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The week in politics

Published 10:12 PM EDT, Sat August 13, 2016
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leaves after giving a speech on economic policy Monday, August 8, in Detroit. Trump <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F08%2F08%2Fpolitics%2Fdonald-trump-hillary-clinton-economic-plans%2F" target="_blank">unveiled a tax-reform plan</a> that would reduce tax rates for most Americans and simplify the tax code.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leaves after giving a speech on economic policy Monday, August 8, in Detroit. Trump unveiled a tax-reform plan that would reduce tax rates for most Americans and simplify the tax code.
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Seddique Mateen, the father of the gunman who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando, wears a red cap as he <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F08%2F09%2Fpolitics%2Forlando-gunman-father-clinton%2F" target="_blank">attends a Hillary Clinton campaign rally</a> in Kissimmee, Florida, on Monday, August 8. A Clinton aide said the campaign was unaware of Mateen's attendance until after the event. Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill later issued a statement saying, "Hillary Clinton disagrees with his views and disavows his support."
Seddique Mateen, the father of the gunman who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando, wears a red cap as he attends a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Kissimmee, Florida, on Monday, August 8. A Clinton aide said the campaign was unaware of Mateen's attendance until after the event. Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill later issued a statement saying, "Hillary Clinton disagrees with his views and disavows his support."
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate on the Democratic ticket, speaks to the Progressive National Baptist Convention in New Orleans on Thursday, August 11.
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate on the Democratic ticket, speaks to the Progressive National Baptist Convention in New Orleans on Thursday, August 11.
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People wait for Donald Trump to arrive at a campaign rally in Kissimmee, Florida, on Thursday, August 11.
People wait for Donald Trump to arrive at a campaign rally in Kissimmee, Florida, on Thursday, August 11.
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Hillary Clinton hugs U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz as she stops by her campaign headquarters in Davie, Florida, on Tuesday, August 9. Wasserman Schultz <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F07%2F24%2Fpolitics%2Fdebbie-wasserman-schultz-dnc-chair-career%2F" target="_blank">recently resigned</a> as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
Hillary Clinton hugs U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz as she stops by her campaign headquarters in Davie, Florida, on Tuesday, August 9. Wasserman Schultz recently resigned as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
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New York artist Scott LoBaido, at left on the ladder, works on a "Patriotic Lawn T" in support of presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday, August 9. The letter stands in the Staten Island yard of Trump supporter Sam Pirozzolo.
New York artist Scott LoBaido, at left on the ladder, works on a "Patriotic Lawn T" in support of presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday, August 9. The letter stands in the Staten Island yard of Trump supporter Sam Pirozzolo.
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Hillary Clinton takes photos and meets voters during a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, August 10.
Hillary Clinton takes photos and meets voters during a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, August 10.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Donald Trump's running mate on the Republican ticket, speaks in Sioux City, Iowa, on Monday, August 8.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Donald Trump's running mate on the Republican ticket, speaks in Sioux City, Iowa, on Monday, August 8.
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U.S. Sen. John McCain speaks at a campaign event in Phoenix on Thursday, August 11.
U.S. Sen. John McCain speaks at a campaign event in Phoenix on Thursday, August 11.
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A teenager wears Donald Trump socks as the presidential candidate speaks in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, August 11.
A teenager wears Donald Trump socks as the presidential candidate speaks in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, August 11.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, the Libertarian Party's vice presidential nominee, delivers petitions Monday, August 8, to get the Libertarian ticket on the Massachusetts ballot in November.
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, the Libertarian Party's vice presidential nominee, delivers petitions Monday, August 8, to get the Libertarian ticket on the Massachusetts ballot in November.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  talks with a group of factory workers during a tour of the headquarters of the McLanahan Corporation, which manufactures mineral and agricultural equipment, on Friday, August 12, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump talks with a group of factory workers during a tour of the headquarters of the McLanahan Corporation, which manufactures mineral and agricultural equipment, on Friday, August 12, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Shadows are seen Monday, August 8, at a Hillary Clinton campaign event in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Shadows are seen Monday, August 8, at a Hillary Clinton campaign event in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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A man carries a Jesus mannequin for Rita Warren, a religious activist known on Capitol Hill as "Jesus Lady," on Thursday, August 11. Warren had returned to Washington a month after she said she suffered a heart attack, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollcall.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fjesus-lady-returns-to-the-hill" target="_blank" target="_blank">according to Roll Call.</a>
A man carries a Jesus mannequin for Rita Warren, a religious activist known on Capitol Hill as "Jesus Lady," on Thursday, August 11. Warren had returned to Washington a month after she said she suffered a heart attack, according to Roll Call.
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