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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Trump After Dwyane Wade's Cousin Is Shot: ‘African Americans Will Vote Trump’ — NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin Nykea Aldridge was fatally shot Friday pushing a child in a stroller in a Chicago. — Less than 24 hours later, Donald Trump said her death was evidence that African-Americans will vote for him in November.
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Chris Francescani / NBC News:
Trump Doctor Wrote Health Letter in Just 5 Minutes as Limo Waited — Donald Trump's personal physician said he wrote a letter declaring Trump would be the healthiest president in history in just five minutes while a limo sent by the candidate waited outside his Manhattan office.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The strange tale of Donald Trump's doctor letter just got stranger — Donald Trump's doctor finally spoke out in an interview that aired Friday night. But his comments aren't likely to end the questions about the strange letter he drafted last year declaring Trump would be the healthiest president in history.
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Guardian, The Week and The Resurgent
Washington Post:
Republicans can't pretend not to know what fuels the Trump campaign — IN A major speech Thursday, Hillary Clinton linked Donald Trump to bigoted elements on the fringe of American politics. But she got it wrong when she said, “Trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters.”
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portal.liberalamerica.org and TIME
Arizona Republic:
Donald Trump cancels Phoenix event … Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has canceled his visit to Phoenix next week, his campaign said Friday. — Trump was scheduled to deliver a speech at a downtown Phoenix hotel on Wednesday. But Brian Seitchik, Trump's Arizona state director said …
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Grace Wong / Chicago Tribune:
Dwyane Wade's cousin shot dead while pushing her baby in stroller on South Side
Dwyane Wade's cousin shot dead while pushing her baby in stroller on South Side
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Washington Post, ThinkProgress, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, The Week, twitchy.com, ABC News and BizPac Review
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump says canceled Arizona event moving to larger venue
Trump says canceled Arizona event moving to larger venue
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Daily News Bin and The Right Scoop
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Ben Carson to Donald Trump: Stop Calling Hillary Clinton a ‘Bigot’
Ben Carson to Donald Trump: Stop Calling Hillary Clinton a ‘Bigot’
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New Century Times, Liberty Unyielding, Politico, Talking Points Memo, Infowars, The Week, RedState and New York Magazine
Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress:
Governor Of Maine Says People Of Color Are ‘The Enemy,’ Implies They Should Be Shot — In a Friday press conference following his homophobic remarks about a state lawmaker, Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) called people of color and people of Hispanic origin “the enemy” and implied they should be shot.
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The Hill, alan.com and twitchy.com
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The Portland Press Herald:
Our View: Message to America: Sorry we gave you LePage — Our governor has sent a false message that people of color are not welcome in Maine. — BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD — Dear America: Maine here. Please forgive us - we made a terrible mistake. We managed to elect and re-elect a governor who is unfit for high office.
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Dustin Stockton / Breitbart:
Exclusive: ‘Black Men for Bernie’ Founder to End Democrat ‘Political Slavery’ of Minority Voters... by Campaigning for Trump — Black Men for Bernie founder Bruce Carter's mission to restore black communities didn't end when Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders lost to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary.
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The Gateway Pundit
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
As Donald Trump Repels Minority Voters, G.O.P. Fears Its Future in the West
As Donald Trump Repels Minority Voters, G.O.P. Fears Its Future in the West
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Political Wire and Washington Post
Neil W. McCabe / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Breitbart/Gravis Poll: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Now Neck and Neck Ending August
Exclusive - Breitbart/Gravis Poll: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Now Neck and Neck Ending August
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The Week
New York Times:
Breitbart Rises From Outlier to Potent Voice in Campaign — Breitbart News has arrived. — The opinion and news site, once a curiosity of the fringe right wing, is now an increasingly powerful voice, and virtual rallying spot, for millions of disaffected conservatives who propelled Donald J. Trump …
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Simon Maloy / Salon:
Hillary and the alt-right: The toxic endurance of political extremism
Hillary and the alt-right: The toxic endurance of political extremism
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside debate prep: Clinton's careful case vs. Trump's ‘WrestleMania’ — Hillary Clinton is methodically preparing for the presidential debates as a veteran lawyer would approach her biggest trial. She pores over briefing books thick with policy arcana and opposition research.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump and advisers remain split on how far to move toward the middle
Trump and advisers remain split on how far to move toward the middle
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Balloon Juice
New York Daily News:
Anti-Semitic Trump campaign CEO Stephen Bannon not a big fan of ‘whiny brat’ Jews, ex-wife says — Donald Trump's campaign CEO Stephen Bannon was branded an anti-Semite by the same ex-wife who claimed he choked her, court documents reveal. — Mary Louise Piccard said in a 2007 court declaration …
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Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Theresa May will trigger Brexit negotiations without Commons vote — Theresa May will not hold a parliamentary vote on Brexit before opening negotiations to formally trigger Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, The Telegraph has learned. — Opponents of Brexit claim …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Business Insider
Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
US: Clinton calendars won't be released until after election — WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven months after a federal judge ordered the State Department to begin releasing monthly batches of the detailed daily schedules showing meetings by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state …
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BizPac Review, twitchy.com and Breitbart
Josh Haskell / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Receives 1st Classified Briefing as Democratic Nominee — Hillary Clinton spent Saturday morning at an FBI facility near her New York home meeting with staffers from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who briefed her on major threats and emerging concerns around the world.
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whorunsGov and Hot Air
Walter Berry / Associated Press:
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL PROBE METRO PHOENIX SHERIFF ARPAIO — PHOENIX (AP) — The investigation and possible prosecution of metropolitan Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be handled by the U.S. Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Arizona asked to be removed because of unspecified conflicts …
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alan.com
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Revealed: Fox News' 400-page oppo file on Gabriel Sherman — The memo is dated January 5, 2012. “To: Interested Parties.” “Re: Gabriel Sherman.” — Two full years before Sherman published a book about Roger Ailes, this book-length memo made the rounds inside Fox News.
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