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7:25 AM ET, August 16, 2016

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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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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: The Last Refuge and RedState
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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Austin Wright / Politico:
Trump's Islamic State address: Fact or fiction?
Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
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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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Obama: I'm tired of talking about Trump  —  President Obama on Monday evening urged supporters to aggressively campaign for the remainder of the presidential election in order to get Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton  —  to the White House.  —  At a fundraiser in Martha's Vineyard …
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
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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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 …
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
House Committee Chairmen Lay Out Case For Perjury Against Hillary Rodham Clinton To U.S. Attorney  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president of the United States, may have committed perjury in testimony before Congress, two separate U.S. House committee chairmen detailed late Monday.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton tops 270 electoral votes in NBC map  —  tops the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency in an NBC News battleground map projection updated Monday.  —  then gets 174 votes, with another 76 considered toss-ups.  —  The map is based on states leaning or likely …
Discussion: BizPac Review and Crooks and Liars
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Lori Chung / NY1 News:   Funeral Held for Queens Imam and His Assistant; Police Question Man Over Shooting
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 …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Aetna pulling back from ObamaCare in blow to health law  —  In a blow to the health care law, Aetna — one of the largest health insurers in the country — announced Monday that it will significantly scale back its presence on the ObamaCare marketplaces next year.
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 …
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.
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 …
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
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.
Discussion: ABC News
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.
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 …
Discussion: Hit & Run and Joe.My.God.
 
 
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Increase in minority voters poses problem for Trump in Florida
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Commission on Presidential Debates:
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Donna Rachel Edmunds / Breitbart:
Calais Locals Warned to Stay Away from Main Roads As Migrants Smash Vehicles
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Troll So Hard: Harry Reid Demands That Trump Take The Naturalization Test
Rachel Petty / New York Post:
New York is getting really trashy
Discussion: CBS New York and Instapundit
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
‘You have right to be believed’ edited out of Clinton website
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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’
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Lizzie Widdicombe / New Yorker:
Ivanka and Jared's Power Play
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Althouse
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Katrina Pierson claims reporters ‘literally beat’ Trump's supporters
Discussion: RedState and Talking Points Memo
Daniel Libit / CNBC:
Transcribers' agony: Frustrated not by what Trump says but how he says it
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Financial Times:
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