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Washington Post:
Donald Trump talked politics with Bill Clinton weeks before launching 2016 bid — Former president Bill Clinton had a private telephone conversation in late spring with Donald Trump at the same time that the billionaire investor and reality-television star was nearing a decision to run for the White House …
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Paulette Cohn / Fox News:
‘Last Man Standing’ star Tim Allen: 'We're going to drill Hillary'
‘Last Man Standing’ star Tim Allen: 'We're going to drill Hillary'
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BizPac Review, Mediaite, Wall Street Journal and The Daily Caller
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
I've got news for Democrats. It's a baby! — Democrats on wrong side of history when it comes to Planned Parenthood's crimes against innocent unborn. — Democrats like to talk about the importance of being on the “right side of history.” This phrase was invoked frequently during the same-sex marriage debate.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
There is No Pro-Life Case For Planned Parenthood — I'm hoping to do something broader about the abortion issue in this space soon, given the prominence that the debate over Planned Parenthood funding has suddenly assumed. But for this week a word (well, a few words) on the argument …
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Associated Press:
Executive Council rejects Planned Parenthood funding — Debate comes amid national scrutiy over Planned Parenthood policies — The Republican-led Executive Council has rejected roughly $650,000 in state funding for Planned Parenthood to provide health services such as contraception, STD testing and counseling.
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Raw Story, The Daily Banter, LifeNews.com and The Daily Caller
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Thanks To Media Blackout, Most Americans Are In The Dark About Planned Parenthood Videos
Thanks To Media Blackout, Most Americans Are In The Dark About Planned Parenthood Videos
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Hot Air
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
After video releases, opinion of Planned Parenthood little changed
After video releases, opinion of Planned Parenthood little changed
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Hot Air and LifeNews.com
Katha Pollitt / New York Times:
How to Really Defend Planned Parenthood
How to Really Defend Planned Parenthood
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msnbc.com, The Atlantic and Mashable
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
New Hampshire defunds Planned Parenthood facilities
New Hampshire defunds Planned Parenthood facilities
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The Right Scoop
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
What's the cost of avoiding the Planned Parenthood videos?
What's the cost of avoiding the Planned Parenthood videos?
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BarbWire.com, The Moderate Voice, LifeNews.com, CBS Dallas and The Federalist
Chuck Morris / WSMV-TV:
Police: Active shooter reported dead at Nashville area theater — Metro Police report the shooter at the Carmike 8 Cinema is dead. — The Nashville Fire Department confirmed that shots were being fired at the Carmike 8 Cinemas on Bell Road at 1:55 p.m. — Police responded to a shots fired call about 1:15.
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Jimmy Carter / Tennessean.com:
Police: Suspect in Antioch theater shooting dead … (Photo: John Partipilo / The Tennessean) — Metro police say a suspect who opened fire in a Antioch theater this afternoon also had a hatchet and may have injured one person with the hatchet. — Police said about 2:20 p.m. they were examining …
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Bobby Blanchard / Trail Blazers Blog:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals says Texas voter ID law violates Voting Rights Act — A “Vote” sign points to sample ballots and the voting station at the Lamar County Services Building, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 in Paris, Texas. Early voting for Texas' March primary election …
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RH Reality Check, NPR and Joe. My. God.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Appeals Court Rules That Texas Voter ID Law Violates Federal Voting Rights Act
Jon Herskovitz / New York Times:
Appeals Court Strikes Down ‘Discriminatory’ Texas Voter ID Law
Appeals Court Strikes Down ‘Discriminatory’ Texas Voter ID Law
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Election Law Blog and Daily Kos
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Barack Obama's Lowest Moment Yet? — Today President Obama gave a speech at American University, urging acceptance of his nuclear deal with Iran. It was the usual exercise in deception and demagoguery, and he skated up to the edge of accusing opponents of the deal-a majority of Americans, apparently-of treason.
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Washington Post:
Full text: Obama gives a speech about the Iran nuclear deal
Full text: Obama gives a speech about the Iran nuclear deal
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett / The Hill:
The Hill's Whip List: House Dems divided on Iran deal
The Hill's Whip List: House Dems divided on Iran deal
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Real Clear Politics
Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
The GOP Is About to Become the Party of Trump — When Donald Trump takes center stage at Thursday's Fox News debate in Cleveland, it will be a critical moment for the Republican Party. Until recently, Americans mentally categorized Trump as a celebrity entertainer and interpreted …
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Norm Ornstein / The Atlantic:
The Republican Road Block Ahead — We head into the first presidential debate in Cleveland with Donald Trump leading the field and confounding the confident predictions of a slew of pundits that his collapse was at hand—whether after the Mexican-rapists comment, the slam at John McCain as no hero …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
My Question for the Republican Presidential Debate
My Question for the Republican Presidential Debate
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RedState
Adele M. Stan / American Prospect:
Why Jeb Bush's Pitch to the Koch Brothers Should Scare You — Jeb Bush speaks at a small business town hll meeting in Longwood, Florida, on July 27. — At the Koch brothers' big California confabulation last weekend, each of the invited candidates who submitted to questioning on the main stage …
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Politico and Mock Paper Scissors
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Jeb Bush: Not Ready for Prime Time [Updated]
Julie Fancher / The Scoop Blog:
George W. Bush causes a stir at George Allen courthouse when called for jury duty — Being summoned for jury duty at the George L Allen Sr Courts Building in downtown Dallas was anything but dull for Sheri Coleman. — In fact, Coleman and other jurors were in for quite the surprise Wednesday morning …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
THREE MEMBERS OF 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN STAFF CHARGED WITH CONCEALING PAYMENTS MADE TO STATE SENATOR — Three members of a 2012 presidential campaign committee were charged with offenses relating to the concealment of payments made to a former Iowa State Senator.
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Hollywood Reporter:
TMZ About to Get Taste of Own Bitter Medicine ... From The New Yorker — The magazine is finalizing a year-in-the-making story on the Warner Bros.-owned celebrity news site and its hyper-aggressive honcho Harvey Levin, and he — and WB — are very nervous.
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Jezebel
DeAnn Smith / KCTV:
Police: Plea for help with rent payment saves woman from captivity, rape — A 34-year-old Lenexa man is accused of holding a woman captive for four months and raping her at least twice during the ordeal. — Tuesday afternoon, Anthony Darryl Allen appeared before a Johnson County judge who set Allen's bond at $500,000.
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Raw Story
Guardian:
Chicago police detained thousands of black Americans at interrogation facility — Special report: Guardian lawsuit reveals overwhelming racial disparity at Homan Square, where detainees are still held for minor crimes with little access to the outside word, despite police denials that site is an anomaly
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Hit & Run, Daily Kos and Shakesville
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
O'Malley: Dems tilting race toward Hillary Clinton — CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley in an exclusive interview Wednesday with The Hill accused party insiders of trying to tilt the primary contest in Hillary Clinton's favor.