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Colin Powell Says Hillary Clinton's ‘People Have Been Trying to Pin’ Email Scandal on Him — Hillary Clinton's email scandal continues. — On Friday, the New York Times reported that Clinton told FBI officials former Secretary of State Colin Powell had advised her to use a personal email account …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Colin Powell sets record straight on involvement in email scandal — MORE FROM: — Colin Powell has broken his silence about his alleged involvement in the Hillary Clinton email scandal, saying her team is falsely trying to blame him. — When asked by the FBI about her email use …
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RedState, Talking Points Memo, Politico, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and Betsy's Page
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Powell: Clinton ‘trying to pin’ her email use on my advice — 's campaign has been trying to use him to help justify her use of a private email server while she was secretary of State. — The Democratic presidential nominee reportedly told FBI investigators that Powell …
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American Thinker and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Huma Abedin denies active role at radical Muslim journal — MORE FROM: — Top Hillary Clinton confidante Huma Abedin played no formal role in a radical Muslim journal — even though she was listed as an editor on the hate-filled periodical's masthead for a dozen years, a campaign rep claimed Sunday.
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The Last Refuge, The Week and BizPac Review
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Huma Abedin worked at a radical Muslim journal for 10 years — Huma Abedin, longtime aide to former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, — MORE FROM: — Hillary Clinton's top campaign aide, and the woman who might be the future White House chief …
Tom Korosec / Bloomberg:
Obama's Transgender Bathroom Policy Blocked by Federal Judge — Texas wins halt to transgender student restroom mandate — Judge says U.S. failed to follow rule-making procedures — The Obama administration was barred by a judge from enforcing a directive that U.S. public schools allow …
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ThinkProgress, Hot Air and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Associated Press:
Texas judge temporarily blocks Obama's transgender directive — A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
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KFOR-TV
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Clinton Camp Announces New $80 Million Fall TV Ad Buy — Hillary Clinton's campaign is ramping up its presence on the airwaves. — According to an aide, the campaign has reserved $80 million worth of TV ad space in battleground states to take them through the fall campaign.
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Clinton campaign reserving nearly $80 million in ads
Clinton campaign reserving nearly $80 million in ads
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Talking Points Memo
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Clinton, already dominant on the airwaves, reserves nearly $80 million more in TV time
Clinton, already dominant on the airwaves, reserves nearly $80 million more in TV time
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CNN
Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Trump Has Strong Fundraising Month, but Doesn't Catch up to Clinton
Trump Has Strong Fundraising Month, but Doesn't Catch up to Clinton
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Politico, Political Wire, New York Magazine, Althouse, The Right Scoop and Politicus USA
Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
Pills seized from Paisley Park contained illicit fentanyl, same drug that killed Prince — Level of fentanyl found in musician's body was so great no one could have survived it. — Pills marked as hydrocodone that were seized from Paisley Park after Prince's overdose death actually contained fentanyl …
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CNN, LawNewz, The Daily Caller, KFOR-TV, Associated Press and The Week
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Amy Forliti / Associated Press:
OFFICIAL: PILLS FOUND AT PRINCE'S ESTATE CONTAINED FENTANYL
OFFICIAL: PILLS FOUND AT PRINCE'S ESTATE CONTAINED FENTANYL
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AOL
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Hope for Trump: GOP winning registration race in key states — For weeks, Donald Trump has watched his poll standing in battleground states plummet, from Pennsylvania, where his strength among Rust Belt families was supposed to turn a blue state competitive, to North Carolina …
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Jessica Hamilton / Houston Chronicle:
White Lives Matter group protests outside NAACP in Houston's Third Ward — The Confederate flag waved in front of the NAACP office Sunday. The red flag with its blue X holding white stars hung over the shoulder of a White Lives Matter member who was joined by others in his group in a protest …
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Talking Points Memo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Occupy Democrats, BizPac Review, Daily News Bin and The Root
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New York Times:
Donald Trump, With Bare-Bones Campaign, Relies on G.O.P. for Vital Tasks — Donald J. Trump is leaning heavily on Republican Party organizations to provide crucial campaign functions like getting out the vote, digital outreach and fund-raising, at a time when some leading Republicans have called …
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is finally raising money. So why isn't he spending it?
Donald Trump is finally raising money. So why isn't he spending it?
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Hullabaloo and Power Line
Mitch Prothero / BuzzFeed:
Why Europe Can't Find The Jihadis In Its Midst … BRUSSELS, Belgium — The assignment given to the Belgian police in the summer of 2014 was straightforward but high stakes: Follow two men suspected of involvement with ISIS through the streets of Brussels. Find out who they meet, record what they say.
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Sean Hannity Turns Adviser in the Service of Donald Trump — During major inflection points in Donald J. Trump's campaign, the advisers, family members and friends who make up his kitchen cabinet burn up their email accounts and phone lines gaming out how to get his candidacy on track (and what counsel he might go along with).
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
92 Year-Old Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly Releases New Book: “The Conservative Case for Trump” — by Phyllis Schlafly, — Ed Martin, — and Brett M. Decker — 92 year-old conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly officially endorsed Donald Trump in St. Louis in March.
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Occupy Democrats, alan.com, Regnery Publishing and New York Magazine
New York Times:
After Shake-Up by Trump, Clinton Camp Keeps Wary Eye on ‘Conspiracy Theories’ — It took just a few hours, after Donald J. Trump announced a major staff shake-up last week, for Hillary Clinton's campaign team to settle on a new buzzword. — “He peddles conspiracy theories,” her campaign manager …