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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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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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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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N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
Ahmad Rahami: Fixture in Family's Business and, Lately, a ‘Completely Different Person’ — He presided behind the counter of a storefront New Jersey fried chicken restaurant, making his home with his family in an apartment above it. To some of his friends, Ahmad Khan Rahami was known as Mad …
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New York Daily News:
KING: Can African-Americans get a little of that Ahmad Khan Rahami treatment?
KING: Can African-Americans get a little of that Ahmad Khan Rahami treatment?
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The Daily Beast:
Ahmad Khan Rahami, Accused NYC Bomber, Traveled to Pakistan Undetected by U.S.
Ahmad Khan Rahami, Accused NYC Bomber, Traveled to Pakistan Undetected by U.S.
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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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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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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama Throws Himself Into 2016 Race Hellbent on Clinton Victory — Obama will focus on six key battleground states, aides say — Michelle Obama has already cut radio, online and TV ads — Barack Obama is about to launch a presidential campaign blitz for Hillary Clinton unprecedented in the modern era …
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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 …
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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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Washington Post:
U.N. suspends aid convoys in Syria after bombing — The United Nations announced Tuesday that it was suspending all aid convoys to Syria after one of its aid shipments was bombed outside the besieged city of Aleppo. — The announcement, echoed by fellow aid provider the Intertional Committee …
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Benny Avni / New York Post:
Obama led the world downward into chaos
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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Wall Street Journal:
Billionaires Sheldon Adelson, Joe Ricketts Plan Donations to Donald Trump's Campaign — Adelson plans to spend $45 million to boost GOP, including $5 million for Trump; Ricketts to give at least $1 million to Trump group — Two billionaires are planning to open their pocketbooks …
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
First on CNN: Adelson to spend at least $45 million on 2016 races in boost for GOP
First on CNN: Adelson to spend at least $45 million on 2016 races in boost for GOP
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
House panel looking into Reddit post about Clinton's email server — The House Oversight Committee is reviewing a Reddit post that alleges an IT specialist who worked on Hillary Clinton — 's private server sought advice on how to alter the contents of “VERY VIP” emails, according to Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.).
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Steven Nelson / US News:
Computer Specialist Who Deleted Clinton Emails May Have Asked Reddit for Tips
Computer Specialist Who Deleted Clinton Emails May Have Asked Reddit for Tips
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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.
NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Regains Momentum Against Donald Trump: Poll — Clinton, Trump Rehash Stark Differences on ISIS Following Bombings 1:19 — Back on the campaign trail after being diagnosed with pneumonia and a subsequent break from campaigning, Hillary Clinton plugged her leaking lead against Donald Trump …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. inadvertently encourages America to scoop up refugees by the handful — This tweet, from Donald Trump's son Donald Jr., makes a good point. Except for the part in blue, which is completely wrong. … If there were a bowl of delicious fruitish-flavored Skittles in front …
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Trump Jr. likens Syrian refugees to Skittles
Trump Jr. likens Syrian refugees to Skittles
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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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Bloomberg:
Gaming the Six-Week Election Day — Early voting has transformed political campaigning. Here's how it may play out in Iowa, Nevada, and North Carolina. — stevenyaccino — Election Day starts this week. Beginning on Sept. 23, any Minnesotan can go to a local election office and complete an absentee ballot.
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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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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