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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin to Separate After His Latest Sexting Scandal — Huma Abedin, the wife of the former Representative Anthony D. Weiner, announced on Monday that the couple were separating in the wake of a report that Mr. Weiner had been involved in another sexting scandal.
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Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Limbaugh Blames Huma Abedin: 'She Has Not Been Chief Of Her Husband's Staff'
Limbaugh Blames Huma Abedin: 'She Has Not Been Chief Of Her Husband's Staff'
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Hullabaloo and Guardian
Media Matters for America:
“She Has Not Been Chief Of Her Husband's Staff”: Rush Limbaugh Blames Huma Abedin For Her Husband's Sexual Tweets
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Huma Abedin's mom linked to shocking anti-women book
Huma Abedin's mom linked to shocking anti-women book
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Rush Limbaugh, Pamela Geller and dailyrushbo.com
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
NY1 puts Anthony Weiner on indefinite leave
NY1 puts Anthony Weiner on indefinite leave
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New York Post, Mediaite, CNN, Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Seizes Abedin-Weiner News To Smear Clinton's ‘Bad Judgment’
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Anthony Weiner is gross. Let's stop paying attention to him.
Anthony Weiner is gross. Let's stop paying attention to him.
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Hot Air, Mashable, Quartz, AOL, Hollywood Life, NBC News, Fox News Insider, Daily Mail, Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 7 points — Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 7 points among likely voters in a new poll released Monday — the latest public survey to confirm that Clinton has a consistent lead with just over 10 weeks until the general election.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute
Monmouth University Polling Institute
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Politicus USA, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Guardian and Mediaite
Matthew J. Dowd / Wall Street Journal:
Seven Things About the 2016 General Election Campaign So Far
Seven Things About the 2016 General Election Campaign So Far
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The Atlantic and BizPac Review
Richard Natale / Variety:
Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ Star and Comedic Icon, Dies at 83 — Gene Wilder, who regularly stole the show in such comedic gems as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Stir Crazy,” died Monday at his home in Stamford …
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Daniel Lewis / New York Times:
Gene Wilder Dies at 83; Star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’
Gene Wilder Dies at 83; Star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’
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Pamela Geller, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
Trump On Kaepernick: “Maybe He Should Find A Country That Works Better For Him” — Donald Trump, asked about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal on Saturday to stand during a performance of the national anthem, says maybe Kaepernick “should find a country that works better for him.”
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ProFootballTalk, alan.com, Niners Wire and Political Wire
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: Anthem-Protesting QB Should Find Country ‘That Works Better For Him’ (AUDIO)
Trump: Anthem-Protesting QB Should Find Country ‘That Works Better For Him’ (AUDIO)
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Vox, Niners Wire, ThinkProgress, Mashable, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller and CBS New York
Chris Ault / Reno Gazette-Journal:
RGJ exclusive: Chris Ault on Kaepernick, “You never lead by sitting down”
RGJ exclusive: Chris Ault on Kaepernick, “You never lead by sitting down”
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ProFootballTalk and Mediaite
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Meet the man siphoning money from Donald Trump — At a glance, the two websites look virtually indistinguishable. Both feature a photo of Donald Trump, in a suit and red tie, in front of a giant American flag. Both seemingly offer a chance for two to win dinner with Donald Trump.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump campaign demands ‘dinner with Trump’ super PAC cease and desist — Donald Trump's campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter on Monday to a super PAC unaffiliated with the campaign that has lured more than $1 million in donations by offering the Republican nominee's supporters a chance …
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American Horizons PAC and Politicus USA
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Sarah Palin falls and cracks her head — and makes it all about Hillary Clinton — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Former half-term Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hit a new low — literally — on Sunday when she wrote on Facebook …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign CEO Once Blasted “Bunch Of Dykes” From The “Seven Sisters Schools” — Donald Trump's campaign CEO, Stephen Bannon, said during a 2011 radio interview that progressives vilify prominent women in the conservative movement because they are not “a bunch of dykes that came from the Seven Sisters schools.”
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alan.com, New Century Times and Joe.My.God.
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems — The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases in recent weeks, prompting the bureau to warn election officials across the country to take new steps to enhance the security of their computer systems …
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Trump Ad Credits Tax Plan He Doesn't Support — Donald Trump's new $10 million TV ad cites two contradictory tax plans — one that Trump has explicitly ruled out and another that he has yet to endorse — raising more questions about what policies the GOP presidential nominee supports.
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Wall Street Journal, Hullabaloo, Right Wing Watch, Business Insider, Daily Kos, Media Matters for America and ThinkProgress
Ed Mazza / The Huffington Post:
White Lives Matter To Be Listed As Hate Group By Southern Poverty Law Center — “We are listing them because they are clearly white supremacists.” — White Lives Matter will soon be listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). — SPLC said the status will be reflected …
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The Daily Caller, Mashable and Raw Story
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Who Voters Think Should Moderate the Presidential Debates — The Commission on Presidential Debates is not expected to announce the moderators for three scheduled presidential debates and the vice presidential debate until after Labor Day, but voters know at least one moderator they'd like to see — CNN's Anderson Cooper.
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Independent Journal Review, The Daily Caller, AOL, Mediaite and Washington Times
WNCN:
SC high school bans American flags at football game — TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (WSPA) - The principal of Travelers Rest High School released a statement Saturday afternoon after complaints on social media after a students were not allowed to bring American flags to a football game Friday night.
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Fired Manager Corey Lewandowski Still Involved in Donald Trump Campaign — As Donald Trump arrived in Manchester, New Hampshire, for a rally a week ago, he stepped out of his motorcade and was greeted by a familiar face: Corey Lewandowski. — Lewandowski had been fired in late-June after serving as Trump's first campaign manager.
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Political Wire
Lydia Willgress / Telegraph:
Teenage girl killed herself amid fears she would be branded racist over joke photo she sent friends, inquest hears — A talented teenage gymnast committed suicide after becoming concerned she would be branded “racist” after taking a joke photograph and sharing it with friends, an inquest heard.
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The Daily Caller, Pamela Geller and FunnyJunk Most Popular …
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Mike Huckabee Shares Link Claiming Hillary Is ‘Hiding Medical Devices’ Under Clothing — Donald Trump supporter and former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee shared a link on his Facebook page Sunday claiming Hillary Clinton is hiding medical devices under her clothing.
Department of Homeland Security:
Statement by Secretary Jeh C. Johnson on Establishing a Review Of Privatized Immigration Detention — On August 18, the Department of Justice announced that the Bureau of Prisons will reduce and ultimately end its use of private prisons. On Friday, I directed our Homeland Security Advisory Council …
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Washington Monthly, Mother Jones, Washington Post, CityLab and ThinkProgress
Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Three days after removing human editors, Facebook is already trending fake news — Facebook announced Friday that humans would no longer write descriptions for its Trending topics list, handing over even more responsibility to the already-powerful algorithm.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani rips Beyoncé over VMAs performance — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reacted angrily Monday to Beyoncé's appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, calling a performance in which the award-winning singer referenced gun violence “a shame.”
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The Hill, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Shakesville
CBS North Carolina / WNCN:
Subject dead in Raleigh officer-involved shooting; officer injured — RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - The man shot during a incident with a Raleigh police officer has died, officials confirmed. An officer involved sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries from gunshot wounds.
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Abby Jackson / Business Insider:
Brock Turner is set to be released from jail Friday after serving half of his sentence — Brock Turner, the former Stanford student and star swimmer convicted of sexual assault of an unconscious woman, is scheduled to be released from jail on Friday, September 2, CNN reports.
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Boing Boing, Raw Story and LawNewz