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2:40 AM ET, August 16, 2016

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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” …
Discussion: 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.
Austin Wright / Politico:
Trump's Islamic State address: Fact or fiction?
Discussion: NBC News and Politicus USA
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump looking to institute political tests for immigrants
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump to lay out plan for combating radical Islamic terrorism
Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
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
Discussion: Business Insider
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts  —  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Kathleen G. Kane, the attorney general of Pennsylvania, was convicted Monday night of nine criminal charges, including perjury and criminal conspiracy.  —  It was a stunning end to the political career of Ms. Kane …
Discussion: RedState and The Last Refuge
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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Giuliani: No successful terrorist attacks in US in 8 years before Obama
Discussion: ABC News and Mediaite
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 …
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 …
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Team Trump is a disaster: It's not just the candidate — his entire staff is ill-equipped for a presidential campaign  —  Trump has filled out his economic policy team with a long list of wealthy donors and female right-wing cranks  —  Donald Trump says he isn't running …
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Lori Chung / NY1 News:   Funeral Held for Queens Imam and His Assistant; Police Question Man Over Shooting
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.
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
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: Refinery29, KFOR-TV and Balloon Juice
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Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:
Upset by Brexit, Some British Jews Look to Germany  —  LONDON — Until Britain voted to leave the European Union, Philip Levine never thought deeply about his Jewish heritage.  —  But looking for a way to ensure that he could still work and live in Europe once Britain leaves the bloc …
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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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.
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 …
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Libertarians can swap in Gary Johnson's name on Ohio ballot, Jon Husted rules  —  In this Sept 23, 2011 file photo, Libertarian Party presidential nominee and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson speaks in Orlando, Fla. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted ruled Monday that Ohio Libertarians …
Discussion: Washington Post and Hit & Run
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.
Discussion: RedState and Talking Points Memo
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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.
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.
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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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Tim Kaine's Southern night: Barbecue, beer and bluegrass on the harmonica
Discussion: ABC News
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Increase in minority voters poses problem for Trump in Florida
Discussion: Washington Post
Caroline Kelly / Politico:
Never Trump conservative misses California ballot deadline, plans lawsuit
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Donna Rachel Edmunds / Breitbart:
Calais Locals Warned to Stay Away from Main Roads As Migrants Smash Vehicles
GUCCIFER 2.0:
DCCC Internal Docs on Primaries in Florida
Discussion: Naked Politics and Politico
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Trump's Call For Election Monitors Could Mean Violence At The Polls
Rachel Petty / New York Post:
New York is getting really trashy
Discussion: CBS New York and Instapundit
 Earlier Items: 
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
‘You have right to be believed’ edited out of Clinton website
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Reince Priebus mulling RNC re-election bid
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
John Oliver Takes on ‘Feeding Frenzy’ of Subprime Car Loans: ‘It Almost Feels Criminal’
Discussion: Towleroad
Lizzie Widdicombe / New Yorker:
Ivanka and Jared's Power Play
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Althouse
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Right now polls show Donald Trump losing every single swing state
Heat Street:
HEALTH WATCH: Hillary Clinton's ‘Erratic’ Behavior Raises Eyebrows
Daniel Libit / CNBC:
Transcribers' agony: Frustrated not by what Trump says but how he says it
Simon Maloy / Salon:
The Trump vote: New data reveals hints as to who is most likely to pull the lever for Trump
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Booman Tribune
 

 
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