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Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
Florida residents want to know why Trump isn't opening his resorts to hurricane victims — As shelters filled to capacity ahead of Hurricane Irma's imminent arrival in South Florida, some residents are asking why Donald Trump isn't stepping up to help them.
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The News-Press, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Miami New Times, Raw Story and The Independent
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New York Times:
Hurricane Irma Live: Storm Makes Landfall on Marco Island, on Florida's Gulf Coast — After wreaking devastation through the Caribbean and forcing one of the largest evacuations in American history, Hurricane Irma ripped away from the Florida Keys on Sunday afternoon and moved toward southwest Florida …
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The Hill, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Jamie Dupree - AJC, AOL, TalkLeft and Business Insider
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump: Hurricanes are helping the Coast Guard improve its ‘brand’ — President Trump said Sunday that the major hurricanes hitting the U.S. are improving the “brand” of the U.S. Coast Guard. — Trump told a reporter that the country has “great people” responding to the massive storms and that …
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Raw Story
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Florida sheriff warns citizens: Don't shoot at Hurricane Irma
Florida sheriff warns citizens: Don't shoot at Hurricane Irma
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Politico, JustOneMinute, Washington Post, The Resurgent and Axios
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Hurricane Irma now heading toward Tampa as it tears through Florida
Hurricane Irma now heading toward Tampa as it tears through Florida
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Mother Jones, The Guardian, IJR, TVNewser, twitchy.com, Associated Press and CNN
Harriet Alexander / Yahoo:
Florida gun owners encouraged to ‘shoot the storm’ and fire their guns at Hurricane Irma
Florida gun owners encouraged to ‘shoot the storm’ and fire their guns at Hurricane Irma
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Politico, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, ABC News, Splinter, The Gateway Pundit, abc7ny.com, TheBlaze, Fox News Insider, BBC, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Mediaite, AOL and CANNONFIRE
David Smiley / miamiherald:
She delivered baby at home because Hurricane Irma kept the paramedics away
She delivered baby at home because Hurricane Irma kept the paramedics away
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The Daily Caller
Katie Paris / Shareblue:
Trump tells cabinet Hurricane Irma means wealthy need their tax cuts faster
Trump tells cabinet Hurricane Irma means wealthy need their tax cuts faster
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IJR
Washington Post:
Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida Keys and will roar up the state's Gulf Coast
Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida Keys and will roar up the state's Gulf Coast
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The Atlantic, Slate, Fox News, Splinter, The Daily Caller, IJR and ThinkProgress
CBS News:
Hillary Clinton on why she lost and “the most important” mistake she made — Hillary Clinton has spent the last 10 months trying to figure out why she isn't the president of the United States. — “I am good,” Clinton told “Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley.
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Bloomberg, Grabien News, Mashable, Splinter, MichelleMalkin.com, twitchy.com and The Daily Caller
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Clinton Was So Confident of Victory She Bought Second Home in Chappaqua to Accommodate White House Staff — Hillary Clinton was so confident of victory last year that she bought a second house next to her residence in Chappaqua, New York, to accommodate White House staff during presidential retreats there.
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IJR
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Clinton: ‘I am done with being a candidate’
Clinton: ‘I am done with being a candidate’
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TheBlaze, Liberal Values, RedState, AOL, Political Wire and twitchy.com
Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
“A cry from the white nationalist gut”: Clinton knew Trump from day one
“A cry from the white nationalist gut”: Clinton knew Trump from day one
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IJR
Colin Kalmbacher / LawNewz:
Hillary Blames Obama's Climate Change Rules For Her Campaign's ‘Biggest Gaffe’
Hillary Blames Obama's Climate Change Rules For Her Campaign's ‘Biggest Gaffe’
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IJR and The Gateway Pundit
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bannon plotting primaries against slate of GOP incumbents — President Donald Trump's closest allies are planning a slate of primary challenges against Republican senators, potentially undermining the party's prospects in 2018 and further inflaming tensions between GOP leaders and the White House.
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ABC News
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David Cohen / Politico:
Bannon: Hill Republicans said Obamacare would be replaced by Easter — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said Republicans in Congress assured President Donald Trump that repealing and replacing Obamacare would be a quick process. — In an interview on Sunday's edition of …
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Washington Post, Axios and The Daily Caller
Charlie Rose / CBS News:
Breitbart's Bannon declares war on the GOP — Steve Bannon, Trump's ex-chief strategist, tells 60 Minutes why he's out at the White House and criticizes the GOP for not supporting the president. “They're gonna be held accountable,” he says — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon …
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The Daily Caller
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Jeff Sessions' lie detector idea — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has told associates he wants to put the entire National Security Council staff through a lie detector test to root out leakers. It's unclear whether this will ever happen, but Sessions floated the idea to multiple people, as recently as last month.
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The Hill, RedState, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Eli Watkins / CNN:
John McCain: 'I'm facing a challenge' — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Sen. John McCain acknowledged the severity of his cancer prognosis Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union,” saying in his first national interview since receiving the diagnosis that it is the latest test in a lifetime of tough fights.
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KTLA, KFOR-TV and Political Wire
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
McCain says he is facing ‘very vicious’ form of cancer
McCain says he is facing ‘very vicious’ form of cancer
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IJR
Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
Miami airport busts Trump social media director for spreading fake news in midst of storm — White House social media director Dan Scavino took on a new role this weekend as a storm watcher. It didn't turn out well. — Trump's social media director, Dan Scavino, got caught making a little fake news.
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CNBC, Mother Jones, Raw Story and Washington Post
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
As Irma's Winds Rise, So Does a Debate Over TV Storm Reporting — Early Sunday morning, Bill Weir, a veteran CNN correspondent, was talking to the anchor Chris Cuomo in the middle of a live shot in Key Largo, Fla. He could barely stand up straight in the lashing winds of Hurricane Irma.
Ingrid Jacques / Detroit News:
Farmer gets boot for expressing his beliefs — When East Lansing officials told Steve Tennes he was no longer welcome to sell his apples and doughnuts at the city-run farmers market, he couldn't believe it. — All it took to earn the government's wrath was penning a social media post about his faith.
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The Gateway Pundit
David Goodhue / flkeysnews:
City of Marathon: ‘Everything is under water, I mean everything’ — Early Sunday morning, as the eye of the massive Hurricane Irma was about to hit Key West, conditions were dire in the Middle Keys city of Marathon. — Larry Kahn, editor of the Keynoter and an editor for FlKeysNews.com …
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Business Insider and Washington Post