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Washington Post:
The Hillary Clinton email story is out of control — JUDGING BY the amount of time NBC's Matt Lauer spent pressing Hillary Clinton on her emails during Wednesday's national security presidential forum, one would think that her homebrew server was one of the most important issues facing the country this election.
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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 …
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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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Hill Republicans: Clinton investigations won't stop if she wins — Top GOP lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol are vowing that their investigations of Hillary Clinton will continue even if she wins the White House in November. — Indeed, the FBI wrapped up its investigation …
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Outside the Beltway and Washington Free Beacon
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 — Norway's largest newspaper published a front-page letter to the Facebook CEO lambasting the company's decision to censor a photograph of the Vietnam war — Norway's largest newspaper has published …
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Business Insider, Techdirt, Al Jazeera English and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »
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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Sasha Issenberg / Bloomberg:
Super-PAC Telegraphs Battleground Strategy to Clinton Campaign
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump attacks U.S. foreign policy, political press corps on state-owned Russian television network — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized U.S. foreign policy and the American political press corps Thursday during an interview on RT America, a state-owned Russian television network.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Aide: Trump didn't know interview would be on Russian TV
Aide: Trump didn't know interview would be on Russian TV
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RT:
Iraq, Hillary and baseball: Donald Trump talks to Larry King (RT EXCLUSIVE)
Iraq, Hillary and baseball: Donald Trump talks to Larry King (RT EXCLUSIVE)
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign Stands By Embrace of Putin
Donald Trump's Campaign Stands By Embrace of Putin
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Things just got very, very heated between Rudy Giuliani and Chris Matthews
Things just got very, very heated between Rudy Giuliani and Chris Matthews
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CANNONFIRE and The Resurgent
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Giuliani: ‘Trump believes now that Obama was born in the U.S.’
Giuliani: ‘Trump believes now that Obama was born in the U.S.’
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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 and The Resurgent
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Suing To Get Donald Trump Booted Off The Ballot In Minnesota
Dems Suing To Get Donald Trump Booted Off The Ballot In Minnesota
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Minnesota DFL:
Minnesota DFL Files Legal Challenge to Donald Trump Being Placed on Minnesota Ballot
Minnesota DFL Files Legal Challenge to Donald Trump Being Placed on Minnesota Ballot
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and Alpha News
Rachel E. Stassen-Berger / Twin Cities:
DFL sues to get Donald Trump off Minnesota ballots
DFL sues to get Donald Trump off Minnesota ballots
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Capitol View and The Gateway Pundit
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
New photos show Bill Clinton yukking it up with Trump, Melania, and woman in Playboy shirt — 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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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't revive Michigan ban on straight-ticket voting — The Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow Michigan to ban voters from casting straight-ticket ballots in the coming election after lower courts found the prohibition was likely to discriminate against African Americans and result in long lines at the polls.
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MLive.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Political Wire
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Did Obama squander an opportunity by nominating Merrick Garland?
The Daily 202: Did Obama squander an opportunity by nominating Merrick Garland?
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Capitol View and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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 and Outside the Beltway
Hadas Gold / Politico:
David Brock to Commission on Presidential Debates: Drop Chris Wallace — Media Matters founder David Brock is demanding that the Commission on Presidential Debates remove Fox News anchor Chris Wallace as moderator of the final presidential debate in October.
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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," …
CNN:
Poll: Economic outlook best in 9 years — Washington (CNN)Americans are more positive about the nation's economy than they have been in nine years, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. — In a reflection of rising optimism, 53% of Americans say economic conditions in the US are good, up from the 45% who felt that way in June.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: Maybe Trump can win — Once resigned to a November defeat, swing state Republicans are increasingly optimistic about Donald Trump's chances now that the GOP presidential nominee has closed a once-yawning deficit in the polls against Hillary Clinton.
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Tom Schoenberg / Bloomberg:
Veteran Volkswagen Engineer Charged in U.S. Emissions Probe — James Liang pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in VW inquiry — Criminal probe of VW continues after $16.5 billion settlement — A veteran Volkswagen AG engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud U.S. regulators and customers …
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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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Talking Points Memo
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama in Diplomatic Jam as House Sends Him Saudi 9/11 Bill — Measure would allow lawsuits against the kingdom over attack — Obama is likely to veto the bill, but may be overridden — The unopposed House vote Friday to allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia begins …
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New York Times and The Week