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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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Media Matters for America:
Media Matters President Bradley Beychok Responds To Report That Fox Sought Our Reporter's Phone Records — Blog ››› September 2, 2016 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF — Fox News sought the phone records of Media Matters senior reporter Joe Strupp through …
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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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CNNMoney:
Presidential debate moderators announced — This year's three presidential debates will be moderated by NBC's Lester Holt, CNN's Anderson Cooper and ABC's Martha Raddatz, and Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace. — The vice presidential debate moderator is Elaine Quijano of CBS News.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Presidential Debate Moderators Announced — The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the names of the moderators of the four showdowns that are scheduled in the coming weeks. — The first presidential debate will be moderated by NBC's “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt.
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Chris Wallace, Anderson Cooper among presidential debate moderators
Chris Wallace, Anderson Cooper among presidential debate moderators
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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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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 …
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Garrison Keillor / Chicago Tribune:
Column: When this is over, you will have nothing that you want
Column: When this is over, you will have nothing that you want
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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.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Eric Trump: ‘Pretty amazing’ that 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 …
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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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Reuters:
One secret of Trump's low-cost campaign: free labor — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings.
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Emails Raise New Questions About Clinton Foundation Ties to State Dept. — WASHINGTON — A top aide to Hillary Clinton at the State Department agreed to try to obtain a special diplomatic passport for an adviser to former President Bill Clinton in 2009, according to emails released Thursday …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Clinton Foundation exec sought diplomatic passport from Clinton State Dept.
Clinton Foundation exec sought diplomatic passport from Clinton State Dept.
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Gabrielle Union / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed ‘Birth of a Nation’ actress Gabrielle Union: I cannot take Nate Parker rape allegations lightly — Gabrielle Union arrives at the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center. (Los Angeles Times) — Twenty-four years ago I was raped at gunpoint in the cold …
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
GOP Senator: Trump May Not Be The Right Messenger For The Party — WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy Thursday acknowledged that Donald Trump may not be the best messenger for Republicans going into November's elections, and bluntly warned Republicans should be prepared to try …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The national economic implications of a taco truck on every corner — A supporter of Donald Trump appeared on MSNBC's “All In” on Thursday night to offer a vision of a bleak, delicious future. … “My culture is a very dominant culture, and it's imposing — and it's causing problems,” …
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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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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton's advisers tell her to prep for a landslide — Advisers to Hillary Clinton's campaign have identified so many paths to an Election Day victory they are now focusing not only on the one or two battlegrounds that would ensure a win but on opening up the possibility of an Electoral College landslide.
American Prospect:
The Unpopular, Successful Auto Bailout — In late 2008, Chrysler and General Motors told America that they were in danger of folding. George W. Bush agreed to a temporary bailout, but handed the auto companies' long-term future over to his successor, President-Elect Barack Obama.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Putin DENIES Russia involved in DNC hack — SCOOP: Shultz alludes to JOINT Clinton endorsement with Kissinger — State Dept. to release ALL Clinton schedules before election — The Playbook Interview: Al Sharpton — JUST IN — “Putin Says DNC Hack Was a Public Service, Russia Didn't Do It …
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