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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Rest in peace, Lindsey Graham — We lost two mavericks within a week. — On Saturday, we lost the legendary John McCain. — On Tuesday, we lost his loyal sidekick, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham. — Graham remains alive and well, but after serving for two decades as Robin to McCain's Batman …
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
McCain and a Requiem for the American Century — Torture imbued him with a humanity that transcended politics, and a belief in the centrality of American values in the battle for freedom. — DENVER — The services across the nation marking the passing of Senator John McCain are also a requiem for the American century.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Straining to Keep Faith With America — John McCain knew that we are better than Trump. — Among the events of John McCain's five-and-a-half years of imprisonment and torture in North Vietnam, probably the most heroic, and surely the most celebrated, was his refusal to accept an early release from his captors.
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Washington Post
Bruce Schlesman / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Justice Department Discloses No FISA Court Hearings Held on Carter Page Warrants — ‘[N]o such hearings were held with respect to the acknowledged FISA applications. Accordingly, no responsive hearing transcripts exist.’ — (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch today announced …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Papadopoulos: Trump ‘nodded’ at suggestion of Putin meeting — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump “nodded with approval” at the suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a court filing Friday night that seeks leniency for a former campaign aide who lied to the FBI.
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Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Trump administration withholds 100K Kavanaugh pages — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is withholding more than 100,000 pages of Brett Kavanaugh's records from the Bush White House on the basis of presidential privilege ahead of the Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearing.
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Detroit Free Press:
Live stream: Stevie Wonder about to perform to honor Aretha Franklin — A weeklong celebration of the life of the Queen of Soul ends today as Detroit and the world say a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin. Freep.com will carry a live stream here from before the service through the procession.
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Randall D. Eliason / Washington Post:
Don't be so sure Mueller will back off before midterms — It's just over 60 days until the midterm elections. As we approach that mark, there's increasing chatter about their potential effect on the investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. Some claim Justice Department …
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Politico and The Gateway Pundit
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Two prosecutors leave Mueller's office
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Conservative News Today, The Gateway Pundit, CNBC, Sara A. Carter and Breitbart
Harry Siegel / The Daily Beast:
The Rube Who Came to New York and Killed the Village Voice Lied To My Face — The guy who bought a $26 million penthouse in the Village and offered me a job that maybe didn't exist, now says he can't afford to keep putting articles on a website. — I grew up reading the Village Voice …
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Fox News:
‘Cosby Show’ actor Geoffrey Owens spotted bagging groceries at NJ Trader Joe's — “Cosby Show” alum Geoffrey Owens, who played Elvin Tibideaux, the young doctor who married into the Cosby family on the famous sitcom, was photographed working at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey.
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Daily Mail
John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Trump's Approval Number Nose-Dives, Dems' Blue Wave Might Be Building: IBD/TIPP Poll — Just 36% say they approve of the job President Trump is doing, a 5-point drop from last month, according to the latest IBD/TIPP poll. Fifty six percent disapprove of Trump's job performance, up from 53% the month before.
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The Moderate Voice
Jeff Burlew / Tallahassee Democrat:
Racist robocalls tied to neo-Nazi group target Andrew Gillum — Robocalls against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum that say they were paid for by a neo-Nazi group in Idaho are going out to voters in Tallahassee. — The automated calls are narrated by someone pretending …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Racist robocalls mar Florida's race for governor
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Washington Monthly, HuffPost, Boing Boing, TheBlaze and Naked Politics
Nick Wooten / shreveporttimes.com:
Shreveport mayoral candidate denies calling woman n-word after forum — A Shreveport mayoral candidate referred to black people as “negroes” but denies she got into a heated verbal exchange in which she called a black woman the n-word following a mayoral forum Thursday night.
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Raw Story
David Siders / Politico:
‘Whoever wins South Carolina will be the Democratic nominee’ — Presidential prospects rethink primary election strategy for 2020. — It's the early state that delivered a decisive victory to Barack Obama in 2008. In 2016, it saved Hillary Clinton. — In the wake of South Carolina's pivotal role …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Two Indicted for Making Corporate Contributions to U.S. Senate Campaign — The former president of a Kentucky-based corporation and a political consultant were both indicted today for using corporate funds to make contributions to the campaign of a candidate for U.S. Senate and for causing …
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twitchy.com and Roll Call
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Trump says he will go to deeply Republican Texas to campaign for Sen. Ted Cruz, as Democrat Beto O'Rourke surges in the polls — President Donald Trump will travel to Texas in October to campaign for Sen. Ted Cruz, an incumbent Republican in a deep red state who is facing an unexpectedly tough re-election fight.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Plaintiffs in N.C. gerrymandering case say new maps not an option for November — The plaintiffs who persuaded federal judges to declare unconstitutional North Carolina's Republican-drawn congressional maps have “reluctantly concluded” that there is not enough time to draw new maps in time for the November elections.
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Hullabaloo and ABC News
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
The List Of CNN's Bungled Reporting Is A Sight To Behold — Despite CNN's assertion this week that it “does not lie,” the network has an extensive history of bungled reporting — some of which has gone uncorrected. — President Donald Trump called out CNN for its questionable report …
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Breitbart
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Manafort associate paid Trump inauguration $50,000 in Ukrainian cash — A Republican political consultant linked to Paul Manafort and Cambridge Analytica has admitted to funneling $50,000 from a Ukrainian oligarch to Donald Trump's presidential inauguration committee. — Read more
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Radio Free Europe, AOL, Mother Jones and New York Times
Louise Matsakis / Wired:
What Happens When Facebook Mistakenly Blocks Local News Stories — IN JULY, DANIELLE Bostick joined a nationwide movement against sexual violence on school campuses when she made a Facebook page for her daughter. “Justice for Francesca” is meant to raise awareness about the 15-year-old …
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
California lawmakers vote to pass toughest net neutrality law in the nation — California lawmakers rallied enough votes Friday to pass the nation's toughest net neutrality law to prevent Internet providers from favoring certain websites, setting up a fight with federal regulators who voted last year to erase such rules.
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