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Nate Schweber / New York Times:
Suspect's Family Ran a Restaurant That Aggravated Neighbors — Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man wanted in the bombing, is the son of a man named Muhammad Rahami who runs a fast-food restaurant, First American Fried Chicken, in the ground floor of their home on Elmora Avenue, neighbors said.
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Fox News:
Bomb suspect Rahami a deadbeat, hated America, says his daughter's mother — The man who police nabbed and shot Monday after a day-long dragnet in connection with a series of terror attacks in and around New York was a bad father who disliked America, hated gays and took long trips to his homeland …
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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 York Times:
Ahmad Khan Rahami Is Arrested in Manhattan and New Jersey Bombings — The man believed to be responsible for the explosion in Manhattan on Saturday night and an earlier bombing in New Jersey, Ahmad Khan Rahami, was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder on Monday after he was wounded …
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N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
Ahmad Rahami: Fixture in Family's Business and, Lately, a ‘Completely Different Person’
Ahmad Rahami: Fixture in Family's Business and, Lately, a ‘Completely Different Person’
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Father Of Bombing Suspect: I Had ‘No Idea’ What Son Was Up To (VIDEO)
Father Of Bombing Suspect: I Had ‘No Idea’ What Son Was Up To (VIDEO)
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Dan Atkinson / Boston Herald:
Pal: Terror suspect underwent ‘shocking’ change after Afghanistan trip
Pal: Terror suspect underwent ‘shocking’ change after Afghanistan trip
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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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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
What to Look For as Bridge Scandal Trial Opens — After three long years, it's time for some traffic problems in ... Newark. — That is where reporters are lining up at federal court on Monday morning, waiting for opening arguments in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Laments 'We're Not Allowed to Profile' in Terror Fight — Cites Israel as example of nation effectively using profiling — Says he ‘called’ cause of New York blast ‘before the news’ — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. response to domestic terrorism …
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Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Praises Law Enforcement, Slams Obama-Clinton for ‘Not Taking ISIS Seriously’
Donald Trump Praises Law Enforcement, Slams Obama-Clinton for ‘Not Taking ISIS Seriously’
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Eliza Collins / USA Today:
Trump calls for profiling in wake of attack
Trump calls for profiling in wake of attack
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
George H.W. Bush to vote for Hillary — Former President George H.W. Bush is bucking his party's presidential nominee and plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, according to a member of another famous political family, the Kennedys. — Bush, 92, had intended to stay silent …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton campaign memo outlines map to victory — NEW YORK — Staring down tightening polls both nationwide and in the battleground states, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook on Monday circulated a private memo to donors, supporters and top volunteers that maps …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump retreats to friendly media ground — Donald Trump's reputation for being always available to reporters is way out of date. — Trump is saying “yes” to Fox News almost every day but saying “no” to most other major networks and news organizations — a highly unusual strategy for a presidential nominee.
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Joseph R. Murray / The Hill:
How ‘Birtherism’ became Hillary's Waterloo — had a rough week. From collapsing into a vehicle to her collapsing poll numbers, the Democratic darling is steering her campaign into an iceberg. Put simply, she's losing. — On Friday, Hillary hit rock bottom.
Barack Obama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Self-driving, yes, but also safe — New technologies and regulations will be explored at a White House conference in Pittsburgh — Uber introduced its self-driving car service in Pittsburgh last week. — Things are a little different today than when I first moved into the White House.
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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.
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Lois Beckett / Guardian:
Gun inequality: US study charts rise of hardcore super owners — Exclusive: New survey shows just 3% of American adults own half of guns in the US, as part of most definitive portrait of gun ownership in decades — Americans own an estimated 265m guns, more than one gun for every American adult …
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Kate Masters / The Trace:
Why a New Survey From Harvard and Northeastern Is the Most Authoritative Assessment of American …
Why a New Survey From Harvard and Northeastern Is the Most Authoritative Assessment of American …
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Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press:
More than 800 immigrants mistakenly granted citizenship — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had pending deportation orders …
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Did a Clinton advisor promote ‘birtherism’? Emails show only he pushed other stories on Obama and Kenya — Sidney Blumenthal, a former aide to Bill and Hillary Clinton, suggested in 2008 that a news organization look into President Obama's family background in Kenya. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)
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Carol Robinson / al.com:
Clown Facebook post, warnings put more Alabama schools on lockdown — Two more Alabama schools were on lockdown today after a social media posts and phoned-in threat warned “clowns” might show up at two Birmingham area schools. — Irondale police Officer James Lewis, a school resource officer …
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Hot Air and Fox News Insider
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN falsely adds “racial” to Trump vetting comments — CNN added the word “racial” to Donald Trump — 's Monday comments on terrorism and immigration, and is running headlines reporting that the GOP nominee is advocating “racial profiling”. — But a review of the transcript of Trump's comments …
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Why the election is taking an urgent and increasingly personal turn for Obama — NEW YORK — President Obama is approaching the final weeks of the presidential campaign with an intense sense of urgency and concern amid a growing realization that the election could be determined by the narrowest of margins.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Joe Scarborough, Donald Trump look to repair relations — Joe Scarborough wants to make nice with Donald Trump. — Last week, Scarborough and his “Morning Joe” co-host, Mika Brzezinski, visited the Republican presidential nominee at Trump Tower to rekindle a once-rosy relationship …
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Commission on Presidential Debates:
Moderator Announces Topics for First Presidential Debate — Lester Holt, moderator of the first 2016 presidential debate, has selected the topics for that debate. — America's Direction — Achieving Prosperity — Securing America — The debate will be held on Monday, September 26 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
NY rep swipes at Kaepernick after NYC bombing suspect caught — New York Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) on Monday took a swipe at National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick after authorities took custody of the Chelsea bombing suspect. — “You are welcome Colin Kaepernick,” …
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Bob Owens / Bearing Arms:
Man Who Shot Crossroads Mall Terrorist Is USPSA Competitor, 3-Gun Shooter — USPSA Shooter, 3-Gunner, and NRA-certified firearms instructor Jason Falconer has been identified as the man who shot and killed a 22-year-old Somali immigrant who went on a stabbing rampage inside a St. Cloud, (MN) Mall on Saturday.
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
President Trump's First Term — His campaign tells us a lot about what kind of Commander-in-Chief he would be. — On the morning of January 20, 2017, the President-elect is to visit Barack Obama at the White House for coffee, before they share a limousine—Obama seated on the right …
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