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9:40 AM ET, July 31, 2016

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ABC News:
Muslim Family of Fallen Army Captain Responds to Trump: ‘Shame on Him’  —  The grieving Khan family reacted tonight to Donald Trump's latest comments, telling ABC News in an emotional interview that “running for president is not an entitlement to disrespect Gold Star families and [a] Gold Star mother.”
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Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
Khizr Khan responds to the latest from Trump: ‘Typical of a person without a soul’  —  Two days after delivering one of the most memorable speeches of the 2016 campaign season — a moment one commentator described as the ‘fulcrum’ of the election — Khizr Khan was checking into a D.C. hotel …
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
Steve Turnham / ABC News:
Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: 'I've Made a Lot of Sacrifices'  —  In his first response to a searing charge from bereaved Army father Khizr Khan that he'd “sacrificed nothing” for his country, Donald Trump claimed that he had in fact sacrificed by employing “thousands and thousands of people.”
MSNBC:
Capt. Khan's parents remember their son
Discussion: Mother Jones
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
Trump Time Capsule #65: 'I'd Like to Hear His Wife Say Something'
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's slander of Captain Humayun Khan's family is horrifying, even for Trump
Discussion: New York Magazine and Politico
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton Image Improves Following Conventions; Leads Trump by 5  —  PPP's new national poll, taken completely after both party's conventions, finds that Hillary Clinton emerged with a much more positive image than she had a month ago.  Donald Trump meanwhile is just as unpopular as he was before the conventions.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and twitchy.com
Katie Pelton / KKTV-TV:
Fire marshal responds after being called out by Trump at UCCS rally  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) There wasn't enough room for all the ticket holders at Friday's rally for Donald Trump at UCCS, who called out the fire marshal several times during his speech.
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CBS News:
Donald Trump: I'm “starting to agree” Clinton should be in jail
Discussion: whorunsGov
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
As Trump lavishes Colorado with attention, he faces resistance in GOP enclave
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Poll: Clinton Rides Convention Bump Past Trump  —  Hillary Clinton is once again leading Donald Trump in the presidential race after her party's Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.  —  The former secretary of State leads the brash businessman, 43 percent to 40 percent …
Discussion: Political Wire and Hot Air
CNN:
Mark Cuban endorses Hillary Clinton, calls Donald Trump ‘bats— crazy’  —  Cuban: Trump has ‘no choice’ but to ask for cash  —  Pittsburgh (CNN)Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban endorsed Hillary Clinton on Saturday during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, telling CNN that he had decided Donald Trump had gone “bats— crazy.”
Discussion: NBC News and Politico
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Yahoo:
Swimsuit mural of Hillary Clinton creates a stir in Australia
Discussion: The Age and Washington Times
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump and RNC attack presidential debate schedule  —  Donald Trump says the fall debate schedule is “unacceptable,” raising the specter that he may try to skip them.  —  In a tweet on Friday night, Trump incorrectly said that Hillary Clinton and the Democrats are “trying to rig the debates.”
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ABC News:
Trump Supports Three Presidential Debates, But May Object To Proposed Dates
Discussion: twitchy.com and Raw Story
Ruth Gledhill / Christian News on Christian Today:
Top journalist announces he is converting to Christianity  —  A leading Muslim journalist as announced his conversion to Catholicism with the hashtag #Iamjacqueshamel  —  A leading journalist has announced on Twitter that he is becoming a Christian.  —  Sohrab Ahmari, editorial writer …
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Katie Glueck / Politico:
How Ohio will be won  —  CLEVELAND— Donald Trump is at war with the state party, started organizing late and his support in traditional Republican enclaves here is shaky.  —  But the GOP nominee still has a good shot at winning Ohio, where five of the last eight public polls show him in a dead heat with Hillary Clinton.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Thanks, Obama  —  PHILADELPHIA — IT wasn't easy for Barack Obama, a skinny newcomer to national politics with an exotic name and scant résumé, to overthrow the voracious Clinton machine.  —  The 45-year-old had to turn himself into a dream catcher.
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
Electoral Map Gives Donald Trump Few Places to Go  —  Donald J. Trump, confronting a daunting electoral map and a significant financial disadvantage, is preparing to fall back from an expansive national campaign and concentrate the bulk of his time and money on just three or four states …
James Dunn / Daily Mail:
German protesters prepare for Angela ‘Merkel Must Go’ demonstration  —  Merkel's premiership is hanging by a thread today as thousands gathered to call for her resignation while a key political ally dramatically withdrew his support over immigration policy.  —  More than 5,000 protested …
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Katie Mansfield / Daily Express:
Merkel MUST GO! Germans turn against Chancellor as thousands protest at open-door policy
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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