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10:45 AM ET, August 16, 2016

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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.
Philly.com:
Jury: A.G. Kane guilty of perjury, obstruction, all other charges  —  Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was convicted Monday of perjury, obstruction and other crimes after squandering her once bright political future on an illegal vendetta against an enemy.  —  KATHLEEN KANE TRIAL
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts  —  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Kathleen G. Kane, the attorney general of Pennsylvania, was convicted Monday night of nine criminal charges, including perjury and criminal conspiracy.  —  It was a stunning end to the political career of Ms. Kane …
NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Maintains Big Lead as Voters Doubt Trump's Temperament  —  The numbers were virtually unchanged since last week's poll.  Generally low favorability and negative attitudes among voters plague both candidates, however, as they make appeals to voters in key swing states in the weeks ahead.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Third-party candidates on outside as debate criteria released  —  The Commission on Presidential Debates has released the polls it will use to decide the participants of September's first presidential debate as third-party candidates struggle to make the stage.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
GOP lays out case for charging Clinton with perjury
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Green Party candidate slams Clinton on email
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
He was one of the most respected intel officers of his generation.  Now he's leading ‘Lock her up’ chants.  —  In campaign appearances for Donald Trump, retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn has cast the presidential race as a continuation of the career he spent battling dangerous enemies in distant wars.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump proposes ideological test for Muslim immigrants and visitors to the U.S.
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama ‘Tired’ of Talking About Donald Trump  —  President Obama took a brief break from his 16-day vacation on Martha's Vineyard to attend a Democratic National Committee fundraiser on the island, where he made a strong case for Hillary Clinton as he seemed to brush off Donald Trump.
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Obama: I'm tired of talking about Trump
Discussion: Politico
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Transgender rules for homeless shelters spark firestorm  —  Homeless shelters have become the latest battleground in the national debate over transgender rights.  —  The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is expected in September to finalize regulations that would allow people …
Discussion: Hit & Run
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Stands By Claim That Trump Is A ‘Con Man’, Still Supports Him  —  In the final weeks of his 2016 presidential run, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) threw every insult in the book at Donald Trump, calling him a litigious, “orange” “con man.”  The Florida senator said Monday that he will not retract …
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Patricia Mazzei / miamiherald:
Rubio stands by calling Trump ‘con man,’ but still backs him
New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Foreign Policy Confusions  —  Donald Trump's speech on Monday was advertised as an attempt to redirect his campaign from a series of blunders to a more serious discussion of foreign policy, starting with combating global terrorism.  As such, it marked another test of his readiness to lead.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Aetna pulling back from ObamaCare in blow to health law  —  In a blow to the health care law, Aetna — one of the largest health insurers in the country — announced Monday that it will significantly scale back its presence on the ObamaCare marketplaces next year.
New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani forgets about 9/11 and claims that 'before Obama came along, we didn't have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack inside the' U.S.  —  You might want to get that bump on your head checked, Rudy.  —  Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday appeared to forget …
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NBC News:
First Read: Clinton Has Owned the Airwaves in the General Election  —  Donald Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants to the US 1:53  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.
Liam Deacon / Breitbart:
London Mayor To Set Up Police ‘Online Hate Crime Hub’ In ‘Partnership’ With Social Media Firms  —  The office of London's first Muslim mayor has secured millions of pounds to fund a police “online hate crime hub” to work in “partnership with social media providers” to criminalise “trolls” who “target... individuals and communities.”
Discussion: Infowars
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Adviser Says Nominee ‘Operates Now Almost Like A President’  —  Walid Phares, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, said on Tuesday morning that the Republican nominee now acts more like a president, claiming that Trump listens to his advisers.  —  Phares comment came …
Discussion: Politico
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump may cost the GOP a generation of voters  —  People always remember their first presidential vote — their first participation in the largest decision of American democracy.  —  In high school, I was a rather awkward, nerdish history buff.  (My wife would dispute the verb tense.)
Manu Raju / CNN:
Ayotte: I will stand up to Trump but will vote for him  —  Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)Sen. Kelly Ayotte has often found herself in a familiar spot with Donald Trump: Keeping her distance.  —  But in this fiercely independent state, Ayotte is gambling that voters might reward her for rebuking her own party's nominee.
Discussion: Politico
Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
Larry Wilmore's ‘Nightly Show’ Cancellation And Late Night's ‘Unblackening’  —  What Comedy Central's cancellation of ‘The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore’ could mean for the future of diversity in late night.  (Hint: It's certainly not good!)  —  Late-night TV is experiencing, in Larry Wilmore's own words, an Unblackening.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
MSNBC eyeing 11 p.m. time slot for Brian Williams through Election Day  —  Brian Williams is expected to get his own time slot on MSNBC between Labor Day and Election Day, according to sources with knowledge of the plan.  —  According to the plan, Williams will anchor a special 11 p.m. program wrapping …
Discussion: TVNewser and Mediaite
Kendall Breitman / Bloomberg:
Clinton Super-PAC Going Dark in Colorado and Pennsylvania  —  The group's chief strategist Guy Cecil said it would divert resources “to other states but also into other activities.”  —  The pro-Clinton super-PAC Priorities USA is suspending TV advertising in Virginia, Colorado and Pennsylvania until …
Discussion: The Hill
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Leaked Soros Memo: Refugee Crisis ‘New Normal,’ Gives ‘New Opportunities’ For Global Influence  —  A leaked memo from left-wing financier George Soros's Open Society Foundations argues that Europe's refugee crisis should be accepted as a “new normal,” and that the refugee crisis means …
New York Times:
Brooklyn Man Charged With Killing Imam and Assistant Near Mosque  —  Two days after an imam and his assistant were gunned down after afternoon prayers in Queens, the police said late Monday that a man they had in custody had been charged in the killings.  —  The man, Oscar Morel of Brooklyn …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Early Voting Limits Donald Trump's Time to Turn Campaign Around  —  Advisers to Donald J. Trump keep reassuring Republicans that there is still plenty of time to rescue his candidacy — nearly three months to counter Hillary Clinton's vast operation in swing states and get Mr. Trump on message.
 
 
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Ilhan Omar's marriage certificate questions, and her response
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: City to pay settlement of more than $4M to family of Akai Gurley who was fatally shot …
Discussion: CBS New York and New York Times
Alex Roarty / Roll Call:
Kentucky Has a Gay Senate Candidate — Does Anybody Care?
Discussion: Towleroad
Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Obama to take trade battle to the heartland
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Gingrich: Clinton ‘lies about lying’
Discussion: Political Wire, Hot Air and twitchy.com
 Earlier Items: 
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Biden rebaptizes Clinton in Scranton
Discussion: ABC News
Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
A 12-year-old is off to the Ivy League. 'It's a challenge to keep him challenged,' his dad says.
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Conservatives' Laughable Effort to Blame Liberals for Trump
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Today's men are not nearly as strong as their dads were, researchers say
Discussion: Shakesville
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton tops 270 electoral votes in NBC map
Discussion: BizPac Review
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
House Committee Chairmen Lay Out Case For Perjury Against Hillary Rodham Clinton To U.S. Attorney
Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:
Upset by Brexit, Some British Jews Look to Germany
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Tim Kaine's Southern night: Barbecue, beer and bluegrass on the harmonica
Discussion: Mother Jones and ABC News
 

 
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