, including Paul Ryan coming out swinging while the media hit us with one negative story after another. — We must be doing something right!
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan stares down a GOP revolt in his back yard — JANESVILLE, Wis. — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's (R-Wis.) red-brick Georgian revival in this tree-lined, kid-filled Midwestern neighborhood has long been his “refuge,” as his wife calls it, from the divisive world of politics.
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Palin doubles down on Ryan snub despite Trump endorsement
Palin doubles down on Ryan snub despite Trump endorsement
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Scott Greer / The Daily Caller:
Wisconsin GOP Kicks Out Paul Ryan's Challenger From Trump Rally
Wisconsin GOP Kicks Out Paul Ryan's Challenger From Trump Rally
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Associated Press:
Attacker wounds 2 police in Belgium, shouts ‘Allahu Akhbar’ — CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) — Two female officers were attacked and wounded by a man wielding a machete and shouting “Allahu Akhbar” outside the main police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, police said.
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Sam Webb / Mirror.co.uk:
Belgium police machete attack: Knifeman shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacks two female officers outside station
Belgium police machete attack: Knifeman shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacks two female officers outside station
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
American Nazi Chair: Trump Win Would Be “A Real Opportunity” For White Nationalists — The chairman of the American Nazi Party, Rocky Suhayda, declared on his radio program last month that a Donald Trump victory would present a great opportunity for white nationalists to build pro-white coalitions. .
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Complex and Political Wire
Grant Smith / Reuters:
Clinton's lead over Trump narrows to less than three points: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican rival Donald Trump narrowed to less than 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday, down from nearly eight points on Monday.
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Trump loses ground among key voter groups, tracking poll finds
Trump loses ground among key voter groups, tracking poll finds
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Trump video mocks Clinton as short-circuiting robot — A new Donald Trump — as a malfunctioning robot, a reference to her recent remark that she “short-circuited” when speaking about the FBI's probe into her email server. — “Is robot Hillary melting down,” the video, posted by Trump on his Facebook page Saturday, asks.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton tried to answer questions about her emails. It didn't go well.
Hillary Clinton tried to answer questions about her emails. It didn't go well.
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New York Times:
As Donald Trump Incites Feuds, Other G.O.P. Candidates Flee His Shadow — After a disastrous week of feuds and plummeting poll numbers, Republican leaders have concluded that Donald J. Trump is a threat to the party's fortunes and have begun discussing how soon their endangered candidates …
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Mike Cernovich / Mike Cernovich Presents Danger & Play:
Expert Analysis of Hillary Clinton's Physical and Mental Breakdown — Hillary Clinton recently had a breakdown on TV. The media is of course covering this up rather than having an expert medical panel on to discuss her health. Yet what happened to Hillary was obviously a sign of a head injury and stroke.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump is right: He didn't kick a baby out of a campaign rally — “The press came out with headlines: ‘Trump throws baby out of arena.’ So dishonest. I mean these are dishonest people. I could give you 20 stories like that. Everyone's having fun, we're smiling, I'm waving.
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CBS News:
Trump campaign falsifies Hillary Clinton's stance on taxes — Donald Trump's campaign has released a video that falsifies Hillary Clinton's stance on taxes, the fact-checkers over at Politifact found. — The video, which shows the Clinton rally in Nebraska Monday, was posted to YouTube …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Campaign Video Misrepresents Clinton's Position On Taxes
Trump Campaign Video Misrepresents Clinton's Position On Taxes
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The Hill:
Nuke fears grow over Trump — Nuclear security experts are nervous about the prospect of a Donald Trump — presidency. — Former officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations are expressing concern over what they describe as Trump's cavalier rhetoric about using nuclear weapons …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio: No abortions for Zika-infected women — Sen. Marco Rubio said Saturday that he doesn't believe a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus should have the right to an abortion — even if she had reason to believe the child would be born with severe microcephaly.
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USA Today:
Teen shooter Ginny Thrasher wins USA's first gold medal of Rio Olympics — RIO DE JANEIRO — American shooter Ginny Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics, pulling off an upset in the women's 10-meter air rifle event Saturday morning. — Thrasher, 19, beat silver medalist Du Li …
Kerry Lauerman / Washington Post:
The Trump sons go hunting again. Will more trophy photos follow? … In the heat of the campaign - and during a particularly brutal week for their father — Donald Trump's two sons suddenly disappeared. Donald Jr. and Eric, according to reports, left the country on a hunting trip.
Larry Downing / National Review:
Obama's Cash Payment to Iran Was More Than a Ransom — It Broke Criminal Law — The president hoped to camouflage what he knew to be against the law. — Did it ever occur to President Obama to ask why he couldn't just cut a check to the Iranian regime? — Outrage broke out this week …
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