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5:05 PM ET, August 27, 2016

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Steve Wyche / NFL.com:
Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has willingly immersed himself into controversy by refusing to stand for the playing of the national anthem in protest of what he deems are wrongdoings …
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Trump After Dwyane Wade's Cousin Is Shot: ‘African Americans Will Vote Trump’  —  NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin Nykea Aldridge was fatally shot Friday pushing a child in a stroller in a Chicago.  —  Less than 24 hours later, Donald Trump said her death was evidence that African-Americans will vote for him in November.
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Washington Post:
Republicans can't pretend not to know what fuels the Trump campaign  —  IN A major speech Thursday, Hillary Clinton linked Donald Trump to bigoted elements on the fringe of American politics.  But she got it wrong when she said, “Trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters.”
Discussion: TIME
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Anti-Trump Republicans to launch swing-state ad buy  —  Anti-Trump Republicans are preparing to launch a broadcast TV ad in a handful of swing-state suburbs urging Donald Trump to quit the presidential race so the party can replace him with a more electable nominee.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and RedState
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Who Made America Hate Again?
Discussion: Rasmussen Reports
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump says canceled Arizona event moving to larger venue
Discussion: Daily News Bin and The Right Scoop
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside debate prep: Clinton's careful case vs. Trump's ‘WrestleMania’  —  Hillary Clinton is methodically preparing for the presidential debates as a veteran lawyer would approach her biggest trial.  She pores over briefing books thick with policy arcana and opposition research.
Discussion: RedState and Politicus USA
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump and advisers remain split on how far to move toward the middle
Discussion: Balloon Juice
New York Times:
‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias  —  She seemed like the model tenant.  A 33-year-old nurse who was living at the Y.W.C.A. in Harlem, she had come to rent a one-bedroom at the still-unfinished Wilshire Apartments in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens.
Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress:
Governor Of Maine Says People Of Color Are ‘The Enemy,’ Implies They Should Be Shot  —  In a Friday press conference following his homophobic remarks about a state lawmaker, Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) called people of color and people of Hispanic origin “the enemy” and implied they should be shot.
Discussion: RedState, The Hill and twitchy.com
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The Portland Press Herald:
Our View: Message to America: Sorry we gave you LePage
Discussion: Guardian, AOL and Talking Points Memo
Chris Graham / Telegraph:
Heartbreaking picture of dog who won't leave master's coffin after Italy earthquake  —  I  —  t is a sight reminiscent of the legend of Greyfriars Bobby.  —  Thirty-four caskets lie side by side in a gym in Ascoli Piceno, and beside one a small blond cocker spaniel sits, devoted to the end, unable to leave his master even in death.
Discussion: alan.com and Liberty Unyielding
Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
How the Clinton Campaign Is Foiling the Kremlin  —  Staffers are now using a “Snowden-approved” app to hide Trump-related e-mails from hackers, in Russia and elsewhere.  —  On May 17, as dusk was setting over Brooklyn, around a dozen employees from Hillary Clinton's campaign …
Discussion: Washington Times and Motherboard
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The strange tale of Donald Trump's doctor letter just got stranger  —  Donald Trump's doctor finally spoke out in an interview that aired Friday night.  But his comments aren't likely to end the questions about the strange letter he drafted last year declaring Trump would be the healthiest president in history.
Discussion: Guardian, The Week and Politicus USA
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NBC News:
Trump Doctor Wrote Health Letter in Just 5 Minutes as Limo Waited
New York Times:
Breitbart Rises From Outlier to Potent Voice in Campaign  —  Breitbart News has arrived.  —  The opinion and news site, once a curiosity of the fringe right wing, is now an increasingly powerful voice, and virtual rallying spot, for millions of disaffected conservatives who propelled Donald J. Trump …
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Dustin Stockton / Breitbart:
Exclusive: ‘Black Men for Bernie’ Founder to End Democrat ‘Political Slavery’ of Minority Voters... by Campaigning for Trump  —  Black Men for Bernie founder Bruce Carter's mission to restore black communities didn't end when Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders lost to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
As Donald Trump Repels Minority Voters, G.O.P. Fears Its Future in the West
Discussion: The Hill
Neil W. McCabe / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Breitbart/Gravis Poll: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Now Neck and Neck Ending August
Discussion: The Week
Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
US: Clinton calendars won't be released until after election  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven months after a federal judge ordered the State Department to begin releasing monthly batches of the detailed daily schedules showing meetings by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state …
Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Theresa May will trigger Brexit negotiations without Commons vote  —  Theresa May will not hold a parliamentary vote on Brexit before opening negotiations to formally trigger Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, The Telegraph has learned.  —  Opponents of Brexit claim …
New York Post:
Viral subway cricket video was an elaborate prank  —  The woman who caused a massive panic on a crowded subway train by releasing a swarm of crickets admitted to The Post on Friday that she orchestrated the disgusting stunt in an attempt to go viral on social media.  —  SEE ALSO  —  :0
Discussion: Gothamist and New York's PIX11
 
 
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Peter Stone / Guardian:
Turned off by Trump: Republican mega-donors focus on congressional races
Discussion: New York Times
Tom C. Korologos / Washington Post:
Memo to GOP: Forget 2016. Start thinking 2018 and 2020.
Larry O'Connor / Hot Air:
This brilliant response to Obama's 'don't discriminate' warning to Louisiana is pure American gold
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Trump's Campaign CEO Ran a Secretive Sci-Fi Project in the Arizona Desert
Discussion: Daily Kos and Guardian
Sky News:
Bomb Disposal Team Called: Five Terror Arrests In West Midlands
Discussion: Jihad Watch
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Haskell / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Receives 1st Classified Briefing as Democratic Nominee
Walter Berry / Associated Press:
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL PROBE METRO PHOENIX SHERIFF ARPAIO
Discussion: alan.com and Infowars
John Lott / New York Post:
Sorry, Hillary: Trump's policies are clearly better for blacks
Louise Boyle / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton bombed Saddam to distract from the Monica Lewinsky scandal …
New York Daily News:
Anti-Semitic Trump campaign CEO Stephen Bannon not a big fan of ‘whiny brat’ Jews, ex-wife says
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Revealed: Fox News' 400-page oppo file on Gabriel Sherman