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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Trump Trolling Master Class: ‘Obama Was Born In The United States. Period.’ — On Friday, Donald Trump trolled the media, then crushed them over the birther issue. He told the media that he'd be speaking about his comments on Thursday, when he said he didn't want to talk about whether President Obama was born in the United States.
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Hillary Clinton Campaign Manager Admits 2008 Birther Link — Patti Solis Doyle, who was Hillary Clinton's campaign manager in 2008 until the Iowa caucuses, admitted on Friday that a Clinton campaign staffer had, in fact, circulated the Birther conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was born outside …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump said he'd give away $5 million — or maybe $50 million — for proof Obama was born in the U.S. Will he pay it? — Back when Donald Trump was a “birther” — an era that lasted from early 2011 until Thursday — he offered to give huge donations to charity in exchange for hard evidence …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Trump Outsmarts the Press — Sometimes you really have to hand it to Donald Trump. The press has been after him recently about whether he believes the Hillary Clinton campaign's claim that Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. For years, the press has obsessed on “birtherism,” …
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New York Times:
Trump Drops False ‘Birther’ Theory, but Floats a New One: Clinton Started It — Donald J. Trump publicly retreated from his “birther” campaign on Friday, tersely acknowledging that President Obama was born in the United States and saying that he wanted to move on from the conspiracy theory that he has been clinging to for years.
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Media Outraged After Trump Tricks Them To Cover Endorsements From Military Heroes
Media Outraged After Trump Tricks Them To Cover Endorsements From Military Heroes
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Libby Nelson / Vox:
Donald Trump fooled cable news into airing a 25-minute infomercial for his campaign
Donald Trump fooled cable news into airing a 25-minute infomercial for his campaign
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
So Will Trump Follow Through On His $5 Million Birther Charity Promise?
So Will Trump Follow Through On His $5 Million Birther Charity Promise?
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump is trying to rewrite his history of birtherism. This is what really happened.
Trump is trying to rewrite his history of birtherism. This is what really happened.
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Media Matters for America:
As Trump Prepares To Discuss His Birtherism, Top Adviser Roger Stone Says Trump Still Has …
As Trump Prepares To Discuss His Birtherism, Top Adviser Roger Stone Says Trump Still Has …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Trump fanned a conspiracy about Obama's birthplace for years. Now he pretends Clinton started it.
Trump fanned a conspiracy about Obama's birthplace for years. Now he pretends Clinton started it.
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump finally says Obama born in U.S., blames Clinton for controversy
Trump finally says Obama born in U.S., blames Clinton for controversy
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump admits Obama was born in U.S., but falsely blames Clinton for starting rumors
Trump admits Obama was born in U.S., but falsely blames Clinton for starting rumors
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Preps New Round of Racist Agitation
Trump Preps New Round of Racist Agitation
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Commission on Presidential Debates:
CPD Invites Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump to Debate — Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2016) - The nonpartisan, non-profit Commission on Presidential Debates ("CPD") announced today that it has applied its Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria for 2016 General Election Debate participation …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Third-party candidates miss cut for first debate — The Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Friday that Hillary Clinton — and their running mates are the only candidates who will participate in the first debates. — This means Trump and Clinton will take part in the Sept. 26 debate …
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Gary Johnson, Jill Stein Fail to Qualify for First Presidential Debate
Gary Johnson, Jill Stein Fail to Qualify for First Presidential Debate
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Johnson and Stein fail to make cut for first presidential debate
Johnson and Stein fail to make cut for first presidential debate
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Liberal Values, Gary Johnson for President and RedState
David Sims / The Atlantic:
The Embarrassment of Jimmy Fallon — The Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, went on NBC's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon yesterday. Here, in chronological order, is every question Fallon asked his guest. —This is getting real. You still have time, do you still want to do this?
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Maxwell Strachan / The Huffington Post:
People Are Justifiably Infuriated With How Jimmy Fallon Handled Trump — “The Tonight Show” host humanized a dangerous man on Thursday night. — Jimmy Fallon had Donald Trump on “The Tonight Show” Thursday night, and all some people could talk about afterward was a head rub.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Network pools refuse to cover Trump hotel tour — In a show of joint defiance, the major television networks collectively voted to pull a camera and erase video of Donald Trump giving a tour of his hotel, a protest of the campaign preventing any editorial presence on the tour.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump ditches, then mocks his press corps
Trump ditches, then mocks his press corps
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Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:
How Internet Trolls Won the 2016 Presidential Election — Last weekend, the Hillary Clinton campaign did something extremely controversial: It published an explainer devoted entirely to Pepe the frog. Pepe, a popular cartoon frog who first showed up in a web comic by Matt Furie back in 2005 …
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Hullabaloo, Infowars and The Daily Beast
Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
Sometimes life comes at you fast — National polls currently show Clinton ahead by only 1.0 ± 0.6 % (median ± estimated SEM, 7 pollsters with at least some post-Phlegmghazi respondents). However, our state poll-based analysis moves more slowly.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Introduced By A Birther At Event Where He Walked Back Birtherism — A birther supporter was among the Donald Trump backers who introduced the nominee at the Friday event where he attempted to walk back his birtherism. — Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney …
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Rachel Stoltzfoos / The Daily Caller:
Former DC Bureau Chief: Clinton Surrogate Pitched Me ‘Birther’ Story In 2008 — ‘Remember?’ — Kasich Won't Vote For Trump: ‘My Actions Have Spoken Very Loudly’ — DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION | PHILLIP STUCKY — 'Well, we'll see what happens if that happens'
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Stop Whining About ‘False Balance’ — Everyone wants to blame reporters for the rise of Donald Trump. How about the media consumer? — All Stories » — News media outlets are increasingly coming under fire for the sin of “false balance” or “false equivalency.”
Dave Dormer / CBC News:
Student's Donald Trump hat stirs controversy at Calgary's Mount Royal University — Woman challenged man to remove ‘Make America Great Again’ hat, calling it racially charged — The issues of free speech and safe spaces erupted at Mount Royal University Thursday after video surfaced …
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note7 Smartphones Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards — Recall Summary — Name of product: — Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones sold prior to September 15, 2016 — Hazard: — The lithium-ion battery in the Galaxy Note7 smartphones can overheat and catch fire …
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Doyle Rice / USA Today:
Shocking: World record 199-mile-long lightning bolt reported — Talk about some shocking news from the sky! — Scientists identified all-time world records for both the longest lightning bolt — nearly 200 miles — and the world's longest-duration lightning flash — over 7 seconds — according to a report released Thursday.
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Experts say Scott administration decision blocking McMullin from presidential ballot ‘unfair’ — Decision appears to contradict 2011 ruling on third-party candidates — TALLAHASSEE — The decision by Gov. Rick Scott's administration to block Evan McMullin's presidential campaign …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Democratic Senator Blasts Clinton Over “Basket Of Deplorables” Remark — Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota criticized Hillary Clinton for saying that half of Donald Trump's supporters could be put into a “basket of deplorables.” — Clinton in recent weeks has argued …
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