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Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — The Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior issued …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
New photos show Bill Clinton yukking it up with Trump, Melania, and swimsuit model — The Clinton Presidential Library has released nearly two dozen photos of Donald Trump socializing with President Bill Clinton — including one that shows the two men with their arms around Trump's then-girlfriend …
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Aftenposten:
Dear Mark. I am writing this to inform you that I shall not comply with your requirement to remove this picture. — Dear Mark Zuckerberg. — I follow you on Facebook, but you don't know me. I am editor-in-chief of the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten.
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Julia Carrie Wong / Guardian:
Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes ‘napalm girl’ post
Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes ‘napalm girl’ post
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Business Insider, Al Jazeera English, Techdirt, Mashable, The Verge and The Local, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Granted Immunity to Specialist Who Deleted Hillary Clinton's Emails — WASHINGTON — A computer specialist who deleted Hillary Clinton's emails despite orders from Congress to preserve them was given immunity by the Justice Department during its investigation into her personal email account …
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Karoli Kuns / Crooks and Liars:
Rudy Giuliani Comes Unglued Under Chris Matthews' Withering Questions — Chris Matthews woke up yesterday morning and decided he wanted some red meat truth-telling on his show this morning, so he invited Rudy Giuliani on to have a few go-rounds about Trump's birtherism.
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Donald Trump campaign manager: ‘No question to me’ Obama was born in US
Donald Trump campaign manager: ‘No question to me’ Obama was born in US
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Dustin Moskovitz:
Compelled to Act — We're committing $20M to help Democrats in the 2016 election — Cari and I have dedicated our lives to figuring out how to do the most good we can with the resources we've been given. Until now, those efforts have not included making endorsements or contributions in presidential elections.
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Tristan Lejeune / The Hill:
Facebook co-founder pledges $20M to defeat Trump
Facebook co-founder pledges $20M to defeat Trump
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Daily Kos and Western Journalism
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Suing To Get Donald Trump Booted Off The Ballot In Minnesota — After the Minnesota Republican Party waited until the last minute to get their party's presidential nominee on the ballot, the state's Democrats filed a legal challenge late Thursday arguing that the way Republicans placed Donald Trump …
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Capitol View, Washington Monthly, Minnesota DFL, Twin Cities, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, The Week, Alpha News and LawNewz
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence refuses to divulge details of classified briefing out of ‘great respect’
Pence refuses to divulge details of classified briefing out of ‘great respect’
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Van Susteren: Fox Execs Failed To Look Into Ailes Sexual Harassment Allegations — Newly retired Fox News host Greta van Susteren came out swinging against her former employer on Friday for declining to adequately supervise ousted chairman Roger Ailes, who left the network in July amid swirling sexual harassment allegations.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
David Brock to Commission on Presidential Debates: Drop Chris Wallace
David Brock to Commission on Presidential Debates: Drop Chris Wallace
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New York Times:
A Debate Disaster Waiting to Happen — There was not much of a contest in Wednesday night's forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Mrs. Clinton answered the questions of the moderator, Matt Lauer, in coherent sentences, often with specific details. Mr. Trump alternated between …
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Salon, Vox, Washington Post, The National Interest, the daily howler and Mother Jones
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Washington Post:
The Hillary Clinton email story is out of control
The Hillary Clinton email story is out of control
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Bill championed by families of 9/11 victims headed for likely veto showdown with the White House — Congress on Friday is expected to send President Obama a bill that would let families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to terrorism …
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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama in Diplomatic Jam as House Sends Him Saudi 9/11 Bill
Obama in Diplomatic Jam as House Sends Him Saudi 9/11 Bill
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New York Times and The Week
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Bill Clinton: “If You're A White Southerner,” You Know What ‘Make America Great Again’ Really Means — Former President Bill Clinton stumps for his wife in Orlando, FL. He says that Donald Trump's promise to “Make America Great Again” is a racist codeword.
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alan.com, Scared Monkeys, Washington Times and Independent Journal Review
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Peggy Drexler / CNN:
Trump's sexist strategy gets assist from Matt Lauer — Trump stands by military sexual assaults tweet — In security forum, interviewer Lauer helped with this — She says Lauer grilling of Clinton, soft treatment of Trump a teachable moment of what awaits women who seek power
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Resurgent, CNBC and BizPac Review
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
The bashing of Matt Lauer: Why many of the attacks are driven by partisanship
The bashing of Matt Lauer: Why many of the attacks are driven by partisanship
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The Week, Mediaite, The Hill and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republican insiders plot post-election party overhaul — Republican insiders opposed to Donald Trump have begun discussions to prepare a party overhaul whether its candidate wins the presidency or not. — They regard Trump as the symptom of a disease that afflicts the GOP and fear …
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Washington Post, National Review and The Resurgent
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
'We're the Only Plane in the Sky' — Nearly every American above a certain age remembers precisely where they were on September 11, 2001. But for a tiny handful of people, those memories touch American presidential history. Shortly after the attacks began, the most powerful man in the world …
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Political Insider blog, The Week, The Resurgent, Outside the Beltway and Naked Politics
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Bachmann: Clinton will prosecute churches and nonprofits — (R-Minn.) got a standing ovation at a gathering of social conservatives on Friday as she cast the presidential election as a “life or death” decision and warned that Hillary Clinton — would seek to jail Christians if she wins the White House.
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Trump charity gave $100,000 to David Bossie's Citizens United that helped fund lawsuit against mogul's foe — Donald Trump's charitable foundation gave $100,000 in 2014 to a conservative activist group that was used to help finance a federal lawsuit against New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman …
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Washington Monthly, Joe.My.God., Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
'There's Nothing Better Than a Scared, Rich Candidate' — This past April, the American Association of Political Consultants gathered for its annual conference, known as the Pollies, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During breaks between sessions ("Buying Votes in a Presidential Election," …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Strickland cancels ads in Ohio Senate race — Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is canceling a portion of his television ad buys across the state Friday, shortly after other Democratic groups began to pull ads backing his Senate campaign. — Strickland's campaign is scrapping ad buys in Cincinnati …
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Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air and Vindicator
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Stephen Colbert goes after Pam Bondi hard — Stephen Colbert is not a Pam Bondi fan. — And it doesn't have as much to do with the allegations that she might have essentially taken a bribe to not sue Trump University — Colbert declares her “the only person in the world ever to make money …
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Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Donald Trump Courts Evangelicals at Voters Values Summit — Donald Trump arrived in the nation's capital today to meet not with prominent politicians, but perhaps a group even more influential in this election: evangelical voters. — “A Trump administration, our Christian heritage will be cherished …
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Politico, The Week and Associated Press
Dell Cameron / The Daily Dot:
WikiLeaks release excludes evidence of €2 billion transfer from Syria to Russia — Dell Cameron and Patrick Howell O'Neill — A trove of hacked emails published by WikiLeaks in 2012 excludes records of a €2 billion transaction between the Syrian regime and a government-owned Russian bank …
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Talking Points Memo and The Verge
Kristen East / Politico:
Trump to reveal ‘personal health regimen’ to Dr. Oz — Donald Trump is taking his health records to the doctor — Dr. Oz, that is. — Pressured in recent weeks to release his medical records, Trump will appear on the first week of The Dr. Oz Show's eighth season, which kicks off next week.
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Raw Story
Amber Athey / Campus Reform:
Prof spams student emails to recruit for Hillary, blames ‘hack’ — A professor at California State Polytechnic Institute appears to have lied about his email being hacked after sending a message to his students asking them to vote for Hillary Clinton. — Billy Riggs, an assistant professor …
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