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7:40 PM ET, August 29, 2016

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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin to Separate After His Latest Sexting Scandal  —  Huma Abedin, the wife of the former Representative Anthony D. Weiner, announced on Monday that the couple were separating in the wake of a report that Mr. Weiner had been involved in another sexting scandal.
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New York Post:
Anthony Weiner sexted busty brunette while his son was in bed with him  —  Anthony Weiner poses with his son in this kinky shot he sent to the latest object of his online lust.  —  Up Next  —  :0  —  An Ithaca College student from Brooklyn was stabbed to death...  View Slideshow  —  Back Continue
Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Limbaugh Blames Huma Abedin: 'She Has Not Been Chief Of Her Husband's Staff'
Discussion: Guardian and Hullabaloo
Media Matters for America:   “She Has Not Been Chief Of Her Husband's Staff”: Rush Limbaugh Blames Huma Abedin For Her Husband's Sexual Tweets
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Huma Abedin's mom linked to shocking anti-women book
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:   Trump Seizes Abedin-Weiner News To Smear Clinton's ‘Bad Judgment’
Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
Humiliated Huma FINALLY dumps sexting Weiner: Hillary's top aide separates from her husband …
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Clinton Holds Lead Amid Record High Dislike of Both Nominees  —  Skepticism of Trump tax returns and Clinton Foundation donor access  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Hillary Clinton holds a 7 point lead over Donald Trump among voters likely to cast ballots in November …
Steven Shepard / Politico:   Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 7 points
Matthew J. Dowd / Wall Street Journal:
Seven Things About the 2016 General Election Campaign So Far
Discussion: The Atlantic and BizPac Review
Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
Trump On Kaepernick: “Maybe He Should Find A Country That Works Better For Him”  —  Donald Trump, asked about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal on Saturday to stand during a performance of the national anthem, says maybe Kaepernick “should find a country that works better for him.”
Discussion: alan.com and Political Wire
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Richard Natale / Variety:
Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ Star and Comedic Icon, Dies at 83  —  Gene Wilder, who regularly stole the show in such comedic gems as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Stir Crazy,” died Monday at his home in Stamford …
WNCN:
SC high school bans American flags at football game  —  TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (WSPA) - The principal of Travelers Rest High School released a statement Saturday afternoon after complaints on social media after a students were not allowed to bring American flags to a football game Friday night.
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Sarah Palin falls and cracks her head — and makes it all about Hillary Clinton  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Former half-term Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hit a new low — literally — on Sunday when she wrote on Facebook …
Discussion: alan.com and Mediaite
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems  —  The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases in recent weeks, prompting the bureau to warn election officials across the country to take new steps to enhance the security of their computer systems …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Meet the man siphoning money from Donald Trump  —  At a glance, the two websites look virtually indistinguishable.  Both feature a photo of Donald Trump, in a suit and red tie, in front of a giant American flag.  Both seemingly offer a chance for two to win dinner with Donald Trump.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Who Voters Think Should Moderate the Presidential Debates  —  The Commission on Presidential Debates is not expected to announce the moderators for three scheduled presidential debates and the vice presidential debate until after Labor Day, but voters know at least one moderator they'd like to see — CNN's Anderson Cooper.
John Santucci / ABC News:
Fired Manager Corey Lewandowski Still Involved in Donald Trump Campaign  —  As Donald Trump arrived in Manchester, New Hampshire, for a rally a week ago, he stepped out of his motorcade and was greeted by a familiar face: Corey Lewandowski.  —  Lewandowski had been fired in late-June after serving as Trump's first campaign manager.
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Mylan CEO in 2006 Decried Practice It's Now Using on EpiPen  —  Bresch called practice top ‘threat to the generic industry’  —  Drugmaker has shifted strategty to make more brand drugs  —  What a difference a decade makes at Mylan NV.  —  In 2006, the drugmaker's chief executive officer Heather Bresch …
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Ankur Banerjee / Reuters:
House Committee requests EpiPen documents from Mylan
Discussion: TalkLeft
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Trump Ad Credits Tax Plan He Doesn't Support  —  Donald Trump's new $10 million TV ad cites two contradictory tax plans — one that Trump has explicitly ruled out and another that he has yet to endorse — raising more questions about what policies the GOP presidential nominee supports.
Ed Mazza / The Huffington Post:
White Lives Matter To Be Listed As Hate Group By Southern Poverty Law Center  —  “We are listing them because they are clearly white supremacists.”  —  White Lives Matter will soon be listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).  —  SPLC said the status will be reflected …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign CEO Once Blasted “Bunch Of Dykes” From The “Seven Sisters Schools”  —  Donald Trump's campaign CEO, Stephen Bannon, said during a 2011 radio interview that progressives vilify prominent women in the conservative movement because they are not “a bunch of dykes that came from the Seven Sisters schools.”
Discussion: New Century Times and Joe.My.God.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani rips Beyoncé over VMAs performance  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reacted angrily Monday to Beyoncé's appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, calling a performance in which the award-winning singer referenced gun violence “a shame.”
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Mike Huckabee Shares Link Claiming Hillary Is ‘Hiding Medical Devices’ Under Clothing  —  Donald Trump supporter and former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee shared a link on his Facebook page Sunday claiming Hillary Clinton is hiding medical devices under her clothing.
Department of Homeland Security:
Statement by Secretary Jeh C. Johnson on Establishing a Review Of Privatized Immigration Detention  —  On August 18, the Department of Justice announced that the Bureau of Prisons will reduce and ultimately end its use of private prisons.  On Friday, I directed our Homeland Security Advisory Council …
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke Robocall Urges Voters To Vote For Him And Donald Trump
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Obama will bypass Senate, ratify Paris climate accord himself during trip to China: report
Alejandro Dávila Fragoso / ThinkProgress:
Coffee Production May Drop 50 Percent Thanks To Climate Change
Discussion: ABC
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
You can't explain Trump's conservative media appeal without talking about race
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Julie Wernau / Wall Street Journal:
The Frozen Concentrated Orange-Juice Market Has Virtually Disappeared
Discussion: AOL
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
John McCain is in the fight of his political life in the age of Donald Trump
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Trump's new aim: Poison a Clinton presidency
Heather R. Higgins / National Review:
My Money Is on a Trump Victory
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Bigotry
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