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Colin Powell Calls Trump A “National Disgrace” In Personal Emails — The former secretary of state also blasted the Republican nominee for president for embarking on a “racist” movement, according to his private emails seen by BuzzFeed News. — Paul Morigi / Getty Images
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The Intercept:
Colin Powell Urged Hillary Clinton's Team Not to Scapegoat Him for Her Private Server, Leaked Emails Reveal — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell attempted to discourage Hillary Clinton and her team from using him as a scapegoat for her private email server problems, according to newly leaked emails from Powell's Gmail account.
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Moon of Alabama, The Daily Caller and Mother Jones
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Colin Powell Believed 'Hillary's Mafia' Was Trying To Suck Him Into Email Scandal — Retired Gen. Colin Powell believed that “Hillary's mafia” was trying to drag him into the Clinton email scandal, newly leaked emails show. — Powell, who served as secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration …
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BizPac Review and Washington Times
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Leaked Emails Reveal Colin Powell Sees Trump As ‘A National Disgrace’
Leaked Emails Reveal Colin Powell Sees Trump As ‘A National Disgrace’
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Bloomberg:
Trump Has 5-Point Lead in Bloomberg Poll of Battleground Ohio — The gap underscores the Democrat's challenges in critical Rust Belt states after one of the roughest stretches of her campaign. — McCormickJohn — mniquette — Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 5 percentage points …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Concerns About Hillary Clinton's Health Abound, Poll Shows — Following a caught-on-camera health scare for Hillary Clinton over the weekend, a new Morning Consult survey reveals widespread concerns about her health among registered voters. — The poll, taken Sept. 12 through Sept. 13 …
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Kimmel: Clinton Conspiracy Theories Would Be Harder to Believe If They Didn't Actually Come True
Kimmel: Clinton Conspiracy Theories Would Be Harder to Believe If They Didn't Actually Come True
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘This is badgering’: Trump campaign manager comes unglued when CNN asks for proof of charity claims
‘This is badgering’: Trump campaign manager comes unglued when CNN asks for proof of charity claims
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Teresa Welsh / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
TV anchor accidentally reports Hillary Clinton died
TV anchor accidentally reports Hillary Clinton died
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Washington Free Beacon and The Gateway Pundit
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Awkward Timing: Hillary Clinton Featured In New Issue Of 'Women's Health'
Awkward Timing: Hillary Clinton Featured In New Issue Of 'Women's Health'
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Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
HOW THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION'S FOREIGN BUSINESS TIES COULD UPEND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY — U.S. DONALD TRUMP 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — A close examination by Newsweek of the Trump Organization, including confidential interviews with business executives and some of its international partners …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
New York attorney general opens ‘inquiry’ into Trump Foundation — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation “to make sure it's complying with the laws governing charities in New York,” he said Tuesday.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
The secrets of David Fahrenthold's reporting on the Trump Foundation — Washington Post journalist David Fahrenthold is investigating the Trump Foundation — and simultaneously showing how to involve readers in the reporting process. — Other journalists say Fahrenthold's work is inspiring.
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New York Times:
Mike Pence Is Rebuffed as He Tries to Rally G.O.P. Leaders Over ‘Deplorables’ — WASHINGTON — Gov. Mike Pence came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday on a mission to promote Republican unity, attacking Hillary Clinton for describing many supporters of the G.O.P. ticket as bigoted “deplorables” …
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Sen. David Perdue / Townhall.com:
Donald Trump Is Our Only Shot To Shake Up Washington
Donald Trump Is Our Only Shot To Shake Up Washington
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Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
THE GEORGE W. BUSH WHITE HOUSE ‘LOST’ 22 MILLION EMAILS
THE GEORGE W. BUSH WHITE HOUSE ‘LOST’ 22 MILLION EMAILS
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CANNONFIRE, Mother Jones and Washington Monthly
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
New Guccifer 2.0 Leaks - PAY FOR PLAY - Top DNC Donors Were Awarded Federal Posts Following Donations — On Tuesday night Guccifer 2.0 dropped 600MB worth of new “DNC Documents.” … The DNC released a statement bracing for the new batch of documents. … THIS IS BIG—
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Cory Bennett / Politico:
Guccifer 2.0 drops more DNC docs
Guccifer 2.0 drops more DNC docs
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Motherboard, Engadget, heave-ho.org, Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo
Aaron Adelson / WLOS-TV:
69-year-old woman punched in face outside rally by Trump supporter — ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Police say they arrested five people at Trump's Monday night rally in Asheville, and as of publishing have warrants out for two more people. Police plan to arrest Richard Campbell of Edisto Island, South Carolina for assault on a female.
Mother Jones:
How Did an Alleged Russian Mobster End Up on Trump's Red Carpet? — How did an alleged and notorious Russian mobster connected to an illegal international gambling ring run out of Trump Tower end up as a special guest at a Donald Trump event in Moscow in 2013?
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New York Daily News, Raw Story and New York Daily News
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
New poll shows competitive 2016 race in Maine — Of all the states once seen as clearly in Hillary Clinton's column, a new survey identifies the one perhaps most likely to tip to Donald Trump — and that state is Maine. — A Colby College-Boston Globe poll released Tuesday shows …
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson to Appear on Election Ballots in All 50 States — No third-party presidential ticket has qualified for all 50 state ballots since 1996 — Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson's campaign said Tuesday that he will be on the ballot in all 50 states plus …
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The Week
Tami Luhby / CNNMoney:
The middle class gets a big raise ... finally! — It's about time. — After years of watching their incomes go nowhere, America's middle class finally got a big raise last year. — Median household income rose to $56,516 in 2015, up 5.2% from a year earlier, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday.
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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation
U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation
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Refinery29, Taylor Marsh, Marginal REVOLUTION, Associated Press, Morning Consult, The Week and News Releases
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Supporters say Clinton must shake secrecy — 's allies are urging her to be more transparent in the wake of her most recent health scare from dehydration and pneumonia. — A wobbly, overheated Clinton was caught on video being helped into a van by Secret Service agents after leaving …
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Katie Couric sued over deceptive editing in gun control documentary — Katie Couric and director Stephanie Soechtig are being sued for defamation after they inappropriately edited their gun-control documentary to make gun-rights activists look bad. — Back in May, Stephen Gutowski …
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Comparing Trump and Clinton's Child Care Plans — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Tuesday unveiled his new proposal to help families with the high cost of child care expenses. — It's a policy issue he has not focused on throughout his long career (although he has inaccurately …
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Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, Associated Press, USA Today, The Week, Media Matters for America and Refinery29
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
The return of Corey Lewandowski — Among the Trump campaign staffers and VIPs mingling in a back room at the Manchester Radisson on the last Thursday in August was one blast from the past who is reasserting himself inside Trump world: former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
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