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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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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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Hot Air
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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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.
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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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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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
New York Times:
Trump Drops False ‘Birther’ Theory, but Floats a New One: Clinton Started It
Trump Drops False ‘Birther’ Theory, but Floats a New One: Clinton Started It
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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
Third-party candidates miss cut for first debate
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Guardian:
Trump: Clinton's detail should disarm, 'Let's see what happens to her' - as it happened
Trump: Clinton's detail should disarm, 'Let's see what happens to her' - as it happened
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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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National Review and The Atlantic
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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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'
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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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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alan.com
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Trump Outsmarts the Press
Trump Outsmarts the Press
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BizPac Review, Infowars, Liberty Unyielding and The American Spectator
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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ThinkProgress, Hollywood Reporter and The Daily Caller
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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?
KSNT-TV:
Black mask photo and caption leaves K-State students in an uproar — Related Coverage — MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) — Students at Kansas State University are in an uproar with a photo one K-State student posted on Snapchat on Tuesday. One student said seeing actions like this sets the time back 150 years.
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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Infowars, Hullabaloo and The Daily Beast
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Nation's largest police union endorses Trump — The nation's largest police union on Friday endorsed Donald Trump — for president, lauding his commitment to police officers. — The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) gave the GOP presidential nominee its endorsement after he received support …
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Christopher Balding / Bloomberg:
China's Housing Gets Scarily Expensive — For many years, China's authorities took a Goldilocks approach to housing prices: They wanted a market that was neither too hot nor too cold, and took measures as needed to control prices. Although an explicit asset-price target was never announced …
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Balding's World
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
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 …
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Forbes