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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump used $258,000 from his charity to settle legal problems — Donald Trump spent more than a quarter-million dollars from his charitable foundation to settle lawsuits that involved the billionaire's for-profit businesses, according to interviews and a review of legal documents.
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TMZ.com:
Angelina Jolie — Files for Divorce from Brad Pitt Allegations of Substance Abuse, Anger — EXCLUSIVE — Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt and the trigger was a conflict over the kids, substance abuse and anger ... TMZ has learned. — Jolie filed legal docs Monday citing irreconcilable differences.
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Page Six:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to divorce — Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after learning he was cheating on her with his sexy co-star — and Russian hookers, a well-placed source told The Post on Tuesday. — “He's in the throes of some insane midlife crisis, and Angie is fed up,” the source said.
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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Reid accuses Trump of overstating wealth
Reid accuses Trump of overstating wealth
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
GOP megadonor pledges $2M to register Florida Latinos to help beat Trump
GOP megadonor pledges $2M to register Florida Latinos to help beat Trump
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A new Clinton campaign memo charts the path to victory. But big questions remain unanswered.
A new Clinton campaign memo charts the path to victory. But big questions remain unanswered.
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New York Times:
Ahmad Khan Rahami's Father Told Police in 2014 His Son Was a Terrorist, Officials Say — Two years before Ahmad Khan Rahami went on a bombing rampage in New York and New Jersey, his father told the police that the son was a terrorist, prompting a review by federal agents, according to two senior law enforcement officials.
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BBC:
Donald Trump Jr tweet: 'I'm a refugee' says Skittles photographer — Donald Trump Jr's tweet comparing Skittles to refugees has caused a furore on social media. In a new development, the man who took the photo of the Skittles has revealed himself to be a former refugee.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. inadvertently encourages America to scoop up refugees by the handful
Donald Trump Jr. inadvertently encourages America to scoop up refugees by the handful
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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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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Tweet Highlights His Key Campaign Role
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Tweet Highlights His Key Campaign Role
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
George H.W. Bush to vote for Hillary Clinton — 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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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
We Gave Four Good Pollsters the Same Raw Data. They Reached Very Different Conclusions. — How four pollsters, and The Upshot, interpreted 867 poll responses: … You've heard of the “margin of error” in polling. Just about every article on a new poll dutifully notes that the margin …
Melanie Eversley / USA Today:
Terence Crutcher's vehicle stalled before he was shot by Tulsa police — The U.S. Department of Justice has been asked to investigate the shooting death of an unarmed black man by Tulsa police Friday night. The victim's sister is demanding that charges are pressed against the officer responsible.
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Hillary Clinton Vows to Speak ‘Directly to White People’ to Stop Racial Police Shootings
Hillary Clinton Vows to Speak ‘Directly to White People’ to Stop Racial Police Shootings
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Florida — Clinton Maintains Lead; Tight Race for Senate — Most skeptical of Trump birther statement — West Long Branch, NJ - Hillary Clinton holds a 5 point lead over Donald Trump in the crucial swing state of Florida.
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Niall Ferguson / BostonGlobe.com:
The fight isn't going Clinton's way — This fight isn't going as planned. The conventional wisdom, as August drew to a close, was that Donald Trump's campaign was in free-fall. Some of Hillary Clinton's supporters had even begun to anticipate a landslide like 1964, when Lyndon Johnson crushed Barry Goldwater by 61-to-38 percent.
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg.com:
Graham Suggests Trump Apologize for Denying Obama's U.S. Birth — Sen. Lindsey Graham says Donald Trump's admission last week that President Obama was born in the U.S. was “a start,” and suggested the Republican presidential nominee apologize. — “I would apologize,” the S.C. Republican told Bloomberg Politics on Tuesday.
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Hillary Clinton 2016:
Hillary Clinton's Open Letter to Wells Fargo Customers — In America, we have faith that when we open up a checking account, we aren't opening ourselves up to being scammed. Whether you use a local credit union or community bank or one of the big national chains, we take it for granted …
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Warren tells Wells Fargo's CEO to resign, calls for investigation
Warren tells Wells Fargo's CEO to resign, calls for investigation
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WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Minnesota Restaurant Posts ‘Muslims Get Out’ Sign — MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota restaurant owner upset over what happened in St. Cloud posted a controversial sign Monday morning. — The sign outside Treats Family Restaurant in Lonsdale, Minnesota, reads “Muslims Get Out.”
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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Senate will delay vacation to override Obama veto — (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the Senate will take up an expected veto override of legislation that lets families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts before breaking for the elections. — “Both of those we'll have to deal …
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George Soros / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Investing $500 Million in Migrants — I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees. — By — The world has been unsettled by a surge in forced migration. Tens of millions of people are on the move …
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Donald Trump Called Debate Moderator Lester Holt a Democrat. He's Actually a Republican. — Holt is a registered Republican voter — Republican nominee Donald Trump called first presidential debate moderator, NBC News anchor Lester Holt, “a Democrat” Monday, despite public records that indicate otherwise.
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Steve LeVine / Quartz:
New York Times editor on Trump: “We will call out lies” — The Huffington Post branded him a serial liar months ago. Now, the most traditional American media outlets have also abandoned journalistic diplomatese in their coverage of Republican candidate Donald Trump, and are reaching for new ways to flag the word “lie.”
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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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama jabs Trump in final UN address — President Obama took a shot at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — on Tuesday during his final address to the United Nations. — Without mentioning Trump by name, Obama lashed out at a “crude populism” while defending his vision …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
White House worked secretly to delay Syria sanctions bill — The White House worked behind the scenes last week to prevent a bipartisan bill to sanction the Assad regime for war crimes and atrocities against civilians from getting a vote in the House of Representatives.
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Mike Klein / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
Statement from Sunlight Foundation's board chairman — The board of directors of the Sunlight Foundation has reached some important conclusions about our future. We want to share them with our friends, funders, employees, partners, and everyone who has been a part of our work over the last decade.