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11:30 AM ET, August 23, 2016

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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton and her close aides at State Dept.  —  A sports executive who was a major donor to the Clinton Foundation and whose firm paid Bill Clinton millions of dollars in consulting fees wanted help getting a visa for a British soccer player with a criminal past.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The Clinton E-mail Saga Continues  —  NOTABLES  —CLINTON TELLS JIMMY KIMMEL SHE'S ‘EMBARRASSED’ BY ‘BORING’ EMAILS: Hillary Clinton took on two controversial topics in a late-night interview on ABC's ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Monday.  First, Kimmel quizzed the Democratic presidential candidate …
The Intercept:
Consultant Raised Cash for Hillary Clinton, Used Access to Seek Meeting for Coal Giant, Emails Reveal  —  In 2009, when St. Louis-based coal company Peabody Energy was aiming for rapid expansion into Mongolia, China, and other international markets, it sought an audience with then-Secretary …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's historic free pass on the airwaves
Discussion: The Week
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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Alex Thompson / VICE News:
Trump's kids are cashing in on his campaign
Discussion: RedState
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Andrea Tantaros of Fox News Claims Retaliation for 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.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
The Explosive New Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Bill O'Reilly, Detailed
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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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Aaron David Miller / Wall Street Journal:   Why ‘Cash for Prisoners’ May End Up Being Least of U.S. Concerns Over Payment to Iran
Ethan Lou / Reuters:
Hundreds of Americans wash up illegally in Canada after river party  —  About 1,500 Americans floating down a river that separates the United States from Canada had to be rescued from the water when strong rains and winds sent them illegally into Canadian territory, the country's coast guard said on Monday.
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Greg Layson / CBC News:
U.S. partiers wash up in Canada, blown across St. Clair River
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 …
Discussion: RedState
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.”
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 …
Discussion: The Week
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Nine Lives of Donald J. Trump  —  Whatever his faults, a Trump victory is preferable for the Republic.  —  Seasoned Republican political handlers serially attack Donald Trump and his campaign as amateurish, incompetent, and incoherent.  The media somehow outdid their propaganda work …
Dr. Harry Wilson / Roanoke College:
RC Poll: Clinton opens wide lead over Trump in Va.  —  Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has opened a 16-point lead over Republican Donald Trump among likely voters in Virginia (48%-32%), according to The Roanoke College Poll.  Libertarian Gary Johnson received the support …
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 …
Discussion: Instapundit
Debbie Emery / The Wrap:
Hillary Clinton Proves to Jimmy Kimmel That She's Not Dying  —  Presidential nominee has her pulse checked and opens a jar of pickles in response to rumors about her health  —  Hillary Clinton is willing to do a lot to prove she's fit enough to be president.
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Leo ditches Hillary fundraiser under shady circumstances  —  More On:  —  Leo DiCaprio abruptly backed out of hosting a $33,400-per-guest fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton at his LA home on Tuesday, saying the change in plans was because of the production schedule for a documentary he's producing …
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?
Discussion: Washington Post
Mike Levine / ABC News:
FBI Investigating Possible ISIS-Inspired Knife Attack in Virginia  —  The FBI has launched a federal terrorism investigation into a weekend stabbing in Roanoke, Va., looking at whether the attacker may have been trying to behead his victim in an alleged ISIS-inspired assault, sources tell ABC News.
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Dem in West Virginia governor race won't support Clinton  —  The Democratic gubernatorial candidate in West Virginia said he cannot support fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton  —  's bid for president.  —  Jim Justice, a billionaire who owns multiple coal mines in the state …
Anthony Johnson / abc7ny.com:
FIRST ON 7: Newark officers with guns chase young boy in mistaken identity case … Anthony Johnson has the exclusive interview with the 10-year-old boy.  —  WABC  —  There is no denying that 10-year-old Legend Preston is big for his age.  The shy fifth-grader who loves math was shaken …
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Rachel Bishop / Mirror.co.uk:
Robot brothels could soon become reality in UK as nation's booming sex trade undergoes revolution  —  Cyborg prostitutes - similar to those seen in Channel's 4's Humans - could soon become a reality as the appetite for robot sex continues to grow  —  Sex robot brothels similar to those seen …
Discussion: alan.com
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump courts minority voters  —  is ramping up outreach to blacks and Hispanics as he seeks to close a massive gap with Hillary Clinton  —  among the minority voters who have shunned his campaign.  —  In speeches and at rallies, the Republican presidential nominee is directly appealing …
Jeff Horwitz / Associated Press:
Racism and talk of religious war: Trump staff's online posts  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, ridiculed Mexican accents, called for Secretary of State John Kerry …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Emails: Huma Abedin Left Classified Material Unsecured In The Front Seat Of Her Car  —  Ex-Secret Service Agent Loses It On Politico Reporter: ‘F*** Yourself!’  —  THE MIRROR |  BETSY ROTHSTEIN  —  Potential Clinton Email Bombshell To Drop Right Before The Election  —  DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION |
Discussion: BizPac Review and twitchy.com
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?
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
 
 
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