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Jacqueline Klimas / Washington Examiner:
Cotton: Clinton discussed executed Iranian scientist on email — Hillary Clinton recklessly discussed, in emails hosted on her private server, an Iranian nuclear scientist who was executed by Iran for treason, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Sunday. — “I'm not going to comment …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, AFF, Israel Matzav, The Gateway Pundit and Pamela Geller
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John Bacon / USA Today:
Iran says it executed nuclear scientist in U.S. spy mystery
Iran says it executed nuclear scientist in U.S. spy mystery
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Patterico's Pontifications and twitchy.com
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Polling can be skewed’: Four Trump surrogates go on CNN for mass denial of Trump's lousy polls — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Four Donald Trump supporters insisted on CNN over the weekend that recent polls could not be trusted because they were “skewed” in favor of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Political Insider blog, Washington Post and The Atlanta Journal …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Poll finds Clinton has widened lead ahead of Trump to 8 points — Hillary Clinton has emerged from the two major party conventions and their aftermath with an eight-point lead over Donald Trump, aided by a consolidation of support among Democrats and a failure so far by Republicans …
CBS News:
Poll: Clinton opens big gap in battleground state of Virginia — The battleground state of Virginia looks a little less like a battleground today, as Hillary Clinton has opened up a lead there of 49 percent to 37 percent, echoing some of the movement seen in national polls this week.
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The Hill and Politicus USA
ABC News:
Clinton Opens 23-Point Lead Among Women, Gains With Democrats as Trump Struggles (POLL) — Hillary Clinton has advanced among women and consolidated support within her party since her nominating convention, while a difficult few weeks have left Donald Trump still struggling on basic ratings …
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The New Civil Rights Movement and Outside the Beltway
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Roger Ailes Used Fox News Budget to Finance ‘Black Room’ Campaigns Against His Enemies — As Rupert Murdoch seeks to stabilize Fox News in the wake of Roger Ailes's ouster, a crucial question remains unanswered: How was Ailes able to spend millions of dollars to settle sexual harassment claims without it setting off alarm bells?
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AOL, Mediaite, Raw Story, Media Matters for America and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »
Will Cadigan / CNN:
Kasich: Trump Jr. called aide to float VP offer — (CNN)Ohio Gov. John Kasich still isn't ready to support Donald Trump for president — but he confirmed that one of his aides was contacted about possibly joining the real estate mogul's ticket as his vice president.
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The Hill, Business Insider and alan.com
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Ann Coulter Lights Wisconsin on Fire for Paul Nehlen Against Paul Ryan: 'This is It …
Ann Coulter Lights Wisconsin on Fire for Paul Nehlen Against Paul Ryan: 'This is It …
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The Gateway Pundit
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Social Media Patterns Show Trump Is Looking at a Landslide Victory — Current polls show the race for President is much tighter than it really is. Ann Coulter warned us years ago in her best seller Slander that Democrats and the liberal media always use polls to manipulate and discourage conservatives from voting.
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RedState, Israpundit and gopthedailydose.com
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
In context: Clinton did not say she ‘short-circuited’ — “So I may have short-circuited it and for that I, you know, will try to clarify because I think — you know, Chris Wallace and I, we're probably talking past each other be — because, of course, he could only talk to what I had told the FBI and I appreciated that.”
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alan.com and The Gateway Pundit
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Trump video mocks Clinton as short-circuiting robot
Trump video mocks Clinton as short-circuiting robot
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CANNONFIRE, New York Magazine, Politico, Althouse, The Week and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Rudy Giuliani Would Have Prosecuted Clinton Over Emails as Secretary of State
Rudy Giuliani Would Have Prosecuted Clinton Over Emails as Secretary of State
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Politico
New York Daily News:
Beat him like a drum: Donald Trump must not just lose in November; to correct the institutions he's broken, he must suffer a humiliating defeat — It's been a little over a year now. It's been a year of spectacle and showmanship, fury and farce, demagoguery and disaster.
New York Times:
Researchers or Corporate Allies? Think Tanks Blur the Line — Think tanks are seen as independent, but their scholars often push donors' agendas, amplifying a culture of corporate influence in Washington. — WASHINGTON — As Lennar Corporation, one of the nation's largest home builders …
Caitlin Dineen / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney builds boulder wall to block alligators along Seven Seas Lagoon — Woman calls 911 for help after young boy, Lane Graves, was grabbed and drowned by an alligator in the Seven Seas Lagoon on Disney property. … Work continues at Walt Disney World beach resorts to keep alligators away …
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New York's PIX11 and Independent Journal Review
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump's economic advisers are also his biggest donors — After spending months scolding his rivals for being beholden to their financial backers, Donald Trump unveiled an economic advisory council last week — and filled it with some of his biggest donors. — Of the 13 men …
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alan.com and Politicus USA
Washington Post:
The recording that undid the Chandra Levy murder case — During a recorded conversation, the star witness in the Chandra Levy murder case made a series of boastful claims. Armando Morales bragged about shooting gang rivals, obtaining hand grenades and making prison shanks out of melted foam cups.
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Daily Mail
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Belgium PM: ‘Preliminary Indications’ Suggest Machete Attack Was Act of Terrorism — Belgium's prime minister announced Sunday that the country is formally launching a “terrorist” investigation into Saturday's attack of two police officers outside a police station by a machete-wielding man who shouted “Allah Akhbar.”
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The Week
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