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10:55 PM ET, August 4, 2016

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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Clinton surges to big lead in McClatchy-Marist poll  —  WASHINGTON  —  Hillary Clinton has surged to a 15-point lead over reeling, gaffe-plagued Donald Trump, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.  —  Clinton made strong gains with two constituencies crucial to a Republican victory …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Hillary Clinton Jumps to Nine Point Lead Over Donald Trump  —  NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton Leads Trump by Nine Points 0:48  —  Hillary Clinton has jumped out to a nine-point lead over Donald Trump, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll shows, nearly doubling …
Brandon J. Dixon / Harvard News:
Harvard Republican Club Will Not Support Party Nominee Donald Trump  —  The Harvard Republican Club announced it would not support Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, and called for Republican leaders to withdraw their support of the candidate they called a “threat to the survival …
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan just summed up Republicans' Donald Trump problem in three lines  —  If the top priority for politicians was simply to dominate news coverage through sheer volume, there's no question Donald Trump has succeeded like no other.  Between the slights and non-endorsements …
Discussion: BuzzFeed, The Resurgent and WBUR
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Jackie Salo / New York Post:   George Zimmerman punched for bragging about Trayvon Martin's death: cops
Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman punched in face at local restaurant
Discussion: USA Today and Politicus USA
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo:
Hannity to GOP leaders: 'I'm getting a little sick and tired of all of you'  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity says Republican leaders will be to blame if Donald Trump loses the presidential election.  —  The conservative pundit told listeners of his talk radio show on Wednesday that he was …
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CBS News:
Paul Ryan: My support for Donald Trump is not a “blank check”
Discussion: WND and CBS New York
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Beyoncé, Jay Z to attend Obama birthday bash: report  —  President Obama might have 99 problems, but his birthday party isn't one.  —  Obama is celebrating his 55th birthday Friday night with a star-studded celebration at the White House, with Beyoncé and Jay Z attending.
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Page Six:
Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar slated for Obama's birthday bash
Discussion: Complex and The Daily Caller
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump repeats claim about nonexistent Iran footage  —  Despite Donald Trump's claim of having seen video footage of the $400 million cash delivery to Iran having been acknowledge as false by his own campaign, the Manhattan billionaire kicked off a rally Thursday afternoon by repeating the tall tale.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Clinton pauses ads in Virginia in sign of confidence  —  Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has left Virginia off its upcoming battleground-state television ad buy beginning next week — the second state to be dropped in recent weeks as Clinton holds a significant lead over Donald Trump nationally and in key states.
Discussion: BuzzFeed and RedState
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Trump's shrinking electoral map
Discussion: New York Times
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Hanging Tough
Discussion: AOL
Glamour:
President Barack Obama on Feminism, Michelle, and His Daughters  —  There are a lot of tough aspects to being President.  But there are some perks too.  Meeting extraordinary people across the country.  Holding an office where you get to make a difference in the life of our nation.  Air Force One.
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Gaps in Melania Trump's immigration story raise questions  —  Nude photographs published this week are raising fresh questions about the accuracy of a key aspect of Melania Trump's biography: her immigration status when she first came to the United States to work as a model.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This 30 second video is absolutely devastating for Donald Trump  —  John McCain — one of the most respected voices in the Republican Party on national security — was asked a direct question: Are you comfortable with Donald Trump possibly having control of our nuclear arsenal?
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Politicus USA
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Donors losing patience with Trump  —  's campaign could cost him money — potentially a lot of it.  —  Trump fundraisers say that large donors are holding back checks because they can't trust that the businessman will stay disciplined enough to run a serious campaign.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Declines To Name Women He'd Put In His Cabinet Besides Daughter Ivanka  —  Donald Trump declined to name any possible women he would name to his cabinet as president on Wednesday, instead naming his daughter Ivanka and the woman interviewing him as possible cabinet members.
Discussion: Politicus USA and twitchy.com
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence campaign says he endorses McCain, was misrepresented  —  Mike Pence endorses Sens. John McCain and Kelly Ayotte in their primary races, a campaign aide told POLITICO, pushing back on reports that the Indiana governor had declined to offer his endorsement for the two Republican senators.
Discussion: RedState
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Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Mike Pence Endorses John McCain and Kelly Ayotte
Discussion: AOL and Washington Monthly
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Proves Republican Obama Hate Was Never About Obama's Ideas  —  This week, largely drowned out on the stump by his succession of own goals, Donald Trump returned to a theme he has mentioned before in the campaign — his infrastructure plan, which would amount to either half a trillion dollars …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Wearing 'Don't Tread on Me' insignia could be punishable racial harassment  —  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, among its other functions, decides “hostile work environment” harassment claims brought against federal agencies.  In doing so, it applies the same legal rules …
Foursquare Direct:
How the Trump Presidential Campaign is Affecting Trump Businesses  —  At Foursquare, our data scientists are often called upon to analyze real world trends; we use Big Data to determine how commercial fortunes are rising or falling.  This year, politics and business are intersecting …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Clinton Wooing a New Group of Voters: Republicans
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CNN:
CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL
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Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Top lawyer facing criminal inquiry over ‘bribes’ paid to Iraqis bringing abuse claims against British troops
Discussion: Power Line
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Samtata / New York's PIX11:
46 alleged members of infamous NYC crime families arrested: FBI
Discussion: Gothamist and Fox News
Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD officers who fatally shot Ezell Ford sue city, alleging racial discrimination
Discussion: LAist, LawNewz and The Daily Caller
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Fire soccer team shuts down anti-gay chant
Discussion: Towleroad and Outsports
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Ex-GOP senator: Trump's a sociopath
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
The Political Process Isn't Rigged — It Has Much Bigger Problems
Kristen Taketa / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri's head public defender assigns case to Gov. Nixon, cites overburdened staff
 

 
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