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Marty Golden / New York Daily News:
FBI arrests five people near Verrazano Bridge in possible connection to Chelsea bombing after bomb cache find in New Jersey — Federal agents busted five people in Brooklyn in a possible connection to the Chelsea bombing late Sunday, law enforcement sources said.
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New York Times:
Police Raid New Jersey Home in Search of Manhattan Bomber — Hours after five pipe bombs were discovered near a train station in Elizabeth, N.J., federal agents and the police raided a home nearby early Monday morning as part of the sweeping search for the person or people responsible for Saturday night's bombing in Manhattan.
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
AHMAD KHAN RAHAMI … The FBI is asking for assistance in locating Ahmad Khan Rahami. Rahami is wanted for questioning in connection with an explosion that occurred on September 17, 2016, at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the vicinity of 135 West 23rd Street, New York, New York.
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DNAinfo New York:
Thieves Helped Crack the Chelsea Bombing Case, Sources Say — MANHATTAN — Leave the bomb, take the bag. — In two separate cases, thieves snatching bags from city streets and train stations inadvertently helped law enforcement get the upper hand in an ongoing bomb spree that's hurt dozens …
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New Jersey Online:
Blast heard at scene of ‘possible live bomb’ at Elizabeth train station — Elizabeth Mayor Speaks on Suspicious Device Found — ELIZABETH — An explosion was heard at the Elizabeth train station early Monday, where local and federal authorities were investigating a suspicious package.
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Wanted New York and New Jersey bomb suspect sued his local police claiming they PERSECUTED him for being a Muslim — Ahmad Rahami filed federal lawsuit claiming cops in Elizabeth, New Jersey subjected his and his family to discrimination and ‘selective enforcement’
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Washington Post:
Suspect in New York, N.J. bombings taken into custody
Suspect in New York, N.J. bombings taken into custody
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CNN:
New York bombing: Police presence intensifies after explosion
New York bombing: Police presence intensifies after explosion
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New York Post:
FBI raids New Jersey building near where suspicious devices found
FBI raids New Jersey building near where suspicious devices found
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New York Daily News:
New Jersey resident Ahmad Khan Rahami identified as first person wanted in connection with NYC bombing
New Jersey resident Ahmad Khan Rahami identified as first person wanted in connection with NYC bombing
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NBC News:
Ahmad Rahami Identified as N.Y., N.J. Bombings Suspect: Officials
Ahmad Rahami Identified as N.Y., N.J. Bombings Suspect: Officials
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Suspect in New York, New Jersey Bombings Taken into Custody
Suspect in New York, New Jersey Bombings Taken into Custody
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Kasich camp bashes Priebus, warns of national GOP ‘wipeout’ — Ohio Gov. John Kasich's war with the national Republican Party exploded into the open Sunday night, when his top adviser thrashed GOP leader Reince Priebus and hinted that the presidential election may be out of reach for Donald Trump.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump shatters GOP records with small donors
Trump shatters GOP records with small donors
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Clinton 41 Trump 40 in Four-Way Sunshine State Race … New York Times Upshot/ Siena College Florida Poll: — Rubio Tops Murphy by Six Points — Florida Closely Divided on Key Issues: Obamacare, Immigration, Wall with Mexico, Govt. Stimulus & 2nd Amendment — Loudonville, NY.
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Death of ‘He Said, She Said’ Journalism — Last Saturday, The New York Times published an extraordinary story. What made the story extraordinary wasn't the event the Times covered. What made it extraordinary was the way the Times covered it. — On its front page, top right …
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Paul Walsh / Star Tribune:
Family ID's attacker behind ‘potential act of terrorism’ in St. Cloud — The attacker who wounded 9 inside the mall was shot and killed by an off-duty officer. The father revealed the suspect's identity. — Video (03:30) : Including a description of surveillance video from the mall and the FBI's role in seeking out motive.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Jill Stein: Trump may have ‘memory problem’ — Jill Stein is a Harvard-trained internist, a doctor who diagnosed thousands of patients for a quarter-century in Boston and Chicago before making the late-career switch to Green Party presidential candidate and could-be Hillary Clinton spoiler.
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump surrogate accuses Obama of ‘otherness’ — and then scrambles to walk it back — Just as conservatives felt they had deep-sixed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's five years of questioning President Barack Obama's place of birth, the head of a super PAC boosting Trump's candidacy opened …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Christie's claim that Trump did not ‘on a regular basis’ spout birther nonsense after 2011
Christie's claim that Trump did not ‘on a regular basis’ spout birther nonsense after 2011
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump super PAC strategist says there is an ‘otherness’ to Obama
Trump super PAC strategist says there is an ‘otherness’ to Obama
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Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Spooked by Charity Probe — Those in Donald Trump's orbit appear to be nervous about the swirling scandal around the Trump Foundation—and they should be: the stakes are incredibly high. — The allegations of a quid pro quo between Trump and Florida Attorney General …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
The Progressive Case For Hillary Clinton Is Pretty Overwhelming — For a lot of liberals, the most important goal of this election is to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. And since Trump naturally sucks up most of the political oxygen, that means lots of blogging about Trump and not so much about Clinton.
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Dylan Scott / STAT:
In interview, Biden outlines a lifelong role in cancer research, but not in a Clinton White House — HOUSTON — Vice President Joe Biden says he plans to dedicate his career after politics to cancer research — and to do so for “as long as I'm alive” — but ruled out serving …
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Alan Cole / Tax Foundation:
Details and Analysis of the Donald Trump Tax Reform Plan, September 2016 — By — Key Findings — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's tax plan would significantly reduce income taxes and corporate taxes, and eliminate the estate tax. — According to the Tax Foundation's Taxes …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Republican friendships shatter over Trump — A few months ago, Matt Schlapp, the former White House political director under president George W. Bush, walked into a cocktail party and tried to join a conversation with Republican consultants he has known for years.