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Congressman Backs Libertarian Presidential Candidate in Campaign First — Representative Scott Rigell of Virginia says he plans to vote for the Libertarian Party's presidential ticket, becoming the first member of Congress to express support for Gary Johnson's third-party campaign.
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Gary Johnson: Trump watching Olympics to see how high Mexican pole vaulters go — Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson — 's plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, joking that the businessman is worried about Olympians pole vaulting over. — “I hear that Donald Trump is watching the Olympics tonight.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Republican Rep. Scott Rigell backs Libertarian Johnson
Republican Rep. Scott Rigell backs Libertarian Johnson
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Paul Ryan stares down a GOP revolt in his back yard — JANESVILLE, Wis. — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's (R-Wis.) red-brick Georgian revival in this tree-lined, kid-filled Midwestern neighborhood has long been his “refuge,” as his wife calls it, from the divisive world of politics.
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Palin doubles down on Ryan snub despite Trump endorsement — Washington (CNN)Sarah Palin reiterated her support for Paul Ryan's primary challenger Friday night immediately after her political ally, Donald Trump, endorsed the House speaker. — Trump on Friday evening said in Wisconsin …
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Scott Greer / The Daily Caller:
Wisconsin GOP Kicks Out Paul Ryan's Challenger From Trump Rally
Wisconsin GOP Kicks Out Paul Ryan's Challenger From Trump Rally
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Clinton's lead over Trump narrows to less than three points: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican rival Donald Trump narrowed to less than 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday, down from nearly eight points on Monday.
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Trump loses ground among key voter groups, tracking poll finds — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, and vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., join hands during a campaign rally, Friday, Aug. 5, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Associated Press)
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Trump campaign falsifies Hillary Clinton's stance on taxes — Donald Trump's campaign has released a video that falsifies Hillary Clinton's stance on taxes, the fact-checkers over at Politifact found. — The video, which shows the Clinton rally in Nebraska Monday, was posted to YouTube …
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Trump Campaign Video Misrepresents Clinton's Position On Taxes
Trump Campaign Video Misrepresents Clinton's Position On Taxes
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As Donald Trump Incites Feuds, Other G.O.P. Candidates Flee His Shadow — After a disastrous week of feuds and plummeting poll numbers, Republican leaders have concluded that Donald J. Trump is a threat to the party's fortunes and have begun discussing how soon their endangered candidates …
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WikiLeaks founder: ‘Working on’ hacking into Trump's taxes — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he is looking into hacking Donald Trump — 's tax returns. — “Well, we're working on it,” Assange said Friday night when “Real Time” host Bill Maher asked whether WikiLeaks was looking to target Trump and his tax returns.
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Why We Ask to See Candidates' Tax Returns

Expert Analysis of Hillary Clinton's Physical and Mental Breakdown — Hillary Clinton recently had a breakdown on TV. The media is of course covering this up rather than having an expert medical panel on to discuss her health. Yet what happened to Hillary was obviously a sign of a head injury and stroke.
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American Nazi Chair: Trump Win Would Be “A Real Opportunity” For White Nationalists — The chairman of the American Nazi Party, Rocky Suhayda, declared on his radio program last month that a Donald Trump victory would present a great opportunity for white nationalists to build pro-white coalitions. .
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Teen shooter Ginny Thrasher wins USA's first gold medal of Rio Olympics — RIO DE JANEIRO — American shooter Ginny Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics, pulling off an upset in the women's 10-meter air rifle event Saturday morning. — Thrasher, 19, beat silver medalist Du Li …
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The Trump sons go hunting again. Will more trophy photos follow? … In the heat of the campaign - and during a particularly brutal week for their father — Donald Trump's two sons suddenly disappeared. Donald Jr. and Eric, according to reports, left the country on a hunting trip.

Belgium police machete attack: Knifeman shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacks two female officers outside station — The officers were attacked in the city of Charleroi this afternoon by an someone with a a knife or machete — A man slashed a policewoman's face with a machete and shouted 'Allahu Akbar …
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Democratic surge shrinks GOP lead — A surge in Democratic voter registration has cut Republicans' advantage in Orange County to less than 6 percentage points and has doubled the number of Democratic cities over the past year. — The Republican margin has been shrinking since 1990, when the GOP edge was 22 points.
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Obama's Cash Payment to Iran Was More Than a Ransom — It Broke Criminal Law — The president hoped to camouflage what he knew to be against the law. — Did it ever occur to President Obama to ask why he couldn't just cut a check to the Iranian regime? — Outrage broke out this week …
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Military Success in Syria Gives Putin Upper Hand in U.S. Proxy War — WASHINGTON — The Syrian military was foundering last year, with thousands of rebel fighters pushing into areas of the country long considered to be government strongholds. The rebel offensive was aided …
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