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Washington Post:
Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race — Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making disparaging remarks …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Donald Trump Gains Yet Shows Vulnerability in a Crowded, Contentious GOP Race (POLL) — Controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads the GOP primary field in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, while also garnering enough support as a hypothetical independent candidate …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
First on CNN: Palin calls both McCain and Trump heroes — Trump insults McCain, draws scrutiny 02:35 — Washington (CNN)Asked about the dispute between Donald Trump and Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona — the candidate at the top of the ticket when she was 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Unfiltered, From His New York Times Interviews
Donald Trump Unfiltered, From His New York Times Interviews
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump and His Apologists — The conservative media who applaud him are hurting the cause.
Trump and His Apologists — The conservative media who applaud him are hurting the cause.
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
When politics imitates pro wrestling
When politics imitates pro wrestling
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Wild Weekend — Well, I expected the Family Leadership Summit …
Wild Weekend — Well, I expected the Family Leadership Summit …
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Allison Samuels / Vanity Fair:
Rachel Dolezal's True Lies — For a time this summer, it seemed all anyone could talk about was the N.A.A.C.P. chapter president whose parents had “outed” her as white. The tornado of public attention has since moved on, but Rachel Dolezal still has to live with her choices—and still refuses to back down.
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David Dayen / The New Republic:
Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley Failed Their #BlackLivesMatter Test
Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley Failed Their #BlackLivesMatter Test
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TMZ.com:
Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert — Divorcing — BLAKE SHELTON & MIRANDA LAMBERT — DIVORCING — EXCLUSIVE — Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are getting divorced ... TMZ has learned. — The couple filed divorce docs a while ago, and a judge is expected to officially end their 4 year marriage today.
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Associated Press:
BLAKE SHELTON, MIRANDA LAMBERT DIVORCE AFTER 4 YEARS — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After years of tabloid gossip, country music's top couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert announced their divorce after four years of marriage. — The news was confirmed in a statement Monday to The Associated Press, issued by their representatives.
Fox News:
UN Security Council endorses Iran deal, Tehran diplomat lashes out at US — The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously endorsed the Iran nuclear deal, though the show of support was interrupted shortly afterward by a war of words between the American and Iranian ambassadors.
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Avi Lewis / The Times of Israel:
US mulling ‘unprecedented’ arms package to Israel after Iran deal
US mulling ‘unprecedented’ arms package to Israel after Iran deal
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Aaron David Miller / The Daily Beast:
Iran's Win-Win...Win Win Win Nuke Deal
Iran's Win-Win...Win Win Win Nuke Deal
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Bush-Walker Dispute Catches Fire Over Iran Nuclear Deal — A smoldering policy dispute over the Iran deal between two frontrunners for the Republican nomination caught fire over the weekend, as the campaigns of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and former Florida governor Jeb Bush traded accusations …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Scott Walker: We might have to take military action on Day One — A dispute has erupted between Scott Walker and Jeb Bush over how to handle the task of undoing Obama's Iran deal as president, with Bush hinting that Walker is approaching the issue with a lack of maturity …
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Scott Walker Goes All In on Iowa
Scott Walker Goes All In on Iowa
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Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked — Large caches of data stolen from online cheating site AshleyMadison.com have been posted online by an individual or group that claims to have completely compromised the company's user databases, financial records and other proprietary information.
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Therese Apel / The Clarion Ledger:
Anthony Hervey, killed in wreck, was piece of Oxford history — A man who has been considered an Oxford fixture for at least the last two decades died in a car accident following a flag rally on Sunday, officials said. — Lafayette County Coroner Rocky Kennedy confirmed that a man killed …
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Tommy Craggs and Max Read are Resigning from Gawker — Tommy Craggs, the executive editor of Gawker Media, and Max Read, the editor-in-chief of Gawker.com, are resigning from the company. In letters sent today, Craggs and Read informed staff members that the managing partnership's vote …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Nope. Trump's Latest Outrage Will Not Sink Him One Bit — Has Donald Trump finally done it? Finally gone too far? — Coming from Trump, the comments seem more ridiculous than outrageous. And let's not forget that only a decade ago Republicans ran an entire presidential campaign around …
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Smithsonian Institution / Kickstarter:
Reboot the Suit: Bring Back Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit — You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. — Play — Unmute — Play with — sound — A chance for citizens of Earth to conserve, digitize, and display Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit for explorers everywhere.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
US should hang Edward Snowden, says former spy panel senator — The U.S. should publicly hang leaker Edward Snowden if and when he falls into the government's hands, according to the former top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. — “We need to hang him on the courthouse square …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Retired Senator And Intelligence Vice Chair: Hang Snowden Publicly When We Get Him
Retired Senator And Intelligence Vice Chair: Hang Snowden Publicly When We Get Him
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Ideas For Reporters Struggling To Cover Planned Parenthood — Many years ago I interviewed for a reporting job covering government waste, fraud and mismanagement. The interview went well and my future employers mentioned that they'd had trouble keeping the position filled as many reporters had trouble coming up with story ideas.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Gen. Wesley Clark: Let's Throw Radical Muslims Into Internment Camps — U.S. General Wesley Clark floated a plan Friday for dealing with so-called “lone wolf” terrorists on American soil: imprison them in internment camps before they get the chance to attack the U.S.
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Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez / The Intercept:
Wesley Clark Calls for Internment Camps for “Radicalized” Americans
Wesley Clark Calls for Internment Camps for “Radicalized” Americans
ABC News:
Chattanooga Shooting: FBI Recovers Gunman's Disturbing Diary — With more than 30 FBI agents due to arrive today in Chattanooga, a diary belonging to the gunman and FBI interviews with his parents paint a picture of a disturbed, suicidal young man using drugs, preparing for bankruptcy …
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Hillary Clinton / Facebook:
Hillary's hosting her first Facebook Q&A of the campaign this afternoon. She'll be chatting live about her vision for a better economy—add your question below, and the post will be updated when she's ready to chat!
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