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3:45 AM ET, August 22, 2016

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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump paid dearly to boost fundraising  —  The Donald Trump campaign's boasts of a formidable fundraising month in July spooked Democrats who feared their financial advantage could be slipping.  —  But a closer inspection of the campaign finance report filed just before Saturday's midnight deadline indicates …
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is finally raising money.  So why isn't he spending it?  —  Last month, Donald Trump finally appeared to be on par with Hillary Clinton in fundraising — a sign that he would have the resources to compete with her on the ground and in the air in the last stretch of the White House contest.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Power Line
Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Trump Has Strong Fundraising Month, but Doesn't Catch up to Clinton
Discussion: Politico and Althouse
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 …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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Click2Houston.com:
White Lives Matter protesters gather outside NAACP  —  HOUSTON - Dozens of people gathered outside the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People headquarters in Third Ward Sunday for a White Lives Matter protest.  —  White Lives Matter protesters, holding American and Confederate flags. were at the NAACP around noon.
People.com:
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 …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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).
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 …
Neil W. McCabe / Breitbart:
Exclusive - RNC Official at Trump's Hispanic Meeting Debunks False BuzzFeed, Univision Reports that Donald Succumbed to Amnesty Activists  —  A senior staffer at the Republican National Committee (RNC) told Breitbart News Saturday GOP presidential candidate Donald J. Trump did not say or suggest …
New York Times:
Donald Trump, a ‘Rigged’ Election and the Politics of Race  —  As he seeks to revive his embattled candidacy, Donald J. Trump has seized on a new argument to rally his supporters and to explain away a possible defeat in November: that Democrats are preparing to exploit weak voter identification laws to win a …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
David Duke Show Celebrates Trump's Breitbart Hire: We've ‘Taken Over the Republican Party!’  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump rocked the political media world this week by hiring Breitbart.com honcho Stephen K. Bannon to be his campaign CEO, and while the move …
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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 …
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Kellyanne Conway, Robby Mook, Reince Priebus, and Dr. Jill Stein  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON August 21, 2016 and it will be updated.  —  UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Starting right now on THIS WEEK with George Stephanopoulos: Trump shakeup.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Politico
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Trump campaign manager: A deportation force TBD
Austin Wright / Politico:
Has Trump caused you pain? He regrets it.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  In an odd exchange with MSNBC's Joy Reid, a supporter of Donald Trump tried to allay fears about the campaign's formalized affiliation with Breitbart.com, by dismissing concerns about the website's extreme racism — because one of the top writers is “incredibly gay.”
Discussion: Balloon Juice and alan.com
Associated Press:
13 PEOPLE SHOT, WOUNDED AT CONNECTICUT HOUSE PARTY  —  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Thirteen people have been shot and wounded at a house party in Connecticut.  —  Police in Bridgeport were called to the home around 1:30 a.m. Sunday for a report of shots fired.
Discussion: Associated Press
CBS News:
Poll: Hillary Clinton extends lead in Ohio  —  In Ohio, which is so critical to Donald Trump's electoral fortunes, it is Hillary Clinton who has extended her lead and is now up six points, 46 percent to 40 percent; she was up four points in July.  Clinton has made gains among women …
Discussion: The Hill and Gothamist
CNN:
Turkish wedding suicide bomber was 12-14 years old, Erdogan says  —  Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN)The suicide bomber who killed 51 people at a wedding party in southern Turkey was between 12 and 14 years old, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, according to state-run news agency Andadolu.
Discussion: Guardian, The Week and Daily Wire
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Fox News:   Suicide bomber at Turkish wedding was as young as 12, president says
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Louisiana governor: Donald Trump's visit ‘helpful’  —  Washington (CNN)The governor of Louisiana said Sunday that Donald Trump's trip to his state was “helpful” in getting the country's attention on the devastating flooding around Baton Rouge.  —  Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
OBAMA RETURNING FROM SUMMER VACATION READY FOR BUSY FALL
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Clinton's economic plans likely to boost her corporate donors
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Report: Trump discussed continuing ‘Apprentice’ from White House
Discussion: Raw Story
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
This couple didn't tip their Latina server. They left a hateful message instead.
Erick Trickey / Politico:
Charlie Sykes' Air War
Tom Tancredo / Breitbart:
Will the Mormon Church's Support for Muslim Immigration Block Trump's Victory?
Discussion: RedState and The Resurgent
State Journal Register:
Bernard Schoenburg: Davis, Durbin squabble on political days at fair
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
Yahoo:
Germany to tell people to stockpile food and water in case of attacks: FAS
Discussion: Power Line, Vox Popoli and Instapundit
Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Sheriff Glenn Palmer makes his own rules in Grant County
Discussion: alan.com and Raw Story
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
More of Kremlin's Opponents Are Ending Up Dead
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Campaign Shakeup Is Likely Too Little, Too Late
Discussion: Politicus USA and Hot Air
Tim Rogers / Fusion:
Whole families are fleeing this tiny country and entering the U.S. in massive numbers
 

 
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