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CNN:
‘Crooked Coffee’: The alleged election office breach in the Trump indictment was part of a years-long pattern, some locals say — The breach of the Coffee County elections office can seem almost out of place in the 97-page Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump and associates.
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New York Times:
The Story of Our Universe May Be Starting to Unravel — Not long after the James Webb Space Telescope began beaming back from outer space its stunning images of planets and nebulae last year, astronomers, though dazzled, had to admit that something was amiss.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is Top Choice for Nearly 60% of GOP Voters, WSJ Poll Shows — Support for DeSantis collapses in postdebate survey — Donald Trump has expanded his dominating lead for the Republican presidential nomination, a new Wall Street Journal poll shows, as GOP primary voters overwhelmingly …
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
How Trump's loyal pen pals spread his message
How Trump's loyal pen pals spread his message
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Forbes and Raw Story
Deidre McPhillips / CNN:
It seems like everyone has Covid-19. Here's why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests — Covid-19 certainly didn't take a vacation this summer. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it's hard to know exactly how widely it's spreading.
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HotAir, The Messenger and LewRockwell
Gabriel Gavin / Politico:
Atomic age is over in Germany, Chancellor Scholz insists — Germany will not leave the door open for a possible return to using nuclear power now or in the future, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday. — Responding to a suggestion from members of his own governing coalition …
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Associated Press and Bloomberg
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Three Things for Your Labor Day Picnic — Pickles frowns on eating chicken, in any form, as part of your holiday celebration. But she did want me to share three important things with you heading into the long weekend. You never know when the opportunity for civil discourse will present itself—even at the family cookout.
Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis will not meet with Biden in Florida on Saturday — “The security preparations alone that would go into setting up such a meeting would shut down ongoing recovery efforts,” said a spokesperson for the governor. — Ron DeSantis will not meet Joe Biden on Saturday when the president comes …
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Justin Miller / The Texas Observer:
Angela Paxton's Ties to a Shell Company … MODE: — In July 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Senator Angela Paxton, took a mysterious multi-country trip to European destinations in Italy, Greece, Malta, and Albania with a protective detail from the Texas Department of Public Safety tagging along.
Erica Orden / Politico:
The sleeper legal fight that could define 2024: Is Trump even eligible to run? — Some scholars say Trump is disqualified under the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. Here's how the courts might wade in. — If Donald Trump wants to be on the ballot next year in all 50 states …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
For All Rudy's Troubles, There's Much More Still There — THE BACKCHANNEL — Where to start? Dan Friedman and David Corn have a piece up this morning at Mother Jones detailing a whistleblower complaint from an FBI agent, Johnathan Buma, who says he was stopped from investigating whether Giuliani was …
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Feds Accuse Former Marine of Spreading Bogus Purple Heart Tale — Paul John “P.J.” Herbert also bilked the government of $344,040 in disability benefits for injuries he never sustained, prosecutors said. — A Marine Corps veteran who falsely claimed to have been the sole survivor …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nevada's primary debacle has some GOP campaigns threatening to write-off the state — A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC has already ended door-knocking there. Now, another campaign says it may write off the state, accusing Trump of trying to “rig” the primary.
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old
Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old
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Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
West Virginia Poll: Justice has edge in Senate race; Moore Capito out ahead in race for governor — In the race for U.S. Senate, Gov. Jim Justice has a strong advantage over Congressman Alex Mooney in the Republican primary and an edge over incumbent Joe Manchin in a possible General Election matchup.
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Pluribus News, Washington Examiner, The Messenger, Washington Times and Balloon Juice
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — McCarthy on Possible Impeachment Inquiry: Would Be House Vote — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made clear to Breitbart News on Friday that if House Republicans move forward with an impeachment inquiry into Democrat President Joe Biden, the move would come not as an announcement …
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Canadian churches burned over bodies that weren't buried in the yard — Oh, the headlines two years ago were horrific - HORRIFIC. — It was every racist, oppressive, creepy boarding school nightmare scenario come to life, and just one more baseball bat to the reputation of a colonizing, supremacist Roman Catholic Church.
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