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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 — Donald Trump's remarks on terrorism on August 15, as prepared for delivery. — Thank you. It is great to be with you this afternoon. — Today we begin a conversation about how to Make America Safe Again.
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Trump's Islamic State address: Fact or fiction?
Trump's Islamic State address: Fact or fiction?
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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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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Terrorism Plan Mixes Cold War Concepts and Limits on Immigrants
Donald Trump's Terrorism Plan Mixes Cold War Concepts and Limits on Immigrants
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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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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.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Giuliani Claims There Were No Terror Attacks On US Soil Before Obama (VIDEO) — Speaking in Youngstown, Ohio ahead of Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, who was the mayor of New York City on 9/11, declared that Islamic extremists hadn't carried out any terror attacks on American soil before Barack Obama's presidency.
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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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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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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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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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John Koblin / New York Times:
Comedy Central Cancels Larry Wilmore's Late-Night Show
Comedy Central Cancels Larry Wilmore's Late-Night Show
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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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Pritha Sarkar / Reuters:
Gymnastics: Bullies are tormenting Douglas, says mother
Gymnastics: Bullies are tormenting Douglas, says mother
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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.
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NBC News:
Clinton Surges Past 270 Electoral Votes in NBC News Battleground Map
Clinton Surges Past 270 Electoral Votes in NBC News Battleground Map
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Charlie Cook / The Cook Political Report:
New August Electoral College Ratings
New August Electoral College Ratings
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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
Katrina Pierson claims reporters ‘literally beat’ Trump's supporters
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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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Simon Maloy / Salon:
The Trump vote: New data reveals hints as to who is most likely to pull the lever for Trump — A new Gallup analysis undermines some assumptions about Trump voters, and confirms that race plays a huge role — “Who are Donald Trump's supporters?” It's a question that pundits …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Why I don't think it makes sense to attribute Trump's support to economic anxiety
Why I don't think it makes sense to attribute Trump's support to economic anxiety
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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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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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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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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs fire Wrigley Field DJ for playing inappropriate song — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs fired the Wrigley Field DJ who played an inappropriate song after Aroldis Chapman's appearance during Sunday night's game. — The '90s song, “Smack My B— Up” by the English band the Prodigy …
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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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
‘You have right to be believed’ edited out of Clinton website — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — 's campaign reportedly made some edits to the campus sexual assault page on its website shortly after a viral tweet from Juanita Broaddrick, Buzzfeed News reported.
Caroline Kelly / Politico:
Never Trump conservative misses California ballot deadline, plans lawsuit — Independent conservative candidate Evan McMullin has missed the deadline to make it on to the California ballot, a top staffer confirmed Monday. — Candidates had until Friday to file the 178,039 valid signatures …
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Trump's Call For Election Monitors Could Mean Violence At The Polls — Donald Trump began soliciting volunteers this weekend to serve as “election observers,” asking people to monitor the polls to help him “stop Crooked Hillary from rigging this election.” — The Republican nominee's request …
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Donna Rachel Edmunds / Breitbart:
Calais Locals Warned to Stay Away from Main Roads As Migrants Smash Vehicles — Migrants wielding bats and knives have been smashing up vehicles on roads near Calais as their owners sit in traffic, reportedly “just for fun”. Local residents are warning others to avoid the area …