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The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Wants Peter Thiel On The Supreme Court, Sources Say — The eccentric billionaire endorsed Trump in a speech at the Republican National Convention this summer. — Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post — Donald Trump has made it clear he will nominate Peter Thiel …
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Bloomberg:
Clinton Says She May Not Choose Garland for Supreme Court — Democrat would ‘look broadly’ for diverse nominees, she says — She won't preclude lame-duck confirmation, deferring to Obama — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she wouldn't be bound …
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Political Wire, New York Magazine and Independent Journal Review
Tonya Pendleton / Black America Web:
Hillary Clinton Says She's Doing Better; Talks Plans For African-Americans, HBCU's & What She's Still Outraged About
Hillary Clinton Says She's Doing Better; Talks Plans For African-Americans, HBCU's & What She's Still Outraged About
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The Daily Caller, AOL and Mediaite
Eric Segall / The Daily Beast:
Why We Don't Need a Ninth Supreme Court Justice
CBS News:
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton locked in tight race nationally - CBS/NYT poll — With the first debate less than two weeks away, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a tight race for the presidency nationally. Clinton has just a 2-point edge in a two-way match-up among likely voters.
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Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
Poll Shows Tight Race for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — With less than eight weeks before Election Day, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton are locked in a tight contest, with both candidates still struggling to win the confidence of their respective bases, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll finds.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Donald Trump, the chyron candidate
Donald Trump, the chyron candidate
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The Daily Caller, Media Matters for America, New York Times and Capitol View
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump in Tight Race, New Poll Shows
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump in Tight Race, New Poll Shows
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Politico and The Daily Caller
Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
New Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Struggling To Win Over Young Voters
New Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Struggling To Win Over Young Voters
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Washington Free Beacon
Tom Fontaine / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Trump Jr. to Trib: Dad will ‘separate’ from business interests if elected — Donald Trump Jr. talks about his father's campaign with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review at the Trib's office on the North Shore, Wednesday, September 14, 2016. — BY TOM FONTAINE — Donald Trump Jr. dismissed …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Jr.: Media Would Be “Warming Up The Gas Chamber” If GOP Did What Hillary Did — Donald Trump Jr. said on Thursday that the media has built up Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and that if Republicans acted the way Clinton has, the media would be “warming up the gas chamber” for them.
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Jr: My Dad's ‘12,000-Page’ Tax Return Would Prompt Too Many Queries
Trump Jr: My Dad's ‘12,000-Page’ Tax Return Would Prompt Too Many Queries
Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. Says Releasing Father's Tax Returns Would Raise Too Many Questions
Donald Trump Jr. Says Releasing Father's Tax Returns Would Raise Too Many Questions
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo and Media Matters for America
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Trump son: America can't handle seeing Trump's 12,000-page tax return
Trump son: America can't handle seeing Trump's 12,000-page tax return
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ThinkProgress
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Powell in leaked email slams Bill Clinton on continuing affairs with ‘bimbos’ — A website claiming to have hacked former Secretary of State Colin Powell's private emails has published correspondence that appears to show Powell accusing President Bill Clinton — of adultery.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Five dramatic revelations from Powell's leaked emails
Five dramatic revelations from Powell's leaked emails
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Favors Wider Access to Birth Control
The Latest: Trump Favors Wider Access to Birth Control
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I wouldn't talk about health if tests were bad
Trump: I wouldn't talk about health if tests were bad
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Calls Out Colin Powell's ‘Weak Understanding’ After Leaked Email Fiasco
Donald Trump Calls Out Colin Powell's ‘Weak Understanding’ After Leaked Email Fiasco
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump on Flint pastor: ‘She was like a nervous mess’ — The pastor in Flint, Michigan, who interrupted Donald Trump as he ripped into Hillary Clinton on Wednesday “was like a nervous mess” as she introduced him, the Republican nominee said Thursday, adding that he “figured something was up.”
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Scott Detrow / NPR:
Trump Criticizes Flint Pastor — But Misstates Key Facts About Their Encounter — Donald Trump is lashing out against an African-American pastor who interrupted him Wednesday to chide him for campaigning in her Flint, Mich., church. — “Something was up,” Trump told Fox and Friends on Thurday morning.
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Daily Mail:
Germany torn apart: Mob of 100 neo-Nazis in vicious brawl with 20 asylum seekers who goaded them into violence in latest example of how Merkel's open-door policy is dividing the country — Refugees and neo-Nazis battled it out on the streets of an east German town on Wednesday night …
Prachi Gupta / Cosmopolitan:
Ivanka Trump on Her Father's New Child Care and Maternity Leave Policy — Cosmopolitan.com spoke to the 34-year-old Trump Organization executive about the plan she heavily influenced. — On Tuesday night, Donald Trump released a child care and maternity leave plan that offers new mothers six weeks …
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump, scam artist … THE TRUMP campaign believes this editorial is not journalism. It is “badgering.” That is how campaign manager Kellyanne Conway described on Tuesday some simple questions The Post and others have asked Mr. Trump and his circle over the past several months about his supposed philanthropic activities.
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump bought a 6-foot-tall portrait of himself with charity money. We may have found it.
Trump bought a 6-foot-tall portrait of himself with charity money. We may have found it.
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abc13.com:
SANDRA BLAND'S FAMILY SAYS CIVIL SUIT SETTLED FOR $1.9M — Attorneys for the Sandra Bland family say a settlement has been reached in their civil suit — ENTERTAINMENT — Famous Marilyn Monroe “Flying Skirt” pic
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Joseph W. McQuaid / UnionLeader.com:
An Editorial — Joseph W. McQuaid, Publisher: A better choice for President (No need to hold your nose) — New Hampshire Union Leader Publisher … In 1972, Union Leader Publisher William Loeb found himself having to recommend either President Richard Nixon or challenger George McGovern.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says Economic Plan Would Create 25 Million Jobs — Republican presidential nominee to detail policy in speech — Trump outlines plan in speech to New Yok Economic Club — Donald Trump, nipping at Hillary Clinton's heels in an increasingly close presidential race …
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Time to Face It: Trump Really Could Win This — If Democrats are starting to panic, they should. What else do they have to throw at him? — If you aren't seriously contemplating the biggest black swan event in American electoral history, you aren't paying attention.
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National Review
Donald J Trump for President:
FACT SHEET: DONALD J. TRUMP'S PRO-GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY WILL CREATE 25 MILLION JOBS — Donald J. Trump's Economic Policy Package Will Lead To Millions Of Jobs Created And Unbridled Economic Growth — The Trump Economy: 25 Million New Jobs Created In The Next Decade
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Associated Press:
WITNESS SAYS PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT ORDERED KILLINGS OF 1,000 — MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad …
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