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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 …
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 …
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Politico and The Moderate Voice
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton considering academic options
Hillary Clinton considering academic options
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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 — The twin axioms at the very heart of the Republican Party's current travails are (1) Republicans have failed in the past by listening to the siren songs of MSM respectability and “swing voter” appeal, and need to determine their own policies and strategies by themselves …
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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
In Rebuke to Egypt, Obama Cancels Joint Military Exercises
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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 …
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Raleigh News & Observer:
McCrory offers shallow rhetoric to justify Voter ID law — Even as Gov. Pat McCrory put pen to paper Monday, specifically the pen that signed the Voter ID bill into law, two lawsuits were on the way in federal court, a third was being readied for state court, and U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield …
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Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
NC elections boards move to curtail student voting
NC elections boards move to curtail student voting
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Phillip M. Bailey / WFPL:
Rand Paul Says No Evidence of Racial Discrimination in Elections
Rand Paul Says No Evidence of Racial Discrimination in Elections
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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.
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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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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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Politico, Mediaite, FishbowlDC and Eschaton
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.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Hagel Tries to Blunt Effect of Obama Words on Sexual Assault Cases
Hagel Tries to Blunt Effect of Obama Words on Sexual Assault Cases
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Daily Kos and National Review
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.
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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.
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Daily Mail:
Horrifying moment Egyptian protestors pushed an armoured police van 50ft off a bridge before officers were stoned by mob — After it landed, protesters attacked it and threw stones at the wreckage while under fire from police — Not clear how many people were on board …
Andrew Kaczynski:
Republican Congressman: If We Try To Defund ObamaCare, We Lose The House — “And whether we win the battle or not, we've lost the war because Nancy Pelosi's now speaker of the House.” — View Video › — Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Wednesday that if Republicans went forward …
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Weekly Standard
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.
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Gregory D. Johnsen / The Atlantic Online:
Did an 8-Year-Old Spy for America? — When U.S. allies in Yemen needed help targeting an alleged al-Qaeda operative for an American drone strike, evidence suggests they turned to one of the people closest to him. — as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney crisscrossed America in a final mad scramble along …
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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 …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Filner ‘Blurred Lines’ Parody Draws Criticism In San Diego (VIDEO) — A parody video calling on San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to resign has drawn criticism from some Southern California media outlets this week. — U-T TV, a news station launched by the U-T San Diego newspaper …
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Los Angeles Times, Power Line and Voice of San Diego
Lara Seligman / The Hill:
Kevin Spacey: ‘House of Cards’ Congress ‘gets s—t done’ — Kevin Spacey, who plays the House majority whip on the popular Netflix series “House of Cards,” poked fun at the real-life Congress Wednesday night on “The Colbert Report.” — “Look, it's obviously a fiction show because it's …
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The Matt Walsh Blog:
An apology letter to Mr. Obama — I'm reaching out to you as a friend. I know you must be deeply hurting after what happened at the Missouri State Fair. Sure, you probably try to avoid watching the news while you're on vacation, but I'm sure the pilot who airlifted your dog to your rental mansion …
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Issandr El Amrani / The Arabist:
It only gets worse from here — You could ask a thousand questions about the violence that has shaken Egypt, from why police decided to move now against Islamist sit-ins and with such brutality after making so much of its careful planning in the last week, to whether the attacks on churches …
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Informed Comment, The American Conservative and Prairie Weather
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.”
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