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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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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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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Confirmed: Trump campaign is controlling every word of prominent CNN commentator — An insightful statement has emerged from the Donald Trump campaign. It concerns Corey Lewandowski, the former Trump campaign manager who was apparently fired from his post in June and then quickly signed on as a political commentator for CNN.
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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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Charlotte police: Warned suspect to drop gun before shooting which triggered riots, hurt 16 officers
Charlotte police: Warned suspect to drop gun before shooting which triggered riots, hurt 16 officers
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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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John Bacon / USA Today:
ACLU: Tulsa officer shot Terence Crutcher ‘in cold blood’
ACLU: Tulsa officer shot Terence Crutcher ‘in cold blood’
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Christie: Clinton's Comments On Tackling Systemic Racism “A Disgrace” Like Her — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a prominent Donald Trump adviser, said on Wednesday that Hillary Clinton's comments saying we need to “tackle systemic racism,” while discussing the police shooting of Terence Crutcher were “a disgrace.”
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Conservative Rumblings=> Hillary Clinton May Cancel Debate on Monday
Conservative Rumblings=> Hillary Clinton May Cancel Debate on Monday
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Hillary Is Missing From The Campaign Trail
Hillary Is Missing From The Campaign Trail
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Unlike Trump Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative Has Data to Prove Its Worth — In many ways it was just like any year at the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting, where non-profit leaders, politicians, and executives gather to talk about solving the world's hairiest problems, such as poverty, AIDS, the refugee crisis.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Clinton Foundation has become a clear liability, as Bill Clinton mounts his big defense — Former president Bill Clinton will address criticism of the Clinton Foundation head-on Wednesday during a speech to the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. And to hear Politico tell it …
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Some donations to Trump Foundation count as Trump's money, aide says
Some donations to Trump Foundation count as Trump's money, aide says
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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
Trump brags about using 'other people's money' amid questions over charity use
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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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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Avengers Assemble! Director Joss Whedon Launches Hillary Clinton Super PAC with Star-Studded Video (Watch) — The director's organization, Save the Day, will encourage left-leaning groups to vote for Hillary through a series of comedy videos featuring A-listers including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Neil Patrick Harris.
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Jessica Derschowitz / EW.com:
Joss Whedon Returns with Star-Studded, Anti-Trump Video to Get Out the Vote
Joss Whedon Returns with Star-Studded, Anti-Trump Video to Get Out the Vote
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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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Jennifer Bartlett / New York Times:
Longing for the Male Gaze — When I was in my early 30s, I practiced yoga at a studio in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. On most days, I walked there with two good friends — one who was in her 20s and one about my age — but occasionally we each got to class on our own.
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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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.”
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity in Trouble With Fox After Participating in Trump Ad — Fox News star Sean Hannity—a vocal supporter of Donald Trump on his radio show and his 10 p.m. program on the top-rated, right-leaning cable network—is in hot water Tuesday after his bosses were alerted to his participation in a Trump campaign video.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Nate Silver: Trump surges from 3% to 48% chance of winning — The latest vote projection from elections guru Nate Silver has Republican Donald Trump just six electoral votes short of winning and one point away from equaling Hillary Clinton's popular vote. — The newest Five Thirty Eight survey Trump …
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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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Emily Flitter / Reuters:
Trump praises ‘stop-and-frisk’ police tactic — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would consider using “stop-and-frisk” policing methods to cut crime if elected, according to two people who attended a Fox News “town hall” taping at a predominantly African-American church in Cleveland.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Nearly 70 Percent Have Concerns About Trump's Controversial Comments — A combined 69 percent of American voters say they have concerns about Donald Trump's comments and language on women, immigrants and Muslims, including more than half who have “major” concerns, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate backs tank sales to Saudi Arabia — The Senate on Wednesday backed a $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, even as Congress is preparing to override an expected presidential veto of a different bill allowing 9/11 victims' families to sue the Saudi government.
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Associated Press:
NJ Mayor Says He Lied When Claiming Bridgegate Motive Wasn't Political Retaliation — NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Democratic New Jersey mayor who prosecutors say was punished with traffic gridlock by former allies of Republican Gov. Chris Christie for not endorsing Christie tells a jury he lied …
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Democrats' debate advice to Clinton: Let Trump screw up — Democrats have some advice for Hillary Clinton at her first presidential debate: Let Trump be Trump. — Donald Trump's more tightly scripted campaign of late could backfire on him when he squares off against Clinton on Monday in Hempstead, New York, Democrats believe.