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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump proposes ideological test for Muslim immigrants and visitors to the U.S. — Donald Trump proposed on Monday a new ideological test for all Muslim immigrants and visitors to this country, allowing entry only to “those who support our values.” — “Those who support bigotry and hatred” …
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Jihad Watch and The Atlantic
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Terrorism Plan Mixes Cold War Concepts and Limits on Immigrants — Donald J. Trump on Monday will lay out what aides described as a broad framework for combating global Islamic terrorism, invoking the Cold War era to try new approaches to limiting the influx of immigrants into the country.
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Washington Post, Boing Boing, Political Wire and Hot Air
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump looking to institute political tests for immigrants — JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as “foreign policy realism” focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other extremist organizations.
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Politico:
Full text: Donald Trump's speech on fighting terrorism
Full text: Donald Trump's speech on fighting terrorism
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Washington Post and Daily Kos
Austin Wright / Politico:
Trump's Islamic State address: Fact or fiction?
Trump's Islamic State address: Fact or fiction?
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NBC News and Politicus USA
Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
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Little Green Footballs
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump to lay out plan for combating radical Islamic terrorism
Trump to lay out plan for combating radical Islamic terrorism
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The New Civil Rights Movement and Politicus USA
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Rudy Giuliani didn't forget about 9/11 today. He conveniently omitted it. — There was a time in his political career when Rudy Giuliani talked about 9/11 so much that Joe Biden famously said of him that there were “only three things he mentions in a sentence: A noun, a verb and 9/11.”
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New York Daily News, New Republic, Mashable and Booman Tribune
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Giuliani: No successful terrorist attacks in US in 8 years before Obama … Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday said terrorists failed to successfully strike the United States in the eight years before President Obama and former secretary of State Hillary Clinton — took office.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Giuliani Claims There Were No Terror Attacks On US Soil Before Obama (VIDEO)
Giuliani Claims There Were No Terror Attacks On US Soil Before Obama (VIDEO)
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Slate, Raw Story, Gothamist, New York Daily News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice and Joe.My.God.
CBS New York:
Man Charged With Shooting, Killing Queens Imam, Associate — NEW YORK — A man was arrested and charged late Monday with the shooting that killed an imam and his associate in Queens this past weekend. — Oscar Morel, 35, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one of criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
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DNAinfo New York, Business Insider, Mediaite and New York Magazine
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Lizzie Widdicombe / New Yorker:
Ivanka and Jared's Power Play — How the patrician couple came to have an outsized influence on a populist Presidential campaign. — The modern Presidential campaign may be the world's most sophisticated pop-up operation, a billion-dollar multilayered organization that, if it hopes to succeed …
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Talking Points Memo and Althouse
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Pals Ivanka Trump and Wendi Deng Murdoch Go Sightseeing in Croatia
Pals Ivanka Trump and Wendi Deng Murdoch Go Sightseeing in Croatia
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Independent Journal Review, RedState, Daily Wire, CNBC, Raw Story, Mediaite, The New Civil Rights Movement, New Urban Legends, Balloon Juice and Gawker
Philly.com:
Jury: A.G. Kane guilty of perjury, obstruction, all other charges — Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was convicted Monday of perjury, obstruction and other crimes after squandering her once bright political future on an illegal vendetta against an enemy. — KATHLEEN KANE TRIAL
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Business Insider and Political Wire
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
GOP lays out case for charging Clinton with perjury — A pair of leading House Republicans on Monday laid out detailed instructions for the Justice Department to file perjury charges against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — More than a month after first requesting …
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Hot Air, Liberal Values, Politicus USA and Joe.My.God.
Peter Thiel / New York Times:
The Online Privacy Debate Won't End With Gawker — Last month, I spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland because I believe our country is on the wrong track, and we need to solve real problems instead of fighting fake culture wars. I'm glad that an arena full of Republicans stood …
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The Hill, Hot Air, New York Magazine, Towleroad, Mediaite, Politico and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
Gabby Douglas, her Olympics over, tearfully responds to social media critics — RIO DE JANEIRO — As younger U.S. teammates added to their medal haul Sunday, Gabby Douglas, the Virginia Beach native who captivated the gymnastics world in winning all-around gold at the 2012 Olympics …
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Refinery29, KFOR-TV and Balloon Juice
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Pritha Sarkar / Reuters:
Gymnastics: Bullies are tormenting Douglas, says mother
Gymnastics: Bullies are tormenting Douglas, says mother
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New York Times, ThinkProgress, Independent Journal Review, Refinery29, ESPN and theGrio
Donald Trump / Deseret News:
Exclusive: Donald Trump: Utah can help make America great again — Editor's note: The Deseret News has asked the major presidential candidates to share their views with our readers. We've published exclusive op-eds from Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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Politico, Hot Air and Talking Points Memo
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Nightly Show’ Canceled; Larry Wilmore “Saddened” By “Unblackening” at Comedy Central — The late-night talk show will end its run Thursday, with Chris Hardwick's ‘@Midnight’ serving as its temporary replacement. — It's the end of the road for Larry Wilmore's Comedy Central series The Nightly Show.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Larry Wilmore's ‘Nightly Show’ Cancelled at Comedy Central
Larry Wilmore's ‘Nightly Show’ Cancelled at Comedy Central
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Katrina Pierson claims reporters ‘literally beat’ Trump's supporters — The Donald Trump campaign's verbal assault on the media has given “beat reporters” a new meaning. — Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson on Monday accused “left-wing reporters” of “literally” beating Trump supporters.
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RedState and Talking Points Memo
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Trump Spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: We All Make Mistakes
Trump Spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: We All Make Mistakes
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Joe.My.God.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Tim Kaine's Southern night: Barbecue, beer and bluegrass on the harmonica — ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine went all in during his North Carolina visit Monday night, busting out his harmonica for an impromptu jam session with a local bluegrass band.
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ABC News
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama ‘Tired’ of Talking About Donald Trump — President Obama took a brief break from his 16-day vacation on Martha's Vineyard to attend a Democratic National Committee fundraiser on the island, where he made a strong case for Hillary Clinton as he seemed to brush off Donald Trump.
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Mediaite and Associated Press
Daily Mail:
ISIS executes six people by BOILING them in TAR after Iraqi Sharia court accuses the men of being spies — By , TED THORNHILL FOR MAILONLINE and MARK NICOL FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY — Six people have been put to death by Isis - by being immersed in boiling vats of tar, it's been reported.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Gateway Pundit
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Troll So Hard: Harry Reid Demands That Trump Take The Naturalization Test — Donald Trump will announce Monday that he wants individuals entering the U.S. to take some kind of “ideological test” before they are admitted into the country. — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) …
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Washington Monthly and Balloon Juice
Commission on Presidential Debates:
Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Polls to be used in 2016 Candidate Selection Criteria — The nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced the polls to be used in applying the Candidate Selection Criteria for the 2016 general election presidential and vice presidential debates.
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FiveThirtyEight, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Beast
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Increase in minority voters poses problem for Trump in Florida — The complexion of Florida's electorate is becoming browner by the day, and that spells trouble for Donald Trump's presidential campaign as he struggles to attract minority voters. — Since the 2012 presidential election …
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Washington Post
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The State of the Clinton-Trump Race: Is It Over? — It has been three weeks since Democrats gathered for their convention, and Hillary Clinton still holds a large and consistent lead in national and battleground state polls. — Her national lead over Donald J. Trump of seven …
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New York Magazine and Washington Post