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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 …
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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
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.
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Tries a Campaign Reboot — As the GOP nominee slumps in polls, he plans an economic speech in Detroit — Donald Trump is trying to quickly reset his presidential campaign to address worsening poll numbers and growing isolation from influential members of the Republican Party.
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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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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Anti-Trump Republican Launching Independent Presidential Bid — Evan McMullin would make for an unlikely presidential candidate. He has never held elective office before and has spent most of his career as a CIA agent — Key players in GOP's anti-Trump movement are preparing to launch …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Instapundit
Andrea Peyser / New York Post:
I can no longer justify calling myself a Trump supporter — MORE FROM: — That's all folks! I'm out. — Embracing the presidential aspirations of Donald Trump was, from the start, an exercise in magical thinking. In my heart, I wanted the smack-talking, hair-challenged …
Bloomberg:
Trump to Propose Moratorium on New Financial Regulations — In a speech Monday in Detroit, the Republican presidential nominee will also call for a repeal of the estate tax. — kevcirilli — JenniferJJacobs — Donald Trump will propose a temporary moratorium on new financial regulations …
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Karen Crouse / New York Times:
Katie Ledecky Beats Her Own World Record in 400 Freestyle — Another day, another milestone for Katie Ledecky, who won her second medal, and first gold, of the Rio Games on Sunday night in the 400-meter freestyle. Ledecky, 19, lowered her two-year-old world record with a clocking of 3 minutes …
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Nicole Auerbach / USA Today:
Katie Ledecky wins gold in women's 400 free, breaks her own world record
Katie Ledecky wins gold in women's 400 free, breaks her own world record
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Independent Journal Review, New York Magazine and The Week
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 …
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.
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Balloon Juice and alan.com
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.”
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Eric Martin / Bloomberg:
New U.S. Citizens Could Help Swing Vote Against Trump — 33,000 in Florida alone apply for citizenship in 1st quarter — Quarter million new Americans seen mostly backing Clinton — Delcy Vasquez, a native of the Dominican Republic and resident of Florida, used the help on offer from Mexico to become a U.S. citizen.
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William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
2016 Battlegrounds: Trump keeps it close in Southwest, faces steep climb in Virginia — The latest wave of the YouGov/CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker polled likely voters in Arizona, Nevada and Virginia … Tight races in two Southwestern states and wide margin in Virginia show how 2016 …
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