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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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April Glaser / Slate:
How White Supremacists Planned Their Rally in D.C. — They were banished from their old online hubs and abandoned by many of their allies. Here's what that tells us about the white-power movement in 2018. — On Sunday, a group of white supremacists is planning to gather in Washington …
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LGBTQ Nation and Lawfare
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 …
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Fortune:
‘On Both Sides’ — Trump drew condemnation in the days …
‘On Both Sides’ — Trump drew condemnation in the days …
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Mediaite, Axios and Instapundit
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 …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Kevin Cramer breaks with Trump on legal immigration but treads carefully on trade — KINDRED, N.D. — Rep. Kevin Cramer in an interview Saturday voiced support for robust legal immigration, putting the Republican crosswise with President Trump on a critical political issue ahead of the midterm elections.
Carol Anderson / New York Times:
Brian Kemp, Enemy of Democracy — An expert on voter suppression, he will help keep Georgia red. — Dr. Anderson is the author of the forthcoming “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy.” — The Republican runoff for the governorship in Georgia …
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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Washington Post and Florida Politics
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
University says GOP Florida House candidate faked her diploma: report
University says GOP Florida House candidate faked her diploma: report
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Florida Politics
David Bishop / FLA News Online:
EXCLUSIVE: Candidate Melissa Howard Faked Her Diploma, University Alleges
EXCLUSIVE: Candidate Melissa Howard Faked Her Diploma, University Alleges
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Florida Politics, fox8.com and POLITICUSUSA
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.
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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.
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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 …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
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.
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Outside the Beltway
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
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 …
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.
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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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