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2:35 PM ET, August 15, 2016

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New York Times:
Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump's Campaign Chief  —  KIEV, Ukraine — On a leafy side street off Independence Square in Kiev is an office used for years by Donald J. Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, when he consulted for Ukraine's ruling political party.
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Politico:
Manafort blasts NYT, denies he accepted Ukraine cash payments  —  Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, slammed the New York Times Monday morning after the newspaper published a story reporting that secret ledgers in Ukraine show more than $12 million in cash earmarked for him.
Clinton Surges / NBC News:
Clinton Surges Past 270 Electoral Votes in NBC News Battleground Map  —  Wall Street Journal to GOP: Dump Donald Trump if he doesn't change (which he says he won't) 2:50  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.
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 … “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” will call it a day after Thursday's episode.  —  Comedy Central has canceled the half-hour series that replaced “The Colbert Report” on Jan. 19, 2015, making “Nightly” the first of the recent wave of late-night newcomers to shutter.
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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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Trump Spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: We All Make Mistakes … WASHINGTON — Just about the only person on Donald Trump's presidential campaign who can overshadow the boss and keep her job is Katrina Pierson — the Texan and Trump spokeswoman who has made waves over a pair of embarrassing on-air flubs.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Katrina Pierson claims reporters ‘literally beat’ Trump's supporters
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and ABC News
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Forges Ahead After Difficult Week
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Why I don't think it makes sense to attribute Trump's support to economic anxiety  —  One of the most popular ideas about Donald Trump this election cycle is that he has awakened a deep sense of “economic anxiety” from the white working class.  This idea is often said to be supported by his poll numbers …
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Simon Maloy / Salon:
The Trump vote: New data reveals hints as to who is most likely to pull the lever for Trump
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Tara Golshan / Vox:   The 40 top Republicans (and counting) who won't support Donald Trump for president
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 …
Discussion: KFOR-TV, Refinery29 and Balloon Juice
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Pritha Sarkar / Reuters:
Gymnastics: Bullies are tormenting Douglas, says mother  —  Bullies are ruining U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas's Olympic adventure by attacking her appearance, accusing her of being unpatriotic, and by mocking her with a mean-spirited nickname, “Crabby Gabby”, on social media, her mother told Reuters.
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton Leads In Breitbart Poll Conducted As Rebuke To MSM Surveys  —  Aiming to address a recent slew of “mainstream media” polls showing Hillary Clinton holding a decisive lead over of Donald Trump, Breitbart News conducted its own survey.  But the conservative news site came up with similar results.
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Poll shows Trump losing support among home-state Republicans
Discussion: RedState
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Pals Ivanka Trump and Wendi Deng Murdoch Go Sightseeing in Croatia  —  Ivanka Trump is taking a break from the campaign trail to vacation with friends.  —  The daughter of GOP nominee Donald Trump shared a scenic snap with Wendi Deng Murdoch, the ex-wife of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, from Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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Ivanka Trump / New York Daily News:
Ivanka Trump spends day during Croatia family vacation with rumored Putin love interest Wendi Deng Murdoch
Discussion: Shakesville
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump In 2008 Interview: “I Support Hillary, I Think She's Fantastic”  —  In a previously unreported exchange from 2008, Donald Trump threw his support behind then-Senator Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic nomination, calling her “fantastic.”  —  BuzzFeed News found a transcript …
Discussion: alan.com and Political Wire
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
CNN anchor to Manafort: 'These things, just because you say them, they're not true'
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Self-Reckoning  —  The GOP nominee and his supporters face a moment of truth.  —  Donald Trump lashed out at the media on Sunday after more stories describing dysfunction inside his presidential campaign.  “If the disgusting and corrupt media covered me honestly and didn't put false meaning …
New York Daily News:
Suspected shooter in Queens slaying of Imam and friend taken into police custody, may have been settling score in Muslim-Hispanic feud  —  The killer who crept up behind an imam and his friend near a Queens mosque and shot both men in the head may have been settling a score in a feud between Muslims …
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Heat Street:
HEALTH WATCH: Hillary Clinton's ‘Erratic’ Behavior Raises Eyebrows  —  EXCLUSIVE: Heat Street has compiled evidence of the media's growing willingness to touch the forbidden question of the Democratic nominee's health.  Does she need to release those medical records to be straight with the public?
Daniel Libit / CNBC:
Transcribers' agony: Frustrated not by what Trump says but how he says it  —  Few conventions in political campaign coverage are as straightforward and unassailable as quoting a public figure verbatim.  After all, how can there be any doubt when you are putting down the exact words someone says?
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Pollsters: Trump approaching zero hour  —  No candidate in Donald Trump's position at this stage of the campaign has gone on to win the popular vote in November in the modern polling era.  —  That's the sobering news confronting the Trump campaign as it seeks to rebound from his recent slump.
 
 
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Citing Clinton, sailor seeks leniency in submarine photos case
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Fyvush Finkel, Pillar of Yiddish Theater Who Crossed Into TV, Dies at 93
Discussion: alan.com and Hollywood Reporter
Sheriff David Clarke / The Hill:
Liberal politics and media fueled Milwaukee riots
Discussion: BizPac Review and Hot Air
John Hiscock / Telegraph:
Michelle Dockery interview: ‘Downton may not be over quite yet’
Discussion: AOL and The Daily Caller
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Ukrainian CASH for Manafort — What BIDEN will say today with CLINTON — New jobs for Lis Smith …
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
G.O.P. Urges Donald Trump to Broaden Outreach to Black Voters
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washingtonian
John Sides / Washington Post:
Why Donald Trump's ‘rigged elections’ warning could actually make his supporters less likely to vote
Grist / Raw Story:
Chief NC scientist resigns, accuses GOP administration of misleading the public about water quality
 Earlier Items: 
Charlie Cook / The Cook Political Report:
New August Electoral College Ratings
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump hires the B team
Discussion: Washington Post
Manu Raju / CNN:
Records contradict Bayh's assertion over staying in Indiana
Eric Thayer / National Review:
How Donald Trump Brought House Conservatives to Heel
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Examiner:
Once more into the Supreme Court breach
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Brace for More Leaks From Hackers
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Common Dreams
NBC News:
Olympic Cheers May Have Triggered JFK Emergency Response
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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