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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Jeb Bush's Camp Sees an Upside to Donald Trump's Surge in the G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — It may be the Summer of Trump, but the publicity-hungry real estate magnate is not the only Republican presidential candidate relishing all his attention. — Donald J. Trump's surge in the polls has been met …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Should Jeb have fired back when Hillary attacked? — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — Some observers say former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush seemed unprepared when Hillary Clinton attacked him as both spoke to the National Urban League meeting in Ft. Lauderdale Friday.
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National Review, Daily Kos, SaintPetersBlog and The Huffington Post
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Donald's Gifts for Jeb Bush — THE most important question of the moment, as the Republican Party prepares for the first of 1,162 or so presidential primary debates, isn't really what Donald Trump will say or do on stage. — O.K., that might be the most immediately interesting question …
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SaintPetersBlog
Bill Scher / Real Clear Politics:
Why Republicans Shouldn't Fear a Third-Party Trump
Why Republicans Shouldn't Fear a Third-Party Trump
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Outside the Beltway
Mike Barnicle / The Daily Beast:
Authentic Biden vs. Hillary's Mystery — Who Hillary Clinton really is remains a mystery. With Joe Biden, what you see is what you get. — He was a wonderfully gifted young man, only 25 years old, a lieutenant in the Marine Corps headed to Afghanistan in the summer of 2012 when he died suddenly …
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Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
Donald Trump: “I pay as little as possible” in taxes
Donald Trump: “I pay as little as possible” in taxes
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Hot Air, Daily Mail and whorunsGov
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Campaign Weighs Implications of Potential Joe Biden Challenge
Hillary Clinton Campaign Weighs Implications of Potential Joe Biden Challenge
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Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Bloomberg View and Political Wire
Maryalice Parks / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Responds to Possible Joe Biden Run
Bernie Sanders Responds to Possible Joe Biden Run
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Daily Mail
Paul Singer / USA Today:
Everson to file complaint over first GOP debate — The Republican presidential race kicks off in earnest this week with the first GOP debate in Cleveland Thursday. Meanwhile all 17 candidates are jockeying to get a spot on the stage and a place in the hearts and minds of voters. (Aug. 2) AP
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Mark Everson For President and Hot Air
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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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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Israel Matzav and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Why Schumer will side with Obama on Iran deal
Walter Rubel / Las Cruces Sun-News:
Las Cruces police investigate explosions near Calvary Baptist, Holy Cross — No injuries: Devices placed just outside churches in trash can, mail box — wrubel@lcsun-news.com @WaltRubel on Twitter — LAS CRUCES >> Explosions about a half hour apart shattered the serenity …
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Bob Cesca / Salon:
Wing-nut conspiracy theorists have done it again: The truth about the Planned Parenthood hoax revealed — Probes into alleged for-profit organ harvesting have turned up exactly nothing. So why won't the right take a hint? — A still from the video “Planned Parenthood Uses Partial-Birth Abortions …
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New York Times, BillMoyers.com, LifeNews.com and Liberaland
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Now 60% Chance Of A Government Shutdown — The chance of a federal government shutdown increased dramatically and precipitously last week from 40 percent to 60 percent. It's now more likely than not that a shutdown will result from the craziness going on in Washington.
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Mock Paper Scissors and New York Times
NBC News:
Meet The Press Transcript - August 2, 2015 — CHUCK TODD: — This Sunday, a potential political bombshell. Word that Joe Biden is now seriously considering taking on Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. We'll have the latest on what we really know. Also, game on.
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Talking Points Memo, Hullabaloo, The Federalist and Althouse
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Ted Cruz Says Climate-Change Fears Falsified by Scientists and Politicians — Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday said facts don't support climate change, in a speech that described the notion as a front for power-hungry politicians who want to control Americans' lives.
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Talking Points Memo and The Week
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: GOP challengers ‘viciously’ attacked me — GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republicans have not given him a warm welcome since he entered their 2016 nominating process. — Trump argued he is on the defensive against over GOP White House hopefuls during an interview that morning.
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Sen. Graham moved up in Air Force Reserve ranks despite light duties — Of all the candidates vying to become the nation's next commander in chief, none has spent as much time in the military as Sen. Lindsey O. Graham. The South Carolina Republican retired from the Air Force this summer …