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Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Trump admits wimping out in Mexico: 'We didn't discuss payment of the wall' — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Donald Trump admitted on Wednesday that he did not press Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on paying for a wall between the US and Mexico — one of his signature campaign promises.
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Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
Mexicans Accuse President of ‘Historic Error’ in Welcoming Donald Trump — MEXICO CITY — If President Enrique Peña Nieto invited Donald J. Trump to visit Mexico for a dialogue in the interest of democracy, the message has fallen on deaf ears. — Instead, the predominant feeling here in the Mexican capital is one of betrayal.
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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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KXAN-TV:
Trump outlines 5 goals he wants to accomplish with Mexico — Related Coverage — AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — In a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump laid out his 5-step plan to improve relations with Mexico, which includes a border wall.
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Washington Post, USA Today, New Century Times and The Daily Caller
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Mexican President Fact Checks Donald Trump To His Face, In Spanish — Following a controversial and hastily thrown together bilateral meeting behind closed doors on Wednesday, GOP nominee Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto held a tense press conference …
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Vox, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, Associated Press and PolitiFact
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Trump 'Didn't Discuss' Border Wall Payment With Mexican President — Donald Trump said that while he had a “substantive, direct and constructive” meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, they “didn't discuss” who would pay for the border wall that Trump has made a centerpiece of his presidential campaign.
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Joe.My.God. and Associated Press
New York Times:
Live: Donald Trump Calls Mexican President ‘a Friend’
Live: Donald Trump Calls Mexican President ‘a Friend’
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Washington Examiner, The Atlantic, Washington Post, BillMoyers.com, Althouse, New York Magazine and ThinkProgress
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Hits Trump for ‘Dropping In’ on Mexico
Hillary Clinton Hits Trump for ‘Dropping In’ on Mexico
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alan.com and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Mexicans are angry at their own president for meeting with Trump
Mexicans are angry at their own president for meeting with Trump
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Politico, CNN, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Bloomberg, Salon, Towleroad, Guardian, New Urban Legends, ThinkProgress and Media Matters for America
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump discusses immigration, trade with Mexican President Peña Nieto
Trump discusses immigration, trade with Mexican President Peña Nieto
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CNBC, Little Green Footballs, Infowars and The Right Scoop
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Can Trump Be This Stupid? (Not a Trick Question)
Can Trump Be This Stupid? (Not a Trick Question)
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Common Dreams, Mother Jones, Lawyers, Guns & Money, CANNONFIRE and Balloon Juice
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Why Is Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto So Unpopular?
Why Is Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto So Unpopular?
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Mother Jones, Guardian, Common Dreams, Hot Air, Vox, Mediaite and Washington Post
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
U.S. High Court Won't Revive North Carolina Photo-ID Law — Supreme Court justices divide 4-4 on order in voting dispute — Action is win for Obama administration, civil rights groups — An evenly divided U.S. Supreme Court refused to reinstate North Carolina's Republican-backed voting restrictions …
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Vox, New York Magazine and Joe.My.God.
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Associated Press:
U.S. high court refuses to reinstate North Carolina voter ID requirement
U.S. high court refuses to reinstate North Carolina voter ID requirement
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RedState, Associated Press and WSPA-TV
Ari Berman / The Nation:
The Country's Worst Voting Restrictions Won't Be In Effect This November
The Country's Worst Voting Restrictions Won't Be In Effect This November
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Common Dreams and CNN
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Critics Say North Carolina Is Curbing Black Vote. Again.
Critics Say North Carolina Is Curbing Black Vote. Again.
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Southern Coalition …, myfox8.com, electionlawblog.org and Campaign for America's Future
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Kentucky Republican to resign from House — (R-Ky.) will resign from the House next week instead of serving out the rest of his term, which ends in January. — Whitfield's early departure will set in motion a special election for his successor to finish the remaining months of his term.
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Associated Press:
GOP Rep. Ed Whitfield to Resign From Congress Next Week — Republican U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield says he will resign from office next week, one year after announcing his retirement amid a House ethics investigation. — Whitfield notified Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Monday with a letter …
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Politico
Kate Hardiman / The College Fix:
Professors tell students: Drop class if you dispute man-made climate change — ‘We will not, at any time, debate the science of climate change’ — Three professors co-teaching an online course called “Medical Humanities in the Digital Age” at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs recently told …
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Louder With Crowder, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller and Watts Up With That?
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
A record number of Americans now dislike Hillary Clinton
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The Hill, Real Clear Politics, New York Magazine, Guardian, Infowars, Politicus USA, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
GUCCIFER 2.0:
DCCC Docs from Pelosi's PC — As you see I've been gradually posting DCCC docs on different states. — But besides that I have a folder from the Nancy Pelosi's PC and I'd like to share some docs from it with you. They are related to immigration, Hispanics, BLM, Islam and other issues.
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Douglas Ernst / Washington Times:
WikiLeaks' Assange: Reporters ‘erecting a demon’ by protecting Hillary Clinton — Whistleblower says Democrat will 'put nooses around everyone's necks as soon as she wins' — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday accused “the American liberal press” of “erecting a demon” by shielding Hillary Clinton from criticism.
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Politico and The Gateway Pundit
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Gallup: Life got better for pretty much everyone under Obama — How Americans feel about the state of their lives have improved markedly in the eight years since Barack Obama was elected president, according to Gallup data released Tuesday. — In 2008, fewer than half of Americans …
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Hullabaloo and Vox
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Dan Witters / Gallup:
Americans' Life Evaluations Improve During Obama Era
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 …
Mike Freeman / Bleacher Report - NFL:
1. 'I Can't Stand Him' — Across NFL front offices, there are team officials who are not offended, and even embrace, the controversial position of Colin Kaepernick. They are out there. Statistically, they have to be. But they are keeping a low profile.
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The Nation, Niners Wire, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Bleacher Report, USA Today and twitchy.com
Brandon Morse / RedState:
That Lyft Driver Showed Us How Every Businesses Should Respond to SJW Bullies — For those of you haven't seen it yet, a social justice warrior (SJW) named Annaliese Nielsen got into a Lyft car, spotted a Hawaiian bobblehead doll on his dashboard, and began to berate and threaten the driver unless he took the bobblehead doll down.
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Independent Journal Review
Florida Times Union:
Northeast Florida voters kick controversial State Attorney Angela Corey out of office — Melissa Nelson, an unknown corporate lawyer and former prosecutor three months ago, cleared her path to become one of the most powerful and influential figures in Northeast Florida on Tuesday night …
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Orlando Sentinel, USA Today, Slate, National Review, Common Dreams, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hit & Run, NOLA River, Bearing Arms and Balloon Juice
Marwa Eltagouri / Chicago Tribune:
Woman sets self on fire in Rep. Danny Davis' West Side office — A 43-year-old woman walked into the lobby of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis' West Side office Tuesday afternoon, drank from a bottle of hand sanitizer, poured the sanitizer over herself and set herself on fire with a lighter, according to Davis and police.
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The Daily Caller, CBS News, Daily Wire, Talking Points Memo and WGN-TV
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Awkward: All GOP State Senate Candidates Have Same Kids In Ads — It seems all the targeted Republican state senate candidates had a big TV shoot recently, as they've all posted their first ads online in the past few weeks. The ads themselves are so-so at best, but you rarely see very creative TV spots at the statehouse level.
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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Joe Cunningham / RedState:
NYT Columnist Nicholas Kristof Says the Holocaust is America's Fault — Nicholas Kristof is your stereotypical elite liberal media guy. He has an absolute disdain for America and he has a grasp of history that rivals a five year old holding a 500-page college textbook …