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Trump campaign chief is registered to vote in Florida at unoccupied home — Stephen Bannon's enrollment is apparent violation of crucial swing state's election law requiring voters to be legal residents of county they register in — Donald Trump's new presidential campaign chief is registered …
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Trump campaign CEO once charged in domestic violence case — Stephen K. Bannon, the new CEO of the Donald Trump campaign, was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness following an incident in early January 1996, though the case was ultimately dismissed …
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Talking Points Memo, RedState, Boing Boing, Joe.My.God., LawNewz, New York Magazine, Raw Story, Washington Times and Guardian


Trump campaign CEO accused in divorce papers of attacking wife — More On: — The man hired to remake Donald Trump's image roughed up and threatened his wife during their marriage, she claimed in court documents obtained by The Post. — Stephen K. Bannon, the new CEO of the Trump campaign …
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Guardian, Joe.My.God., Hollywood Life, New Century Times and Independent Journal Review


Whose Alt-Right Is It Anyway? — Hours before Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is scheduled to deliver a speech in Reno, Nev., slamming Donald Trump for his connections to the Alt-Right, the racist core leadership of the ideology is collectively tripping over itself trying to take credit for its unexpected success.
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Media Matters for America, NBC News, Occupy Democrats, Mashable and The Verge
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4Chan Poster Gloriously Interrupts Clinton Alt-Right Speech — As Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton gave a speech in Reno, attempting to smear the millions of people who support her opponent Donald Trump as racist monsters — 4chan was in the building to gloriously troll the low-energy event.
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The Gateway Pundit


Milo To Hillary: ‘You Did This’ — Reacting to Hillary Clinton's speech today, Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, two of whose headlines were denounced by the pearl-clutching Democratic nominee during her speech in Reno today, said it was Clinton and her brand of politics who are responsible for the rise of the alt-right.


The University of Chicago is attacking academic freedom. — Jay Ellison, dean of students, has sent a letter to the incoming class of 2020 outlining the school's policy on academic freedom: … Ellison's letter is a perverse document. It's very much like the French Burkini ban …
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Rush Limbaugh Literally Can't Stop Laughing at the Plight Of Ann Coulter
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RedState


'Prove I'm a racist': LePage challenges Westbrook lawmaker in obscenity-laced voice mail — The governor later says he wishes he and Rep. Drew Gattine could have a duel and ‘I would point (my gun) right between his eyes.’ — Gov. Paul LePage left a state lawmaker from Westbrook …
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire


Trump: No legal status for undocumented immigrants — Donald Trump ruled out Thursday a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants in the United States, walking back comments he made earlier this week in which he appeared open to the idea.
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Washington Post, Capitol View, New York Times, Daily Kos, The Week, Politico and National Review
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RNC Chair: Deporting 12 Million People Not Practical, Legalization “The Proper Route”
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Hot Air

Jeb Bush Says He's Not Buying The Trump Immigration Shift
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Hot Air, National Review and Talking Points Memo


Donald Trump's Mixed Signals on Immigration Roil Campaign — Some backers say they would welcome a change; others say easing his plan to deport all illegal immigrants would cost him the election — Donald Trump's mixed signals about easing his plan to deport all illegal immigrants …
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Mediaite, Raw Story and ThinkProgress

Texas elector threatens not to vote Trump — Chris Suprun is a member of the Electoral College from Texas, a state the GOP can reliably count on to deliver votes every four years to the Republican presidential nominee. — But this year, with Donald Trump sitting atop the ticket …
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Mediaite and ballot-access.org
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Republican Party of Minnesota forgot to put Donald Trump on Minnesota ballot, scrambling to fix it
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Obsidian Wings, The Atlantic and ballot-access.org


Assassination attempt on Angela Merkel feared as armed man arrested 'trying to infiltrate German chancellor's motorcade' in Prague — Czech police halted an armed man in a black 4x4 Mercedes as he allegedly tried to join Merkel's motorcade during her visit to the capital
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RT, The Daily Caller, Infowars, BizPac Review and We Are Change

Obamacare sticker shock hits key Senate races — As insurers push large premium increases for 2017 Obamacare plans, some of the steepest hikes have been requested by insurers in crucial swing states that could determine control of the Senate. — In nine of 11 states with competitive Senate races …
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Sabato's Crystal Ball


Hundreds gather at vigils for Victoria Martens — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - The community is left shaken; meanwhile, parents are grappling with how to explain to their kids after the tragic death of one of their classmates and friend, Victoria Martens. — Victoria had just started the fourth grade at Petroglyph Elementary School.
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KTLA


Two nuns fatally stabbed in Mississippi — Authorities are investigating the brutal killings of two nuns that were reportedly stabbed to death at their home in Holmes County. — Sister Paula Merrill, a nurse practitioner with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, and Sister Margaret Held …
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Washington Post, FOX31 Denver, Crux, fox8.com and NOLA River
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This Princeton health economist thinks Obamacare's marketplaces are doomed — I've spent the past week talking to lots of health care experts and economists about the future of the Affordable Care Act. Of all the people I spoke with, Princeton University health economist Uwe Reinhardt offered …
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Hot Air, Viking Pundit and Power Line
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Illinois Obamacare rates could soar as state submits insurance premium increases to feds
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Hot Air


Woman survives month in New Zealand mountains after partner died on hike — Czech hiker tells police she stayed in a remote cabin after partner fell to his death on Routeburn track in the South Island — A Czech woman found alive in a remote mountain cabin in New Zealand has told police …
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FOX6Now.com and UK


‘I lost. The ni**er won’: Alabama GOP mayor gets racist on Facebook after losing to black candidate — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — The Republican mayor of Midland City, Alabama got nasty on Facebook after losing her seat to a black candidate in this week's mayoral election.
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The Root, New Century Times and Occupy Democrats

Trump's mob-linked ex-associate gives $5,400 to campaign — A Russian-born, mafia-linked businessman whose ties to both Donald Trump and loyalists of Russian President Vladimir Putin have sparked scrutiny, visited Trump Tower last month for undisclosed business, he told POLITICO.
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The Week


After Ailes, Fox News Has a New Crisis: Can It Keep Megyn Kelly? — Within its subterranean newsroom, staffers and executives have a new fear: Will they be able to convince Megyn Kelly to re-sign with the network and stave off a potential post-Ailes ratings decline? And does that mean the end of Bill O'Reilly?


Years of Fed Missteps Fueled Disillusion With the Economy and Washington (8/25/16) — First, officials missed signs that a more complex financial system had become vulnerable to financial bubbles, and bubbles had become a growing threat in a low-interest-rate world.
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Political Wire and Mother Jones