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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Leads Trump Ahead of First Debate — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by six points among likely voters heading into the first presidential debate on Monday, according to a brand-new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump tops Clinton in battlegrounds Nevada, N. Carolina, Ohio — Donald Trump narrowly leads Hillary Clinton in the battleground states of Nevada, North Carolina, and Ohio. — That's according to Fox News statewide likely voter polls conducted Sunday through Tuesday evenings.
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Leads Donald Trump by 6 Points in Latest WSJ/NBC Poll — Both candidates viewed negatively by majority of voters; third-party candidates at 12% support — Hillary Clinton is maintaining her edge over Republican rival Donald Trump despite recent campaign setbacks …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Clinton asks why she isn't beating Trump by 50 points — ORLANDO — Hillary Clinton gave voice Wednesday to a question on the minds of many of her fiercest advocates in her race against the controversy-prone Donald Trump: Why isn't she way, way ahead? — The Democratic nominee raised …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points in nationwide poll
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points in nationwide poll
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Hot Air
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute
Monmouth University Polling Institute
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Nearly 70 Percent Have Concerns About Trump's Controversial Comments
Poll: Nearly 70 Percent Have Concerns About Trump's Controversial Comments
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Independent Journal Review and Washington Post
The Charlotte Observer:
Charlotte police protests: Governor declares state of emergency as violence erupts for second night — Protests turned violent for a second night in Charlotte after Tuesday's fatal police shooting of a black man. Late Wednesday, Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for the city …
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CBS North Carolina / WNCN:
1 shot, 8 hurt, tear gas deployed in 2nd night of Charlotte police shooting protests — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina governor declared a state of emergency after a person was critically injured in a shooting as more intense violence and looting broke out Wednesday night during protests …
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Meet the black Charlotte police officer who shot Keith Lamont Scott
Meet the black Charlotte police officer who shot Keith Lamont Scott
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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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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: NYPD Special Victims Unit launches investigation into Anthony Weiner after DailyMail.com reveals he had an on-line sexting relationship with 15-year-old girl — The high school girl, whose name is being withheld by DailyMail.com because she is a minor, reveals the online relationship began last January
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Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Rumblings=> Hillary Clinton May Cancel Debate on Monday — On Tuesday Hillary Clinton canceled her campaign fundraiser in North Carolina. — The campaign offered no explanation for the cancellation. — Hillary Clinton canceled several events after she collapsed at Ground Zero on 9-11.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Bill Clinton on CGI legacy: ‘You have to keep this alive’
Bill Clinton on CGI legacy: ‘You have to keep this alive’
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Ben Garbarek / WSYX:
1-on-1 with Donald Trump — TOLEDO — Donald Trump spoke one-on-one with ABC6/FOX28 before his latest campaign stop Wednesday in Toledo. — Trump was running late so he would only answer three questions before taking the stage. — Here is the full transcript of the interview:
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump On Why He Stopped Being A Birther: “We Want To Get On With The Campaign”
Trump On Why He Stopped Being A Birther: “We Want To Get On With The Campaign”
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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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RedState, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Washingtonian, Daily Kos, Mediaite and Townhall.com
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The Professor, the Cop, and the President — After the “beer summit,” the fallacy of a post-racial America was over—and white citizens never thought of Barack Obama the same way again. — Henry Louis Gates was just trying to get into his house. — It was July 16, 2009 …
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Police union knocks Trump for suggesting Tulsa officer choked — The top official in the country's largest police union tweaked Donald Trump on Wednesday for leaping to blame the police officer who shot an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma. — The Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Trump last week …
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Adam Walinsky / Politico:
I Was RFK's Speechwriter. Now I'm Voting for Trump. Here's Why. — I was a Democrat all my life. I came to Washington to serve President John Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy. When the president was murdered and his brother struck off on his own, I joined his Senate campaign …
John McTernan / CNN:
Clinton needs to stop taking a knife to a gun fight — If Clinton doesn't start taking on Trump directly on a more visceral level, she may spend the rest of her life regretting it, he says — John McTernan is a former speechwriter for ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair …
New York Times:
Donald Trump Embraces Wider Use of Stop-and-Frisk by Police — Donald J. Trump on Wednesday endorsed the expansion of the contentious stop-and-frisk policing strategy in America's cities, embracing an aggressive tactic whose legality has been challenged and whose enforcement has been abandoned in New York …
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Emily Flitter / Reuters:
Trump praises ‘stop-and-frisk’ police tactic
Trump praises ‘stop-and-frisk’ police tactic
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Doris Kearns Goodwin / Vanity Fair:
Barack Obama and Doris Kearns Goodwin: The Ultimate Exit Interview — As his two-term presidency draws to a close, Barack Obama is looking back—at the legacies of his predecessors, as well as his own—and forward, to the freedom of life after the White House.
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Mediaite and Political Wire
Nick Miller / East Bay Express:
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit in Face with Pie at Event, Assaults Protester in ‘Bloody’ Scene — Multiple sources have confirmed that Sacramento Mayor, former NBA star, and UC Berkeley standout Kevin Johnson was hit in the face with a pie tonight at a farm-to-table dinner event …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Struggles to Replicate Obama's Small-Donor Juggernaut — WASHINGTON — In 2012, B. Rowe Winecoff, a retired social worker from Newton, Iowa, contributed $120 to President Obama's re-election campaign. But he has yet to give any money to Hillary Clinton in this election.
Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
I called the Wells Fargo ethics line and was fired — Millions of phony accounts. Fake bank card PIN numbers. Fictitious email accounts. — Wells Fargo admitted to firing 5,300 employees for engaging in these shocking tactics. The bank earlier this month paid $185 million in penalties and has since apologized.
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Lizzie Stromme / Daily Express:
Muslim man who KICKED woman in the head for wearing shorts says ‘Islamic law demanded it’ — THIS is the horrifying moment a Muslim security guard KICKS a young woman in the face for wearing shorts. — Aysegul Terzi was assaulted on a bus in Istanbul after the man claimed Islamic law demanded he attack the young woman.
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Jihad Watch and Front Page Magazine