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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald:
Email indicates Florida House candidate may have staged college degree deception — Miami University says Melissa Howard never graduated, despite her posting images of a diploma. — Facing accusations that she lied about having a degree from Miami University in Ohio …
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David Bishop / FLA News Online:
EXCLUSIVE: Candidate Melissa Howard Faked Her Diploma, University Alleges — After FLA News exclusively reported Tuesday that Republican State House candidate Melissa Howard didn't have the college degree from Miami University in Ohio that she claimed to have earned, Mrs. Howard flew to Ohio Friday to prove our report wrong.
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Tim Swift / WPLG-TV:
Florida candidate poses with fake diploma after questions about her credentials — Melissa Howard pushed back against news report with forgery, university says — SARASOTA, Fla. - A Republican candidate for the Florida House lied about having a college degree and posed with a fake diploma …
The Daily Beast:
Florida GOP Candidate Accused of Faking College Diploma — Miami University has reportedly called out a Republican candidate running for a Florida legislative seat for allegedly fabricating her college credentials. Melissa Howard, running for the GOP nomination for a House seat …
Politico:
Rep. Chris Collins, fighting prosecution, seeks to end reelection bid — Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.), who was charged this week as part of an insider trading scheme, is suspending his re-election campaign and will attempt to remove his name from the ballot.
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Chris Collins suspends re-election campaign following insider trading charges
Chris Collins suspends re-election campaign following insider trading charges
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Javier E. David / CNBC:
NY GOP Congressman Chris Collins suspends campaign amid insider trading allegations
NY GOP Congressman Chris Collins suspends campaign amid insider trading allegations
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
New York congressman facing insider trading charges suspends reelection bid
New York congressman facing insider trading charges suspends reelection bid
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David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
Trump's résumé is rife with mob connections — Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas titled their classic group portrait of Harry S. Truman's foreign policy team, “The Wise Men.” A book about Donald Trump's associations might be called “The Wise Guys.” — Mario Puzo would've been just the man to write it.
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump fumes at the FBI, Justice Dept. and Sessions in series of tweets — President Donald Trump on Saturday publicly castigated the Justice Department, the attorney general and the FBI, amplifying his allies' recent efforts to cast doubt on the Russia probe after remaining largely silent …
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump calls for unity on anniversary of Charlottesville rally
John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP corruption scandals may help Democratic candidates, but it's not clear how much — President Trump and GOP candidates face a plethora of ethical and corruption scandals leading up to the midterms. — As long as that list is, something larger dominates this election season, too: Trump's uniquely polarizing governing style.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump's War With Harley-Davidson Has Divided America's Bikers — A move by the company has put one of the country's most iconic brands in the uncomfortable position of clashing with a president who is immensely popular with most of its customers. — STURGIS, S.D. — Gary Rathbun rumbled …
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Michael Avenatti Urges Democrats to Reject Michelle Obama's Advice on Trump — CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Michael Avenatti, fresh off his declaration that he may run for president in 2020, used his first big speech as a prospective candidate to call on the Democratic Party to reject Michelle Obama's …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
When the Tide Comes In — From the very beginning, NR has stood against the ‘irresponsible Right.’ — D — “Save Ike from the Kikes.” — I'd better explain. — This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the Nazi troll armies' march on Charlottesville, Va. To commemorate it, there will even be a march in Washington.
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BuzzFeed News:
An Airline Employee Stole A Plane From Seattle Airport And Was Chased By Fighter Jets Before Crashing — “I'm just a broken guy. I've got a few screws loose I guess, I never really knew it until now,” the rogue pilot said to air traffic control. — An airline employee stole a plane …
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
More than 100 seats that backed Brexit now want to stay in EU — Major new analysis shows most constituencies now have majority who want to Remain — More than 100 Westminster constituencies that voted to leave the EU have now switched their support to Remain, according to a stark new analysis seen by the Observer.
El Paso Times:
Let's remove Capitol plaque that lies about history: House Speaker Joe Straus — It has been a year since a horrific tragedy in Charlottesville, Va., caused a loss of life and painfully reminded us that bigotry still exists and needs to be confronted. — It was bigotry also …
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Michael Walsh / American Greatness:
Farewell to the ‘Conservative Movement’ — The #NeverTrumpumpkins define themselves by their visceral distaste for the president. He offends their fastidious sensibilities, outrages them with his unfiltered Twitter musings, and violates their sense of propriety with his secular hedonism and sheer joy in his own vulgarity.
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Are you still sure there's no need to worry? — “Don't worry, the institutions will stop him.” Or: “Don't worry, he hasn't done any real damage yet, the institutions have stopped him.” How many times have you heard some version of this analysis since the election of President Trump?
Chiara Giordano / The Independent:
Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs — 'Our user community has been very devoted to us and it's awful to think that we have let any of you down' — POPULAR VIDEOS — A high-end PC case maker says it has been “forced into bankruptcy and liquidation” …
Clare Foran / CNN:
GOP lawmaker: Russian meddling fanned the flames in Charlottesville — Charlottesville anniversary of deadly rally — Washington (CNN)Republican Rep. Tom Garrett said Saturday that he was told during a briefing with the FBI director that Russian meddling played in a role in …
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Political Wire and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
A Congressman, a Financial Deal and an Intricate Web of Conflicts — Representative Christopher Collins once said that the success of an obscure Australian company's drug would be carved on his tombstone. Instead, its failure has upended his congressional career.
Michael H. Keller / New York Times:
The Flourishing Business of Fake YouTube Views — Plays can be bought for pennies and delivered in bulk, inflating videos' popularity and creating an environment ripe for manipulation. — Interactive illustration by Adam Ferriss for The New York Times. Video footage by Scott Dalton, William Widmer, Joshua Lott and Martin Vassilev.
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