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10:25 PM ET, August 16, 2016

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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Adviser Clarifies: Clinton Should Be Executed, Not Assassinated  —  Trump adviser Al Baldasaro clarified for the record Tuesday that he doesn't think Hillary Clinton should be assassinated, but rather thinks she should be shot by firing squad for “treason.”
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: 'I don't wanna change'  —  Even as he sags in the polls both nationally and in nearly a dozen battleground states, Donald Trump must remain Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee said Tuesday.  —  Trump acknowledged that he should probably adjust his tactics to shore …
Shira Schoenberg / Union-News:
Trump adviser Al Baldasaro: Hillary Clinton should be shot for treason, not assassinated  —  CAMBRIDGE — An adviser to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on comments he made saying that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton should be shot for treason.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
A GOP Congressman Thinks Trump Is Trying To Lose To Help Clinton  —  Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo, one of the first congressman to say he would not vote for Donald Trump in November, says he believes the Republican nominee is trying to lose on purpose to help Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall.com and RedState
Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Rick Perry Says Khizr Khan ‘Struck the First Blow’ in Trump Feud: ‘Shame on You’
Discussion: alan.com
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Rick Perry Continues Trump Camp Attacks Against Khan Family (VIDEO)
Discussion: Hullabaloo and BuzzFeed
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Pow: It's just a 2-point race, Clinton 38%, Trump 36%  —  The convention polling bumps for Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are over, and they are practically even, according to a new poll of likely voters.  —  A Zogby Analytics survey provided to Secrets Tuesday shows:
Discussion: Washington Post
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Washington Post:
Trump unpopularity fuels wide lead for Clinton in new Virginia poll  —  Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, with disdain for the Republican presidential nominee helping Clinton overcome her own vulnerabilities, a new Washington Post poll finds.
Clinton Leads / Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Florida  — Hillary Clinton holds a 9 point lead over Donald Trump in the crucial swing state of Florida.  —  The Monmouth University Poll also finds incumbent Marco Rubio leading either of his two main Democratic challengers to retain his U.S. Senate seat, although by varying margins.
New York Times:
Rogers Ailes to Advise Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates  —  Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman ousted last month over charges of sexual harassment, is advising Donald J. Trump as he begins to prepare for the all-important presidential debates this fall.
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Air First TV Ads of General Election Campaign  —  As he continues to slip in the polls, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is poised to begin airing his first television ads of the general election starting Friday in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, according to a campaign adviser.
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Univision is buying Gawker Media for $135 million  —  Sold!  —  Asa Mathat  —  Univision has won the auction for Gawker Media.  —  The TV network and digital publisher has agreed to pay $135 million for the bankrupt blog network, according to a person familiar with the deal.
Dan Elsom / New York Post:
Penis crushes pole vaulter's Olympic dream  —  Originally Published By:  —  Never before has a member of the male species wished for a smaller manhood.  —  Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita will be ruing the size of his phallus after it caused him to foul during the qualifying rounds at the Rio Olympics.
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Please share and spread the word .  This is our family's official statement.  Thank you.  —  Jabara Family Statement on the Murder of Khalid Jabara  —  August 15, 2016  —  On Friday night, our world was shattered when our brother, Khalid Jabara, was murdered on the front porch of our family home.
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Man's ‘unusual fixation’ with Lebanese neighbors led to killing, Tulsa police say
Discussion: Raw Story, Walid Shoebat and KFOR-TV
New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani blames his use of ‘abbreviated’ language for 9/11-forgetting gaffe, claim no terror attacks happened ‘before Obama came along’  —  OMG, Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he obvs hasn't forgotten about 9/11 and claimed that his remark was totes “misinterpreted” because he simply likes to speak in “abbreviated” language.
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Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Trump Casinos' Tax Debt Was $30 Million.  Then Christie Took Office.  —  By the time Chris Christie became governor of New Jersey, the state's auditors and lawyers had been battling for several years to collect long-overdue taxes owed by the casinos founded by his friend Donald J. Trump.
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Insurer exit darkens ObamaCare picture  —  Aetna's decision to pull back from ObamaCare is fueling new questions about the long-term viability of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  —  When United Healthcare announced in April that it was leaving most ObamaCare marketplaces in 2017 …
Discussion: Power Line and Liberal Values
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
What You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton Interview Notes FBI Gave to Congress  —  The FBI provided Congress today with notes from the investigation of Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information over her private email server.  —  Republican lawmakers have pushed for the FBI …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
FBI Hands Over Hillary Clinton Email Probe Materials to Congress
Discussion: Fox News, AFF and whorunsGov
Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
Yachting with the enemy: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner take the jet skis out and relax on Democratic Hollywood billionaire David Geffen's $200m mega-yacht off the coast of Croatia  — The pair are vacationing on the Rising Sun, the $200million yacht belonging to billionaire Hollywood executive David Geffen
Roger Stone / The Hill:
Can the 2016 election be rigged?  You bet  —  has said publicly that he fears the next election will be rigged.  Based both on technical capability and recent history, Trump's concerns are not unfounded.  —  A recent study by Stanford University proved that Hillary Clinton
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
John McLaughlin, The McLaughlin Group Host Since 1982, Dead at 89  —  John McLaughlin, the host of TV's The McLaughlin Group since its debut in January 1982, died on Tuesday at age 89.  —  The political commentator's passing comes just days after he missed his first hosting …
Milo / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Just Overtook The Democrats On Gay Rights  —  The madman has actually done it.  God-Emperor Daddy — known to the rest of you as Republican presidential candidate Donald J Trump — has just outflanked Hillary Clinton on the Left and announced what can only be described as an ultra-progressive immigration policy.
Kristine Marsh / NewsBusters:
CNN Selectively Edits Police Shooting Victim's Sister's Words to Protesters  —  In a classic case of media bias by omission, CNN took extra care Monday to leave out a crucial part of their reports on the Milwaukee police shooting.  After a black police officer fatally shot Sylville Smith Sunday …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham: I Think Trump Is Going To Lose  —  Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he thinks Donald Trump is going to lose the election.  Graham, who has said he's not voting for Trump, argued that demographics and Trump's rhetoric make it nearly impossible for him to win.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
James Rosen / Fox News:
State Department sought land deal with Nigerian firm tied to Clinton Foundation  —  EXCLUSIVE: Shortly after Hillary Clinton left the Obama administration, the State Department quietly took steps to purchase real estate in Nigeria from a firm whose parent company is owned by a major donor …
Nicholas Weaver / Lawfare:
NSA and the No Good, Very Bad Monday  —  Monday was a tough day for those in the business of computer espionage.  Russia, still using the alias Guccifer2.0, dumped even more DNC documents.  And on Twitter, Mikko Hypponen noted an announcement on Github that had gone overlooked for two days …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
NBC boss blasts Trump as ‘toxic’  —  Bob Greenblatt, the chairman of NBC Entertainment, which produces “The Apprentice,” has declared war on Donald Trump, blasting him as “pompous” and “toxic.”  —  Greenblatt — who took his NBC role in 2011 when “The Celebrity Apprentice” was already running …
Discussion: AFF, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
The abortion rights movement is bolder than it's been in years.  That's Cecile Richards's plan.  —  On the morning of one of the most important days in her career, Cecile Richards waited anxiously in her office at Planned Parenthood headquarters in Manhattan, texting furiously with friends across the country.
Mohammed Kamin / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Detainee Transfers Announced  —  Press Operations Release No: NR-298-16  —  The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of 15 detainees: Abd al-Muhsin Abd al-Rab Salih al-Busi, Abd al-Rahman Sulayman, Mohammed Nasir Yahi Khussrof Kazaz, Abdul Muhammad Ahmad Nassar al-Muhajari …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump's Post Advocating For Intervention In Libya Is Still On His Facebook  —  If you are looking for evidence that Donald Trump initially supported an intervention in Libya despite now calling the U.S. action there a “disaster,” look no further than Trump's own Facebook page …
TMZ.com:
... Penis Pics, Fecal Matter, Hair Demands  —  The female drummer in Shaun White's rock band is doubling down in her lawsuit against the X Games star — claiming he sexually harassed her for years ... and she has the text messages to prove it.  —  We broke the story …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Big Lead
The Local:
Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens  —  Tiny Insjön in central Sweden isn't known for pig mask-wearing couples shooting lasers at Pokémon hunters before having sex against a waterwheel.  But that could be about to change.
Discussion: Mashable
 
 
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Media Matters for America:
Fox Host Cites The Alien And Sedition Acts And Anti-Communist Acts To Defend Trump's Anti-Muslim Immigration Plan
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Politico:
Trump issues ‘pledge to the American people’
Discussion: ABC News and NBC News
Elizabeth Harrington / Washington Free Beacon:
Feds Holding Summits forLesbian Farmers
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Nearly half of refugees entering the U.S. this year are Muslim
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jason Nichols / The Hill:
Would racism exist if there had been no US slavery?
Discussion: Instapundit
Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Soros Group ‘Trained’ Socialists To Combat Will Of The People
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Ryan Browne / CNN:
Female Marine drops out of infantry course
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump supporter fearing Muslim ‘gang rapes’ floats World War II internment camps on CNN
Hillary Clinton / Teen Vogue:
Read Hillary Clinton's Essay On Why Our Generation Is What's RIGHT With America
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump camp apparently soliciting foreign cash despite warnings
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The media vs. Donald Trump: why the press feels so free to criticize the Republican nominee
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