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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump might already be out of time — Donald Trump and his new team think they have 71 days to turn this campaign around. They're wrong. — The Republican nominee — three months after clinching the nomination — has begun frantically trying to reposition himself in the past week …
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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Welcome to Iowa, where Trump's purple patch could turn a blue state red — In rare harmony, party bigwigs loved him just as much as grass-roots voters — In November 2015 Donald Trump proclaimed to a crowd of Iowans: “How stupid are the people of Iowa?” Two months later he lost the Iowa Republican caucus.
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Johnson: ‘Game over’ if I don't make it to debate stage — Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson said it's “game over” on any chance of winning the White House if he does not make it to the debate stage. — “Winning the election, yes, I would say game over,” Johnson said on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace.
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Gov. Chris Christie and DNC Chair Donna Brazile — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON August 28, 2016 and it will be updated. — MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC HOST: I'm joined now by Governor Chris Christie, a former presidential candidate and one-time Trump opponent, now the chair of Trump's transition team.
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Christie: Trump's immigration comments won't turn off supporters
Christie: Trump's immigration comments won't turn off supporters
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Alex Stedman / Variety:
Ann Coulter Gets Burned the Most at Rob Lowe's Comedy Central Roast — Rob Lowe is at the center of Comedy Central's Roast this year, and at the taping on Saturday night, he got slammed: over his 1988 sex tape with a 16-year-old, his trend of being on so many cancelled TV shows and even his unbearable handsomeness.
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Chris Pleasance / Daily Mail:
'You should never play in the NFL again. Move to Canada': 49ers fans burn Kaepernick jerseys to the national anthem after the $114million sport star refused to stand ‘to protest black oppression’ — San Francisco 49ers fans have filmed themselves burning Colin Kaepernick jerseys …
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Jarrett Bell / USA Today:
More power to 49ers' Colin Kaepernick for taking a stand against social injustice
More power to 49ers' Colin Kaepernick for taking a stand against social injustice
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump has a massive Catholic problem — Much has been made of Donald Trump's problems with a few voting groups — female voters, blacks and Hispanics, and young voters, in particular. And, to be sure, they are all problems. — But relatively speaking, his biggest problem actually appears …
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Joseph Tanfani / Los Angeles Times:
He was a billionaire who donated to the Clinton Foundation. Last year, he was denied entry into the U.S. — Gilbert Chagoury has contributed $1 million to $5 million to the Clinton Foundation, according to its list of donors. (Getty Images) — Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury …
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The Daily Caller
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
AP Editor Admits Tweet On Clinton Foundation Was ‘Sloppy’ And Wrong, Still Won't Delete It — ‘We abhor inaccuracies, carelessness, bias or distortions.’ — After years of investigation, Freedom of Information Act requests and lawsuits, the Associated Press obtained two years …
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Matt Stevens / Los Angeles Times:
Man fatally shot by FBI agent serving search warrants in Compton — An FBI agent fatally shot a man while serving warrants at a Compton residence this week, an agency spokeswoman said Saturday. — An FBI SWAT team arrived at the residence in the 14600 block of South White Street …
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New York Times:
Democrats Step Up Pursuit of House Republicans Left Limping by Donald Trump — LEESBURG, Va. — Emboldened by Donald J. Trump's struggles in the presidential race, Democrats in Congress are laying the groundwork to expand the list of House Republicans they will target for defeat as part …
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Political Wire
Fawn Johnson / Morning Consult:
Trump Gains Ground on Clinton; Black Voters Still Wary — Donald Trump trails Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by only 3 percentage points in a new national poll from Morning Consult, shrinking a deficit that has alarmed GOP operatives who fear their unconventional nominee may harm the prospects …
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