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New York Times:
Donald Trump Opens New Line of Attack on Hillary Clinton: Her Marriage — Donald J. Trump unleashed a slashing new attack on Hillary Clinton over Bill Clinton's sexual indiscretions on Friday as he sought to put the Clintons' relationship at the center of his political argument against her before their next debate.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The last six days proved Donald Trump is dangerously unfit for the presidency — The lesson of the Machado saga: America's enemies would find Trump predictable and easy to control. — The last six days proved Donald Trump is dangerously unfit for the presidency. — The problem isn't that Trump is cruel, though he is.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
If Trump thinks debate prep is for chumps, his advisers can't save him from himself — Donald Trump has one week to prepare for his next debate with Hillary Clinton. It is a critical event for him. Yet everything he's done before and after the first debate sends a loud, clear message: He seems to think debate prep is for chumps.
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Washington Post:
Trump's bad week is a ‘nightmare’ for the GOP
Trump's bad week is a ‘nightmare’ for the GOP
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton's strategy: Get under Trump's skin
Jillian Jorgensen / The New York Observer:
Group Apologizes for Giuliani's ‘Unscripted’ Remarks at Awards Dinner — Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was invited to a financial services trade group's award dinner last week to speak about leadership—but instead delivered a political speech that strayed so far from that topic the group felt it necessary to apologize to its guests.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Stumbles Outside the Race War Bubble — I sense this has gotten little attention given all that's happened in the news today. But it seems both a revealing and embarrassing nugget of news. So I wanted to share it with you. Last week Rudy Giuliani gave a speech at an awards dinner …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Financial group apologizes for Giuliani's ‘unscripted’ event speech: report — A financial services group apologized to its guests after Rudy Giuliani delivered a speech at an event that focused on politics and reportedly included a racial remark about Mexicans, the New York Observer reported Friday.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Clinton gives her take on Sanders supporters in leaked fundraising recording — Hacked audio of a conversation between Hillary Clinton and donors during a February fundraising event shows the Democrat nominee describing Bernie Sanders supporters as “children of the Great Recession” who are “living in their parents' basement.”
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Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Parental Basement Dwellers: Hillary Clinton Criticizes Bernie Sanders Voters for Having ‘Bought into False Promise’ — An audio recording has surfaced, revealing Hillary Clinton speaking critically about young voters supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), saying they've bought into a “false promise.”
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml:
In Hacked Fundraiser Recording, Hillary Mocks Bernie Supporters “Living In Their Parents' Basement”
In Hacked Fundraiser Recording, Hillary Mocks Bernie Supporters “Living In Their Parents' Basement”
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The Intercept:
Hacked Audio Reveals Hillary Clinton Sees Herself Occupying “Center-Left to Center-Right”
Hacked Audio Reveals Hillary Clinton Sees Herself Occupying “Center-Left to Center-Right”
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
In Leaked Audio, Clinton Talks About Sanders Supporters ‘Living in Parents’ Basement'
In Leaked Audio, Clinton Talks About Sanders Supporters ‘Living in Parents’ Basement'
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Farage Makes Emergency Visit to US for Trump Debate Prep — Because of bonds of culture, language and governmental systems it's been standard for decades for British Tories and American Republicans to collaborate informally on political campaigns, just as Labour and Democrats have done the same.
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Jamie Grierson / Guardian:
Ukip denies that Farage is coaching Donald Trump for next debate — Party denies that former leader has flown to US to help Republican nominee prepare for second debate with Hillary Clinton — Ukip has denied reports that Nigel Farage has flown to the US to coach the Republican presidential nominee …
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Bloomberg:
Secret Alpine Gold Vaults Are the New Swiss Bank Accounts — “There has been a real interest in alternatives to bank deposits.” — Subscribe Reprints — Deep in the Swiss Alps, next to an old airstrip suitable for landing Gulfstream and Falcon jets, is a vast bunker that holds …
Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento police tried to run over man before shooting him, recordings reveal — Two Sacramento police officers attempted to run over a mentally ill homeless man with their car less than 35 seconds before they shot and killed him, according to recordings released by police this month.
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Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Faces Challenge to Its State Legislature Dominance — After seizing control of record number of chambers, party is largely playing defense in 2016 election — The Republican Party, after seizing control of more state legislative chambers than at any time in its history, is largely playing defense in the 2016 election.
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Clinton camp on Trump cameo in Playboy film: ‘a strange turn of events’ — 's campaign responded to the footage of Donald Trump — 's brief appearance in a Playboy porn film Friday with a jab at him over his recent “sex tape” allegations against Clinton's beauty queen ally.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Appeared In A 2000 Playboy Softcore Porn
Donald Trump Appeared In A 2000 Playboy Softcore Porn
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Katie McHugh / Breitbart:
Jeff Sessions Slams Top Immigration Official for Suppressing Reports of Refugee Terrorism, Crime — Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions is going after a top immigration official who earlier admitted the U.S. government has invited future terrorists into American communities …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Young Virginia Democrat Registers 19 Dead People to Vote for Hillary — Young Virginia Democrat Andrew Spieles confessed this week to registering 19 dead people to vote for Hillary. — Maybe someday young Andrew will run for governor or president. — Zero Hedge reported:
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Peter Dobrin / Philly.com:
Philadelphia Orchestra on strike; gala concert canceled — The Fabulous Philadelphians are on strike. — Friday night, a crowd of about 1,000 sat in Verizon Hall waiting for the orchestra to appear for the scheduled start of the Opening Night Gala. — But no Philadelphia Orchestra appeared on stage.
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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
The Other Trump — Like place cards at a society wedding or the lineup at a Soviet May Day parade, the seating at a campaign event is a GPS map of rank and favor. At the first presidential debate at Hofstra University on Monday night, Bill and Chelsea Clinton, along with Chelsea's husband …
Hillary Clinton:
Building on what makes America great — This race comes down to two questions: What kind of future do we want for ourselves, our kids, and our grandkids? And how do we make it a reality? — My opponent and I have very different views—not just about what makes America great …
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