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12:40 AM ET, August 18, 2016

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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
I Know Trump's New Campaign Chairman, Steve Bannon.  Here's What You Need To Know.  —  On Wednesday, the Trump campaign shifted top campaign staff: the new CEO of the campaign is, predictably and hilariously, Steven K. Bannon, the current chairman of Breitbart News.
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The Daily Beast:
Alt Right Rejoices At Trump's Steve Bannon Hire  —  As Breitbart's chief Steve Bannon did a lot to normalize the racist, anti-semitic world of the Alt-Right, they couldn't be happier he has now joined the campaign of their king, Donald Trump.  —  Donald Trump's campaign is under new management …
Patrick Caldwell / Mother Jones:
Trump Campaign's New CEO Peddled Conspiracy Theories About Clinton Team
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
That Awkward Moment When CNN Reminds Trump's Lawyer He's Losing (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump's top lawyer had trouble stomaching a hard truth presented to him on CNN Wednesday.  —  When host Brianna Keilar brought up that new additions to Trump's staff were being perceived as a shake-up …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What it's like to report on 2016, in 26 torturous, hilarious seconds  —  CNN's Brianna Keilar hoped to ask Donald Trump's corporate counsel, Michael Cohen, if the new hires at the top of the campaign indicated that there was a shake-up happening.  Cohen denied that this was the case …
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
The Unhappy Campaign Of Paul Manafort  —  He overestimated his own skill set and Donald Trump's sanity — and underestimated his enemies and the political danger of his Ukraine ties.  —  WASHINGTON This spring, as he was becoming chairman of Donald Trump's campaign, Paul Manafort told friends …
Louis Nelson / Politico:   Trump lawyer on polls showing him losing: ‘Says who?’
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Jan Brewer Clarifies Clinton “Lying Killer” Remark: It Was A “Stumble Of The Tongue”  —  Former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer says she suffered a “stumble of the tongue” on Tuesday when she seemed to call Hillary Clinton a “lying killer” during a radio interview.  —  “People want a fighter.
Discussion: alan.com and Joe.My.God.
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Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Jan Brewer Calls Clinton ‘Lying Killer,’ Says Arizona Won't Go Blue  —  Former Arizona governor and Trump supporter Jan Brewer referred to Hillary Clinton as a “lying killer” and affirmed that Democrats would not flip her home state in November.  —  Making her weekly call-in Tuesday …
Reuters:
Clinton Foundation hired cyber firm after suspected hacking: sources
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Richard J. Cross, III / Baltimore Sun:
GOP speechwriter may vote for Hillary Clinton  —  (Washington Post) … I am a lifelong political animal and a longtime Maryland Republican.  I worked on the staffs of Maryland Congresswoman Helen Bentley and Congressman/Gov. Bob Ehrlich.  I also served on the GOP staff of the House Financial Services Committee.
Discussion: Politicus USA, alan.com and Politico
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump's Strange New Attack On Hillary Clinton Echoes White Supremacists
Alex Wong / KABE-LP:
Why this Republican is endorsing Hillary Clinton
Simon Romero / New York Times:
American Swimmers Pulled Off Plane in Rio  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — Two American swimmers were pulled off their flight to the United States by Brazilian authorities, Olympic officials said Wednesday night, the latest indication that the police are skeptical of the swimmers' claims that they were held up at gunpoint during the Rio Games.
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Shaken Ryan Lochte seen in new security footage as he reached safety of athletes' village after gunpoint robbery by fake cops  — Daily Mail Online has obtained security footage from the entrance to the athletes' village showing Lochte and his fellow swimmers returning
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Trump before classified briefing: I don't trust US intel  —  Hours before he is set to receive his first classified intelligence briefing, Donald Trump  —  said he does not trust information coming out of U.S. intelligence agencies and indicated he would cease relying on the bulk of the intelligence community's massive workforce.
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
What happens when you tie your career to Donald Trump?  Ask Sean Spicer in a few months.  —  It was the third day of the Republican National Convention, the party's big chance to pitch America on its vision for the country, and all anybody wanted to talk to Sean Spicer about was “My Little Pony.”
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Week and alan.com
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Spox Likens His Role To That Of Doctors, Lawyers Assisting ‘Bad’ People
Discussion: GOP.com and Hullabaloo
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
This morning a friend of mine told me he expected to see an exodus from Breitbart to the Trump campaign.  “After all,” he said, “they're the new establishment.”  —  Now it appears Matthew Boyle is headed over to the Trump campaign. … Bruce says this is not a joke.
Discussion: RedState
Elizabeth Jensen / Commentary : NPR:
NPR Website To Get Rid Of Comments  —  NPR is making an announcement today that is sure to upset a loyal core of its audience, those who comment online at NPR.org (including those who comment on this blog).  As of Aug. 23, online comments, a feature of the site since 2008, will be disabled.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Asking for black votes, a very different Donald Trump  —  How many times have Donald Trump's supporters and critics debated whether he will pivot to a larger, more presidential candidacy?  Too many to count.  So put aside any talk of pivoting — the fact is, Trump delivered a focused …
Discussion: Breitbart and BizPac Review
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Held Cash Until Iran Freed Prisoners  —  An Iranian cargo plane left Geneva with $400 million in cash after a flight with Americans aboard took off from Tehran in January  —  WASHINGTON—New details of the $400 million U.S. payment to Iran earlier this year depict a tightly scripted …
Heather Hogan / Autostraddle:
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Discussion: Hit & Run and The Federalist
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump: Clinton ‘takes a lot of weekends off’ campaign trail  —  Donald Trump stepped up his effort to sow doubts about Hillary Clinton's physical capacity to be president, questioning her work ethic on the campaign trail during an interview recorded Tuesday and aired on Wednesday.
Discussion: Political Wire and Infowars
 
 
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Poll Suggests Rick Perry Could Beat Ted Cruz in 2018
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW! JOE BIDEN Welcomed to Serbia With MASSIVE RALLY FOR TRUMP (VIDEO)
John Pepitone / fox4kc.com:
Undocumented immigrant accused of carjacking elderly woman, pushing her from moving vehicle
neo-neocon:
On Trump: it's the character
Discussion: Da Tech Guy Blog
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: The missing hours of murdered DNC staffer: Alone at a bar guzzling beer …
Michelle Cottle / The Atlantic:
The Era of ‘The Bitch’ Is Coming
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 Earlier Items: 
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Aid workers in Africa learn brutal lessons yet again
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USA Today:
McDonald's serving up fitness trackers in Happy Meals
Discussion: Eater, AOL, CBS Philly, The Verge and Mashable
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
She ‘loved life:’ A grieving father wrote openly about suicide and mental illness in daughter's obituary
Discussion: AOL
Kristine Guerra / Washington Post:
A 4-year-old found beaten and abused said she thought her name was ‘Idiot,’ according to police
Associated Press:
AP Sources: Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying