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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 — Fox News sought the phone records of Media Matters senior reporter Joe Strupp through “legally questionable means” in order to identify his anonymous network sources, according to a new report.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The New York Times Screws Up Its Clinton Coverage, Part Infinity — Hey, look, there goes the plot. — Oh, for the love of god, mother Times. Are you freaking kidding me? — It's long past the point where many of our major news publications be sent to the dogtrack with their names pinned …
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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 …
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton was right about the vast right-wing conspiracy. Here's why it exists.
Hillary Clinton was right about the vast right-wing conspiracy. Here's why it exists.
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Politico
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Eric Trump: ‘Pretty amazing’ that Hispanic surrogates withdrew support after speech
Eric Trump: ‘Pretty amazing’ that Hispanic surrogates withdrew support after speech
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: Trump's trip was a hit
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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Commission on Presidential Debates:
Format — The format for the debates, announced on July 7, 2016, will be: — First presidential debate — The debate will be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on major topics to be selected by the moderator and announced at least one week before the debate.
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CNNMoney:
Presidential debate moderators announced
Presidential debate moderators announced
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RedState, Political Wire and The Right Scoop
Randy Ludlow / The Columbus Dispatch:
Green Party presidential candidate's Capital University speech delayed after she flies to wrong city — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was scheduled to speak at Capital University in Bexley at noon today but it looks like she's running a little late.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Latinos for Trump founder warns of ‘taco trucks on every corner’ — A founder of the Latinos for Trump group on Thursday warned that without Donald Trump in the White House, there would be “taco trucks on every corner” in America. — “My culture is a very dominant culture,” …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The national economic implications of a taco truck on every corner
The national economic implications of a taco truck on every corner
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NBC News:
Colin Kaepernick Pledges $1 Million to Charity as Anthem Protest Spreads — FROM AUG. 29: Kaepernick's Protest Sparks National Uproar 1:57 — San Francisco 49ers star Colin Kaepernick is putting his money where his mouth is — pledging to donate $1 million to community organizations Thursday.
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Josh Peter / USA Today:
Colin Kaepernick: I'm not anti-American, will donate $1 million
Colin Kaepernick: I'm not anti-American, will donate $1 million
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bet.com and The Gateway Pundit
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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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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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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Tessa Berenson / TIME:
Henry Kissinger and George Shultz Mull Hillary Clinton Endorsement — The two Republican former Secretaries of State disapprove of Donald Trump — Foreign policy gurus Henry Kissinger and George Shultz are considering a joint endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Putin DENIES Russia involved in DNC hack …
Putin DENIES Russia involved in DNC hack …
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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.
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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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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New York Times:
This small Indiana county sends more people to prison than San Francisco and Durham, N.C., combined. Why? — LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. — Donnie Gaddis picked the wrong county to sell 15 oxycodone pills to an undercover officer. — If Mr. Gaddis had been caught 20 miles to the east, in Cincinnati …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
How Donald Trump has discredited much of conservative media — Of the 2016 election's lightning storm of shocks, few will have more lasting political consequence than the discrediting of the main media organs of movement conservatism. — Fox News — the “fair and balanced” …
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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.
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Are Tied In Latest IBD/TIPP Poll — In a sharp turnaround in an already volatile election season, support for Hillary Clinton tumbled as Donald Trump made gains over the past month, leaving the race a virtual tie. — The latest IBD/TIPP Poll shows that Clinton …