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7:50 AM ET, August 12, 2018

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Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Before ‘Unite the Right’ Rally, Trump Does Not Condemn Supremacists  —  WASHINGTON — As white nationalists planned to gather in front of the White House on Sunday to mark the anniversary of last year's violent rally in Charlottesville, Va., President Trump denounced “all types of racism,” …
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Washington Post:
Trump condemns ‘all types of racism’ after a week of racially tinged remarks  —  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Trump on Saturday condemned “all types of racism and acts of violence” on the first anniversary of the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, calling for the nation to …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
More than 100 newspapers will publish editorials decrying Trump's anti-press rhetoric  —  “The dirty war on the free press must end.”  —  That's the idea behind an unusual editorial-writing initiative that has enlisted scores of newspapers across America.  —  The Boston Globe …
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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The Daily Beast:   Florida GOP Candidate Accused of Faking College Diploma
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
University says GOP Florida House candidate faked her diploma: report
Discussion: Florida Politics
Tim Swift / WPLG-TV:   Florida candidate poses with fake diploma after questions about her credentials
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.
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.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
We like to mock Trump, but Britain's Russia stance is even worse
Discussion: Reuters
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
A surprising grass-roots upheaval is shaking Maryland's Democrats  —  A grass-roots upheaval in Maryland's Democratic Party has made it an unexpected showcase for national efforts by liberal activists and unions seeking to revitalize the party and push it to the left.
Discussion: Political Wire
Rachel Donadio / New York Times:
V.S. Naipaul, Who Explored Colonialism Through Unsparing Books, Dies at 85  —  V.S. Naipaul, the Nobel laureate who documented the migrations of peoples, the unraveling of the British Empire, the ironies of exile and the clash between belief and unbelief in more than a dozen unsparing novels …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Daniel Politi / Slate:
“Suicidal” Airline Employee Steals Plane, Takes it for A Flight Before Crashing  —  A 29-year-old employee for Horizon Air sparked panic Friday night when he—for some unknown reason—decided to take one of the airline's Bombardier Q400 turboprop airplanes from Seattle's airport and go for a ride …
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Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed News:
An 11-Year-Old Changed The Results Of Florida's Presidential Vote At A Hacker Convention.  Discuss.  —  Veteran hackers have tried for years to get the world to notice flaws in voting machines.  Now that they've got it, they have to wrestle with scaring people away from voting.  —  Reporting From
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 …
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.
Discussion: New York Times
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.
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Democrats' Drama On Fossil Fuel Money Shows A Radical Green Jobs Plan Could Be A Win-Win  —  A federal job guarantee is popular.  Policies to slash climate pollution are even more popular.  What if the Democratic Party combined the two?  —  The Democratic National Committee's controversial decision Friday …
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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 More Items: 
Chicago Tribune:
2 dead, 18 wounded in Chicago shootings: 'Even I'm scared to walk to the corner store'
Discussion: Breitbart
Michael Walsh / American Greatness:
Farewell to the ‘Conservative Movement’
El Paso Times:
Let's remove Capitol plaque that lies about history: House Speaker Joe Straus
Discussion: Raw Story
John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP corruption scandals may help Democratic candidates, but it's not clear how much
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Michael Avenatti says Democrats must ‘fight fire with fire’ as he eyes presidential run
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Trump pivots to border wall, China and ‘Manafort this, Manafort that’
New York Times:
‘So, So Jaded’: The Campaign to Stop Brett Kavanaugh Struggles for Liftoff
Chiara Giordano / The Independent:
Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs
Discussion: Daily Kos
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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