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Wall Street Journal:
The Poison of Identity Politics — The return of white nationalism is part of a deeper ailment. — As ever in this age of Donald Trump, politicians and journalists are reducing the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday to a debate over Mr. Trump's words and intentions.
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Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Merck CEO quits Trump council over Charlottesville — Trump addresses Charlottesville clashes (full) — One of America's most prominent black CEOs quit President Trump's manufacturing council on Monday over Trump's failure to condemn white supremacists. — Kenneth Frazier of Merck …
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John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP is more likely to vent ‘personal disgust’ for Trump after Charlottesville — Accusations that Trump is racist have never made Republican politicians abandon him in large numbers. — The killing of an anti-supremacist protester in Charlottesville, Virginia, has generated rage toward white nationalists.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Merck CEO resigns from presidential council over Trump remarks — An African-American CEO of a major pharmaceutical company has resigned from a presidential council in a direct response to President Trump's remarks about “many sides” being to blame for violence over the weekend in Charlottesville.
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Weekly Standard, Mother Jones, The Atlantic, Politico, RedState, Washington Post, ABC News, STAT, ThinkProgress and Reuters
NBC News:
Pence Defends Trump From Critics of Charlottesville Remarks — Vice President Mike Pence on Monday continued to defend President Donald Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, telling NBC News the president “made it very clear” he condemns “the KKK and white supremacists.”
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump, Saying ‘Racism Is Evil,’ Condemns Violence in Charlottesville
Trump, Saying ‘Racism Is Evil,’ Condemns Violence in Charlottesville
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, ThinkProgress, Political Wire, STAT, The Guardian, New York Magazine and Mediaite
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Trump attacks Merck CEO for stepping down from manufacturing council in protest
Trump attacks Merck CEO for stepping down from manufacturing council in protest
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New York Times, STAT, IJR, The Daily Caller and East Bay Times
Patrick Smith / BuzzFeed:
Angela Merkel Just Said Violence By Far-Right Groups In Virginia Was “Absolutely Repulsive”
Angela Merkel Just Said Violence By Far-Right Groups In Virginia Was “Absolutely Repulsive”
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ThinkProgress, Globe and Mail, Reuters, Daily Kos and COED
New York Post:
Trump badly missed the mark on Charlottesville
Trump badly missed the mark on Charlottesville
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Sputnik International, AOL and Business Insider
New York Times:
The Hate He Dares Not Speak Of
The Hate He Dares Not Speak Of
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BBC, Business Insider, East Bay Times, The Moderate Voice, The Guardian, The Week, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Politico, IJR, Daily Kos, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, twitchy.com and Mediaite
Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump silent as aides look to explain his vague Charlottesville statement
Trump silent as aides look to explain his vague Charlottesville statement
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USA Today, KFOR-TV, IJR, Infowars, Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon, The Week and Business Insider
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
GOP senator rips Trump over Charlottesville statement: ‘Call evil by its name’
GOP senator rips Trump over Charlottesville statement: ‘Call evil by its name’
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The Moderate Voice, Jacobin Magazine, ProPublica, NBC News, Washington Post and Sputnik International
Monique Garcia / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois Senate approves resolution asking police to recognize neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations
Illinois Senate approves resolution asking police to recognize neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations
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The Hill and Talking Points Memo
Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:
Trump ‘seriously considering’ a pardon for ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio — EXCLUSIVE: President Trump may soon issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the colorful former Arizona sheriff who was found guilty two weeks ago of criminal contempt for defying a state judge's order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants.
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The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire and The Week
Jana Winter / Foreign Policy:
FBI and DHS Warned of Growing Threat From White Supremacists Months Ago — Trump doesn't want to call out white supremacists. The FBI already did. — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security in May warned that white supremacist groups had already carried out more attacks …
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Raw Story and The Week
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Anti-Nazi movie goes viral after Charlottesville
Anti-Nazi movie goes viral after Charlottesville
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RedState, Business Insider, The Guardian and The Atlantic
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
These Are Donald Trump's Racist Troops
These Are Donald Trump's Racist Troops
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ThinkProgress, New York Magazine, Hullabaloo and Talking Points Memo
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Former Trump Adviser Says He Will ‘Blow’ McMaster, Drudge ‘The F**k Out’ If Bannon Is Ousted — Sam Nunberg, a former political adviser to Donald Trump, warned Sunday of dire consequences for National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and Matt Drudge if White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is pushed out of the West Wing.
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The Hill, Infowars, The Gateway Pundit, israpundit.org, Mediaite, Power Line, Instapundit, AOL and RedState
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why is Trump reluctant to condemn white supremacy? It's his racism — and his megalomania.
Why is Trump reluctant to condemn white supremacy? It's his racism — and his megalomania.
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Politico, The Week, Political Insider blog, The Guardian and New York Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Anti-McMaster campaign is about to get uglier
Anti-McMaster campaign is about to get uglier
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Shareblue, CNN, Washington Post, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Week, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Taylor Marsh and RedState
Blake Montgomery / BuzzFeed:
Here's What Really Happened In Charlottesville — Who came ready for violence? Was it on “many sides”? The answers are clearer on the ground. — Reporting From — Yes, you can blame the Nazis. — The race-fueled chaos that wracked Charlottesville, Virginia, finally came to rest on Sunday night.
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The Atlantic, New York Times, The Daily Caller, BillMoyers.com, The Week and BBC
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Oklahoma man charged in anti-government bomb plot — The FBI has arrested an Oklahoma man on charges that he tried to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb outside a bank, acting out of a hatred for the U.S. government and an admiration for Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, according to court papers.
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
GoDaddy bans neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer for disparaging woman killed at Charlottesville rally — After months of criticism that GoDaddy was providing a platform for hate speech, the Web hosting company announced late Sunday that it will no longer house the Daily Stormer …
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Hit & Run, Talking Points Memo, Axios, NBC News, Pacific Standard, Gizmodo, The Week, Mashable and Politicus USA, more at Techmeme »
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Kaila White / Arizona Republic:
After months of criticism, GoDaddy kicks out neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer
After months of criticism, GoDaddy kicks out neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer
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RedState, HuffPost, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Root, New York Magazine, Engadget and twitchy.com, more at Mediagazer »
Joe Sutton / CNN:
GoDaddy boots neo-Nazi site after a derogatory story on the Charlottesville victim
GoDaddy boots neo-Nazi site after a derogatory story on the Charlottesville victim
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ThinkProgress, Daily Stormer, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian, IJR, NPR, TheBlaze, FOX2now.com, Sputnik International, WREG-TV and Mediaite
Pearce Tefft / INFORUM:
Letter: Family denounces Tefft's racist rhetoric and actions — My name is Pearce Tefft, and I am writing to all, with regards to my youngest son, Peter Tefft, an avowed white nationalist who has been featured in a number of local news stories over the last several months.
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller and The Week
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New York Times:
North Korea's Missile Success Is Linked to Ukrainian Plant, Investigators Say — North Korea's success in testing an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears able to reach the United States was made possible by black-market purchases of powerful rocket engines probably from a Ukrainian factory …
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Wall Street Journal:
We're Holding Pyongyang to Account
We're Holding Pyongyang to Account
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ThinkProgress, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Reuters, Politico, CNBC, AOL, ABC News and Axios
Media Matters for America:
Right-wing media provided home for white supremacist before he organized Charlottesville rally — Before he organized the recent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA, Jason Kessler wrote for The Daily Caller and the white nationalist site VDare and appeared as a purported expert on Alex Jones' Infowars network.
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CNN, Agence France-Presse, FiveThirtyEight and The Week
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones: A lot of KKK protesters are “Jewish actors” who look like the “cast of Seinfeld” with their hoods off — ALEX JONES (HOST): Here's a little bit of audio of me like 18 years ago protesting the KKK. There's no big crowd of Antifa there supporting me, and them threatening to kill me, everything else.
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Right Wing Watch and YouTube
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here's how Republicans can atone for backing Trump — Donald Trump would not have become the Republican nominee and then the president if not for the support, excuse-making, intentional blindness, moral obtuseness and political cowardice of elected GOP officials and party insiders.
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