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Jake Halpern / New Yorker:
The Cop — Darren Wilson was not indicted for shooting Michael Brown. Many people in Ferguson question whether justice was done. … “I know it's late, but you wanna come up for a coconut or something?” — BUY THE PRINT » … BUY THE PRINT » … “Once you learn, though, you'll never forget.”
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Gawker, NBC News, Business Insider, Guardian, Raw Story, Hinterland Gazette, Mediaite and The Week
Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP's anger turns in upon itself — With the first GOP primary debate this week, the Republican Party will be at the center of the nation's political attention. — This should be a high time for Republicans. — The party won control of the Senate last year while holding its majority in the House.
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Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren says she'll back Iran nuclear deal
Elizabeth Warren says she'll back Iran nuclear deal
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The Hill, The Atlantic, Outside the Beltway and YouGov US Opinion Center News
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg View:
Congress's Missteps Could Weigh Down Republican Candidates
Congress's Missteps Could Weigh Down Republican Candidates
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Balloon Juice and New York Times
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP field gets ready to rumble — Thursday marks the true opening salvo in the GOP presidential race, as the top 10 candidates are slated to face off in the long-awaited Fox News debate. — With just more than half the declared candidates on stage, the event will give voters a chance …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
With debate looming, Trump has huge lead in new poll — The identities of the 10 Republicans likely to be on stage at Thursday's presidential debate are coming into focus after another poll on Monday shows Donald Trump running away from the rest of the field and Rick Perry lagging behind his competitors for the final spot.
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Outside the Beltway
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Donald Trump: 75% of Latinos Have Negative View of GOP Front-Runner
Donald Trump: 75% of Latinos Have Negative View of GOP Front-Runner
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Washington Post, America's Voice and Sun-Times National
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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LifeNews.com, New York Times and Liberaland
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Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Defund Planned Parenthood? Not so easy — Congressional attempts to slash funds could collide with Medicaid law. — Getty — Republicans may find that defunding Planned Parenthood is harder than it looks. — Even if they manage to overcome the political obstacles …
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Townhall.com, CNN, Hot Air, The Week and Jezebel
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Monday: Planned Parenthood vote
Monday: Planned Parenthood vote
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Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
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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Washington Monthly, Mark Everson For President and Hot Air
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John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:
Where Joe Biden Is Coming From — Three years ago, in mid-August 2012, I spent several days in close quarters with Joe Biden for a magazine profile I was writing. In an interview in his cabin aboard Air Force Two, I asked Biden about a topic much discussed back then, and even more so …
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Mike Barnicle / The Daily Beast:
Authentic Biden vs. Hillary's Mystery
Authentic Biden vs. Hillary's Mystery
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The Federalist, New York Times and Taylor Marsh
Steve Politi / New Jersey Online:
Christie booed mercilessly — twice — at the Haskell — OCEANPORT — It was one long happy celebration at Monmouth Park for the great American Pharoah's latest victory. At least, that is, until Gov. Chris Christie stepped into the Winner's Circle to present the trophy. — And then, the record crowd of 60,983 booed.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Jeb Bush Threatens To Unilaterally Cut Members Of Congress' Pay If They Don't Do What He Wants — Late last month, Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush cast the Constitution's model for separation of powers to the winds with a 15 second video centered around one proposal …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Should Jeb have fired back when Hillary attacked?
Should Jeb have fired back when Hillary attacked?
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New York Times, National Review, Daily Kos, SaintPetersBlog and The Huffington Post
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
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
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Obama Policy Could Force Robust Climate Discussion From 2016 Candidates
Obama Policy Could Force Robust Climate Discussion From 2016 Candidates
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National Journal, Slate, BillMoyers.com, The Verge and Washington Post
Politico:
Donald Trump is cash cow for GOP state parties — The casino mogul helps fill state coffers, but some party chairs express misgivings. — Republicans might as well face it. They're addicted to Trump. — Donald Trump sends shudders through the GOP establishment each day he remains atop …
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 …
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Power Line, Fox News, The Week, Twitchy and fox8.com
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
America's Un-Greek Tragedies in Puerto Rico and Appalachia — On Friday the government of Puerto Rico announced that it was about to miss a bond payment. It claimed that for technical legal reasons this wouldn't be a default, but that's a distinction without a difference. — So is Puerto Rico America's Greece?
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