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8:55 AM ET, August 23, 2017

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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
As Trump ranted and rambled in Phoenix, his crowd slowly thinned  —  PHOENIX — Just before President Trump strolled onto the rally stage on Tuesday evening, four speakers took turns carefully denouncing hate, calling for unity and ever so subtly assuring the audience that the president is not racist.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump threatens shutdown, suggests controversial pardon at Arizona rally … PHOENIX — President Trump on Tuesday threatened to shut down the government over border wall funding, said the North American Free Trade Agreement is likely to be terminated and signaled that he was prepared …
Anne Ryman / Arizona Republic:
Individuals gathered, too  —  Melanie French wasn't part …
Los Angeles Times:
Outside Trump's rally, thousands take to the streets in mostly peaceful protests
Discussion: Informed Comment
New York Times:
At Rally, Trump Blames Media for Country's Deepening Divisions
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Clay Travis / Outkick the Coverage:
MSESPN Pulls Asian Announcer Named Robert Lee Off UVa Game To Avoid Offending Idiots  —  UPDATE: ESPN ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON MOVING ROBERT LEE FROM VIRGINIA GAME:  —  “We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
ESPN, Citing Safety, Says Robert Lee Won't Broadcast Virginia Football Game  —  ESPN has removed an announcer from its broadcast of the University of Virginia's first football game next month because he has the same name as a Confederate general memorialized in statues that are being taken down across the country.
Fox News:
ESPN pulls Asian-American announcer from Virginia football game because he has a Confederate general's name
VICE News:
Arizona GOP uses Margaret Cho sitcom pic to represent Asian Americans  —  Margaret Kim is an Asian American.  She's definitely not a Republican.  She's also not... real.  But that hasn't stopped the Arizona Republican party from using Kim, the 1994 sitcom alter ego of living …
Discussion: Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Splinter
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Arizona Republic:
Fake news?  Trump supporters circulate photo of Phoenix rally crowds ... but it's not … Ah social media is a glorious place.  You see something, it looks cool, and so you retweet it.  —  And sometimes that gets you into trouble.  —  Such was the case Tuesday night …
Saba Hamedy / CNN:
Police spray tear gas at protesters following Trump's Phoenix rally  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Phoenix (CNN)What began as a peaceful protest outside the Phoenix Convention Center turned chaotic Tuesday evening as police officers used tear gas to manage the thousands protesting President Donald Trump's rally there.
New York Times:
Trump and McConnell Locked in a Cold War, Threatening the G.O.P. Agenda  —  The relationship between President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, has disintegrated to the point that they have not spoken to each other in weeks, and Mr. McConnell has privately expressed uncertainty …
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HighGround:
US Senator Jeff Flake in Double Electoral Jeopardy Twelve Months Away from Primary Election  — Home > - US Senator Jeff Flake in Double Electoral Jeopardy Twelve Months Away from Primary Election  —  Republican Party Divided - Provides Opening for Democrats
Discussion: Political Wire
MSNBC:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton in her own words  —  Hillary Clinton reflects on the 2016 campaign in her new book ‘What Happened.’ Morning Joe has an exclusive first look. ...  more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
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Louis Nelson / Politico:   Clinton's ‘skin crawled’ from Trump's looming behavior at debate
Mark Murray / NBC News:   12 Days That Stunned a Nation: How Hillary Clinton Lost
CNNMoney:
Emails: Breitbart editor pledges to do ‘dirty work’ for Bannon, smears Ivanka  —  A self-described “email prankster” seemingly fooled top editors at Breitbart over the weekend into believing he was Steve Bannon, the fired White House chief strategist who returned to the right-wing website as executive chairman on Friday.
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Approval Rating Dips Below 40% for First Time After Charlottesville  —  Americans are taking a dimmer-than-ever view of President Donald Trump's job performance following his response to the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month, when a woman was killed …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Trump hits new low after Charlottesville  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating has hit a new low following a week in which a majority of voters believe he did more to divide the country than unite it, a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows.  —  Only 39 percent of voters approve …
Discussion: Political Wire
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Navy to Relieve Admiral of Command After Collisions  —  Navy tradition of public accountability calls for commanders to be dismissed when superiors lose confidence in their leadership.  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. Navy plans to remove the commander of the fleet that has suffered four recent collisions …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Has More Troops in Afghanistan Than Publicly Disclosed  —  Pentagon hasn't included 3,500 who slip in and out of theater in force tally  —  WASHINGTON—The Pentagon maintains more than 12,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, defense officials said, currently about 3,500 more than it publicly acknowledges …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Kushner travels to Middle East for peace negotiations  —  President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is in the Middle East this week as the White House continues Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.  —  Kushner, along with White House deputy national security adviser Dina Powell …
Discussion: Associated Press
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Fake Polls Are A Real Problem  —  Is Kid Rock leading the U.S. Senate race in Michigan?  A story like that is essentially designed to go viral, and that's exactly what happened when Delphi Analytica released a poll fielded from July 14 to July 18.  Republican Kid Rock earned 30 percent to Sen. Debbie Stabenow's 26 percent.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Leinz Vales / CNN:
James Clapper calls Trump speech ‘downright scary and disturbing’  —  (CNN)James Clapper, former director of National Intelligence, said Wednesday morning he questioned President Donald Trump's fitness for office.  —  “I really question his ability to be — his fitness to be — in this office …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump prepared to go to mat for wall funding  —  President Donald Trump's vow Tuesday to close down the government if he doesn't get money for the border wall mirrors private comments he has made to advisers in recent days - and could cause significant rifts within his own party if he follows through.
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Howard Dean: If You Vote Republican in 2018, You're A Racist  —  In yesterday's column from Al Hunt in Bloomberg, the veteran political commentator noted that what Democrats needed was not new policies, but a new message.  And former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean has an idea …
Barney Jopson / Financial Times:
With alumni in the White House, Goldman sees an opening  —  When Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs' chairman and chief executive, arrived at the Rayburn building on Capitol Hill in late 2010, he was battered and bruised.  At the time his bank was viewed as a vivid example of Wall Street misbehaviour.
Discussion: Axios
Paul Ziobro / Wall Street Journal:
PHOTO: ANDREW HARRER/BLOOMBERG NEWS  —  Much of the blame is aimed at Hunter Harrison, the 72-year-old railroad-industry veteran who became CSX's president and chief executive in March as part of a shake-up led by an activist investor.  He promised to run the company's 21,000-mile network …
Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas court voids six-figure payment to Ken Paxton prosecutors  —  Updated at 10:45 a.m. to include confirmation the prosecutors will appeal.  —  AUSTIN — The prosecutors pursuing charges against Attorney General Ken Paxton haven't been paid in more than a year and a half — and they will continue to wait on a payday.
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
'We're going to burn you out': Univision anchor has chilling moment with Klansman  —  KKK leader calls Univision reporter the n-word  —  Univision is the latest outlet to provide an intimate glimpse of white supremacy.  —  On Sunday, the Spanish language broadcaster aired a tense …
Discussion: IJR
Sgrant / Lawfare:
What if President Trump Orders Secretary of Defense Mattis to Do Something Deeply Unwise?  —  Secretary of Defense James Mattis takes the oath of office as President Donald Trump looks on.  (White House/Flickr)  —  Plausible hypotheticals sparked by recent events raise the question whether …
 
 
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Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
While They Rage, Trump Builds
Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
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Discussion: LewRockwell
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
We Live in Fear of the Online Mobs
Discussion: alicublog
ACLU:
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TMZ.com:
Jon Jones Tests Positive for Steroids after UFC 214
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
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 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Military leaders consolidate power in Trump administration
CNN:
GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore has said he doesn't believe Obama is a natural-born citizen
Discussion: Political Wire
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Members resign from White House council on infrastructure security
Discussion: Politicus USA
CNN:
Maine Gov. Paul LePage: Civil War was initially fought over land, not slavery
Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
Martin Shkreli is buying websites associated with the names of journalists critical of him and …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kirsten Fleming / New York Post:
Fox News anchor on how being pretty helps you get ahead
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