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Bob Burnett / The Huffington Post:
Trump's Missing Money — Berkeley writer, retired Silicon Valley executive — If you're watching the Olympic games, you may have noticed “Hillary for President” ads. She's bought $13.6 million worth, while Donald Trump has bought none. In fact, since garnering the Republican nomination, he's spent $0 on TV.
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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'
Trump On Election Strategy: 'I Don't Know That We Need To Get Out The Vote'
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Reuters, RedState, Booman Tribune, Little Green Footballs, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, Hot Air, Washington Post, Heat Street and Cincinnati.com
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump warns GOP he could stop fundraising
Trump warns GOP he could stop fundraising
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The Gateway Pundit, AFF, mrctv.org/videos, The Wrap, Heat Street and TIME
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Priebus on Trump: 'Don't believe the garbage you read'
Priebus on Trump: 'Don't believe the garbage you read'
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Talking Points Memo and Rush Limbaugh
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Hacker Publishes List Of Cell Phone Numbers, Private E-Mails For Most House Democrats — After disappearing for a couple of weeks, the hacker “Guccifer 2.0” returned late this afternoon to provide a new headache for Democrats. — In a post to his WordPress blog, the vandal …
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GUCCIFER 2.0:
Guccifer 2.0 hacked DCCC — Hi all! — It's time for new revelations now. All of you may have heard about the DCCC hack. As you see I wasn't wasting my time! It was even easier than in the case of the DNC breach. — As you see the U.S. presidential elections are becoming a farce …
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The Gateway Pundit, The Smoking Gun, RT and The Daily Caller
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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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Joint FBI-US Attorney Probe Of Clinton Foundation Is Underway
EXCLUSIVE: Joint FBI-US Attorney Probe Of Clinton Foundation Is Underway
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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The Atlantic, CNNMoney, New York Times, Daily Kos, NPR, Mother Jones, Forbes, Bloomberg, Independent Journal Review, The American Mirror, Common Dreams and twitchy.com
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Trump NY Co-Chair: Khan Doesn't Deserve Gold Star Title — Carl Paladino, the co-chair for Donald Trump's campaign in New York, defended the Republican nominee's attacks on Khizr Khan, whose son died in Iraq in 2004, saying Khan doesn't deserve the title of a Gold Star parent because he's shown himself to be …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Surrogate Declares Obama Is a Muslim: ‘If It Acts Like a Duck...’
Trump Surrogate Declares Obama Is a Muslim: ‘If It Acts Like a Duck...’
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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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Jonathan T. Rothwell / SSRN:
Explaining Nationalist Political Views: The Case of Donald Trump — Abstract: — The 2016 US presidential nominee Donald Trump has broken with the policies of previous Republican Party presidents on trade, immigration, and war, in favor of a more nationalist and populist platform.
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.
Hillary Clinton / iTunes:
With her — iTunes — To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to podcasts. — What's it like to be on the road to history? Running for president is a big deal, but on With Her, you'll hear from Hillary Clinton …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump demanded Obama's records. But he's not releasing his own.
Trump demanded Obama's records. But he's not releasing his own.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Releases 2015 Tax Returns as Tim Kaine Releases 10 Years' Worth
Hillary Clinton Releases 2015 Tax Returns as Tim Kaine Releases 10 Years' Worth
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Politico, AFF, Washington Post, Campaign for America's Future, taxpolicycenter.org, RedState, Associated Press and CNBC
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Buchanan: If Trump Loses, There Could Be A Revolution — In a column yesterday, Pat Buchanan warned that if Donald Trump loses the election in November, America could experience a revolution. — Buchanan, citing Trump's recent suggestion that the election could be “rigged,” …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING=> TOP PHYSICIAN: Hillary Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease — PHYSICIAN— HILLARY CLINTON HAS PARKINSON'S DISEASE! — Mike Cernovich and Danger and Play come through AGAIN— … INTRODUCTION— Hillary Clinton (HRC) has suffered a variety of health issues.
Joe Uchill / The Hill:
Site connected to Russian hackers posts Republican emails — The emails on the site, known as DCLeaks, appear to be from state party officials and former Republican presidential candidates, including Sen. Lindsey Graham — (R-S.C.). The messages range from June to October of 2015.
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.
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Illinois Governor Vetoes Law That Would Have Registered 2 Million Voters — Late Friday afternoon, Illinois' Republican Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that would have made the state the sixth in the nation to automatically register millions of voters.
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Reuters:
U.S. drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials — The leader of Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike on July 26, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday after the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan announced the news to Reuters.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Pieces of Silver — By now, it's obvious to everyone with open eyes that Donald Trump is an ignorant, wildly dishonest, erratic, immature, bullying egomaniac. On the other hand, he's a terrible person. But despite some high-profile defections, most senior figures in the Republican Party …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Obama puts Congress on notice: TPP is coming — The White House put Congress on notice Friday morning that it will be sending lawmakers a bill to implement President Barack Obama's landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement — a move intended to infuse new energy into efforts to ratify the flat-lining trade pact.
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The Hill, The Huffington Post, Seeing the Forest and Common Dreams
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama facing pressure to rip up his lobbyist rules
Tyler Pager / Politico:
Trump: Clinton will only win Pennsylvania if ‘they cheat’ — Donald Trump again raised the specter of election fraud Friday, saying that the only way he would lose Pennsylvania is to Hillary Clinton is if “they cheat.” — The Republican nominee, speaking at a rally in Altoona, Pennsylvania …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Hillary Clinton Vows To Do What Obama Hasn't — Reschedule Marijuana — She's expressing strong support for loosening restrictions. — On Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced it won't reschedule marijuana from a Scheduled I controlled substance, meaning that in the eyes …
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The Cannabist, Liberal Values, Business Insider and Scientific American
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Ilhan Omar: Her back pages — Somali American Ilhan Omar defeated 22-term incumbent Phyllis Kahn for the nomination of the DFL to serve as the representative of House District 60B in the state legislature. Omar came in first in a three-way primary race for the nomination in Tuesday's primary.
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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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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Marco Rubio Warns Christian Conservatives of the Costs of Gay Intolerance — Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who has faced widespread condemnation for agreeing to speak at a conference alongside Christian conservatives who have denounced homosexuality and gay rights, used his speech to the group …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dem accuses Trump of sabotaging own campaign — Facing friendly fire from GOP critics and lagging in the polls, Donald Trump — is trying to sink his own campaign, Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) contended Thursday. — “It appears as if he knows he will not be the next president of the United States …
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