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GOP leaders fear damage to party's image as Donald Trump doubles down — Since Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, he's drawn plenty of controversy and outrage for his comments on the campaign trail. Here are some of the key moments. (The Washington Post)
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Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
Taking On Donald Trump May Be a Key Step in Getting to the Oval Office — No matter how glittering the political resume, getting elected U.S. president remains one of the great challenges on the planet. As Bill Clinton explains it, presidential candidates must not only make voters …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush's summer surge — Bush is enjoying an unmistakable spike in the polls. The question is whether it will last. — Just two months after a flubbed question about the Iraq War seemed to imperil his presidential candidacy and a campaign shakeup hinted at disarray behind the scenes …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump leads GOP field in North Carolina — PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds that Donald Trump's momentum just keeps on building. He's the top choice of Republican primary voters in the state, getting 16% to 12% for Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, 11% for Mike Huckabee …
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The GOP's Two Latino Problems — Republicans aren't just alienating Latinos. They are turning off some white voters along the way. — With his angry rants against undocumented immigrants, Donald Trump is a stark reminder of the GOP's terrible problem with Latino voters.
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Karey Van Hall / Politico:
Donald Trump: Reince Priebus didn't tell me to ‘tone it down’
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump, clickbait
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Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush: People Need to Work Longer Hours — Today, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, who as of-late has gone relatively gaffe-free, uttered a phrase that may not go over too well with the constituency he seeks to reach. During an interview that was live-streamed on the app Periscope …
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Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:
Jeb Bush: 'We've got to start solving problems' — New Hampshire Union Leader — A “poisonous political environment” muddles the debate on energy and climate, when people should recognize that carbon emissions in America are down, Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said.
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Jeb Bush: ‘People need to work longer hours’ — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in an interview Wednesday that “people need to work longer hours” to help grow the economy. — According to ABC News, Bush was asked a question about tax reform during an interview live streamed on Periscope …
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush: ‘People need to work longer hours’ means they need full-time, not part-time work
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Cynthia Roldan / Post and Courier:
‘New day in South Carolina’: House votes to take down Confederate flag — Rep. Wendell Gilliard and other representatives of the Lowcountry gather to remember the victims of the Emanuel AME Church shootings before the House voted early Thursday morning to bring down the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds.
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Jenny Horne: How a descendant of the president of the Confederacy helped vanquish his flag
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Nikki Haley / Facebook:
Today, as the Senate did before them, the House of Representatives …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
In Late-Night Move, House GOP Rallies To Defend Confederate Flag — In a sudden late-night reversal Wednesday, House Republicans unexpectedly rallied to the defense of the Confederate flag. The surprise move came just one day after the House passed Democratic amendments to restrict the display …
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Obama administration revives plan once criticized as ‘death panels’ — Six years after end-of-life planning nearly derailed development of the Affordable Care Act amid charges of “death panels,” the Obama administration has revived a proposal to reimburse physicians for talking …
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Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Medicare Plans to Pay Doctors for Counseling on End of Life
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Julie Bykowicz / Associated Press:
Overflowing GOP Presidential Field Has Fox News in Demand — It's the stuff of Republican nightmares: Fox News runs out of advertising time. — But in an election bursting with money from an expected 17 Republican presidential candidates and dozens of outside groups supporting them …
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Jacob Frantz / Facebook:
Updated Controls for News Feed — News Feed is a personalized stream of stories that you build from the people and Pages you've connected to on Facebook. The goal of News Feed is to show you the stories that matter most to you. To do this, we use ranking to order stories based …
Politico:
Senate downplays Obamacare repeal — ‘No deadline,’ says Barrasso, as House conservatives cry foul. — Sen. John Barrasso, a point person on health policy, said there's no rush to do reconciliation. Getty — July was supposed to be the big month for Obamacare repeal in Congress.
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
For Democrats, the Politics of Obamacare Are Still Dismal
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump In 1999: “I Believe In Universal Health Care...It's An Entitlement” From Birth — “I'm very liberal when it comes to health care.” — Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images — Donald Trump, the reality TV host and real estate mogul running for the Republican presidential nomination …
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The Huffington Post:
How A Teenage Girl Who Gave An ‘Intimidating Look’ Was Sentenced To Up To 5 Years In Prison — WASHINGTON — In suburban neighborhoods around the country, teenagers sass their parents and yell at their peers. Usually, they grow out of it. In Detroit, a 17-year-old girl who misbehaved …
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Puerto Rico's crisis illustrates the risks of minimum wage hikes — Greece's impending bankruptcy is dominating the headlines right now, but between that financial catastrophe and the one facing Puerto Rico, the latter probably deserves more attention in the United States — or at least more attention than it's getting.
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The Hill:
Day of ‘technical’ glitches puts lawmakers on edge — Lawmakers are having a hard time swallowing the idea that a major stock exchange, a global airline and a prominent media outlet coincidentally suffered major outages on the same day. — The New York Stock Exchange halted trading …
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