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WATCH: Missouri Democrat trolls the NRA and gun nuts in 2016’s best campaign ad

A Missouri Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate hit back at his Republican opponent by showing that he in anything but "soft on guns."

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What? MSNBC host covering NYC blast says 'speculation helps get us through these times'

MSNBC host Alex Witt explained on Sunday that "speculation helps get us through" breaking news events like a Saturday night explosion that injured 29 people in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood.

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'Just grateful nobody got hurt': Gary Johnson clueless 29 people were injured in NYC explosion

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson stated over the weekend that he was "just grateful that nobody got hurt" by an explosion that injured 29 people in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood.

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'You'll have to ask him': Kellyanne Conway plays dumb about when Trump gave up birtherism

Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said over the weekend that reporters who continued to question Donald Trump's history of birtherism were "slandering" the candidate.

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Chris Christie jumps down Jake Tapper's throat for stating fact: Trump 'clung to the birther lie'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), chairman of Donald Trump's transition team, falsely asserted on Sunday that the Republican presidential nominee accepted that President Barack Obama was a U.S. citizen after he produced his birth certificate in 2011.

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Donald Trump plugs NYC explosion as reason to vote for him -- then brags about his poll numbers

At a rally in Colorado, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wasted no time seizing upon on the Saturday night explosion in New York City as a reason to vote for him, then went on to brag about his recent poll numbers.

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Family demands body cam video after Tulsa police kill unarmed black man whose car stalled

On Friday night, police in Tulsa, OK killed an unarmed black man whose car was stalled on the side of the road. Now, the dead man twin sister wants to know why.

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Maureen Dowd: Trump says violence against protesters and press adds 'excitement' to his rallies

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd said on CNN Saturday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told her that the violence against protesters and reporters at his rallies adds to the "excitement."

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Geraldo Rivera: Trump is 'blowing it' with birther antics -- Clinton will be back on top 'by Monday'

Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera tore into Donald Trump on Saturday morning, saying the GOP presidential candidate's Friday birther press conference -- along with his inability to stay on message -- will have a negative effect on his recent gains in the polls.

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Bill Maher confronts Kellyanne Conway with proof Trump 'lies for a living'

Real Time host Bill Maher was aghast when he heard Kellyanne Conway's reasoning on Friday for why she could never support Hillary Clinton.

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Charles Blow: Trump 'became the grand wizard of birtherism -- that is simply a fact'

New York Times columnist Charles Blow tore into the "birther" conspiracy theory Donald Trump peddled for years until he falsely tried to take credit for debunking it.

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Van Jones shames Trump's conspiracy-peddling: Presidents can't live in 'a fantasy land'

CNN's Van Jones said that the "racial aspect" of Donald Trump's birther allegations isn't the only thing wrong with it -- it also shows he's unfit for the presidency.

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Shep Smith slams Trump for his '8-minute commercial' birther fiasco: He 'punked the media'

Fox News host Shepard Smith said on Friday that Donald Trump "punked the media" for shilling his hotel when he was supposed to be disavowing his birther statements, Media Matters reported.

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