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Bill Palmer / Daily News Bin:
Donald Trump goes to Louisiana flooding site, spends a minute handing out Play-Doh, leaves — The Governor of Louisiana warned Donald Trump not to visit the flooded disaster area of the state if he was only coming for a photo op, which would have created a traffic jam and diverted law enforcement away …
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24Ahead and CANNONFIRE
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Obama Announces Plans to Visit Louisiana After Donald Trump Leads the Way
CNN:
Road to 270: Electoral College map
Road to 270: Electoral College map
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Opinion Today, WTVR-TV, Townhall.com and Washington Times
Fox News:
Trump tours La. flood damage, draws cheers as he says region will rebuild
Trump tours La. flood damage, draws cheers as he says region will rebuild
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Patterico's Pontifications and Fox News Insider
cbs8.com:
Clinton calls La. governor to discuss floods
Clinton calls La. governor to discuss floods
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Breitbart, AOL, The Gateway Pundit, NOLA River and CNN
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Trump Campaign Stays Mum on His Specific ‘Regret,’ Says ‘He May’ Apologize
Trump Campaign Stays Mum on His Specific ‘Regret,’ Says ‘He May’ Apologize
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Washington Post, The Hill, RedState and New York Magazine
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Win or lose, Trumpism may be here to stay in the GOP — The latest shake-up in Donald Trump's presidential campaign has jolted the Republican establishment out of denial to a new realization: Whatever happens to their nominee in November, Trumpism may well endure as a source of foment in their party.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Manager On Manafort: “He Was Asked” To Resign — Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said former campaign chair 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.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's New Chief Steve Bannon Called Republican Leaders ‘C**ts’
Donald Trump's New Chief Steve Bannon Called Republican Leaders ‘C**ts’
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Daily News Bin, Mediaite and Guardian
The Christian / Christian Science Monitor:
Trump hands his campaign to the ‘alt-right’ movement
Trump hands his campaign to the ‘alt-right’ movement
Discussion:
alan.com and Vanderbilt News
Fox News:
Judge orders Clinton to provide written answers to questions on private email use — A federal judge Friday ordered Hillary Clinton to answer questions from a conservative watchdog group about her use of a private email server when she served as secretary of state.
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Judicial Watch, MichelleMalkin.com, BizPac Review, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Judge Orders Written Testimony From Hillary Clinton on Emails — WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday ordered Hillary Clinton to provide written testimony under oath about why she set up a private computer server to send and receive emails while secretary of state, ensuring that the issue …
Discussion:
Liberal Values and Occupy Democrats
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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The Atlantic, Daily News Bin, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, RedState, Daily Wire, Hot Air, The Right Scoop and New York Times
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Top Firms Lawyer Up In Ukraine-Manafort Lobbying Controversy — “I think the big question is going to be did they know that the money came from a Ukrainian political party.” — WASHINGTON — Two powerful Washington lobbying firms are engaging outside counsel after becoming embroiled …
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The Reality-Based Community and RedState
Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Paul Manafort Thrown From Trump Crazy Train
Paul Manafort Thrown From Trump Crazy Train
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Daily News Bin, Media Matters for America, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mediaite
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump predicts he can win 95 percent of the black vote — Donald Trump promised Friday night that if elected president, he will win 95 percent of the African-American vote in his reelection bid. — Renewing his effort to reach out to black voters at a rally Friday evening …
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The Gateway Pundit, CNN, The Week, AOL, Daily Kos and Joe.My.God.
Washington Times:
Obama irks La. flood victims with memo warning them not to discriminate — President Obama has refused so far to survey the Louisiana flood disaster, but he did let state and local officials know that he's watching to make sure they don't engage in racial discrimination.
Discussion:
The American Conservative, Liberty Unyielding, The Hayride, RedState and Media Matters for America
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Trump Visits Louisiana, Hillary Goes to Martha's Vineyard for Bill's Birthday Party
Trump Visits Louisiana, Hillary Goes to Martha's Vineyard for Bill's Birthday Party
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Daily News Bin, The San Diego Union …, NPR and Independent Journal Review
Elizabeth Crisp / The Advocate:
Gov. John Bel Edwards: 'I'm not complaining in any way about our federal partnership'
Gov. John Bel Edwards: 'I'm not complaining in any way about our federal partnership'
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Media Matters for America, Politico, RedState, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Washington Times and Breitbart
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama to Visit Flood-Ravaged Baton Rouge
President Obama to Visit Flood-Ravaged Baton Rouge
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The Gateway Pundit, The Atlantic and Associated Press
Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Clinton Foundation Already Set to Break Promise to Ban Foreign Donations — The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), the Clinton foundation's flagship project, may chose to ignore the organization's recent decision to stop accepting money from foreign governments and cooperations.
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BostonGlobe.com, Reuters, The San Diego Union … and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Thomas Phippen / The Daily Caller:
Bill Plagiarizes Hill's Cookie Recipe In ‘First Lady’ Cookie Contest
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton's Ethics Problems Are Worse Than She Understands
Hillary Clinton's Ethics Problems Are Worse Than She Understands
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Washington Post, The Resurgent, The Week, Hot Air and Mother Jones
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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bradford-delong.com, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story and Washington Monthly
Ann Doss Helms / Raleigh News & Observer:
Teen Trump fan, ejected from Charlotte rally, says he was profiled — An 18-year-old Charlotte college student who was ejected from Thursday's Donald Trump rally says he went from avid backer to disillusioned opponent after Trump's security staff accused him of being a known protester.
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Hit & Run
RADAR:
BUSTED! Angry Dad Barack RIPS Malia For ‘Pot’ Smoking Video Scandal — Find out how the president is laying down the law! — The party's over for Malia Obama! After RadarOnline.com released the shocking video of an eyewitness accusing President Obama's 18-year-old daughter of smoking pot …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller and BizPac Review
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Federal judge refers Sheriff Joe Arpaio for criminal contempt — A federal judge said Friday that he will refer Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the U.S. Attorney's Office to be charged with criminal contempt of court. — The decision comes after U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow found …
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CNN and ImmigrationProf Blog
Chris White / LawNewz:
In ‘Dumbest’ Move, Well-Known 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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Mediaite
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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The Week
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David Nierenberg / CNBC:
I've been a Republican since 1980 but I'm voting for Hillary Clinton
I've been a Republican since 1980 but I'm voting for Hillary Clinton
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The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and Politico