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Evan Perez / CNN:
First on CNN: Feds investigate Manafort firm as part of Ukraine probe — Washington (CNN)FBI and Justice Department prosecutors are conducting an investigation into possible US ties to alleged corruption of the former pro-Russian president of Ukraine, including the work of Paul Manafort's firm …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Paul Manafort resigns from Trump campaign — Donald Trump's campaign is still trembling from its shakeup this week. — Trump on Friday announced that campaign Chairman Paul Manafort had resigned, two days after the Republican nominee put in place a new leadership structure that appeared to minimize Manafort's role.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Manager On Manafort: “He Was Asked” To Resign — Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was asked to resign on Friday. — She noted that the decision was mutual, but said the last couple weeks on the Trump campaign had been tumultuous.
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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Paul Manafort Thrown From Trump Crazy Train
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Top Firms Lawyer Up In Ukraine-Manafort Lobbying Controversy
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Donald Trump Slams President Obama for Vacationing Instead of Visiting Flood-Ravaged Louisiana — Donald Trump today slammed President Obama for not interrupting his vacation to visit Louisiana after deadly flooding in Baton Rouge and parts of Lafayette. — While speaking with volunteers …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Louisiana governor warns against Trump ‘photo-op’ — The office of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signaled that Donald Trump is welcome to visit Louisiana in the wake of destructive flooding, but only if he does not use it for political gain. — “Donald Trump hasn't called the governor …
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Clinton calls La. governor to discuss floods
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama to Visit Flood-Ravaged Baton Rouge
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CNN:
Road to 270: Electoral College map — If Donald Trump was to win all the remaining battleground states on the map, he'd still be shy of the 270 votes needed to win the White House which means he is going to have to pick off at least one of the states currently leaning in Hillary Clinton's direction …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump blasts ‘rigged’ Clinton system in first general election TV ad — Donald Trump's campaign rolled out its first general election ad Friday, part of a buy totaling nearly $5 million in battleground states where he is currently trailing Hillary Clinton. Its message: Trump will keep …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Half-Indian man escorted out of Trump rally
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David Nierenberg / CNBC:
I've been a Republican since 1980 but I'm voting for Hillary Clinton
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
WATCH: Donald Trump Releases First Campaign Ad, To Air in 4 States
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Ethan Barton / The Daily Caller:
Clinton's State Department Blew $6 Billion In Contracts, And We're About To Learn Why — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton may soon have to answer questions about an estimated $6 billion in contract mismanagement, fraud and incompetence that happened under her watch at the Department of State.
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Told F.B.I. Colin Powell Advised Her to Use Private Email
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Powell has ‘no recollection’ of Clinton email dinner conversation
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Top DNC fundraiser to depart following shakeup
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Matt Drange / Forbes:
Former Gawker Editor Lashes Out At Peter Thiel, Calls Freeze On His Checking Account ‘Ludicrous’ — A.J. Daulerio, the ex-Gawker editor who wrote the 2012 story that originally included an excerpt of the Hulk Hogan sex tape he and his employer were successfully sued over, lashed out at Peter Thiel on Thursday.
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Max Read / New York Magazine:
Did I Kill Gawker? — Or was it Nick Denton? Hulk Hogan? Peter Thiel?
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
As Gawker Learned, Media Corporations Aren't Above the Law
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Yael T. Abouhalkah / Kansas City Star:
New jobs report is an utter disaster for Kansas and Brownback — The new July jobs report released Friday is an utter disaster for Kansans and embattled Gov. Sam Brownback. — Here are the lowlights. — The state lost 5,600 jobs from June to July. — The unemployment rate jumped to 4.1 percent from 3.8 percent in June.
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The Daily Beast:
Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos Takes $100,000 for Charity, Gives $0 — The alt-right icon promised to give scholarships to white men, but almost a year later he still hasn't filed with the IRS or handed out a penny. — Months after he was supposed to give away more than $100,000 …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos Raised $100K for Charity, Deposits it in His Bank Account
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's New Chief Steve Bannon Called Republican Leaders ‘C**ts’ — Donald Trump's new campaign boss—the guy white supremacists are so excited about—once described D.C.'s top Republicans as “c**ts.” — Stephen Bannon, the Trump campaign's new chief executive as of Wednesday …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's ugly and dishonest new TV ad shows he isn't changing a thing — THE MORNING PLUM: — Last night, Donald Trump delivered a speech in which he spoke in soothing tones about the need to unify the country and expressed “regret” about any remarks that have caused “personal pain,” …
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Kai Reed / WBALTV:
Dog dies after shielding infant from fire — Firefighters rescue child from second floor of home — An 8-month-old infant is in serious condition after a fire late Sunday in Baltimore. — The girl is alive today thanks to an act of heroism and a heart-breaking loss for her family.
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Chris White / LawNewz:
In ‘Dumbest’ Move, Famous Lib Prof Broke Ethics Rules in Apparent Shot at Trump — A series of tweets by well-known Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe caused a bit of firestorm online amongst legal ethics experts. — It started on Tuesday when Prof. Tribe sent out this Tweet:
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Steven Nelson / US News:
Sailor Denied ‘Clinton Deal’, Gets 1 Year in Prison for 6 Photos of Sub — The photos contained ‘confidential’ information, the lowest level of classification. — Kristian Saucier was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty earlier this year to taking and retaining photos containing “confidential” information.
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Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
The NSA Leak Is Real, Snowden Documents Confirm — On Monday, a hacking group calling itself the “ShadowBrokers” announced an auction for what it claimed were “cyber weapons” made by the NSA. Based on never-before-published documents provided by the whistleblower Edward Snowden …
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Alice Speri / The Intercept:
The Justice Department Is Done With Private Prisons. Will ICE Drop Them Too? — The Justice Department's announcement on Thursday that it would seek to end the use of private contractors to run its federal prisons was a monumental one that quickly sent private prison stocks plunging …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Clinton leads Trump by eight points: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 8 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday. — The Aug. 14-18 survey showed 42 percent …
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