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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Donald Trump Surges in New NBC News/WSJ Poll — Days before the first Republican debate, Donald Trump has surged into the national lead in the GOP primary race, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush following, a new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll shows.
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Leads Republican Presidential Pack, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds
Donald Trump Leads Republican Presidential Pack, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Debate standings: Perry in 11th place
Debate standings: Perry in 11th place
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump — ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC's THIS WEEK, breaking news — new debris found. — Is it from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 and will it help pinpoint where the plane went down? — Crunch time — Donald Trump surging in the polls, ahead of the crucial first GOP debate.
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Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
Donald Trump: “I pay as little as possible” in taxes — Shares - — Presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday that he pays as little in taxes as possible just like every other taxpayer in America. — “I fight like hell to pay as little as possible for two reasons. Number one, I'm a businessman.
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‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump — KARL: Well, you've taken some heat on the issue of immigration. So I want to ask you, you voted against the 2007 immigration reform bill. That included a path to citizenship, that was the best chance in a generation to get a path to citizenship …
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn / TheBlaze.com:
Black Memphis Police Director Has Chilling Message After Officer was Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop — Speaking to reporters after Officer Sean Bolton was fatally shot during an apparent traffic stop Saturday night, Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong had a message for the community.
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Scott Walker Still Isn't Sure If President Obama Is Christian — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker still isn't sure President Obama is Christian. — “I don't know,” the Republican presidential candidate said Saturday during an appearance before 450 donors to the political network backed by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch.
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Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Trump On Black Lives Matter: ‘We Have To Give Power Back To The Police’ — GOP 2016 frontrunner Donald Trump appeared on this Sunday's Meet the Press and when asked about the Black Lives Matter movement in America, proved he was just as clueless as the rest of the talking heads on the right with this response to host Chuck Todd.
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The White House — BREAKING: On Monday, President Obama will release the final version of America's Clean Power Plan—the biggest, most important step we've ever taken to combat climate change. If you agree that we can't condemn our kids and grandkids to a planet that's beyond fixing, share this video with your friends and family.
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New York Times:
Obama to Unveil Tougher Climate Plan With His Legacy in Mind
Obama to Unveil Tougher Climate Plan With His Legacy in Mind
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
White House set to adopt sweeping curbs on carbon pollution
White House set to adopt sweeping curbs on carbon pollution
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Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Overdoses suspected in deaths of 2 women at HARD Summer music festival — Two 19-year-old women died of suspected drug overdoses after collapsing at the HARD Summer music festival at the Fairplex in Pomona, authorities said Sunday. — Both women were found unresponsive at the festival Saturday evening …
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
The Tortured Tale of Hillary Clinton and The Times — The history of the Clintons and The New York Times over the decades is like an airport baggage carousel — with a difference. New pieces keep barreling down the chute, but none of it ever seems to get removed.
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Politico:
Growing signs Schumer will oppose Iran deal — 'He's got the toughest vote of his career coming,' a colleague says of the New York Democrat, who insists he's undecided. — Chuck Schumer is getting an earful from opponents of the Iran nuclear deal. — More than 10,000 phone calls …
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Amir Taheri / New York Post:
Iran publishes book on how to outwit US and destroy Israel — While Secretary of State John Kerry and President Obama do their best to paper over the brutality of the Iranian regime and force through a nuclear agreement, Iran's religious leader has another issue on his mind: The destruction of Israel.
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Training Officers to Shoot First, and He Will Answer Questions Later — WASHINGTON — The shooting looked bad. But that is when the professor is at his best. A black motorist, pulled to the side of the road for a turn-signal violation, had stuffed his hand into his pocket.
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