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8:15 AM ET, August 25, 2016

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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The AP's big exposé on Hillary meeting with Clinton Foundation donors is a mess  —  Tuesday afternoon, Stephen Braun and Eileen Sullivan of the Associated Press released the results of a review of State Department appointment data that they used to make some striking claims about Hillary Clinton's schedule as secretary of state.
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Wall Street Journal:
Chelsea Clinton Plans to Stay on Board of Family Foundation  —  Clinton Health Access Initiative might also continue to accept foreign government and corporate funding  —  The Clinton Foundation is considering exceptions to its plan to stop accepting corporate and foreign donations …
Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Ethicists scoff at Clinton Foundation transition plan  —  The Clinton Foundation's vague timetable to limit its involvement with overseas programs, and its insistence that Chelsea Clinton remain on its board, raise red flags for ethics watchdogs even as the charity vows to avoid conflicts of interest in a Hillary Clinton presidency.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Yes, Politics Is Sort of a Grubby Business
Fox News:
Watchdog: Clinton finance director was ‘middle’ man between foundation, State
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Team Cruz on Trump's immigration shift: Told you so  —  As Donald Trump soft-pedals his once-hard-line immigration rhetoric, supporters of his vanquished primary foe Ted Cruz have one message for Republican voters: We told you so.  —  Cruz spent the final months of his unsuccessful presidential …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Coulter mocks Trump's immigration muddle  —  Ann Coulter revealed her sense of disgust with Donald Trump's latest comments on immigration in which he suggested an openness to changing his hard-line stance on illegal immigration.  —  Speaking to Fox News' Sean Hannity in a town hall event …
Discussion: Raw Story, BuzzFeed and Political Wire
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Ann Coulter Is Not Happy With Trump's Softening on Immigration  —  Author Ann Coulter, who is out promoting her new book In Trump We Trust, isn't happy about Trump's ever softening illegal immigration stance and is blaming consultants for the change.  —  “I think this is a mistake.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Coulter Goes to War with Trump And It Is Glorious
Discussion: Mother Jones and Mediaite
Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
GOP FAIL: Donald Trump Not Listed on Minnesota Ballot  —  Just days after his supporters and motorcade were attacked by protesters in Minneapolis at a GOP fundraiser, the Minnesota Republican party has not submitted the names of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential nominee Mike Pence …
Lucia Graves / Guardian:
Trump and Farage are playing the same dangerous game  —  The would-be president is harnessing nationalism and bigotry.  Like the former Ukip leader, he is more interested in channelling anger than he is in governance  —  onald Trump's movement has often been compared to that of a rightwing European party.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Brexit leader stumps for Trump: I wouldn't vote Clinton if she paid me
Discussion: ABC News
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump gnaws at shorter leash  —  Donald Trump, after several straight days delivering a more scripted message, loosened the rhetorical shackles tightened by his new campaign manager and went off-script several times Wednesday afternoon, offering a more passionate but at times self-contradicting case for his candidacy.
Carlo Allegri / National Review:
Trump Is Losing Pennsylvania and Closing His Path to the White House  —  The chance was there, but he has squandered it.  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign slogs on, but he has effectively blown his chances at getting into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  By failing to pivot through his convention …
Allan Smith / Business Insider:
‘Never Trump’ presidential candidate: Sources have told me Trump ‘hides in his apartment’ and they're ‘frustrated’  —  Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin told Business Insider in a Wednesday interview that members of Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign have told …
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Description of Black America Is Offending Those Living in It  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — Campaigning over the past week, Donald J. Trump has painted a bleak and dire picture of black America.  —  African-Americans live in neighborhoods that resemble “war zones” more than cities, he has said.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Eschaton
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
A C-SPAN caller asked a black guest how to stop being prejudiced. Here's how she responded.
New York Daily News:
On appealing to black voters, Republicans are in a can't win position: Democrats cynically shame …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Kori Schake / Wall Street Journal:
The Disconnect Beneath the Praise for U.S. Military  —  Kori Schake is a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.  She is co-editor, along with retired Gen. Jim Mattis, of “Warriors and Civilians: American Views of Our Military.”  She is on Twitter: @KoriSchake.
Elle Hunt / Guardian:
Fisherman hands in giant pearl he kept under the bed for 10 years  —  Enormous pearl thought to have come from a giant clam could be the biggest in the world and, if authenticated, is estimated to be worth more than $100m  —  A fisherman in the Philippines has kept what might …
Discussion: CNN, NPR, WGN-TV and The Week
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
U.N. report: Assad again used chemical weapons, defying Obama  —  Even after he supposedly turned over his entire stockpile of chemical weapons three years ago, Bashar Assad is still crossing Barack Obama's “red line,” a U.N. investigation has found.  —  U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday …
Jon Miltimore / intellectualtakeout.org:
Univ. of Chicago pushes back on trigger warnings, safe spaces  —  Letters sent to the incoming class of 2020 make it clear the University of Chicago isn't a fan of trigger warnings or safe spaces.  —  Academics around the country are embracing the relatively new trend of using trigger warnings …
Discussion: Hit & Run and Simple Justice
Nicola Davis / Guardian:
Discovery of potentially Earth-like planet Proxima b raises hopes for life  —  Thought to be at least 1.3 times mass of Earth, planet lies within ‘habitable’ zone of Proxima Centauri, raising hopes for life outside our solar system … The search for life outside our solar system has been brought …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Chicago police: Trump lied about ‘top’ cop telling him ‘tough tactics’ could end crime within a week  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Donald Trump has real problems being truthful, as evidenced by the record number of “Pants on Fire” ratings he's received from Politifact.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Mediaite, Daily Kos and The Week
Don Van Natta Jr / ESPN:
Welcome to the Big Time … ILLUSTRATION BY ESPN … At its peak last summer, a daily fantasy get-rich-now commercial aired every 90 seconds on television.  Combined, industry leaders FanDuel and DraftKings plunged more than $750 million into TV commercials, radio spots, digital ads and other promotions.
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Why the French keep trying to ban Islamic body wear
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Michael Boren / Philly.com:
A fight over food, then fatal blows to a crying 2-year-old
Discussion: FOX31 Denver and KFOR-TV
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump's Lawyers Had a Very Good Summer
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Donald Trump Hanging on to Slim Lead in Arizona, New Poll Shows
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity Has Given Donald Trump $31 Million In Free Publicity
Kate Klonick / Slate:
You'll Never Guess This One Crazy Thing Governs Online Speech
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FOX40:
Local Bakery Facing Backlash Over Ken Doll Birthday Cake
Discussion: Raw Story and WGN-TV
KTLA:
Touching Video of WWII Veteran Being Honored at L.A.-Area Home Goes Viral
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain rips major Trump donor, warns of future campaign finance scandals
Discussion: Arizona Republic
 

 
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