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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
What Drives Donald Trump? Fear of Losing Status, Tapes Show — By any measure, Arsenio Hall was a Hollywood success: He had starred in popular films, packed houses as a stand-up comic and hosted a hit late-night television show bearing his name. — Donald J. Trump saw it differently by the mid-2000s.
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Vox, Talking Points Memo, Guardian, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump has no idea what Obamacare does — Trump spouts the classiest, most luxurious word salad you've ever heard. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's employees are having a “tremendous problem” with health plans they don't actually have.
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Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Huffington Post, Fox News and Politicus USA
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
To work as intended, Obamacare needs a bigger, more unpopular mandate
To work as intended, Obamacare needs a bigger, more unpopular mandate
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Washington Post
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump bobbles attack on Obamacare
Trump bobbles attack on Obamacare
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Talking Points Memo, CNN, Washington Post and Morning Consult
Ari Berman / The Nation:
A CITY CLERK OPPOSED AN EARLY-VOTING SITE AT UW-GREEN BAY BECAUSE ‘STUDENTS LEAN MORE TOWARD THE DEMOCRATS’ — New e-mails released to The Nation reveal ongoing GOP attempts to suppress the vote. — By , — Students wait in long lines to register and vote at UW-Eau Claire Davies Center on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
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Talking Points Memo, alan.com, New York Times, Daily Kos, Occupy Democrats, Law News and The New Civil Rights Movement
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
REVEALED: Wisconsin clerk limits voting near campus because ‘students lean more toward the Democrats’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A Wisconsin city clerk has been complaining for months that she doesn't have the money or staff to offer early voting …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jennifer Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Senate Democrats Poised to Pick Up 5-7 Seats — Senate Republicans had been doing a pretty solid job of maintaining their distance from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump by running their own campaign that focused largely on more local issues or those issues that motivate their base.
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Politico, Politicus USA, RedState, Balloon Juice, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida spirals away from Trump — From polling to early voting trends to TV ad spending to ground game, Donald Trump's Florida fortunes are beginning to look so bleak that some Republicans are steeling themselves for what could be the equivalent of a “landslide” loss in the nation's biggest battleground state.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau, No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Magazine, Hullabaloo and The Week
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Hacked Email Shows Obama Knew About Clinton's Private Email While Claiming He Didn't — The same day that President Barack Obama publicly insisted that he learned about Hillary Clinton's use of private email for government business from news reports, internal campaign emails show that Clinton staffers knew he wasn't telling the truth.
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Townhall.com, Washington Free Beacon, BizPac Review, Law News and Fox News Insider
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Clinton aide talked of needing to ‘clean’ up Obama's comments on email server
Clinton aide talked of needing to ‘clean’ up Obama's comments on email server
Larry O'Connor / Hot Air:
Jay Z will headline a concert for Hillary; Here are some of the vile things he's rapped about women
Jay Z will headline a concert for Hillary; Here are some of the vile things he's rapped about women
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CNN, twitchy.com and BuzzFeed
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says Clinton policy on Syria would lead to World War Three — U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would “lead to World War Three,” because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.
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Fox News Insider
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David Brunnstrom / Reuters:
Getting North Korea to give up nuclear bomb probably ‘lost cause’: U.S. spy chief
Getting North Korea to give up nuclear bomb probably ‘lost cause’: U.S. spy chief
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Washington Free Beacon
CBS Philly:
Police: Homes Near Sen. Pat Toomey's Vandalized With Anti-GOP Messages — UPPER MILFORD Twp., Pa. — A pair of homes were vandalized, with anti-GOP messages in Zionsville, Pa. near the residence of Senator Pat Toomey in Lehigh County, who is currently battling challenger Katie McGinty for his seat.
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Philly.com, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Free Beacon, Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump: ‘I have no interest in Trump TV’ — Donald Trump says he has no interest in setting up “Trump TV” when the election ends. — “No, I have no interest in Trump TV,” Trump said on Cincinnati radio station 700WLW on Tuesday. “I hear it all over the place.
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Politico, Mediaite, ABC News, alan.com, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, Independent Journal Review, Bloomberg.com, Wired and twitchy.com, more at Mediagazer »
NBC News:
Poll: Republican Party Fractured As Hillary Clinton Maintains Solid Lead — Hillary Clinton's 5-point lead over Donald Trump remains virtually unchanged since last week—but after prolonged in-fighting among GOP party leaders, a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters (57 percent) …
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The Hill, ABC News, The Right Scoop, Rasmussen Reports, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Towleroad, Political Wire, AOL and CNBC
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Amanda Carpenter / Washington Post:
One GOP woman wonders why the men in her party won't defend her
One GOP woman wonders why the men in her party won't defend her
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RedState, Daily Kos and Media Matters for America
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: I've Been Endorsed By The Military ‘Conceptually, At Least’ (VIDEO) — Donald Trump's habit of claiming endorsements that do not exist kicked into gear again Tuesday morning, when the Republican nominee claimed to have been endorsed “largely, at least conceptually, by the military.”
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Kent Justice / WJXT-TV:
Trump quieter, but makes similar points in one-on-one interview
Trump quieter, but makes similar points in one-on-one interview
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The Huffington Post, NBC News, Guardian, Daily Kos and Business Insider
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The Right Is Giving Up on Democracy — It's not just Donald Trump and his fans who think the system is rigged. — The single most ominous thing that Donald Trump said in all three presidential debates was a misguided attempt at a quip: “I'll keep you in suspense, okay?”
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Forbes
Paul Gallo / SuperTalk Mississippi:
Gov. Phil Bryant joined the Gallo Show to discuss Trump vs. Hillary — Rebel Report - Georgia On Our Minds — Ole Miss has a great opportunity to beat a highly ranked opponent on Saturday. Georgia is undefeated but has look suspect on both sides of the ball all season long.
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Talking Points Memo and Right Wing Watch
Kenneth Lipp / The Daily Beast:
AT&T Is Spying on Americans for Profit — On Nov. 11, 2013, Victorville, California, sheriff's deputies and a coroner responded to a motorcyclist's report of human remains outside of town. — They identified the partially bleached skull of a child, and later discovered the remains …
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Mashable, Hit & Run, Consumerist and Gizmodo, more at Mediagazer »
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Priebus to hold nationwide ‘members-only’ RNC call — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has scheduled a conference call with RNC members for Wednesday afternoon, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO. — Priebus is asking party officials to dial in to a 1 pm ET conference call.
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Politicus USA
TMZ.com:
Justin Timberlake — D.A. Reviewing Voting Selfie ... Punishment Includes Jail (PHOTO) — Justin Timberlake — D.A. Reviewing Voting Selfie Punishment Includes Jail — EXCLUSIVE — Justin Timberlake could go to jail for 30 days for taking a selfie in a voting booth.
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LGBTQ Nation and New York Magazine
Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Friday violence as teen mob attacks Temple students, police; four arrested — Four juveniles have been arrested in a series of violent incidents Friday night near Temple University's main campus in North Philadelphia. — According to Temple security, a group of over 150 juveniles coordinated a …
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The Tab, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, New York Post and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Americans' Respect for Police Surges — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three in four Americans (76%) say they have “a great deal” of respect for the police in their area, up 12 percentage points from last year. — In addition to the large majority of Americans expressing “a great deal” …
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Spent $300K Of Donor Money On Books From ‘Art Of The Deal’ Publisher — It looks like Donald Trump's book sales got a boost from his own presidential campaign. — The Republican nominee directed $300,000 of small donors' money to the publisher of his bestselling business book …
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The Huffington Post, Daily Kos and Politicus USA
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Oversampling is used to study small groups, not bias poll results — Every election year, questions arise about how polling techniques and practices might skew poll results one way or the other. In the final weeks before this year's election, the practice of “oversampling” …
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The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Clarence Thomas's Twenty-Five Years Without Footprints — This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court. Conservatives like Thomas have dominated the Court throughout his tenure, and he has been in the majority in all of their victories.
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Althouse
Chris Massie / CNN:
Giuliani: When I see Clinton, ‘I see her in an orange jumpsuit’ — (CNN)Former New York mayor and top Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that when he looks at Hillary Clinton, he sees her “in an orange jumpsuit.” — Giuliani was asked by host Dom Giordano on 1210 WPHT Philadelphia radio …
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AOL and Washington Times
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Glenn Beck: Trump is a ‘sociopath’ — Conservative radio host Glenn Beck on Monday called GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump — a “sociopath” who can't connect with others “on a human level.” — “Have you seen him during the last year and a half truly feel for someone that couldn't help him?
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RedState
Charlie Bayliss / Daily Express:
Syrian refugee with FOUR WIVES and 23 CHILDREN ‘claims £320,000 a year in benefits’ — A SYRIAN refugee with four wives and 23 children has sparked outrage after it was claimed he was receiving a staggering £320,000 a year in benefits. — GETTY — Around one million migrants arrived in Germany last year
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The Daily Caller and Jihad Watch
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Obama Was Right About Republican Extremism All Along — They should've listened to his warnings about the dangers of right-wing rhetoric. Now they're going to pay for it. — It has been a long time since a popular, term-limited president has campaigned vigorously on behalf of his presumptive heir.
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Business Insider
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
The Failure Of American Institutions, Not Of Conservatism, Made Donald Trump Possible — The Washington Free Beacon's Matthew Continetti argues at length in an essay published Friday that populism has displaced conservatism in the Republican Party, creating a crisis for the conservative intellectual class …
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Washington Post