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Guardian:
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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John Bresnahan / Politico:
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
New York Post:
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
Keegan Hankes / Southern Poverty Law Center:
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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Cassandra Fairbanks / We Are Change:
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
Breitbart:
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.
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
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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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Rush Limbaugh Literally Can't Stop Laughing at the Plight Of Ann Coulter
Rush Limbaugh Literally Can't Stop Laughing at the Plight Of Ann Coulter
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RedState
Scott Thistle / The Portland Press Herald:
'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
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
RNC Chair: Deporting 12 Million People Not Practical, Legalization “The Proper Route”
RNC Chair: Deporting 12 Million People Not Practical, Legalization “The Proper Route”
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Hot Air
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Jeb Bush Says He's Not Buying The Trump Immigration Shift
Jeb Bush Says He's Not Buying The Trump Immigration Shift
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Hot Air, National Review and Talking Points Memo
Wall Street Journal:
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
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
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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Cory Zurowski / City Pages:
Republican Party of Minnesota forgot to put Donald Trump on Minnesota ballot, scrambling to fix it
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
Sam Adams / Mirror.co.uk:
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
Paul Demko / Politico:
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
KRQE-TV:
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
Jerry Mitchell / The Clarion Ledger:
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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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
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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Lisa Schencker / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois Obamacare rates could soar as state submits insurance premium increases to feds
Illinois Obamacare rates could soar as state submits insurance premium increases to feds
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Hot Air
Eleanor Ainge Roy / Guardian:
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
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
‘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
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
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
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
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?
Jon Hilsenrath / Dow Jones Newswires:
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