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4:05 PM ET, August 15, 2013

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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
2016 President: Republican Outsiders Rising  —  Plus: Could anyone beat Clinton in a primary?  —  Our most recent rating of Republican presidential contenders features a top tier of three notably different candidates: A Midwestern governor (Scott Walker) who is known best by the activists …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Non-Clinton Dems ask: Why not me?  —  Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to meet the lesser-known Democrats of 2016.  —  After a slow start — by the hyperactive standards of contemporary politics — to the next round of presidential maneuvering on the Democratic side, the first signs of life …
Discussion: Hot Air and Althouse
Lara Seligman / Ballot Box:
GOP fears '16 free-for-all will help Clinton  —  GOP strategists are starting to worry that the sheer number of potential candidates for the party's 2016 presidential nomination could give an advantage to Democrats.  —  More than two dozen Republicans are eyeing the GOP presidential nomination …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Christie raps potential 2016 rivals at Republican confab  —  Follow @politicaltickerFollow @PeterHambyCNN  —  Boston (CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planted himself firmly in the Republican Party's establishment wing Thursday with a pugnacious speech calling on his party to focus …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Bush daughter: Hillary Clinton should run
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin eyed as 2016 GOP debate moderators  —  WASHINGTON SECRETS REPUBLICAN PARTY CNN NBC HILLARY CLINTON RUSH LIMBAUGH 2016 ELECTIONS CAMPAIGNS  —  The Republican National Committee, already threatening to block CNN and NBC from hosting 2016 primary debates …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Hastert Rule Writ Large
Discussion: Eschaton
Patrick Pexton / City Desk:
Ombo Sauce: Advice for Jeff Bezos From the Post's Former In-House Critic  —  Dear Jeff:  —  Congratulations!  To paraphrase an old Riggs Bank saying, you've just bought the most important media institution in the most important city in the world; don't screw it up.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Ex-Washington Post ombudsman: ‘Fire Jennifer Rubin’
Discussion: City Desk
Rebecca Elliott / Politico:
Great-grandmother accuses Bob Filner  —  A great-grandmother is set to come forward Thursday afternoon accusing San Diego Mayor Bob Filner of sexual harassment.  She will be the 15th woman to do so publicly and the third represented by celebrity attorney Gloria Allred.
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Filner ‘Blurred Lines’ Parody Draws Criticism In San Diego (VIDEO)
New York Times:
Death Toll in Egypt Clashes Climbs to 525  —  CAIRO — The death toll from Egypt's bloody crackdown on supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, soared beyond 500 across the land on Thursday with more than 3,700 people injured, the Health Ministry said, in a further sign of the extent …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
In Rebuke to Egypt, Obama Cancels Joint Military Exercises
PARADE Magazine:
Michelle Obama on the Move  —  What will Michelle Obama do next?  In this weekend's issue, Parade talks to the first lady and finds out: She's taking her fight against childhood obesity to the next level, gearing up for parenting teenagers, and admitting she's hit her stride in the White House.
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Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Michelle Obama thinks US is ready for first female president
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Russell Simmons / Global Grind:
I Get It And I Respect It...The Harriet Tubman Video Has Been Removed.  —  In the whole history of Def Comedy Jam, I've never taken down a controversial comedian.  When my buddies from the NAACP called and asked me to take down the Harriet Tubman video from the All Def Digital YouTube channel and apologize, I agreed.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Obama's unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon's  —  President Obama's increasingly grandiose claims for presidential power are inversely proportional to his shriveling presidency.  Desperation fuels arrogance as, barely 200 days into the 1,462 days of his second term …
Washington Post:
Editor's note  —  By Washington Post Editors, Published: August 15 at 11:16 am  —  Washington Post Managing Editor Emilio Garcia-Ruiz: “A few days ago, The Syrian Electronic Army, allegedly, subjected Post newsroom employees to a sophisticated phishing attack to gain password information.
TMZ.com:
WWE Superstar Darren Young Comes Out — I'm Gay  —  WWE superstar Darren Young just dropped a bombshell, telling TMZ, he's gay ... and no, this isn't part of the act.  —  Darren was at LAX Wednesday when we asked whether a gay wrestler could succeed in WWE, and Darren laughed, saying, “Absolutely.
Wall Street Journal:
Sony Reaches Preliminary Programming Deal With Viacom for Online Pay TV Service  —  By - AMOL SHARMA And - SHALINI RAMACHANDRAN -  —  Sony Corp. has reached a preliminary agreement with Viacom Inc. to carry the media company's cable channels on its planned Internet-based TV service …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama's Economic Approval Slips to 35%  —  Was 42% in June; decline mirrors drop in overall approval  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Despite President Barack Obama's renewed focus on the nation's economy this summer, crisscrossing the country to talk about job creation, he scores worse with Americans on the economy than he did in June.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Hagel's Science of Logic  —  The secretary compounds Obama's unlawful command influence.  —  “I won't be in a policy-making position,” Defense Secretary-designate Chuck Hagel memorably declared during his confirmation hearings in February.  Six months later, Secretary Hagel is living up to that promise.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Hagel Tries to Blunt Effect of Obama Words on Sexual Assault Cases
Discussion: Daily Kos and National Review
Nate Cohn / The New Republic:
This State Is Democrats' Best Chance to Pick Up a Senate Seat  —  Democrats are in danger of getting disappointed in Kentucky, where early poll numbers belie McConnell's big advantages.  If people are really buying Wendy Davis and a “blue Texas,” Democrats might be doubly disappointed.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
AllThingsD:
Facebook to Test Its Own PayPal Competitor in Bid to Simplify Mobile Purchases  —  Facebook plans to test a new payments product that would allow online shoppers to make purchases on mobile apps using their Facebook login information, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Discussion: The Verge, ABC News and GigaOM
CNN:
Rep. Steve King: GOP under a “spell”  —  Rep. Steve King (R-IA) continued to defend his comments on immigration reform during an interview with New Day's Kate Bolduan, explaining that most Republicans agreed with him before the presidential election, but are now cast under a “spell.”
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Administration awards $67M to ‘navigators’ promoting ObamaCare  —  The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department released $67 million in grants Wednesday for “navigators” who will help people make sense of new coverage options under ObamaCare.  —  The department said 105 organizations received …
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and Weasel Zippers
 
 
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Amanda Bynes / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri legislator files suit to be exempted from contraception mandate in state health plan
Sarah Laskow / American Prospect:
Slow and Steady Wins the Anti-Keystone XL Race
Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
Meet The Dread Pirate Roberts, The Man Behind Booming Black Market Drug Website Silk Road
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Verge
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Lesbian couple refused wedding cake files state discrimination complaint
Discussion: Fox News and Pat Dollard
Andrew Kaczynski:
Republican Congressman: If We Try To Defund ObamaCare, We Lose The House
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP presidential hopefuls seek to distance themselves from Romney
The Matt Walsh Blog:
An apology letter to Mr. Obama
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Lara Seligman / The Hill:
Kevin Spacey: ‘House of Cards’ Congress ‘gets s—t done’
Discussion: Politico and FishbowlDC
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Gregory D. Johnsen / The Atlantic Online:
Did an 8-Year-Old Spy for America?
Discussion: TalkLeft
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
PHOTOS: Keith Olbermann's Triumphant Return to ESPN
Discussion: Politico
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
This September May Be New York City's Voting Apocalypse
Discussion: Politicker
Joanna M. Foster / ThinkProgress:
Secretary Moniz On Solyndra, Nuclear Power, And The Next Big Breakthroughs In Renewable Energy
Discussion: Hot Air and E2-Wire
Raleigh News & Observer:
McCrory offers shallow rhetoric to justify Voter ID law
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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