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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
The Explosive New Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Bill O'Reilly, Detailed — After complaining, a former Fox News host was banned from his show. — Roger Ailes is out at Fox News but the troubles for the network might just be getting started. — In a new lawsuit filed …
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Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Andrea Tantaros of Fox News Claims Retaliation for Sex Harassment Complaints — Andrea Tantaros, a former Fox News host, charged in a lawsuit filed Monday that top executives at the network, including the man who replaced Roger Ailes, punished her for complaining about sexual harassment by Mr. Ailes.
The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Jacked Up His Campaign's Trump Tower Rent Once Somebody Else Was Paying It — Office rent soared in July after Trump's campaign began accepting donor contributions. — S.V. Date — WASHINGTON After bragging for a year about how cheaply he was running his campaign …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's where the Trump campaign has spent money on Trump brands
Here's where the Trump campaign has spent money on Trump brands
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Carville: ‘Somebody is going to hell’ over Clinton Foundation attacks — “Somebody is going to hell” over the political attacks on the Clinton Foundation, longtime Clinton confidant James Carville declared Tuesday, denouncing the recent scrutiny and criticism of the charitable organization.
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James Rosen / Fox News:
Clinton Foundation executive left 148 phone messages for Hillary Clinton's top aide
Clinton Foundation executive left 148 phone messages for Hillary Clinton's top aide
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Mediaite, BizPac Review, Media Matters for America and The Week
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton and her close aides at State Dept.
Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton and her close aides at State Dept.
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Missouri — Neck and Neck for Prez; Blunt Has Small Senate Lead — Democrat leads in governor's race — West Long Branch, NJ - The presidential race in Missouri couldn't be closer according to the Monmouth University Poll …
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Dr. Harry Wilson / Roanoke College:
RC Poll: Clinton opens wide lead over Trump in Va.
RC Poll: Clinton opens wide lead over Trump in Va.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Appears To Embrace Obama's Deportation Policy — During a series of interviews Monday evening, Donald Trump appeared to reverse his mass deportation policy, saying that he will do the “same thing” as President Obama regarding deportation but “perhaps with a lot more energy.”
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New York Times:
The Fake $400 Million Iran ‘Ransom’ Story — The first thing to know about the latest controversy over the Iran nuclear deal is that the Obama administration did not pay $400 million in “ransom” to secure the release of three American detainees. Yet that's the story critics are peddling …
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Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, Wall Street Journal and Weekly Standard
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's new deportation plan: Do what Obama is doing but ‘with a lot more energy’
Trump's new deportation plan: Do what Obama is doing but ‘with a lot more energy’
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Andrew Bradford / portal.liberalamerica.org:
Trump Lawyers Said Melania Didn't F**k For Money, Forced Us To Apologize, So Here It Is — Just so we're being completely transparent here, you should know this: — This is being written under duress because I don't have enough money to fight a legal battle against the Trump machine.
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Associated Press:
Private lives are exposed as WikiLeaks spills its secrets — CAIRO (AP) — WikiLeaks' global crusade to expose government secrets is causing collateral damage to the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse, sick children and the mentally ill, The Associated Press has found.
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NBC News:
Clinton Continues to Hold Big Lead Over Donald Trump — Hillary Clinton continues to hold a large national lead over Donald Trump, 50 percent to 42 percent, weeks after the Democratic National Convention. — Clinton's 8-point advantage is virtually unchanged from her 9-point lead last week …
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CNN:
FBI investigating Russian hack of New York Times reporters, others — Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters at the New York Times and other US news organizations, according to US officials briefed on the matter.
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New York Times:
Think the Clinton-Trump Race Will Be a Landslide? Hold Your Horses — Donald J. Trump, after weeks of self-inflicted damage, has seen support for his candidacy in national polls dip into the 30s — Barry Goldwater and Walter F. Mondale territory — while Hillary Clinton has extended her lead …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
What Are the Chances That Democrats Retake the House? — With less than three months to go until the presidential election, there's still time for Donald J. Trump to make it a closer race. — But suppose that he doesn't, and that Hillary Clinton enters the final stretch with a clear and consistent lead?
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Megyn Kelly Grills Top Trump Aide About Personal Attacks On ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts (VIDEO) — Donald Trump's newly-minted campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, made clear Monday night that while she doesn't support personal attacks, she thinks her boss was only hitting back when he accused the hosts of MSNBC's …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Anti-Trump operatives targeted in online ‘catfishing’ scheme — Steven Wessel is a convicted con man with a Big Apple flair, feigning connections to Ronald Reagan and pretending to be an Oxford man while bilking rich Manhattanites of $750,000. But his last scam before heading to prison …
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Anita Gates / New York Times:
Steven Hill, Who Starred on ‘Law & Order’ and ‘Mission: Impossible,’ Dies at 94 — Steven Hill, who originated imposing lead roles on two notable television series, “Mission: Impossible” in the 1960s and “Law & Order” in the 1990s, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 94.
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Jeremy B. Merrill / New York Times:
Liberal, Moderate or Conservative? See How Facebook Labels You — You may think you are discreet about your political views. But Facebook, the world's largest social media network, has come up with its own determination of your political leanings, based on your activity on the site.
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Bill Nye Calls Out CNN ‘Climate Change Denier’ Meteorologist Live On-Air: ‘Knock Yourselves Out’ — The Science Guy himself Bill Nye was brought in to CNN's New Day this morning to examine some of the devastating effects of the flooding in Louisiana that has left over 60,000 homes badly damaged.
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US Uncut and The Daily Caller
Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
NLRB: Graduate Students at Private Universities May Unionize — Federal labor board overturns ruling that denied collective bargaining rights to many teaching and research assistants. — By — Graduate students who work as teaching and research assistants at private universities …
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Vic Ryckaert / Indianapolis Star:
IMPD officers shoot homeowner in robbery confusion — Metropolitan police officers shot and wounded an armed homeowner trying to protect his wife during a robbery on the far east side early Tuesday, IMPD officials said. — Police were sent to 3600 block of Foxtail Drive about 4:34 a.m …
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Hillary Clinton's ‘Fight Song’ is driving some people nuts — It's Hillary Clinton's fight song, but some listeners don't have a lot of fight left in them. — Before and after the Democratic nominee takes the stage at rallies, her campaign inevitably plays the 2015 pop hit “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Texas Leads Four Other States In Lawsuit Over Transgender Health Rule — Health and Human Services Department Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell speaks at a news conference on June 22, 2016 in Washington, DC. — Allison Shelley / Getty Images — Five states, led by Texas …
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: I Would Stop Crime By Letting ‘Tough’ Cops Take Charge — Pushed by Fox News host Bill O'Reilly to provide specifics on curbing violent crime in cities like Chicago, Donald Trump said Monday that he would simply put “tough” cops in charge. — “So, specifically, specifically. How do you do it?
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN headline makes blacks and felons synonymous — Sometimes in this business of media analysis, you just have to shake your head in disbelief. — Today's “WTF” moment comes courtesy of the following CNN Politics headline: … You read that one right. — First off, before getting …
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Tracey Kaplan / Mercury News:
Brock Turner: Judge kicks himself off first sex-crime ruling since Stanford assault case — PALO ALTO — The Santa Clara County judge facing a recall threat for giving a relatively light sentence to former Stanford student Brock Turner has disqualified himself from making his first key decision in another sex case.