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  • Huma Abedin worked at a radical Muslim journal for 10 years

    08/21/2016 5:20:51 AM PDT · by COUNTrecount · 106 replies
    NY POST ^ | August 21, 2016 | Paul Sperry
    <p>Hillary Clinton’s top campaign aide, and the woman who might be the future White House chief of staff to the first female US president, for a decade edited a radical Muslim publication that opposed women’s rights and blamed the US for 9/11.</p>
  • Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 21 August 2016

    08/21/2016 4:34:13 AM PDT · by Alas Babylon! · 285 replies
    Various driveby media television networks ^ | 21 August 2016 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces
    The Talk Shows Aug 21st, 2016 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Kellyanne Conway, campaign manager for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump; Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Pre-empted for coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus; Robby Mook, campaign manager for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton; Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.THIS WEEK (ABC): Conway, Priebus, Mook; Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Conway, Mook; Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La.
  • THE USC DORNSIFE / LA TIMES "DAYBREAK" POLL (T-45, C-43)

    08/21/2016 12:13:33 AM PDT · by tatown · 66 replies
    USC Dornsfife ^ | 8/21/16 | USC Dornsife
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  • President Obama to Visit Louisiana on Tuesday After Devastating Floods (Trump shamed him into it!)

    08/20/2016 8:39:03 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 58 replies
    Yahoo! News ^ | August 20, 2016 | Sarah Begley
    President Obama will visit Louisiana on Tuesday in the wake of severe flooding in the state, the White House has announced. At least 13 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced by the floods. The White House said in a statement that Obama has received regular updates on the situation while on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, and has worked with Louisiana officials to determine the best time to visit and decided on the Tuesday trip to Baton Rouge. “The President is mindful of the impact that his travel has on first responders and wants to ensure that...
  • LIVE: Trump Rally 8/20/2016 Fredericksburg, VA at 6:00 PM ET.

    08/20/2016 4:18:55 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 682 replies
    Saturday, August 20, 2016: Live stream coverage of the Donald J. Trump for President rally in Fredericksburg, VA at the Fredericksburg Expo Center. Coverage begins at 6:00 PM ET. Fredericksburg, VA Watch the LIVE stream and FULL replay of the event below: Fredericksburg Expo Center
  • USC-Dornsfire/LA Times Tracking Poll - Trump Takes Lead Back!

    08/20/2016 12:16:32 AM PDT · by NYRepublican72 · 75 replies
    USC/LA Times ^ | 8/20/2016 | USC-Dornsfire/LA Times
    Trump's first lead since August 2nd. Through 8/19 Trump 44.2% Clinton 43.6% 2,463 LV (8/13-19)
  • President Obama to Visit Baton Rouge (Obama Folds)

    08/19/2016 12:49:53 PM PDT · by abb · 164 replies
    ABC News ^ | August 19, 2016 | Alexander Mallin
    President Obama is expected to travel to Baton Rouge next Tuesday to get a first hand look at the devastating flood damage in the state. This is a developing story. Please check back in for updates.
  • Trump tours La. flood damage, draws cheers as he says region will rebuild

    08/19/2016 12:19:34 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 126 replies
    Fox News.com ^ | August 19, 2016
    Donald Trump landed Friday in flood-ravaged Louisiana Friday, where he consoled homeowners and toured devastated communities, telling one homeowner he is "going to rebuild." The Republican presidential nominee, with running mate Mike Pence at his side, stopped at the home of Jimmy and Olive Gordan in Denham Springs, where the couple was still sweeping out floodwaters from their home. A ruined couch, chair and bedroom furniture were piled on their lawn, and Jimmy Gordan told Trump he spent his 79th birthday on the roof of his house. "I just don't know what we'll do," the man told Trump. "You're going...
  • Paul Manafort Resigns from Trump Campaign

    08/19/2016 7:12:10 AM PDT · by COUNTrecount · 110 replies
    Breitbart ^ | Aug. 19, 2016 | Alex Swoyer
    Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, resigned from the campaign on Friday, according to Fox News. “This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign. I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and in particular his work guiding us through the delegate and convention process. Paul is a true professional and I wish him the greatest success,” Trump stated in a press release on Friday.
  • NEW: Donald Trump's First General Election Ad, "Two Americas". MAGA! HD (video)

    08/19/2016 6:26:01 AM PDT · by RoosterRedux · 62 replies
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  • LIVE: Trump Rally in Dimondale, MI 8/19/2016 @ 5pm ET.

    08/19/2016 1:29:12 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 636 replies
    Friday, August 19, 2016: Live stream coverage of the Donald J. Trump for President rally in Dimondale, MI at The Summit Sports and Ice Complex – The Fieldhouse at the Summit. LIVE coverage begins at 5:00 PM ET. Dimondale, MI Dimondale is a village in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Named after Isaac M. Dimond. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census. Downtown Dimondale In the 1960s-70s, Dimondale served as a regionally and nationally recognized hotspot for championship horseshoe pitching, earning it the nickname "Horseshoe Capital of the World." Fred Smith, Jr. The greatest horseshoe pitching...
  • State Dept.: $400M to Iran was contingent on US prisoners’ release

    08/18/2016 2:51:26 PM PDT · by unixfox · 26 replies
    New York Post ^ | 08-18-2016 | Daniel Halper
    Looks like the Obama administration LIED AGAIN!
  • Trump Leads Clinton by 6

    08/18/2016 2:36:32 PM PDT · by LS · 127 replies
    new USDW telephone and online survey finds Republican nominee Donald Trump expanding his lead to six point with forty-four percent (44%) support to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s thirty-eight (38%). Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson pulled in seven percent (7%), with five percent (5%) backing Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Another six percent (6%) remain undecided. Trump has a 14 point lead among men, only 1 down among women! The Survey, conducted August 13-17, was a sample of 1,405 likely voters, of which 475 were Democrats (34%), 462 were Republicans (33%), and 468 were Independent or Other (33%).
  • Georgia now a battleground state.

    08/18/2016 2:04:33 PM PDT · by wyowolf · 223 replies
    ATLANTA - A new poll conducted for FOX 5 shows Georgia has become a battleground state in the race for President, with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton tied. The FOX 5 poll conducted by Opinion Savvy shows Democrat Clinton and Republican Trump tied at 43 percent.
  • Most Immigrants Back Trump's Ideological Test

    08/18/2016 1:31:36 PM PDT · by LS · 11 replies
    Morning Consult ^ | 8/18/2016 | Jon Reid
    Most Americans who immigrated to the U.S. support Donald Trump’s call for a temporary immigration ban from some countries, along with other proposals that appear to view foreigners with suspicion, according to a new Morning Consult poll. The online survey, conducted after Trump unveiled his national security platform on Monday, shows that the views of immigrants and descendants of recent immigrants do not differ much from those of the general electorate.
  • Untouched-by-Media Presidential Poll at Iowa State Fair Has Trump WAY Up (56-44%, 24k-19k)

    08/18/2016 12:29:27 PM PDT · by drewh · 70 replies
    Biz Pac Review ^ | 6 hours ago | August 18, 2016 | Frieda Powers
    Casting corn kernels may not be the most scientific method of presidential polling, but it still reveals some voter preferences in the battleground state Iowa. Attendees at the Iowa State Fair have been able to cast their vote in the 2016 presidential race by placing corn kernels in a jar at the WHO-HD TV News booth. On the fair’s fifth day, the results so far gave Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a lead with 56 percent over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who has received 44 percent of the kernels so far. Polltakers are able to see the results amass before...
  • Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons: Report

    08/18/2016 8:44:07 AM PDT · by DCBryan1 · 60 replies
    CNBC ^ | 1145 EST 18 AUT 16 | Christine Wang
    Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons: Report The Justice Department is reportedly planning to stop using private prisons. Shares of GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America were originally halted on the news, but have since reopened, falling more than 20 percent. This story is developing. Please check back for further updates. Click here for the latest on the markets.
  • Cybercriminals use non-existent ‘Clinton, IS money swap’ video to spread virus

    08/18/2016 7:49:41 AM PDT · by rarestia · 20 replies
    Hindustan Times ^ | Aug 18, 2016 | IANS
    Cybercriminals are using a non-existent video that claims to show Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton exchanging money with an Islamic State (IS) leader to distribute malicious spam emails. The email’s subject announces “Clinton Deal IS Leader caught on Video”. There is no video in the email which contains Adwind cross-platform remote access Trojan, global cyber security leader Symantec alerted on Thursday. The email also discusses voting and asks recipients to “decide on who to vote [for]” after watching the non-existent clip. The spam email signs off with the name of an unknown group called “Lets Save America” and a...
  • US moves nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania

    08/18/2016 7:38:04 AM PDT · by Enlightened1 · 76 replies
    Euractiv ^ | 08/18/16 | Georgi Gotev, Joel Schalit
    EXCLUSIVE/ Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington and Ankara . According to one of the sources, the transfer has been very challenging in technical and political terms. “It’s not easy to move 20+ nukes,” said the source, on conditions of anonymity. According to a recent report by the Simson Center, since the Cold War, some 50 US tactical nuclear weapons have been stationed at Turkey’s Incirlik air base, approximately 100 kilometres from the Syrian border. During the failed coup in...
  • Latest USC Dornsife / LA Times Presidential Election Poll Aug 17 => HC-44.0; DT-43.4

    08/18/2016 3:19:56 AM PDT · by Ken H · 89 replies
    USC Dornsife/LA Times ^ | Aug 18, 2016 | n/a
    Aug 16 => HC 44.3; DT 43.2 Trending favorably the last few days.