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Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’ — WASHINGTON — A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, that he said would help Mr. Trump win the presidency.
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Washington Post:
Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal — (© Stephanie Keith / Reuters/REUTERS) … A top executive from Donald Trump's real estate company emailed Vladimir Putin's personal spokesman during the U.S. presidential campaign last year to ask …
Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump knew of Moscow tower proposal during campaign, lawyer says — Four months into his campaign for president of the United States, Donald Trump signed a “letter of intent” to pursue a Trump Tower-style building development in Moscow, according to a statement from the then-Trump Organization Chief Counsel Michael Cohen.
Washington Post:
Trump's business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president — Donald Trump during a 2005 visit to Colorado to speak at a business convention. At his right is Felix Sater, a Russian-born real estate developer. (Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Lawyer Says He Discussed Moscow Tower Plan With Trump Three Times
Lawyer Says He Discussed Moscow Tower Plan With Trump Three Times
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Trump associate boasts Russia deal ‘will get Donald elected’: report
Trump associate boasts Russia deal ‘will get Donald elected’: report
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Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Joe Arpaio may challenge Jeff Flake for Arizona Senate seat: Exclusive — After receiving President Trump's first pardon, Joe Arpaio's plans have gone from possible prison to book-writing, speeches and potentially another run for office in Arizona, with Sen. Jeff Flake's seat one opportunity he is eyeing.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is dragging us toward a full-blown crisis. Here's what has to happen now. — Watch more! — Joe Arpaio's illegal-immigration crackdown made him a polarizing figure and an early ally of President Trump. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post) — THE MORNING PLUM:
Wall Street Journal:
The Arpaio Pardon — Liberal hypocrisy doesn't justify conservative disdain for the rule of law. — Candidate Donald Trump promised to abide by the rule of law that took a beating under the Obama Administration, and that theme may have helped him win the election.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fascism, American Style
Fascism, American Style
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Andrew Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Joe Arpaio's pardon defended by a ‘whataboutism’ that doesn't hold up
Op-Ed Joe Arpaio's pardon defended by a ‘whataboutism’ that doesn't hold up
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Republicans Completely Own Trump's Arpaio Pardon
Republicans Completely Own Trump's Arpaio Pardon
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Arpaio considering run against Flake
Arpaio considering run against Flake
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Michael E. Mann:
What can we say about the role of climate change in the unprecedented disaster that is unfolding in Houston with Hurricane #Harvey? — There are certain climate change-related factors that we can, with great confidence, say worsened the flooding. — Sea level rise attributable to climate change …
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Washington Post:
Harvey may force 30,000 people into shelters while flooding will linger, officials warn
Harvey may force 30,000 people into shelters while flooding will linger, officials warn
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Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Harvey: 'We just don't know when it's going to end,' lawmaker says
Harvey: 'We just don't know when it's going to end,' lawmaker says
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley — Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington's Elite — “What is off-putting about them,” one political veteran told me, “is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance. They think they are special.” — I. AIR FORCE ONE
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Tegna / KHOU-TV:
Family of 6 believed to have drowned inside van while trying to escape Harvey floods … HOUSTON - A family of six is believed to have died after drowning in a white van Sunday afternoon while trying to escape the floods of Hurricane Harvey, relatives tell KHOU 11 News.
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Tegna / KHOU-TV:
LIVE BLOG: Check the capacity of shelters before arriving
LIVE BLOG: Check the capacity of shelters before arriving
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CNN:
Tillerson aide: Constitution, not Trump, ‘speaks for the country’ — Tillerson: President Trump speaks for himself — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Tillerson's remark appears to be the latest sign of a gap between the secretary of state and Trump — Washington (CNN)Rather than walk …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Tillerson switcheroo may happen sooner than expected
Tillerson switcheroo may happen sooner than expected
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Alfredo Corchado / Dallas Morning News:
Mexico offers to help Harvey-soaked Texas — Updated at 10:30 p.m. with additional information. — The Mexican government expressed its solidarity Sunday with the United States following the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and offered assistance to Texas.
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
In response to Trump tweet, Mexico reiterates it won't pay for the wall
In response to Trump tweet, Mexico reiterates it won't pay for the wall
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Tom McGhee / Denver Post:
He claimed he was stabbed for looking like a “neo-Nazi.” Now police say he bought the knife himself. — Joshua Witt faces a fine of up to $2,650 and up to one year in jail for filing a false report — Sheridan police arrested a man after he admitted cutting himself and making up a story …
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Man Who Was Allegedly Stabbed For His Neo-Nazi Haircut Actually Stabbed Himself
Man Who Was Allegedly Stabbed For His Neo-Nazi Haircut Actually Stabbed Himself
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Joshua Stewart / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rep. Duncan Hunter gives President Trump a profane compliment — Rep. Duncan Hunter in his Rayburn office in January. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call) — Rep. Duncan Hunter, one of Donald Trump's first allies in Congress, described the president in profane terms to a group of Republicans on Friday …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Exclusive: How a request about Russians made its way from West Virginia to Trump's team — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)A West Virginia man who was a former contractor in Iraq proposed setting up a meeting with Russians and the Trump campaign last year to discuss their …
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Austin American-Statesman:
NY Rep. King says he won't hold Ted Cruz Sandy vote against Texas — Tweeting that “1 bad turn doesn't deserve another,” U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-New York, promised Saturday to support federal disaster assistance for Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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Morgan Clendaniel / Fast Company:
Michael Moore Says Trump Is On Track To Win Again In 2020 — Moore's new Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender, is his attempt to change that. — BY CHRISTINE CHAMPAGNE5 MINUTE READ — Three weeks into the run of his anti-Trump Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender …
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Bloomberg:
Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day — Internet giant bought upscale grocery chain for $13.7 billion — Some prices unchanged but favorites like avocados are cheaper — Amazon.com Inc. spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market.
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Connor Sheets / al.com:
New Confederate memorial unveiled in Alabama — Gallery: New Confederate memorial unveiled — More than 200 people attended an unveiling ceremony for a new Confederate monument Sunday afternoon in Alabama's Crenshaw County. — The modest stone marker commemorates the “unknown Confederate soldiers” …
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abc13.com:
Witness: Explosion rocks building in downtown Houston … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc13.com/video/embed/ ?pid=2350907" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — We're following breaking news in downtown Houston, where an explosion has rocked a building on Fannin Street.
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