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Fight To Block Dakota Access Pipeline Intensifies Bill McKibben presses Hillary Clinton to speak out against the Dakota Access Pipeline, in LAT oped: "The fight at Standing Rock is a big damned thing. It’s a Flint-in-the-making, and it’s also a chance to for once do...

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Clinton, Trump Face Off Tonight Clinton and Trump take part in prime-time TV forum tonight 8 PM ET. The Hill: "... Hillary Clinton will go first during Wednesday evening's Commander in Chief forum, hosted by the IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America) and...

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Congress Returns, Clock Ticks Congress returns with hopes of avoiding government shutdown. W. Post: "Lawmakers have four weeks to hammer out a spending deal before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30 ... Conservatives want to pass a six-month CR that would kick the larger...

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Limp August Job Report Job growth slowed in August. NYT: "[The pace of] hiring eased in August, with the government reporting on Friday that employers expanded their payrolls by 151,000 workers. The temperate performance is expected to bolster those within the Federal...

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Trump Launches Fresh Attack on Immigrants Trump recommits to deporting undocumented immigrants. CNN: "The Republican presidential nominee on Wednesday re-upped the harsh immigration rhetoric .. vowing 'no amnesty' ... promising to build a 'beautiful' and...

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Trump To Visit Mexico Trump to visit Mexico before AZ immigration speech today. NYT: "Donald J. Trump will visit Mexico on Wednesday for a private meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto ... 'They are not our friend, believe me,' Mr. Trump said in a speech last year...

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