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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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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Baffled Republicans Wonder: Who Was Trump's Immigration Speech For? — In the wake of Donald Trump's hardline immigration speech Wednesday night, Republicans throughout the party largely abandoned discussion of a late push to win over Latinos, and seemed instead to focus on a new question …
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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 …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump promises ‘quite a bit of softening’ on immigration
Trump promises ‘quite a bit of softening’ on immigration
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Critics ream Trump immigration address
Critics ream Trump immigration address
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Naomi Lim / CNN:
Prominent Latino withdraws support from Donald Trump
Prominent Latino withdraws support from Donald Trump
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Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis In immigration speech, Donald Trump spurns softened tone and threatens Republican future
Analysis In immigration speech, Donald Trump spurns softened tone and threatens Republican future
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Washington Post and Daily Kos
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 …
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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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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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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Guess Who Paid for Hillary's ‘Private’ Server? Look in the Mirror!
Guess Who Paid for Hillary's ‘Private’ Server? Look in the Mirror!
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Garrison Keillor / Chicago Tribune:
Column: When this is over, you will have nothing that you want — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at Joni's Roast and Ride at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. — Garrison Keillor
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.
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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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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 …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
A Democratic Senate Might Need to Curtail Filibuster, Harry Reid Says
A Democratic Senate Might Need to Curtail Filibuster, Harry Reid Says
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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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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
TEXT: Donald Trump's Speech In Phoenix On Illegal Immigration
TEXT: Donald Trump's Speech In Phoenix On Illegal Immigration
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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 …
Daily Mail:
Muslim refugee, 20, who raped a boy, 10, in his Sydney home says what he did ‘is not a crime because it is acceptable in his homeland’ — A refugee who raped a ten-year-old boy has claimed he did not know sexually assaulting the child was wrong as it was ‘culturally acceptable’ in his homeland.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Clinton campaign raises $143 million in August — Hillary Clinton raised $143 million in August, a total that includes her own campaign's collections as well as money for joint fundraising committees with the national and state parties. — Her campaign hailed the monthly fundraising haul Thursday as its best of the campaign cycle.
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Campaign Says It Raised $5 Million on Wednesday
Trump Campaign Says It Raised $5 Million on Wednesday
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump pays IRS a penalty for his foundation violating rules with gift to aid Florida attorney general — Donald Trump paid the IRS a $2,500 penalty this year, an official at Trump's company said, after it was revealed that Trump's charitable foundation had violated tax laws by giving …
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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.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Top Jeb Bush donor says he's with Clinton
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 …
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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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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.
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Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
Matt Lauer Will Moderate The First Forum Between Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton — Matt Lauer will moderate the first forum between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. … On Wednesday, Sept. 7, NBC News and MSNBC — along with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America — will host the …
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Doug Brown / Portland Mercury:
A Black Teen Was Run Down in Gresham — His Killer Is in a Notorious Oregon White Supremacist Prison Gang — Russell Courtier, 38, and his girlfriend Colleen Hunt, 35, pulled their red Jeep Wrangler up to the 7-Eleven on the corner of East Burnside and 188th just before midnight on August 10.
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Tampa Bay Times:
While Hillary Clinton touts 51 Florida field offices, Donald Trump still has just one — SARASOTA — On Aug. 8, the Donald Trump campaign said its first two dozen campaign field offices would open across Florida within two weeks. — Since then, not a single new Trump office has opened …
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