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12:15 AM ET, August 12, 2018

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post
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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 …
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.
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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Politico:
Rep. Chris Collins, fighting prosecution, seeks to end reelection bid
Roll Call:   Chris Collins Suspends Campaign Just Days After Criminal Indictment
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
New York congressman facing insider trading charges suspends reelection bid
Discussion: IJR, USA Today and Washington Monthly
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 …
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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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, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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.
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 and alicublog
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
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 and New York Times
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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Politico:   Trump pivots to border wall, China and ‘Manafort this, Manafort that’
Associated Press:
Trump, at golf club, intent on projecting he's hard at work
Discussion: MyNorthwest.com
Chicago Tribune:
2 dead, 18 wounded in Chicago shootings: 'Even I'm scared to walk to the corner store'  —  A police vehicle is parked at a gas station close to the scene of a shooting that injured two teen boys in the 1300 block of South Independence Boulevard on Aug. 10, 2018.  (Madeline Buckley / Chicago Tribune)
Discussion: Breitbart
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?
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   Are there any limits to Paul Manafort's greed?
 
 
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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.
Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
Online Retail Platform Terminates Cody Wilson Account Without Explanation
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
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Michael Avenatti says Democrats must ‘fight fire with fire’ as he eyes presidential run
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New York Times:
‘So, So Jaded’: The Campaign to Stop Brett Kavanaugh Struggles for Liftoff
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Omarosa's New Book Claims Trump Wanted To Be Sworn In With ‘Art of the Deal’
Chiara Giordano / The Independent:
Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michael H. Keller / New York Times:
The Flourishing Business of Fake YouTube Views
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Of Course There Is Such a Thing as a ‘Perjury Trap’
Discussion: The New Neo
 

 
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