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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump On Election Strategy: 'I Don't Know That We Need To Get Out The Vote' — Donald Trump trumpeted a confident assessment of his campaign on Thursday night, saying there was no need for him to encourage voters to head to the polls on election day. — Asked by Fox News' Eric Bolling …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump warns GOP he could stop fundraising — on Thursday issued a threat to stop fundraising for the Republican Party after a report emerged that party officials could focus resources on down-ballot candidates. — “I mean, if it is true, that's OK too because all I have to do is stop funding …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Trump team, RNC to meet at pivotal moment — Donald Trump's campaign and top Republican Party officials plan what one person called a “come to Jesus” meeting on Friday in Orlando to discuss the Republican nominee's struggling campaign, according to multiple sources familiar with the scheduled sit-down.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Releases 2015 Tax Returns as Tim Kaine Releases 10 Years' Worth — Hillary Clinton today released her 2015 tax returns while running mate Sen. Tim Kaine released 10 years' worth of his. — The information shows that she paid an effective federal tax rate of 34.2 percent …
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Ivan Levingston / CNBC:
Clintons made $10.6 million in 2015, paid federal rate of 34%
Clintons made $10.6 million in 2015, paid federal rate of 34%
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Mother Jones:
Clinton Releases Tax Returns, Upping Pressure on Trump to Show His (Or Maybe Not)
Clinton Releases Tax Returns, Upping Pressure on Trump to Show His (Or Maybe Not)
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Lynnley Browning / Bloomberg:
Clintons Made $10.6 Million in 2015, Paid Tax of $3.6 Million
Clintons Made $10.6 Million in 2015, Paid Tax of $3.6 Million
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Releases 2015 Tax Returns; Paid 34% Effective Federal Rate
Hillary Clinton Releases 2015 Tax Returns; Paid 34% Effective Federal Rate
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Polls: Clinton Running the Table in Key Battlegrounds — Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump in some of the most diverse battleground states - including by double digits in two of them - according to four brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Clinton well ahead in several battlegrounds, new poll shows
Clinton well ahead in several battlegrounds, new poll shows
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Widens Lead Over Donald Trump in Battleground States
Hillary Clinton Widens Lead Over Donald Trump in Battleground States
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Joint FBI-US Attorney Probe Of Clinton Foundation Is Underway — Multiple FBI investigations are underway involving potential corruption charges against the Clinton Foundation, according to a former senior law enforcement official. — The investigation centers on New York City …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
96 Percent Of Hillary's Charitable Donations In 2015 Went To Clinton Foundation — Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill deducted $1,042,000 in charitable contributions last year — $1 million of which went to their own family non-profit, the Clinton Foundation.
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Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
A massive new study debunks a widespread theory for Donald Trump's success — Economic distress and anxiety across working-class white America have become a widely discussed explanation for the success of Donald Trump. It seems to make sense. Trump's most fervent supporters tend to be white men without college degrees.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Rupert Murdoch announces new leadership for Fox News — Rupert Murdoch named Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine co-presidents of Fox News on Friday, while also announcing other leadership changes. — Abernethy was Fox Television Stations CEO while Shine was senior executive vice president.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: Trump can't win — Republican insiders are more convinced than Democrats that Donald Trump is so far behind Hillary Clinton that he can't win in November. — Roughly half of Republican members of The POLITICO Caucus — activists, strategists and operatives in 11 swing states …
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
McConnell: GOP chances to keep Senate are ‘very dicey’ — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that GOP prospects for keeping control of the Senate after the November elections are “very dicey,” sounding an alarm amid mounting Republican concerns about presidential nominee Donald Trump,
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Trump closes up shop in New Jersey — Donald Trump and his supporters claimed, once the Republican nomination was wrapped up, that traditionally blue New Jersey could be in play come November. — With great fanfare, Trump's campaign opened a New Jersey office on May 3 in Edison …
Martin Rogers / USA Today:
American Simone Manuel speaks out on police brutality, race after earning Olympic gold — RIO DE JANEIRO - American swimmer Simone Manuel spoke out about the United States' police brutality controversy after claiming a historic gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics on Thursday night.
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Liz Crokin / The New York Observer:
Tech Companies Apple, Twitter, Google, and Instagram Collude to Defeat Trump — There is no such thing as Pro-Trump free speech as Clinton corporate allies serve up a carefully curated view of the campaign — My dad always told me that conservative candidates have to work twice as hard …
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Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress:
A 6-Year-Old Girl Was Handcuffed At School For Taking Candy — Now her mother is suing. — A woman is suing the Chicago Board of Education and a security guard for handcuffing her 6-year-old daughter at school after other students said she took candy off of a teacher's desk. The incident took place in March.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Now Says Claim That Obama Was ‘Founder Of ISIS’ Was ‘Sarcasm’ — According to Donald Trump, the press just doesn't get his sense of humor. — After spending the past two days telling multiple press outlets and campaign rally attendees that President Barack Obama was “the founder of ISIS …
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CBS News:
Egyptian judo fighter refuses to shake Israeli opponent's hand — RIO DE JANEIRO — Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby was loudly booed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his first-round loss to Israel's fifth-ranked Or Sasson, when El Shehaby refused to shake Sasson's hand, in a major breach of judo etiquette.
Hannah Jeffrey / Tampa Bay Times:
Pinellas sheriff: 2-week-old infant beaten to death by 6-year-old brother (w/video) — Kathleen Steele, 62, loaded her three young children into a minivan on Monday afternoon and drove to a cellphone repair shop in St. Petersburg. — 3 Months Ago 2 Months Ago
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama facing pressure to rip up his lobbyist rules — The head of the group aiding the presidential transition process is urging President Barack Obama to consider killing his executive order restricting lobbyists from serving in the White House, saying it's provided limited benefits and could hurt the next administration.
The Daily Beast:
A Note From the Editors — Today, The Daily Beast took an unprecedented but necessary step: We are removing an article from our site, “The Other Olympic Sport In Rio: Swiping.” — The Daily Beast does not do this lightly. As shared in our editor's note earlier today …
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ThinkProgress:
The NRA's Favorite Gun “Academic” Is A Fraud — The journalistic quest for neutrality has led to a sacrifice of intellectual integrity. — By Devin Hughes and Evan DeFilippis — The United States seems to be in a perpetual cycle mourning mass shootings in the country.
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Sheena Jones / CNN:
JetBlue turbulence puts 24 in hospital — (CNN)At least 22 customers and two crew members were taken to a hospital for evaluation after a JetBlue flight experienced rough turbulence Thursday evening, a spokeswoman for the airline said. — JetBlue Flight 429 was headed from Boston to Sacramento …
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