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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Revised Immigration Speech After Mexican Leader's Tweet — Republican added wording about border wall at last minute after President Enrique Peña Nieto said his nation wouldn't pay for it — As Donald Trump arrived in Phoenix late Wednesday, fresh from a visit …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Mark It Down! Conservative Activist Ed Martin: August 31 Was the Day Donald Trump Was Elected President (VIDEO) — Conservative activist and president of Eagle Forum, Ed Martin, went on The O'Reilly Factor on Thursday to discuss Donald Trump's meeting in Mexico City with President Nieto …
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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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Immigration Proposals May Have a Secret Fan: Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump's Immigration Proposals May Have a Secret Fan: Hillary Clinton
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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Leaked Script Shows What Advisers Want Donald Trump to Say at Black Church — DETROIT — Donald J. Trump's visit to a black church here on Saturday will be a major moment for a candidate with a history of offending the sensibilities of black Americans. — His team is leaving nothing to chance.
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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
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Garrison Keillor writes scathing letter to Trump — Former “Prairie Home Companion” host Garrison Keillor penned a scathing letter to Donald Trump — on Wednesday, accusing him of only running for president to win the respect of Manhattan elites. — “If you were to win election …
Bloomberg:
Putin Says DNC Hack Was Public Service, Russia Didn't Do It — Stepan Kravchenko John Micklethwait Jake Rudnitsky — ‘Listen, does it even matter who hacked this data?’ Putin says — Putin says he 'couldn't imagine' DNC bias was newsworthy — Vladimir Putin said the hacking …
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Bloomberg:
Putin Blasts Trump and Clinton for ‘Shock’ Campaign Tactics — Putin denies allegations of Russian meddling in U.S. vote — Kremlin ready to work with any administration that's willing — Vladimir Putin blasted both Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's tactics on the campaign trail …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Eric Trump: ‘Pretty amazing’ Hispanic surrogates withdrew support after speech — Eric Trump expressed incredulity Friday in reaction to the disavowal of two of the campaign's Hispanic surrogates in the wake of Donald Trump's immigration speech this week, suggesting that the campaign would try …
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump's latest plan would target at least 5 million undocumented immigrants for deportation
Trump's latest plan would target at least 5 million undocumented immigrants for deportation
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
More than 6 million immigrants could be deported under latest Trump plan
More than 6 million immigrants could be deported under latest Trump plan
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Fear, not excitement, driving Clinton and Trump supporters — SOURCE USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll of 1,000 likely voters, taken Aug. 24-29. Margin of error ±3 percentage points. By Ramon Padilla and George Petras, USA TODAY — Not even their own supporters are all that excited about winning.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Good news for the GOP: Most Clinton voters say they'll split their ticket
Good news for the GOP: Most Clinton voters say they'll split their ticket
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Clinton campaign raises $143 million in August
Clinton campaign raises $143 million in August
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
7 percent of Donald Trump supporters think he's racist
7 percent of Donald Trump supporters think he's racist
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump enlists veteran operative David Bossie as deputy campaign manager — David N. Bossie, the veteran conservative operative who has investigated the Clintons for more than two decades, has been named Donald Trump's deputy campaign manager. — The Republican presidential nominee revealed …
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Daily Mail:
Melania Trump: A retraction — On August 20, 2016, an article was published in the Daily Mail newspaper titled 'Racy photos, and troubling questions about his wife's past that could derail Trump.' — The article discussed whether allegations being made about Melania Trump could negatively affect …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Melania Trump sues Daily Mail for libel
Melania Trump sues Daily Mail for libel
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Revenge of Roger's Angels — How Fox News women took down the most powerful, and predatory, man in media. — It took 15 days to end the mighty 20-year reign of Roger Ailes at Fox News, one of the most storied runs in media and political history. Ailes built not just a conservative …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Clinton Foundation exec sought diplomatic passport from Clinton State Dept. — Judicial Watch today released 510 pages of new State Department documents. The documents include a request by Clinton Foundation executive Doug Band for diplomatic passports for himself and an associate.
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Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: New Abedin Emails Reveal Top Clinton Foundation Executive Doug Band Sought …
Judicial Watch: New Abedin Emails Reveal Top Clinton Foundation Executive Doug Band Sought …
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Crying Wolf, Then Confronting Trump — Conservative commentators and die-hard Republicans often brush off denunciations of Donald Trump as an unprincipled hatemonger by saying: Yeah, yeah, that's what Democrats wail about every Republican they're trying to take down. Sing me a song I haven't heard so many times before.
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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner Confirms Child Welfare Agency Is Investigating Him — Anthony D. Weiner confirmed on Thursday that the New York City Administration for Children's Services has opened an investigation into his treatment of his 4-year-old son, Jordan. — The inquiry comes after Mr. Weiner …
Economist:
Uberworld — The world's most valuable startup is leading the race to transform the future of transport — “LET'S Uber.” Few companies offer something so popular that their name becomes a verb. But that is one of the many achievements of Uber, a company founded in 2009 which is now the world's …
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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