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New York Times:
Under Oath, Donald Trump Shows His Raw Side — Donald J. Trump seemed irritated. He had been grilled for two hours in a lawsuit over a failed Florida real estate project, and he told the lawyer that her questions were “very stupid.” — When the lawyer, Elizabeth Beck, asked for a medical break …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Clinton, Sanders And The Keys To Keystone — NOTABLES —HILLARY CLINTON STILL WON'T TAKE A POSITION ON KEYSTONE: At an event in New Hampshire yesterday, Hillary Clinton was asked by a voter if “yes or no” she would vote to approve the Keystone pipeline.
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CNN:
Lawyer: Trump called me ‘disgusting’ for request to pump breast milk — Story highlights — (CNN)How would a future President Donald Trump handle the high stakes negotiating of an international treaty if he can't handle a mother's request to pump breast milk for her new born child?
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Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:
In one-on-one interview, Clinton talks issues, calls Planned Parenthood videos ‘disturbing’ — New Hampshire Union Leader — Calling them “disturbing,” Hillary Clinton said undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue raise questions about the process nationwide.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell to fast-track bill to defund Planned Parenthood — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is fast-tracking a bill to cut off federal funding for Planned Parenthood, after senators huddled in his office Tuesday to work out the details of a bill.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell presses Dems on Planned Parenthood — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sought to keep pressure on Democrats on Wednesday ahead of an upcoming vote to block federal funding for Planned Parenthood. — “It's a simple choice. Senators can either vote to protect women's health …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Poll: 63 percent oppose defunding Planned Parenthood
Poll: 63 percent oppose defunding Planned Parenthood
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Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Officials Say — Death raises questions about who will lead movement — KABUL— Mullah Mohammad Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban, is dead, according to Afghan officials and a person close to the group. — His death raises questions …
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Ayaz Gul / Voice of America:
Taliban Denies Reported Death of Leader Mullah Omar
Taliban Denies Reported Death of Leader Mullah Omar
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Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today:
Reports: Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar dead
Reports: Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar dead
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Tom Brady / Facebook:
I am very disappointed by the NFL's decision to uphold the 4 game suspension against me. I did nothing wrong, and no one in the Patriots organization did either. — Despite submitting to hours of testimony over the past 6 months, it is disappointing that the Commissioner upheld …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Chris Christie doubles down on marijuana comments — In a Chris Christie administration, there would be no such thing as legal marijuana use. — “Marijuana is against the law in the states and it should be enforced in all 50 states,” the New Jersey governor said on “Fox and Friends” Wednesday morning.
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Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg Business:
Smoke That Pot Now, Chris Christie Tells Users in States That Allow It
Smoke That Pot Now, Chris Christie Tells Users in States That Allow It
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Joe Biden's Political Moment — For the first time, the vice president looks like a more electable Democrat than Hillary Clinton. — For Democratic leaders, the political logic of having Hillary Clinton as the party's standard bearer in 2016 was, at least for a while, undeniable.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's ridiculous hedge on Keystone XL
Hillary Clinton's ridiculous hedge on Keystone XL
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Sanders swipes at Clinton over Keystone
Sanders swipes at Clinton over Keystone
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Tom Steyer unfazed by Hillary Clinton's silence on Keystone
Tom Steyer unfazed by Hillary Clinton's silence on Keystone
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Fox lowers threshold for early debate — The change serves to guarantee the presence of candidates such as Lindsey Graham and Carly Fiorina. — Getty — Fox News is opening its 5 p.m. debate to all the announced Republican candidates who fail to make the cut for the Aug. 6 prime-time event …
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Fox4News.com:
FOX 4 reporter confronts woman accused of stealing his identity — An accused credit card thief picked the wrong guy when she used FOX 4 consumer reporter Steve Noviello's Visa account to check into a North Texas hotel. — Farah Parks is accused of stealing Noviello's credit card information …
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Don Melvin / CNN:
Zimbabwean officials: American man wanted in killing of Cecil the lion — Story highlights — (CNN)An American man is being sought in connection with a case that has drawn international attention — the killing of Cecil the lion — Zimbabwean officials said Tuesday.
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Jessica Glenza / Guardian:
US dentist accused of killing Cecil the lion ‘upset’ as hunter becomes hunted
US dentist accused of killing Cecil the lion ‘upset’ as hunter becomes hunted
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The Hill:
Congress set to back short-term highway funding — The House will vote Wednesday on a three-month highway-spending bill, paving the way for Congress to leave for a six-week recess without a lapse in federal transportation funding. — Senate leaders signaled they will approve …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump's rise hurts Rubio, Carson; helps Jeb Bush — Donald Trump's explosive rise in the polls has come at the expense of every other GOP presidential candidate except for Jeb Bush and Scott Walker — who arguably have been helped by the businessman's rise.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Closing Europe's Harbors … Illegal migration across the Mediterranean has tripled since the overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011 opened the ports of Libya to human smuggling on an unprecedented scale. Some 50,000 migrants made the crossing to southern Europe in the first four months of 2015.
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Sarah Palin serving in a Trump administration? 'I'd love that,' he says — The Palin family through the years 22 photos — In little more than a decade, Sarah Palin rose from city councilwoman to Alaska's youngest governor and the first female vice presidential nominee in GOP history.
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Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump: 'I'd love' to have Sarah Palin in my administration
Trump: 'I'd love' to have Sarah Palin in my administration
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Jon Stewart's secret Obama meetings reveal he's a partisan hack — Jon Stewart — the man who loves to be called a nonpartisan, a scourge of cant, an honest soul who follows the truth wherever it leads — has been secretly taking trips to the White House to receive intense one-on-one lobbying from President Obama.
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Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
At Least 5 Black Women Found Dead In Jail Since Mid-July — On Monday morning, police in Mount Vernon, New York discovered a 44-year-old woman dead in her cell. She is the fifth black woman, at least, to die behind bars this month. — According to Mayor Earnest Davis …
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