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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump to meet in Mexico with the country's president — Donald Trump will travel to Mexico City on Wednesday for a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, just hours before he delivers a high-stakes speech in Arizona to clarify his views on immigration policy.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Can Trump Be This Stupid? (Not a Trick Question) — We have news tonight that tomorrow, in advance of his big immigration speech in Arizona, Donald Trump will travel to Mexico City to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. This is such an outlandish idea it is not easy to make sense of it or predict its outcome.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Mexico rages against Trump visit — Donald Trump may have accepted the invitation of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto for a Wednesday meeting in Mexico City, but the Republican presidential nominee is getting the cold shoulder in a country where public views of its own president are already abysmally low.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Clinton camp blasts Trump's Mexico visit — Donald Trump's meeting in Mexico with President Enrique Peña Nieto ahead of his immigration speech Wednesday night in Phoenix will not change anything about what he has previously said about the country or its people, a top aide for Hillary Clinton's campaign said.
Danielle Kantor / Hillary Clinton 2016:
Donald Trump is about to meet the president of Mexico. Which of these tweets might they discuss? — A big, beautiful list of tweets. — Donald Trump is headed to Mexico to meet with the country's president, Enrique Peña Nieto. If you're surprised by that news—well, you're not alone.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Despite Death Threats Donald Trump will Fly to Mexico City to Meet with President Nieto
Despite Death Threats Donald Trump will Fly to Mexico City to Meet with President Nieto
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Vicente Fox Says Trump Not Welcome In Mexico: This Is A ‘Political Stunt’
Vicente Fox Says Trump Not Welcome In Mexico: This Is A ‘Political Stunt’
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump and Mexico's Former President Vicente Fox Spar on Twitter Ahead of Visit
Donald Trump and Mexico's Former President Vicente Fox Spar on Twitter Ahead of Visit
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Traveling media will not accompany Trump to Mexico
Traveling media will not accompany Trump to Mexico
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Gregory Holyk / ABC News:
Poll: Clinton Unpopularity at New High, on Par With Trump — Hillary Clinton's unpopularity reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, putting her on par with Donald Trump among registered voters. — The latest findings solidify their positions as the two most unpopular …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A record number of Americans now dislike Hillary Clinton — Hillary Clinton hit her stride after the Democratic National Convention, riding to a double-digit lead over Donald Trump in some national and swing-state polls — her highest of the year. — As of today, though, Americans' views of her just hit a record low.
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Caren Bohan / Reuters:
Courting Republicans, Clinton to tout ‘American exceptionalism’
Courting Republicans, Clinton to tout ‘American exceptionalism’
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Richard W. Painter / New York Times:
The Real Clinton Foundation Revelation — When I was the chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, I asked many prospective administration officials if they would sell stock in companies, give up stock options, step down from nonprofit boards or make other painful choices to enter public service.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Win, Lose, but No Compromise
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton camp thinks Trump fell for old trick — Hillary Clinton's campaign feels confident. So confident that behind closed doors her team is taking some credit for forcing Donald Trump to seemingly defend territory that Republicans almost never lose. — After weeks of Brooklyn telegraphing …
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Daniel Halper / New York Post:
'It's outrageous': Clinton's aides had concerns about email setup — Hillary Clinton continued sending classified information even after leaving the State Department, The Post has exclusively learned. — On May 28, 2013, months after stepping down as secretary of state …
Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
How the Political Revolution Failed Tim Canova — The political revolution has let Tim Canova down. Bernie Sanders hasn't shown up to campaign for his chosen primary challenger to Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
LePage demands apology from reporter, vows to never speak to press again — Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday blamed a reporter in part for his fiery outburst to a state lawmaker last week and vowed never to speak with the press again. — LePage last Thursday left an obscenity-laced voicemail …
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Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
Paul LePage insists he's staying put
Paul LePage insists he's staying put
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NBC News:
Prosecutor Probes Trump Campaign CEO Stephen Bannon's Voter Record — Trump Shakes Up Campaign Less Than 3 Months From Election Day 2:14 — Florida prosecutors are investigating the voter registration of Donald Trump's campaign chief, NBC News has learned.
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Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
John McCain defeats Kelli Ward in Republican Senate primary — Last Video — 'Until all the ballots are counted, it's not done' — Joe Arpaio talks about his primary election win. — Arpaio: “Those polls are pretty good” How to watch results from Arizona primary election
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Priscilla Alvarez / The Atlantic:
John McCain's Long Road Ahead
John McCain's Long Road Ahead
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Daniel J. Flynn / Breitbart:
Chargers to Greet Colin Kaepernick with a ‘Salute to the Military’ on Thursday Night — Colin Kaepernick's first time on the field since sitting for the national anthem comes in the NFL's #1 military town on a night dubbed a “Salute to the Military.” — The optics promise a startling contrast if nothing else.
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Eryn Rogers / WSPA-TV:
Greenville County student claims teacher trashed her shoes — SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) - Two Upstate parents are looking for answers after they said a teacher threw away their first-grader's shoes at Bryson Elementary in Simpsonville last week. — Six-year-old Taraji Edward's mother …
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Anthony Weiner bragged about using his kid as a ‘chick magnet’ — When Weiner's sext partner jokingly told him to put his kid to work, he replied, “Already at work. Being a chick magnet.” — Anthony Weiner didn't just send his latest sexting partner a crotch shot selfie with his young son curled …
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James West / Mother Jones:
Former Models for Donald Trump's Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally — Republican nominee Donald Trump has placed immigration at the core of his presidential campaign. He has claimed that undocumented immigrants are “taking our jobs” and “taking our money,” …
Josh Earnest / New York Times:
Give Obama Credit for Government Transparency — In “Plane Rides and Presidential Transparency” (Mediator column, Aug. 29), Jim Rutenberg criticized the leading presidential candidates for their lack of transparency, but did not acknowledge the important and unprecedented steps …
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Kathleen Gray / Detroit Free Press:
Donald Trump to show up, but not speak out at Detroit church — Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press — When Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump comes to Detroit this weekend to try to strengthen his standing in the African-American community, he will be attending a service …
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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago gangs no longer know or fear the police, and bodies pile up — Police officers emerge from the Robert Taylor Homes on Aug. 16, 1991, with weapons they confiscated while they searched for a sniper who shot and wounded a CHA officer. — The dead multiply in Chicago, the fruit of the gang wars ripening in August.
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