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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.
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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Daily Kos, Political Wire, MichelleMalkin.com, The Concourse, Guardian and Vox, more at Mediagazer »
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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Washington Times, Breitbart, Media Matters for America, The Daily Caller and The American Spectator
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, heave-ho.org, Talking Points Memo, Media Matters for America, CNBC 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, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Hot Air
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders: ‘This is not the time for a protest vote’
Bernie Sanders: ‘This is not the time for a protest vote’
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Scared Monkeys, AOL and Business Insider
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
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump: Never wrong, never sorry, never responsible
Trump: Never wrong, never sorry, never responsible
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Althouse, Infowars, heave-ho.org, Macleans.ca, The Atlantic, CNN, Joe.My.God. and The Hill
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Third-party candidates miss cut for first debate
Third-party candidates miss cut for first debate
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CNN, RT, Liberal Values, Washington Monthly, Guardian, Hot Air and Politico
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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ThinkProgress and 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
Chris Kahn / Yahoo:
Race tightens in projected U.S. Electoral College vote: Reuters/Ipsos — NEW YORK (Reuters) - An election analysis conducted in the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project shows that the race has tightened considerably over the past few weeks, with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump projected …
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The Week and Political Wire
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:
Dem senator to Trump: ‘Blood will be on your hands’ if Clinton killed — of suggesting his supporters kill Hillary Clinton — , tweeting furiously that “blood will be on your hands.” — “Hey @realDonaldTrump, if you keep suggesting your supporters kill @HillaryClinton, someone will listen.
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Talking Points Memo and BizPac Review
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?
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
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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BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli and AOL
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.
Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
Analysis: By 2025, 99.6% of Paul Ryan's tax cuts would go to the richest 1% of Americans — The House Republicans' proposal for tax relief could force the government to borrow trillions of dollars to continue operating and might even weaken the economy, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
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taxpolicycenter.org
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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
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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Mother Jones
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Mistrial declared in sanity phase of convicted Hollywood arsonist — Harry Burkhart leaves a downtown courtroom after being found guilty on 47 counts of arson. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) — A judge Friday declared a mistrial in the sanity phase of the trial of a German man convicted …
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Elizabeth Roberts / CNN:
History made in New York as one designer shows the first-ever collection to feature hijabs in every look — (CNN)A Muslim designer made history at New York Fashion Week by showing the first-ever collection to feature hijabs in every outfit. — Anniesa Hasibuan, an Indonesian designer …
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Breitbart and American Thinker