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Meridith McGraw / ABC News:
White House looking to stop Omarosa Manigault Newman from releasing more tapes — Omarosa Manigault Newman's former White House colleagues are looking into legal options to stop her from releasing more tapes and to punish her for secretly recording her conversation with Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Omarosa Manigault Newman Taped Her Firing by John Kelly — Omarosa Manigault Newman secretly taped John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, as he fired her in December in the Situation Room, a breach of security protocols, but one that revealed him suggesting that she could face damage …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Omarosa's reign of terror — Want to know the secret behind Omarosa's wild, largely unchallenged, run in the White House, during which she would swan in and out of the Oval Office, secretly recording the president and his chief of staff? — It's simple: Some of the most powerful men in government were terrified of her.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Between the lines: Omarosa's secret tapes — A scene that caught the attention of West Wing officials and national security lawyers today: Omarosa let NBC's “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd play tapes of White House chief of staff John Kelly, whom she secretly recorded while he was firing her.
Washington Post:
Proposed Consulting Agreement and Companion Agreement that Omarosa Manigault Newman said the …
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Why Omarosa's attack on Kelly could backfire
Why Omarosa's attack on Kelly could backfire
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Omarosa claims she heard Trump N-word tape after book's publication
Omarosa claims she heard Trump N-word tape after book's publication
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Austin Aslim Monahan:
Please read, if you care about my mother please share. — I love you momma, you wont have to stand alone — #ibelieveher — #wearemanenough — #timesup — Keith Ellison Keith Ellison for Attorney General Jason Sole Shvonne L Johnson Will Moore @Shiranthi Goonathilaka Stephen Davis …
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Briana Bierschbach / mprnews.org:
Abuse allegation made against Keith Ellison, who denies it
Abuse allegation made against Keith Ellison, who denies it
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Latest on Keith Ellison's Domestic Abuse Story [Updated]
The Latest on Keith Ellison's Domestic Abuse Story [Updated]
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Kyle Potter / Associated Press:
Ellison denies abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend
Ellison denies abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Keith Ellison denies abuse allegations
Keith Ellison denies abuse allegations
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Washington Post:
Anti-hate protesters far outnumber white supremacists as groups rally near White House — A short and sparsely attended white nationalist rally broke up late Sunday as police ushered the attendees into white vans and drove them away from a crowd of thousands of angry protesters in downtown Washington.
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Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Police, counterprotesters dramatically outnumber white supremacists at rally — Police and counterprotesters significantly outnumbered a small group of so-called Unite the Right participants Sunday in Washington, D.C., at a rally on the one-year anniversary of the deadly clash in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one person dead.
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AFP Today / The Times of Israel:
Drowned out by protesters, Washington white supremacist march fizzles
Drowned out by protesters, Washington white supremacist march fizzles
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CNN:
White nationalists dwarfed by crowds of counterprotesters in Washington
White nationalists dwarfed by crowds of counterprotesters in Washington
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Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Anti-racist protesters and activists march through the streets of Charlottesville
Anti-racist protesters and activists march through the streets of Charlottesville
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New York Times:
The Rise and Fall of Paul Manafort: Greed, Deception and Ego — ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A week before the Trump presidential campaign announced that it had hired Paul Manafort, a Yankees ticket specialist alerted him that his annual season tickets would soon be arriving at his 43rd-floor apartment at Trump Tower in New York.
Jackie Wattles / CNN:
Trump encourages boycott against Harley-Davidson — (CNN)President Donald Trump said it's “great” that consumers might boycott Harley-Davidson if it moves some motorcycle production overseas. — The President tweeted about the potential boycott on Sunday
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New York Post:
De Blasio lets security haul away Post reporter for asking question — Mayor de Blasio is a such a big believer in the free press that he let two bodyguards physically remove a credentialed Post reporter who had the temerity to ask him a question in public on Sunday.
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Washington Post:
‘A natural’: Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a campaign star, despite Russia baggage — President Trump was watching Fox News Channel with aides in his private dining room off the Oval Office recently when Donald Trump Jr. flashed across the giant flat screen. — “Don's gotten really good,” …
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Rudy Giuliani Says Trump Lawyers Are Prepared to Counter Mueller — Attorney says president won't sit for interview with special counsel after Sept. 1 to avoid midterm interference — President Trump's lawyers believe they can weather a “negative” report from special counsel Robert Mueller …
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Giuliani: ‘There was no conversation’ between Trump and Comey on Flynn
Giuliani: ‘There was no conversation’ between Trump and Comey on Flynn
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
‘Beautiful’ and ‘Lovely’: Trump Tweets Reflect Fixation on Women's Appearances — When President Trump took to Twitter to complain about two women with connections to the Russia investigation, he affixed special descriptions to both. — “Beautiful,” he said of Nellie Ohr …
Greg P. / twitchy.com:
CNN calls marchers chanting ‘f*ck the police’ and throwing eggs ‘anti-hate groups’ — Welp: — Banner on CNN: “ANTI-HATE GROUPS DRAMATICALLY OUTNUMBER WHITE SUPREMACISTS IN DC” — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 12, 2018 — Here's a screenshot: — By “Anti-Hate Groups,” …
Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Here's how Russian trolls tried to influence Ohioans using Twitter — Ohio is roughly tied with fellow swing-state Florida for fourth place in the number of mentions by Twitter handles associated with Russia's Internet Research Agency. — The Twitter handle was dubbed LEROYLOVESUSA …
Sandy Hingston / Pushback:
How Millennials Killed Mayonnaise — The inexorable rise of identity condiments has led to hard times for the most American of foodstuffs. And that's a shame. — I write this in the dead of summer, always a bittersweet season — why is it we got summers off from school for all those years …
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