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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
Natasha Geiling / ThinkProgress:
Former Secretary of Defense: Trump ‘unqualified and unfit to be commander-in-chief’ — Robert Gates had strong words for both candidates in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. — Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates is not a big fan of either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton's ideas about foreign policy.
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Hullabaloo
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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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Last Gasp of Birther-Mania — Donald Trump is going around …
Last Gasp of Birther-Mania — Donald Trump is going around …
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Washington Times, Breitbart, Media Matters for America and The Daily Caller
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's birther event is the greatest trick he's ever pulled
Donald Trump's birther event is the greatest trick he's ever pulled
Talking Points Memo:
In Sudden About Face, Trump Admits Obama Was Born In US
In Sudden About Face, Trump Admits Obama Was Born In US
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Associated Press, Mother Jones and BuzzFeed
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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Joe.My.God., BizPac Review, heave-ho.org, TheStreet.com, CBS Philly, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Senator To Trump: If Someone Kills Clinton The Blood Is ‘On Your Hands’
Dem Senator To Trump: If Someone Kills Clinton The Blood Is ‘On Your Hands’
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alan.com, Mike Cernovich Presents …, Hillary Clinton Speeches, gopthedailydose.com and BizPac Review
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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Guardian, Jihad Watch and New York Magazine
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
DSCC shifts dollars out of Florida and Ohio — The top group helping Democrats win Senate seats is canceling advertising in Florida and Ohio to invest more heavily in Missouri and North Carolina. — The financial rejiggering by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spells …
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Hot Air
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Exclusive: Here's who's playing Tim Kaine in GOP debate prep — In Mike Pence's prep sessions for the vice-presidential debate, the role of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is being played by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a top GOP source told POLITICO on Saturday. — The first mock debate has already been held.
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Talking Points Memo and Joe.My.God.
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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, NBC News and The Gateway Pundit
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Robert Moran / Philly.com:
2 cops shot, suspect and bystander killed in West Philly rampage
2 cops shot, suspect and bystander killed in West Philly rampage
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USA Today, Washington Post, The Week and Fox News Insider
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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Political Wire and The Week
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, more at Mediagazer »
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, Vox Popoli, The Gateway Pundit and AOL
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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Althouse, Daily Kos, twitchy.com, MichelleMalkin.com, The Concourse, Guardian, Vox and heave-ho.org, more at Mediagazer »
New York Daily News:
Meat cleaver madman, a Palestinian, was in Midtown to appeal deportation order before he sliced cop — The meat cleaver maniac who hacked an off-duty cop is a Palestinian busted two months ago while screaming in Arabic outside a Brooklyn synagogue. — Suspect Akram Joudeh was only in New York …
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Jihad Watch, twitchy.com, Gothamist, Independent Journal Review and The Daily Caller
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