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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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Colin Powell Called Benghazi A “Stupid Witch Hunt” — And Condi Rice Agreed — Powell said about the fatal attack on the diplomatic compound in 2012, “basic fault falls on a courageous ambassador who thoughts Libyans now love me and I am ok in this very vulnerable place.” — Str / AFP / Getty Images
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Colin Powell's Personal Email Hacked, Under Pressure To Endorse Hillary Clinton
EXCLUSIVE: Colin Powell's Personal Email Hacked, Under Pressure To Endorse Hillary Clinton
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Breitbart, RedState, Independent Journal Review and BizPac Review
The Intercept:
Colin Powell Urged Hillary Clinton's Team Not to Scapegoat Him for Her Private Server, Leaked Emails Reveal
Colin Powell Urged Hillary Clinton's Team Not to Scapegoat Him for Her Private Server, Leaked Emails Reveal
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The Daily Caller, Moon of Alabama and Mother Jones
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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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Colin Powell Believed 'Hillary's Mafia' Was Trying To Suck Him Into Email Scandal
Colin Powell Believed 'Hillary's Mafia' Was Trying To Suck Him Into Email Scandal
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BizPac Review and Washington Times
NBC News:
Colin Powell Calls Trump a ‘National Disgrace’ in Hacked Emails
Colin Powell Calls Trump a ‘National Disgrace’ in Hacked Emails
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and NBC News
Eric Geller / Politico:
Powell in leaked email: 'I didn't tell Hillary to have a private server at home'
Powell in leaked email: 'I didn't tell Hillary to have a private server at home'
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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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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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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
You Can Lead Reporters To Water, But Can You Make Them Believe Clinton's Ridiculous Dehydration Story?
You Can Lead Reporters To Water, But Can You Make Them Believe Clinton's Ridiculous Dehydration Story?
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton campaign delivers ‘pneumonia’ talking points to surrogates
Clinton campaign delivers ‘pneumonia’ talking points to surrogates
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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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The Hill, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Infowars and The Daily Caller
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
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 …
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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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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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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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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump's ‘Dr. Oz Show’ appearance likely won't feature health reveal — If viewers of Donald Trump's appearance on “The Dr. Oz Show” are expecting a big reveal about Trump's physical fitness, they are going to be disappointed. Oz will not be reviewing the results of Trump's recent physical …
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.
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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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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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 …
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New York Times and Washington Free Beacon
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
White House raises refugee target to at least 110,000 — The Obama administration seeks to accept at least 110,000 refugees from around the world in fiscal 2017. — Secretary of State John F. Kerry briefed lawmakers Tuesday on the new goal, which is an increase from 85,000 in fiscal 2016 and 70,000 in the previous three years.
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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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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Obama: I'm not one who ‘bleeds’ Dem — President Obama on Tuesday said he does not always agree with Democrats, even as he laid out the case for why they should lead the country after his term ends. — “Look, I recognize I am the head of the Democratic Party and that necessarily makes me a partisan …
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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Even Trump voters think Mexico paying for the wall is kind of a joke — Donald Trump has said hundreds of times — including after meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto a couple weeks back — that Mexico will pay for his proposed border wall. — Not even Trump's supporters believe that will happen.
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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 …