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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Corey Lewandowski Pulled From Appearing on CNN Morning Show — Editor's Note: Based on information from a high level CNN source, we initially reported that Corey Lewandowski was suspended from CNN. CNN has now gotten back to us and firmly denied that Lewandowski has been suspended …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CNN commentator Lewandowski remained on Trump payroll in August
CNN commentator Lewandowski remained on Trump payroll in August
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J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
Trump Still Paying Fmr. Campaign Manager Lewandowski as Consultant
Trump Still Paying Fmr. Campaign Manager Lewandowski as Consultant
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Corey Lewandowski to be paid by Trump campaign through 2016
Corey Lewandowski to be paid by Trump campaign through 2016
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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
TEXT OF LETTER WEINER ASKED TEEN TO SEND TO TEACHER — The teen wrote this letter but sent it to a fake email address and sent a copy to Weiner. Parts of the letter that might identify her are redacted. The teen told DailyMail.com what she had done. Weiner provided a copy of the letter in his belief it was sent to her teacher.
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Joe Marusak / The Charlotte Observer:
Man shot by police at University City apartment complex — Police shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a University City apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon. — A large crowd of protesters gathered as word of the shooting spread and blocked off the road while chanting “Hands up …
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Kim Bellware / The Huffington Post:
Police In North Carolina Fatally Shoot Man Witnesses Say Was Disabled, Unarmed — Protests erupted after the sixth killing of a civilian by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police in the past year. — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday fatally shot a black man they said was armed …
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Associated Press:
Clinton campaign raced through $50 million last month — WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton spent $645,000 more a day than her opponent Donald Trump last month, but even with her $50 million campaign outlay, she has not been able to pull away from him in the race for the White House.
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Andrew Stiles / Heat Street:
PROBLEMATIC: Hillary Clinton Insults Homeless People on ‘The Tonight Show’
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
For Clinton, attacking Trump may not be enough
For Clinton, attacking Trump may not be enough
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Clinton's Samantha Bee Problem — When the histories of the Trump era are written from exile in Justin Trudeau's Canada, they will record that it was none other than Jimmy Fallon who brought down the republic. — Or so you might have thought, at least, listening the furious liberal reaction …
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Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
My Plan for Helping America's Poor — The true measure of any society is how we take care of our children. With all of our country's resources, no child should ever have to grow up in poverty. Yet every single night, all across America, kids go to sleep hungry or without a place to call home.
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump brags about using 'other people's money' amid questions over charity use — Kenansville, North Carolina (CNN)Donald Trump bragged Tuesday there's “nothing like” using other people's money, hours after a report said he used more than $250,000 from his charitable organization to litigate lawsuits against his business interests.
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New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Stupid Excuses on Taxes
Mr. Trump's Stupid Excuses on Taxes
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John Bacon / USA Today:
ACLU: Tulsa officer shot Terence Crutcher ‘in cold blood’ — The ACLU of Oklahoma on Tuesday demanded that criminal charges be filed against Tulsa police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last week was caught on video. — But the lawyer for Officer Betty Shelby claims …
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Yousef Saba / Politico:
Trump suggests Tulsa officer was ‘choking’ in fatal shooting
Trump suggests Tulsa officer was ‘choking’ in fatal shooting
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Rick McCrabb / News & information for Hamilton …:
Middletown police chief ‘sick, tired’ of officer-involved shootings
Middletown police chief ‘sick, tired’ of officer-involved shootings
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Richard Ruelas / Arizona Republic:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio addresses Surprise Tea Party Patriots … Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday vowed to the Surprise Tea Party Patriots, the group that five years ago petitioned him to investigate President Barack Obama's birth certificate, that he was continuing the inquiry.
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Richard Ruelas / USA Today:
Sheriff Arpaio: I'm still investigating President Obama's birth certificate
Sheriff Arpaio: I'm still investigating President Obama's birth certificate
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Presidential Race Tied, Cooper Up in NC — The Presidential race in North Carolina is about as tight as it can be, and it's also becoming increasingly clear who will end up deciding the winner in the state: voters who would like to continue the direction of President Obama's leadership, but who also strongly dislike Hillary Clinton.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Pat McCrory's shifty gambit: N.C. governor tries to blame pro-gay laws for NCAA boycott
Pat McCrory's shifty gambit: N.C. governor tries to blame pro-gay laws for NCAA boycott
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Thomas Patterson / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed If Clinton loses, blame the email controversy and the media — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question from a member of the media after speaking at a rally at the University of North Carolina, in Greensboro, N.C., on Sept. 15. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)
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Military Times:
This poll of the U.S. military has Gary Johnson tied with Donald Trump in the race for president — Editor's note: This is the first in a series examining the views of military service members ahead of the presidential election. — If American military personnel alone were selecting the next president …
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Siraj Datoo / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles Comparison Used to Be a Feminist Meme — The internet never forgets. It just remembers differently. — When Donald Trump Jr. compared refugees to a bowl of potentially poisonous Skittles, internet outrage ensued. Ben Grelle's anger was a little more personal.
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Top Earners Back Clinton in Bloomberg Poll After Decades With GOP — In 2012, this group backed Romney over Obama by 10 percentage points, exit polls show. — McCormickJohn — Higher-income voters are narrowly supporting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in another sign …
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Rudy Giuliani / USA Today:
Clinton and Obama derelict in terror fight: Rudy Giuliani — Trump will forget political correctness and go on offense against radical Islamic terrorism at home and abroad. — Last weekend, America once again experienced attacks upon our shores. The resilient people of New Jersey …
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Lizzie Parry / The Sun:
RISE OF SCROTOX Would you risk Botox for your BALLS? Number of men wanting the bizarre op doubles in a year — The op, which costs around £2,800, helps to ease sweating, reduce the appearance of wrinkles and helps make the scrotum appear larger, experts say
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Trump's Guide to Winning Through Gaffes — That Donald Trump's campaign has had more returns from the dead than a soap opera villain is hardly a novel observation. What is noteworthy is the manner in which he's bounced back. Time and again, Trump has survived what only a few years ago …
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Zeninjor Enwemeka / WBUR:
Mass. High Court Says Black Men May Have Legitimate Reason To Flee Police — Black men who try to avoid an encounter with Boston police by fleeing may have a legitimate reason to do so — and should not be deemed suspicious — according to a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Evan McMullin Turns Racist Voicemail From Trump Supporter Into Campaign Ad — Evan McMullin's presidential campaign has taken a racist tirade recently left in a staffer's voicemail inbox and turned it into a political ad highlighting the dangers of “Donald Trump's America.”
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CNN:
Egyptian president responds to Trump's Muslim ban — CNN's Erin Burnett sat down with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and ask him about his meeting with Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and how he feels about Trump's proposed ban on Muslims. Source: CNN
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