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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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Associated Press:
Iran says it executed nuclear scientist in US spy mystery
Iran says it executed nuclear scientist in US spy mystery
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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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Frank Lavin / CNN:
Reagan Republican: Trump is the emperor with no clothes — A former government official in Republican administrations since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, Frank Lavin is the CEO of Export Now, a company that helps U.S. brands sell online in China. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Former Reagan political director: I'm voting for Clinton — A former political director for President Reagan is voting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton — Frank Lavin, who worked as Reagan's political director from 1987 to 1989, says he will not be voting for the Republican standard-bearer for the first time in 40 years.
Cyra Master / The Hill:
George P. Bush tells GOP to support Trump: report — Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is asking Texas Republicans to support the Republican presidential nominee — though he has not endorsed Donald Trump — , the Texas Tribune reports. — Bush said it's time to put aside lingering tensions …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
George P. Bush, a Trump Holdout, Urges Support For Nominee … Land Commissioner George P. Bush, who has not endorsed Donald Trump, is now asking Texas Republicans to support the party's presidential nominee. — Addressing state GOP activists Saturday, Bush said it was time to put aside …
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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CBS News:
Poll: Clinton opens big gap in battleground state of Virginia
Poll: Clinton opens big gap in battleground state of Virginia
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William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
2016 Battlegrounds: Trump keeps it close in Southwest, faces steep climb in Virginia
2016 Battlegrounds: Trump keeps it close in Southwest, faces steep climb in Virginia
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Guardian
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Clinton's Post-Convention Bump Is Holding Steady — Hillary Clinton's post-convention polling surge is showing no signs of fading. She leads Donald Trump, on average, by about 7 percentage points in national polls, and is an 83-percent favorite to win on Nov. 8, according to our polls-only model.
Nicole Auerbach / USA Today:
Katie Ledecky wins gold in women's 400 free, breaks her own world record — RIO DE JANEIRO — At this point, all that's left for Katie Ledecky to chase is history. — So she does. — The 19-year-old swimming superstar entered these Olympics as the current world-record holder in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meter freestyles.
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Karen Crouse / New York Times:
Katie Ledecky Beats Her Own World Record in 400 Freestyle
Katie Ledecky Beats Her Own World Record in 400 Freestyle
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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.
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
The crusade of a Democratic superlawyer with multimillion-dollar backing — PHOENIX — After a lopsided string of court victories knocking down state voting restrictions, Democratic superlawyer Marc E. Elias was literally flying high last week in his pursuit of other Republican-initiated voting laws …
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
As senator, Clinton promised 200,000 jobs in Upstate New York. Her efforts fell flat. — In her presidential bid, Hillary Clinton has made job creation a centerpiece of her platform, casting herself as a pragmatist who would inspire “the biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II.”
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
PHOTOS=> Hillary's Handler Carries DIAZEPAM Pen for Patients Who Experience Recurrent Seizures! — In recent bizarre events on the campaign trail a strange man was noticed at Hillary Clinton's side. — Via Mike Cernovich: … ** Danger and Play has much more.
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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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Paul Sonne / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Plans Pivot to Economy — Campaign chairman says presidential nominee to focus on economy and get campaign back ‘where it belongs’ — Donald Trump's campaign chairman said the Republican presidential nominee would focus on the economy in the coming week to get his campaign's narrative back “where it belongs.”
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
DONALD TRUMP Ups His Game - Hires Firm Behind “Brexit” Victory
DONALD TRUMP Ups His Game - Hires Firm Behind “Brexit” Victory
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Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
Column If Hillary Clinton wins, can she claim a ‘mandate’? — Hillary Clinton speaks at the 2016 National Assn. of Black Journalists' and National Assn. of Hispanic Journalists' Hall of Fame Luncheon in Washington on Aug. 5. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Ann Coulter Lights Wisconsin on Fire for Paul Nehlen Against Paul Ryan: ‘This is It, This is Your Last Chance to Save America’ — JANESVILLE, Wisconsin — Twelve-time New York Times bestselling author and conservative columnist and commentator Ann Coulter lit House Speaker Paul Ryan's hometown …
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Will Cadigan / CNN:
Kasich: Trump Jr. called aide to float VP offer
Kasich: Trump Jr. called aide to float VP offer
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