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3:40 PM ET, September 1, 2016

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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Duplicity of Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump is the internet troll of presidential politics.  When he's securely removed from the objects of his scorn, he's tough as nails; when he's in their presence, he quivers like a bowl of Jell-O.  —  Such is the way of a bully.
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New York Times:
Trailing Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Turns to Political Gymnastics  —  Donald J. Trump's campaign was teetering early last month, with an increasingly isolated candidate and a downcast staff that seemed to lurch from crisis to crisis.  Having fired his campaign chairman and retooled his message …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Donald Trump Gambles on Immigration but Sends Conflicting Signals
Nick Gass / Politico:
Kaine mocks Trump's ‘diplomatic amateur hour’
Discussion: Daily Kos and ABC News
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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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Corey Lewandowski: Trump's Immigration Speech Was For White Men  —  Trump wanted to make sure he has white guys “locked in,” Lewandowski said on CNN.  —  Making another one of his paid appearances as a CNN contributor late Wednesday night, former Trump campaign manager made no bones …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump promises ‘quite a bit of softening’ on immigration  —  Just hours after reviving his harsh rhetoric on immigration, Donald Trump on Thursday morning insisted that there is actually “quite a bit of softening” in how he's approaching his signature campaign issue.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In fiery speech, a hard-to-spot change in Trump immigration plan  —  Donald Trump and his top aides have spent the last two weeks sowing confusion about what the status of the country's 12 million illegal immigrants would be under a Trump administration.  Would they all be deported, as Trump argued last year?
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Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
From the Speech: Donald Trump's 10-Part Immigration Plan
Discussion: Washington Post and Scared Monkeys
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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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
A Democratic Senate Might Need to Curtail Filibuster, Harry Reid Says
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Voters Don't Split Tickets Anymore
Discussion: New York Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
Take the Pledge: No More Indulging Porn  —  Anthony Weiner isn't alone.  We need an honest dialogue on the dangers of pornography.  —  If anyone still had doubts about the addictive dangers of pornography, Anthony Weiner should have put paid to them with his repeated, self-sabotaging sexting.
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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Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Georgetown Will Offer Preferential Admission To Descendants Of Slaves
Discussion: alan.com, Mediaite and DCist
John Breech / CBSSports.com:
LOOK: Colin Kaepernick's practice socks appear to disrespect the police  —  The 49ers QB has been wearing an interesting pair of socks during practice  —  Colin Kaepernick's popularity with police officers has slowly been decreasing ever since Sunday when he revealed that a big reason he's protesting …
Mike Fernandez / miamiherald:
I'm a Republican, and I'm with Hillary Clinton  —  I am a firm believer in the fundamental tenets of the Republican Party: individual freedom, small government, local control of issues, free speech, strong national defense and the broad vision that America is an exceptional country that gives exceptional opportunities to everyone.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Naked Politics
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:   Top Jeb Bush donor says he's with Clinton
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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Matt Burns / TechCrunch:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just exploded at Cape Canaveral
CBS News:
Romanian hacker “Guccifer” sentenced  —  Alexandria, VIRGINIA — Forty-four year-old Marcel Lehel Lazar, a Romanian hacker who calls himself “Guccifer,” has been sentenced to 52 months in prison.  Lazar focused primarily on high-profile political figures — he is credited …
Discussion: Reuters and Joe.My.God.
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New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: JetBlue puts child on wrong flight, sends him to Boston as horrified mom waits at JFK; ‘I thought he was kidnapped’  —  It was JetBlue's plane stupidity that got a Manhattan boy lost.  —  A 5-year-old returning home alone from a family visit in the Dominican Republic was placed …
Suffolk University:
Suffolk University/USA Today Poll Shows Clinton Leading Trump by 7 Points  —  Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by 7 points nationwide, according to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll of voters likely to cast ballots in the November presidential election.
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 …
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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William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
30 arrested in bid to disrupt Iowa pipeline project
Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis In immigration speech, Donald Trump spurns softened tone and threatens Republican future
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Heads to Asia Seeking Breakthrough on Trade and Climate Change
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Words Don't Matter: Trump Claims There Was ‘Softening’ In Immigration Plan!
Discussion: Raw Story
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
How Trump charms wealthy donors in private — by seeking their advice
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Little Evidence Of The Type Of Voter Fraud Targeted By ID Laws
Doug Brown / Portland Mercury:
A Black Teen Was Run Down in Gresham
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Texas AG Asks Court To Put On Hold Lawsuits Over North Carolina's HB2
Wlady Pleszczynski / The American Spectator:
The Social Justice Bench-Warmer
Discussion: The Hayride
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
How Political Correctness Chills Speech on Campus
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Dealt With a Series of People Who Had Mob Ties
Discussion: Raw Story
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Is This Trump's Backup Plan If He Loses the Election?
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Why Mitch McConnell's strategy to quash the tea party is working
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
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Hannah Lang / Reuters:
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