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Guardian:
Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon is registered voter at vacant Florida home — Exclusive: 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 …
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump When Asked About Alt-Right: ‘Nobody Even Knows What It Is’ — Donald Trump on Thursday night claimed that he doesn't know what the alt-right is when asked about Hillary Clinton's charges in a Thursday speech that Trump has embraced those who push white nationalist, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim beliefs.
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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 and The Verge
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
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 …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Assange: ‘Unexpected’ Clinton campaign leaks coming — WikiLeaks expects to release information with some “unexpected angles” regarding Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — 's campaign ahead of the general election, the organization's founder, Julian Assange, said Wednesday.
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Talking Points Memo and Yahoo
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, ThinkProgress, alan.com, Guardian and Raw Story
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
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?
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Clinton, Trump Tangle Over Racism — NOTABLES —KELLYANNE CONWAY ON ‘GMA’ SAYS TRUMP ‘DESERVES CREDIT’ FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN OUTREACH. Donald Trump's campaign manager today defended her candidate's outreach to African-American voters, saying he “deserves credit” for doing so, ABC's MICHAEL HAYDEN notes.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
CNN erupts in laughter as Katrina Pierson pushes a bizarre defense of Trump's immigration flip-flop
CNN erupts in laughter as Katrina Pierson pushes a bizarre defense of Trump's immigration flip-flop
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Joe.My.God., Daily Wire, CNN and portal.liberalamerica.org
Telegraph:
Lifelike baby dolls designed to deter teenage pregnancies actually have opposite effect, scientists find — Lifelike baby dolls that cry and are designed to stop teenage pregnancies actually increase the number of underage mothers, suggests new research. — The baby simulators form part …
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Daily Wire
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
James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
Kayla Mueller in Captivity: Courage, Selflessness as She Defended Christian Faith to ISIS Executioner ‘Jihadi John’ — American hostage Kayla Mueller was tortured, verbally abused, forced into slave labor for ISIS commanders in Syria and raped by the group's top leader …
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Liberty Unyielding, Hot Air, Independent Journal Review and AOL
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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Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, Capitol View, New York Times, The Week, Daily Kos, Politico and National Review
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
Lisa France / CNNMoney:
HLN cancels ‘Dr. Drew’ — It's a wrap for Dr. Drew Pinsky's show on HLN. — CNN executive vice president Ken Jautz announced Thursday that “Dr. Drew and I have mutually agreed to air the final episode of his show on September 22.” — “Dr. Drew and his team have delivered more than five years …
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zerohedge.com/fullrss2 …, Infowars and New Urban Legends
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Rush Limbaugh Literally Can't Stop Laughing at the Plight Of Ann Coulter — Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh fell into a fit of laughter Thursday while telling his listeners about how Donald Trump had somehow managed to convince his loyal followers to support amnesty just before Ann Coulter's book came out.
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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 …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump resurrects 2008 primary to brand Clinton as racist — Hillary Clinton's eight-year-old comments during a raw and contentious primary with Barack Obama are providing even more fodder for Donald Trump and his campaign, doubling down on charges of racism and bigotry against the Democratic nominee …
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Hot Air
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
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
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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Washington Post, FOX31 Denver, Crux, fox8.com and NOLA River
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