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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Donald Trump Gambles on Immigration but Sends Conflicting Signals — Donald J. Trump made an audacious attempt on Wednesday to remake his image on the divisive issue of immigration, shelving his plan to deport 11 million undocumented people and arguing that a Trump administration and Mexico would secure the border together.
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FULL SPEECH: Donald Trump affirms hard-line immigration plan — Editor's note: The following are the prepared remarks of Donald Trump — at a rally in Phoenix Wednesday evening, as issued by the campaign. — Thank you, Phoenix. I am so glad to be back in Arizona, a state that has a very special place in my heart.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Critics ream Trump immigration address — Donald Trump's immigration speech Wednesday night in Arizona served up red meat to his staunchest allies and supporters but left those on the fence about supporting him even more wary and those fiercely opposed to him even more confident in their criticism.
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Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
From the Speech: Donald Trump's 10-Part Immigration Plan — Donald Trump delivered a speech on immigration Wednesday night that provided details on his plans for controlling the Mexican border and deporting some illegal immigrants, as well as cutting back on legal immigration.
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New York Times:
Trailing Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Turns to Political Gymnastics
Trailing Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Turns to Political Gymnastics
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Duplicity of Donald Trump
The Duplicity of Donald Trump
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Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Donald Trump a ‘Diplomatic Embarrassment,’ Dem VP Candidate Tim Kaine Says
Donald Trump a ‘Diplomatic Embarrassment,’ Dem VP Candidate Tim Kaine Says
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Jorge Ramos / Washington Post:
Jorge Ramos: Peña Nieto was meek with Trump. Latino voters in the U.S. won't be.
Jorge Ramos: Peña Nieto was meek with Trump. Latino voters in the U.S. won't be.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's what Donald Trump said in his big immigration speech, annotated
Here's what Donald Trump said in his big immigration speech, annotated
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Mexico President Rebuffs Trump: I Told Him We Aren't Paying for the Wall
Mexico President Rebuffs Trump: I Told Him We Aren't Paying for the Wall
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump shuts down talk of softening on immigration
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support — Several major Latino surrogates for Donald Trump are reconsidering their support for him following the Republican nominee's hardline speech on immigration Wednesday night. — Jacob Monty, a member of Trump's National Hispanic Advisory Council, quickly resigned after the speech.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump narrows Clinton's lead — The race for the White House has narrowed. A new Fox News Poll finds Donald Trump gaining ground in the head-to-head matchup, despite improvements from Hillary Clinton on top issues. — In addition, this is the first time the poll offers …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Voters Want Gary Johnson, Jill Stein on the Debate Stage
Voters Want Gary Johnson, Jill Stein on the Debate Stage
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Women don't really like Hillary Clinton that much
Women don't really like Hillary Clinton that much
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump has the ball and Hillary can't run out the clock — Running out the clock is a term often applied to the Clinton campaign as Election Day appears on the horizon, now only 68 days away. And with a lead in the Real Clear Politics average of polls relatively once at an almost-insurmountable 7.9 points …
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Julian Assange: American press supports ‘demon’ Hillary Clinton
Julian Assange: American press supports ‘demon’ Hillary Clinton
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Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past — Nearly two centuries after Georgetown University profited from the sale of 272 slaves, it will embark on a series of steps to atone for the past, including awarding preferential status in the admissions process to descendants of the enslaved, officials said on Wednesday.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Bill Clinton aides used tax dollars to subsidize foundation, private email support — Bill Clinton's staff used a decades-old federal government program, originally created to keep former presidents out of the poorhouse, to subsidize his family's foundation and an associated business …
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Senate 2016: Flip Flop — As we head into Labor Day, Democrats are slight favorites to win a slim Senate majority — It seems like only yesterday when the Republicans took over the U.S. Senate. Actually, nearly two years have passed since that big moment, when the GOP gained nine seats …
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
iLeave — Apple and the Irish example. — The interaction between big businesses and small countries can be strange. Add in a big, transnational government, and things get even stranger. — Apple is in trouble — largely symbolic trouble — over the taxes it owes to the government of Ireland.
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Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S., others agreed to ‘secret’ exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal - report — The United States and its negotiating partners agreed “in secret” to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: As The Race Tightens, Don't Assume The Electoral College Will Save Clinton — Want these election updates emailed to you right when they're published? Sign up here. — The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has tightened. Clinton, whose lead …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Dealt With a Series of People Who Had Mob Ties — His real-estate developments in Atlantic City and New York brought the GOP nominee into contact with unsavory characters; he says he's ‘the cleanest guy there is’ — In 1981, a young and ambitious Donald Trump sat …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Why Mitch McConnell's strategy to quash the tea party is working — Senate Republicans have surrendered none of their primary fights to conservative challengers for the second straight election cycle. — In doing so, they left conservative hard-liners without a single banner victory to claim as their own in recent years.
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ABC News:
FBI Warns Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Staffers to Beware of Foreign Spies in US — Be careful when you're meeting new people in the nation's capital and elsewhere, because you could be a prime target for foreign spies. — That's the warning FBI agents gave to presidential campaign …
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The Washington Times http / Associated Press:
NASA: Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site in Florida during test of rocket — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An explosion has rocked the SpaceX launch site in Florida. — NASA says SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred Thursday morning.
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