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David Goldstein / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
2 Clinton supporters in '08 reportedly shared Obama ‘birther’ story — WASHINGTON — Two supporters of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign reportedly shared the claim that then-rival Barack Obama was not born in the United States and thus was not eligible to be president.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's birther event is the greatest trick he's ever pulled — Donald Trump is, at heart, a showman. He rose to national fame thanks to star turns on reality TV in which he played the tough-talking boss to a group of aspirants hoping to become as successful as he has been in business.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Last Gasp of Birther-Mania — Donald Trump is going around the country giving good speeches on the economy, on race, on immigration. He is visiting African-American precincts and asking for votes with lines like this one: It used to be they made cars in Flint, and you couldn't drink the water in Mexico.
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Breitbart, Washington Times, Media Matters for America, The Daily Caller and The American Spectator
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
It's time for TV news to stop playing the stooge for Donald Trump — Donald Trump said “Jump,” and TV news said “How high?” — It happened again on Friday morning when the Republican presidential candidate held the media hostage for nearly an hour after promising a major news announcement.
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Political Wire, Daily Kos, MichelleMalkin.com, The Concourse and Vox, more at Mediagazer »
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump: Clinton's bodyguards should ‘disarm immediately’ and ‘see what happens to her’
Trump: Clinton's bodyguards should ‘disarm immediately’ and ‘see what happens to her’
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Jihad Watch, Guardian and New York Magazine
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?
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?
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Political Wire, RedState, NPR, New Yorker, Talking Points Memo, heave-ho.org, Media Matters for America and AOL
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Trump Trolling Master Class: ‘Obama Was Born In The United States. Period.’
Trump Trolling Master Class: ‘Obama Was Born In The United States. Period.’
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RedState, twitchy.com, BizPac Review and Hot Air
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump: Never wrong, never sorry, never responsible
Trump: Never wrong, never sorry, never responsible
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Althouse, heave-ho.org, Macleans.ca, The Atlantic, Joe.My.God., Politico, CNN, The Hill and ABC News
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Donald Trump Clung to ‘Birther’ Lie for Years, and Still Isn't Apologetic
Donald Trump Clung to ‘Birther’ Lie for Years, and Still Isn't Apologetic
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Hillary Clinton Campaign Manager Admits 2008 Birther Link
Hillary Clinton Campaign Manager Admits 2008 Birther Link
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Washington Post, LawNewz, Infowars, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mediaite and Maggie's Farm
Robert M. Gates / Wall Street Journal:
Sizing Up the Next Commander-in-Chief — Neither candidate has seriously addressed how he or she thinks about the military or the use of force. — You wouldn't know it from the presidential campaigns, but the first serious crisis to face our new president most likely will be international.
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Politico
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
‘Mr. Trump Is Beyond Repair’ — Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates writing in the Wall Street Journal: — Mrs. Clinton has time before the election to address forthrightly her trustworthiness, to reassure people about her judgment, to demonstrate her willingness to stake out one or more positions …
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Politicus USA
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Just 5.7 Percent Of Clinton Foundation Budget Actually Went To Charitable Grants — Just 5.7 Percent Of Clinton Foundation Budget Actually Went To Charity — Media Outraged After Trump Tricks Them Into Covering Endorsements From Military Heroes — Clinton Campaign Event Erupts Into ‘FOUR MORE YEARS’ Chant For Obama
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Infowars and Clayton Cramer
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Travel Back to an Early Clinton Scandal — Voters have the impression Hillary isn't trustworthy. She's been reinforcing it since 1993. — The question came up this week at a political panel: Why don't people like Hillary Clinton? — Why do they always believe the worst?
Daily Mail:
‘LES DEPLORABLES!’ Trump floors cheering Miami crowd as he enters to Broadway anthem and speaks in front of giant ‘Les Mis’ video screen art — It read ‘Les Deplorables’ - and replaced French revolutionary flags with the Stars and Stripes - and a ‘TRUMP’ flag
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The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, Vox Popoli and AOL
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
How Roger Ailes used ‘key man clauses’ for his stars to protect himself — Contracts with most of the biggest stars on Fox News contain something unusual: A “key man clause” giving them an escape hatch if the company's “key man,” CEO Roger Ailes, exited. — In July, Ailes resigned under pressure amid sexual harassment allegations.
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Liberty Unyielding and BizPac Review
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Police officers shot in Philly, Fort Worth — Police officers were shot in separate incidents Friday night in Philadelphia and Fort Worth, Texas. — Two officers were injured — one critically — and the suspect was killed in Fort Worth, while two officers and four civilians were hit in Philadelphia before the suspect was killed.
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Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit and Sputnik International
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Debates Are on TV, but Advertisers Target Eyeballs Online — Campaigns target millions of viewers as they engage on social media during the showdowns — Ten days or so ahead of the first presidential debate, political advertisers are planning to grab millions of viewers' eyes—but with a difference.
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Political Wire
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders: ‘This is not the time for a protest vote’ — NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Anyone driving into Bernie Sanders's rally here, anyone with a radio tuned to ABC News, could hear the low-key voice of Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson. In 60-second radio spots …
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AOL and Business Insider
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Michael Klare / Mother Jones:
Why a Donald Trump Victory Could Make Climate Catastrophe Inevitable — This story first appeared at TomDispatch.com. — In a year of record-setting heat on a blistered globe, with fast-warming oceans, fast-melting ice caps, and fast-rising sea levels, ratification of the December 2015 …
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TomDispatch and Informed Comment
Todd Starnes / Townhall.com:
School District: Betsy Ross Flag Symbolizes “Hate” — A Michigan school district called the historic “Betsy Ross” flag a symbol of hate and profusely apologized after students displayed the flag at a recent high school football game. — “To wave a historical version of our flag …
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Conflicting Policy From Trump: To Keep, and Remove, Tax Cut — WASHINGTON — A few hours after Donald J. Trump publicly backed away from a $1 trillion tax cut for small businesses, campaign aides on Thursday privately assured a leading small-business group that Mr. Trump in fact remained committed …
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heave-ho.org and Forbes
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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RedState, Esquire, Hollywood Reporter, The Daily Caller and ThinkProgress
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