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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
The GOP must dump Trump — The Muslim ban, the David Duke denial, the “Mexican” judge flap, the draft dodger denigrating John McCain's military service, the son of privilege attacking an immigrant Gold Star mother and the constant revisionism and lying about past political positions taken …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Ambiguous Wink Wink to ‘Second Amendment People’ — And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin got assassinated. — His right-wing opponents just kept delegitimizing him as a “traitor” and “a Nazi” for wanting to make peace with the Palestinians and give back part of the Land of Israel.
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Clinton Up 6 on Trump in Two-Way Race in Bloomberg National Poll — The findings suggest damage has been done to one of Trump's main calling cards, his business expertise. — McCormickJohn — Hillary Clinton has retained most of the bounce she received after the Democratic National Convention …
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Dan Rather / Facebook:
No trying-to-be objective and fair journalist, no citizen who cares about the country and its future can ignore what Donald Trump said today. When he suggested that “The Second Amendment People” can stop Hillary Clinton he crossed a line with dangerous potential.
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Grant Smith / Reuters:
One-in-five U.S. Republicans want Trump to drop out: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Nearly one-fifth of registered Republicans want Donald Trump to drop out of the race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, reflecting the turmoil his candidacy has sown within his party.
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New York Daily News:
Trump must go: Hinting at assassination is too much, even for him — Donald Trump must end his campaign for the White House in a reckoning with his own madness, while praying that nothing comes of his musing about an assassination of Hillary Clinton. — In the event that Trump fails …
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Rudy Giuliani Defends Donald Trump's Second Amendment Comments on ‘GMA’ — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani today defended Donald Trump's controversial comments about the Second Amendment that Hillary Clinton's campaign and others interpreted as a suggestion of violence against her.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
‘Morning Joe’ co-hosts Brzezinski and Scarborough tiff: 'Mika, you're a Democrat' — MSNBC co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough exchanged heated words on air Wednesday morning while trying to make the same point that the Republican leadership is not denouncing Donald Trump strongly enough.
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The Week
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's problem, in a nutshell: More than half the country says they'd never vote for him
Donald Trump's problem, in a nutshell: More than half the country says they'd never vote for him
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New York Magazine
New York Times:
Further Into the Muck With Mr. Trump
Further Into the Muck With Mr. Trump
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Rolling Stone, Guardian, The New Civil Rights Movement, Politicus USA, Raw Story, Hit & Run and Right Wing Watch
ABC News:
The Note: Clinton Courts Republicans
The Note: Clinton Courts Republicans
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Washington Free Beacon, Associated Press, Politicus USA and Mother Jones
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Support Among Republican Women Starts to Slide
Donald Trump's Support Among Republican Women Starts to Slide
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Political Insider blog, Outside the Beltway, Political Wire and Washington Monthly
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
From Trump's controversial words, a pattern: Outrage, headlines and then denial
From Trump's controversial words, a pattern: Outrage, headlines and then denial
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Politico, BillMoyers.com and New York Magazine
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Warren: Trump a ‘pathetic coward’ who can't handle ‘losing to a girl’
Warren: Trump a ‘pathetic coward’ who can't handle ‘losing to a girl’
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Says ‘Second Amendment People’ Can Stop Hillary Clinton From Curbing Gun Rights
Donald Trump Says ‘Second Amendment People’ Can Stop Hillary Clinton From Curbing Gun Rights
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Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats: Trump costing GOP in key House districts
Democrats: Trump costing GOP in key House districts
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Political Wire
Will Drabold / TIME:
Former Secret Service Official: Donald Trump Is ‘Pretty Close to the Edge’
Former Secret Service Official: Donald Trump Is ‘Pretty Close to the Edge’
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment People’ Could Act Against Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment People’ Could Act Against Hillary Clinton
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Washington Post:
Trump's reckless call to ‘Second Amendment people’
Trump's reckless call to ‘Second Amendment people’
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Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Associated Press and The Nation
CNN:
Trump: ‘Second Amendment people’ could deal with Clinton
Trump: ‘Second Amendment people’ could deal with Clinton
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump in trouble over ‘Second Amendment’ remark
Trump in trouble over ‘Second Amendment’ remark
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Emails Renew Questions About Clinton Foundation and State Dept. Overlap — WASHINGTON — A new batch of State Department emails released Tuesday showed the close and sometimes overlapping interests between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department when Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state.
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Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
E-Mails by Clinton Aides Show State-Foundation Links — Foundation aide flagged someone State should ‘take care of’ — Cache includes previously unreleased e-mails from Clinton — Newly released e-mails from a top aide to Hillary Clinton show evidence of contacts between Clinton's State Department …
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Associated Press:
LEGAL GROUP ISSUES PRIVATE EMAILS CLINTON DID NOT TURN OVER — WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has turned over 44 previously-unreleased Hillary Clinton email exchanges that the Democratic presidential nominee failed to include among the 30,000 private messages she turned over to the government last year.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Fox News Insider and CBS Philly
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Deleted Clinton emails might remain secret until after election
Deleted Clinton emails might remain secret until after election
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Hot Air and twitchy.com
Jason Leopold / VICE News:
FBI probe of Clinton's emails prompted by espionage fears, secret letters say
FBI probe of Clinton's emails prompted by espionage fears, secret letters say
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RedState
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan weathers his primary but GOP's populist storm still rages — JANESVILLE, Wis. — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) reveled in the aftermath of his commanding and expected primary victory Tuesday against Paul Nehlen, a Donald Trump-inspired opponent, by ordering cheese curds and beer for his supporters.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan crushes Trump-imitating primary foe
Ryan crushes Trump-imitating primary foe
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Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, National Review and Watchdog.org
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump's head of black outreach: Rally-goers blurt N-word to show ‘frustration with the system’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Ashley Bell, Donald Trump's newly-appointed director of African-American outreach, excused the repeated use of the N-word and other epithets …
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Baltimore Sun:
Justice Department report: Baltimore police routinely violated civil rights — (Baltimore Sun video) … Baltimore police routinely violated the constitutional rights of residents by conducting unlawful stops and using excessive force, according to the findings of a long-anticipated Justice Department probe to be released Wednesday.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW! BREAKING=> Julian Assange Suggests Seth Rich - Who Was MURDERED in DC - Was Wikileaks DNC Source! — On July 8, 2016, 27 year-old Democratic staffer Seth Conrad Rich was murdered in Washington DC. The killer or killers took nothing from their victim, leaving behind his wallet, watch and phone.
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CBS News:
Hacker demonstrates how voting machines can be compromised — Concerns are growing over the possibility of a rigged presidential election. Experts believe a cyberattack this year could be a reality, especially following last month's hack of Democratic National Committee emails.
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Hot Air
Washington Post:
Americans have become much less confident that we count votes accurately — Donald Trump's warning that the 2016 election is likely to be “rigged” has rightfully alarmed many observers, both here and abroad. Although the GOP nominee has provided no evidence of potential fraud …