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4:50 PM ET, August 24, 2016

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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Campaign Manager: We're Actually Winning Right Now, Because of ‘Undercover Trump Voters’  —  Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told the UK's Channel 4 that Donald Trump is actually winning the election, but every poll is wrong because Trump voters are undercover.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Yes, Politics Is Sort of a Grubby Business  —  I've been genuinely confused about the whole Foundationgate thing.  Did big donors to the Clinton Foundation get extra special access to Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State?  By all the evidence, no. They may have tried to get access, but for the most part they didn't.
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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.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's run-out-the-clock strategy  —  She is not planning on sitting for another televised armchair confessional to rehash regrets about a private email server.  Nor is the campaign setting up the kind of war room employed last year to discredit a book that aimed to expose …
USA Today:
Mothball the Clinton Foundation: Our view
The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Used Campaign Donations to Buy $55,000 of His Own Book  —  Donald Trump used his campaign funds to buy thousands of copies of his own book at retail cost, simultaneously diverting donor money back into his pockets while artificially boosting his sales figures.
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump To Campaign With Notorious British Xenophobe  —  Nigel Farage's Brexit effort emphasized anti-immigrant fear mongering.  Sound familiar?  —  Nigel Farage, the former leader of the right-wing UK Independence Party, is set to appear at a campaign event with Donald Trump on Wednesday night in Jackson, Mississippi.
Discussion: alan.com
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Sky News:
Nigel Farage To Tell ‘Brexit Story’ At Trump Rally In Mississippi
Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Nigel Farage to share a platform with Donald Trump
Discussion: Breitbart, PinkNews and The Week
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
RNC chief: Trump could lead Clinton by Labor Day  —  Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus predicted on Tuesday that Donald Trump  —  in the polls by Labor Day.  —  “I think what you are seeing on the campaign is a continuation of a good couple of weeks that Donald Trump has had …
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Julian Routh / Wall Street Journal:   Eric Trump: It Would Be ‘Foolish’ for Donald Trump to Release Tax Returns
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Eric Trump: My dad's not flip-flopping on immigration
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
In North Carolina, Republicans Try To Fend Off Political “Tsunami”
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
There's Just One Flaw in Donald Trump's New Plan to Show He's Not Racist  —  Two weeks ago, the New York Times reported that Donald Trump's focus groups found voters frequently use two words to describe their candidate: “unqualified” and “racist.”  This assessment, while encouragingly on-point …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
What ‘regret’? Donald Trump just proved he still doesn't get it on Judge Curiel and Khizr Khan
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ben Quinn / Guardian:
French police make woman remove clothing on Nice beach following burkini ban  —  Authorities in 15 towns have banned burkinis, citing public concern following recent terrorist attacks in the country  —  Photographs have emerged of armed French police confronting a woman on a beach and making …
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New York Times:
Hackers Publish Nude Pictures on Leslie Jones's Website  —  Leslie Jones, a co-star of this year's “Ghostbusters” movie who has been besieged in the past month by online abusers who have targeted her appearance and her race, was victimized again on Wednesday when her personal website appeared to have been hacked.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Clinton on ‘Kimmel’ beaten in ratings by ‘Teen Mom,’ ‘Friends’ reruns  —  was not the ratings draw ABC and Jimmy Kimmel were hoping for.  —  The Democratic presidential nominee's Monday night appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” registered just a 0.4 rating in the key 18-49 demographic advertisers covet most.
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Is Obamacare failing?  —  Three years ago, health economists believed Obamacare's soon-to-launch marketplaces would grow to replace much of America's fractured, complex, employer-based health insurance system.  —  Predictions for the employer-sponsored insurance system's collapse ran rampant.
KTLA:
Touching Video of WWII Veteran Being Honored at L.A.-Area Home Goes Viral … Emotional video of a World War II veteran “having one of the best days of his life” after being honored by chief selects in front of his Gardena home recently has touched many people after being widely viewed and shared online.
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders's New Political Group Is Met by Staff Revolt  —  Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, his presidential campaign now behind him, will look to advance the movement he built during the Democratic primary race, with the public unveiling on Wednesday of a political organization focused …
Media Matters for America:
Citing InfoWars, Fox News Complains Google Is Covering Up “Clinton Body Count” Stories  —  HEATHER CHILDERS (CO-HOST): Is the internet's number one search engine trying to sway the presidential election?  —  ABBY HUNTSMAN (CO-HOST): Cheryl Casone from our sister network, Fox Business, here with what Google is now being accused of.
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Why Obama Let Iran's Green Revolution Fail  —  One of the great hypotheticals of Barack Obama's presidency involves the Iranian uprising that began on June 12, 2009, after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was announced the winner of contested presidential elections.  What if the president had done …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Super PAC Chair: Trump Would “Lose Badly” If Election Was Today  —  Ed Rollins, chairman of a pro-Donald Trump super PAC, says the Republican nominee would lose badly if the election was held today.  —  “If we're sitting here three weeks from now after Labor Day and it's in the same position …
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Politico
Brad Esposito / BuzzFeed:
People Are Pissed With This Dad Who Let His Daughter Bite The “Warm, Quivering Heart” Of A Deer  —  A New Zealand hunter has come under fire after submitting photos to a hunting community of his 8-year-old daughter eating the heart of her first kill.  —  WARNING  —  This image is graphic
Bloomberg:
The Senator's Daughter Who Raised Prices on Anti-Allergy EpiPen  —  Mylan CEO Heather Bresch faces calls to explain 400% increase  —  Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is Bresch's father  —  Members of Congress are in an unusual position as they demand an explanation …
Mylan:
“Mylan has worked tirelessly over the past several years advocating for increased anaphylaxis awareness, preparedness and access to treatment for those living with potentially life-threatening (severe) allergies.  Ensuring access to epinephrine - the only first-line treatment for anaphylaxis - is a core part of our mission.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton still has no good answer on why she hasn't held a press conference in 263 days  —  Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, appeared on “Morning Joe” Wednesday morning.  Former Bush White House communications director Nicolle Wallace asked him about the fact …
Discussion: MSNBC and Washington Free Beacon
 
 
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Donald Trump's Description of Black America Is Offending Those Living in It
FOX40:
Local Bakery Facing Backlash Over Ken Doll Birthday Cake
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain rips major Trump donor, warns of future campaign finance scandals
Discussion: Arizona Republic
C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
How Many Guns Did the U.S. Lose Track of in Iraq and Afghanistan? Hundreds of Thousands.
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Foreign Policy:
U.S. and Europe Say Assad May Have Kept Some Chemical Weapons
Bloomberg:
At Fox News, Election Year's Big Ratings Mask Many Wrinkles
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
A Judge Blocked North Carolina's Plan To Suppress Black Voters.  The GOP Found A Way To Do It Anyway.
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Horrified by Trump, Democrats getting nostalgic about Romney
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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