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6:55 PM ET, August 16, 2016

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Washington Post:
Trump unpopularity fuels wide lead for Clinton in new Virginia poll  —  Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, with disdain for the Republican presidential nominee helping Clinton overcome her own vulnerabilities, a new Washington Post poll finds.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Pow: It's just a 2-point race, Clinton 38%, Trump 36%  —  The convention polling bumps for Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are over, and they are practically even, according to a new poll of likely voters.  —  A Zogby Analytics survey provided to Secrets Tuesday shows:
Discussion: Washington Post
Clinton Leads / Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Florida  — Hillary Clinton holds a 9 point lead over Donald Trump in the crucial swing state of Florida.  —  The Monmouth University Poll also finds incumbent Marco Rubio leading either of his two main Democratic challengers to retain his U.S. Senate seat, although by varying margins.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Leads By Only 6 in Texas  —  PPP's new Texas poll finds a relatively tight race, at least on the curve of recent Presidential election results in the state.  Donald Trump leads with 44% to 38% for Hillary Clinton, 6% for Gary Johnson, 2% for Jill Stein, and less than half a percent (0) for Evan McMullin.
NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Maintains Big Lead as Voters Doubt Trump's Temperament  —  The numbers were virtually unchanged since last week's poll.  Generally low favorability and negative attitudes among voters plague both candidates, however, as they make appeals to voters in key swing states in the weeks ahead.
New York Times:
Rogers Ailes to Advise Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates  —  Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman ousted last month over charges of sexual harassment, is advising Donald J. Trump as he begins to prepare for the all-important presidential debates this fall.
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NBC News:
Why Is Donald Trump's Campaign Sitting on $82 Million?  —  Donald Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants to the US 1:53  —  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.
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Trump Campaign Denies Roger Ailes Is Working With Candidate Ahead of Debates
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: 'I don't wanna change'  —  Even as he sags in the polls both nationally and in nearly a dozen battleground states, Donald Trump must remain Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee said Tuesday.  —  Trump acknowledged that he should probably adjust his tactics to shore …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham: I Think Trump Is Going To Lose  —  Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he thinks Donald Trump is going to lose the election.  Graham, who has said he's not voting for Trump, argued that demographics and Trump's rhetoric make it nearly impossible for him to win.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
A GOP Congressman Thinks Trump Is Trying To Lose To Help Clinton
Discussion: Townhall.com and RedState
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
John McLaughlin, The McLaughlin Group Host Since 1982, Dead at 89  —  John McLaughlin, the host of TV's The McLaughlin Group since its debut in January 1982, died on Tuesday at age 89.  —  The political commentator's passing comes just days after he missed his first hosting …
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP's Chances Of Holding The Senate Are Following Trump Downhill  —  Donald Trump's post-conventions polling slump seems to be having an effect on the Republican Party's U.S. Senate candidates.  We thought this might happen: There's been an increasingly strong relationship between …
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New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani blames his use of ‘abbreviated’ language for 9/11-forgetting gaffe, claim no terror attacks happened ‘before Obama came along’  —  OMG, Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he obvs hasn't forgotten about 9/11 and claimed that his remark was totes “misinterpreted” because he simply likes to speak in “abbreviated” language.
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
What You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton Interview Notes FBI Gave to Congress  —  The FBI provided Congress today with notes from the investigation of Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information over her private email server.  —  Republican lawmakers have pushed for the FBI …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
FBI Hands Over Hillary Clinton Email Probe Materials to Congress
Discussion: Fox News, AFF and whorunsGov
Fox News:
House Republicans detail perjury allegations against Clinton
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Please share and spread the word .  This is our family's official statement.  Thank you.  —  Jabara Family Statement on the Murder of Khalid Jabara  —  August 15, 2016  —  On Friday night, our world was shattered when our brother, Khalid Jabara, was murdered on the front porch of our family home.
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Man's ‘unusual fixation’ with Lebanese neighbors led to killing, Tulsa police say
Discussion: Walid Shoebat, Raw Story and KFOR-TV
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds reject Clinton comparison in classified sub photos case  —  Federal prosecutors are rejecting a Navy sailor's effort to seek leniency by comparing his taking of classified photos on a nuclear submarine to Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server authorities say contained highly-classified information.
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Trump to Receive First Classified Briefing Tomorrow
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Milo / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Just Overtook The Democrats On Gay Rights  —  The madman has actually done it.  God-Emperor Daddy — known to the rest of you as Republican presidential candidate Donald J Trump — has just outflanked Hillary Clinton on the Left and announced what can only be described as an ultra-progressive immigration policy.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Univision is buying Gawker Media for $135 million  —  Sold!  —  Asa Mathat  —  Univision has won the auction for Gawker Media.  —  The TV network and digital publisher has agreed to pay $135 million for the bankrupt blog network, according to a person familiar with the deal.
Roger Stone / The Hill:
Can the 2016 election be rigged?  You bet  —  has said publicly that he fears the next election will be rigged.  Based both on technical capability and recent history, Trump's concerns are not unfounded.  —  A recent study by Stanford University proved that Hillary Clinton
Dan Elsom / New York Post:
Penis crushes pole vaulter's Olympic dream  —  Originally Published By:  —  Never before has a member of the male species wished for a smaller manhood.  —  Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita will be ruing the size of his phallus after it caused him to foul during the qualifying rounds at the Rio Olympics.
Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
The abortion rights movement is bolder than it's been in years.  That's Cecile Richards's plan.  —  On the morning of one of the most important days in her career, Cecile Richards waited anxiously in her office at Planned Parenthood headquarters in Manhattan, texting furiously with friends across the country.
Jason Nichols / The Hill:
Would racism exist if there had been no US slavery?  —  As I sat on a shady park bench on a sweltering day in New York City, I had a leisurely conversation with a friend who was hosting me for the weekend.  He and I often find ourselves on opposite sides of hot button political issues …
Discussion: Instapundit
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump camp apparently soliciting foreign cash despite warnings  —  's presidential campaign appears to be soliciting foreign donations despite multiple warnings and a criminal complaint filed with the Department of Justice.  —  On Sunday, an Australian member of parliament, Terri Butler …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
This certainly doesn't look good for Obamacare  —  Just a few months ago, Aetna was an insurer you could count on to be especially bullish on Obamacare.  —  Chief executive Mark Bertolini told Aetna shareholders in April that the law was “a good investment.”  In May, he announced plans to expand to five additional states.
Hillary Clinton / Teen Vogue:
Read Hillary Clinton's Essay On Why Our Generation Is What's RIGHT With America  —  The Democratic presidential nominee penned a seriously inspiring essay for Teen Vogue. … Britain Bennett had her first run-in with online bullying the year she started high school.  The relentless taunting made her feel hopeless and alone.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Matt Howerton / KOAT:
Paisano's selling ‘Black Olives Matter’ shirts after controversy  —  Owner: Phrase used to sell new dish  —  Paisano's in Albuquerque is now selling “black olives matter” shirts and hats after making national headlines for putting the phrase on their sign.
The Local:
Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens  —  Tiny Insjön in central Sweden isn't known for pig mask-wearing couples shooting lasers at Pokémon hunters before having sex against a waterwheel.  But that could be about to change.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The media vs. Donald Trump: why the press feels so free to criticize the Republican nominee  —  There is a case to be made that the media created Donald Trump.  It was, reportedly, his anger at being dismissed by political pundits that led him to run for president in the first place.
Discussion: bradford-delong.com and Hit & Run
 
 
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Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Soros Group ‘Trained’ Socialists To Combat Will Of The People
Discussion: AFF, Pamela Geller and Tablet Magazine
Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
Yachting with the enemy: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner take the jet skis out and relax …
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Female Marine drops out of infantry course
Victoria St. Martin / Washington Post:
D.C. police investigate Twitter video of black female lifted off feet by officer
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Trump supporter fearing Muslim ‘gang rapes’ floats World War II internment camps on CNN
Kristine Marsh / NewsBusters:
CNN Selectively Edits Police Shooting Victim's Sister's Words to Protesters
Kristin Tate / The Hill:
Terror speech shows Trump can win the ‘open minded’ vote
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner Thinks He's Pretty Good at Giving Advice
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump-loving ex-cop: Milwaukee BLM ‘looters’ should be ‘shot on sight’ — even women and children
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Financial Times:
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