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11:50 AM ET, August 27, 2016

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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 and portal.liberalamerica.org
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Arizona Republic:
Donald Trump cancels Phoenix event … Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has canceled his visit to Phoenix next week, his campaign said Friday.  —  Trump was scheduled to deliver a speech at a downtown Phoenix hotel on Wednesday.  But Brian Seitchik, Trump's Arizona state director said …
Discussion: Daily News Bin and Washington Post
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.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump says canceled Arizona event moving to larger venue
Discussion: Daily News Bin and The Right Scoop
Chris Francescani / NBC News:
Trump Doctor Wrote Health Letter in Just 5 Minutes as Limo Waited  —  Donald Trump's personal physician said he wrote a letter declaring Trump would be the healthiest president in history in just five minutes while a limo sent by the candidate waited outside his Manhattan office.
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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 The Resurgent
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: Political Wire and Washington Post
Neil W. McCabe / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Breitbart/Gravis Poll: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Now Neck and Neck Ending August
Discussion: The Week
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: The Hill, alan.com and twitchy.com
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The Portland Press Herald:
LePage asked to resign over threatening voice mail to legislator
Simon Maloy / Salon:
Hillary and the alt-right: The toxic endurance of political extremism  —  Hillary Clinton takes on a right-wing racist fringe that will live on long after Donald Trump is done exploiting it  —  If you've spent any time criticizing Donald Trump on social media, then you've likely …
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New York Times:
Breitbart Rises From Outlier to Potent Voice in Campaign
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 …
Discussion: Business Insider
Josh Haskell / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Arrives at FBI Office for 1st Classified Briefing as Democratic Nominee  —  Hillary Clinton arrived Saturday morning at the FBI's satellite office in suburban New York City for her first national security briefing as the Democratic nominee for president.
Discussion: whorunsGov and Hot Air
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 …
Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's ‘Apprentices’ Had to Agree to Go Nude  —  Appearing on The Apprentice with Donald Trump required agreeing to a series of odd and invasive demands regarding sex, nudity, and food consumption.  According to a copy of an NBC contract reviewed by The Daily Beast …
Discussion: Washington Times
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Revealed: Fox News' 400-page oppo file on Gabriel Sherman  —  The memo is dated January 5, 2012.  “To: Interested Parties.”  “Re: Gabriel Sherman.”  —  Two full years before Sherman published a book about Roger Ailes, this book-length memo made the rounds inside Fox News.
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump and advisers remain split on how far to move toward the middle  —  Ten days after he appointed new campaign leadership, Donald Trump and many of his closest aides and allies remain divided on whether to adopt more mainstream stances or stick with the hard-line conservative positions …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Walter Berry / Associated Press:
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL PROBE METRO PHOENIX SHERIFF ARPAIO  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The investigation and possible prosecution of metropolitan Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be handled by the U.S. Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Arizona asked to be removed because of unspecified conflicts …
Discussion: alan.com
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Who Made America Hate Again?  —  I don't think we have said much about Hillary Clinton's speech in which she denounced Donald Trump as a racist of the “alt-right,” thereby confusing, no doubt, most of her audience.  Much could be said about Hillary's smears-a Republican racist running for president?
Discussion: Rasmussen Reports
Sky News:
Bomb Disposal Team Called: Five Terror Arrests In West Midlands  —  The Army's bomb disposal unit was called in after the arrests of five men  —  An Army bomb disposal team has been called to the Lee Bank area of Birmingham after five men were arrested on terror charges.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
 
 
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Ann Coulter: Dems will ‘steal’ close election
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 …
Associated Press:
Trump immigration waffle reflects voter confusion on issue
Discussion: Daily Kos
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Libertarian candidate Johnson focuses on battleground states in ad blitz
CBS Boston:
McDonald's Worker With Down Syndrome Retiring After 32 Years
Discussion: UK, WGN-TV and KTLA
 Earlier Items: 
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Black 15-year-old was unarmed and surrendering when cops shot at him 16 times in Brooklyn
Discussion: Raw Story and Bearing Arms
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Donald Trump broke the conservative media
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Wounded Boy's Silence, and the Candidates'
 

 
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