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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? — 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.
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Hullabaloo and Power Line
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump paid dearly to boost fundraising
Trump paid dearly to boost fundraising
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New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, The Right Scoop, NBC News and Politicus USA
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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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.
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USA Today, Little Green Footballs and The Reality-Based Community
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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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 …
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Breitbart, BizPac Review, Pamela Geller, Mediaite, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, twitchy.com and The Last Tradition
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 …
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twitchy.com
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 …
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Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Magazine, Slate and Patterico's Pontifications
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 …
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Politico
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 …
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.”
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Balloon Juice and alan.com
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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Independent Journal Review
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Daily Mail:
Terror on the Tigris: A gripping dispatch from our reporter, a captured jihadi rifle in his hands, as he's shelled with Kurdish Black Tigers — Shattering the silence with a terrifying scream, shells pepper the fields ahead of us. — All around me, men grip their weapons tighter and scatter for their lives.
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Guardian
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.
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Guardian, The Week and Daily Wire
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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
OBAMA RETURNING FROM SUMMER VACATION READY FOR BUSY FALL
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The Gateway Pundit