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Politico:
How Jeb and the GOP got trumped — The establishment wanted a sweet '16, not a 17-candidate pileup. Here's what happened. — SHARES — Jeb Bush, the man who would be frontrunner, was as surprised as anybody when Donald Trump jumped into the 2016 presidential race in June.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Trump Campaign Has Descended Into Civil War — Even Ivanka Has Gotten Involved
The Trump Campaign Has Descended Into Civil War — Even Ivanka Has Gotten Involved
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, The Week and BuzzFeed
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
The Official GOP Debate Drinking Game Rules
The Official GOP Debate Drinking Game Rules
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Political Wire and Slantpoint
New York Post:
FBI investigation of Hillary's emails is ‘criminal probe’ — The FBI investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's unsecured e-mail account is not just a fact-finding venture — it's a criminal probe, sources told The Post on Wednesday.
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Washington Free Beacon, Politico, BizPac Review, Hot Air, The Last Refuge, Power Line, JustOneMinute and Liberal Values
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Yahoo Politics:
Whether or not Biden runs, Clinton has a problem — Even to those who dismiss him, Vice President Joe Biden is as real and authentic as they come. (Photo: Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx via Getty Images) — I spent a few hours this week, in my service to all of you, trying to determine …
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Liberal Values, CBS News, Political Wire, Washington Post, Fox News Insider and The Atlantic
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Are Biden-for-President Supporters All Sexist?
Are Biden-for-President Supporters All Sexist?
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Daily Beast
Washington Post:
Donald Trump talked politics with Bill Clinton weeks before launching 2016 bid
Donald Trump talked politics with Bill Clinton weeks before launching 2016 bid
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Iran Deal is the New Obamacare — Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said a while ago that an Iran deal would be the health-care bill of President Barack Obama's second term, and he was right. — Like Obamacare, the Iran deal represents an ideological fixation of the president's …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Barack Obama's Lowest Moment Yet?
Barack Obama's Lowest Moment Yet?
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The Hill, National Review, Agence France-Presse, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Balloon Juice
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
It's Either Iran Nuclear Deal or ‘Some Sort of War,’ Obama Warns
It's Either Iran Nuclear Deal or ‘Some Sort of War,’ Obama Warns
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Washington Post, Mondoweiss and Washington Free Beacon
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Texas ID Law Called Breach of Voting Rights Act — A federal appeals panel ruled Wednesday that a strict voter identification law in Texas discriminated against blacks and Hispanics and violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a decision that election experts called an important step toward defining the reach of the landmark law.
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Austin American-Statesman, Outside the Beltway, The Week and Balloon Juice
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking and Analysis: 5th Circuit Affirms Texas Voter ID Violates Section 2, Remands on Question …
Breaking and Analysis: 5th Circuit Affirms Texas Voter ID Violates Section 2, Remands on Question …
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Feeds, The Texas Tribune, Hot Air, Austin Chronicle, Off the Kuff, ThinkProgress, RH Reality Check, Roll Call, Daily Kos, Slate, Trail Blazers Blog and New York Times
Gary Levin / USA Today:
Jon Stewart is ending his ‘Daily’ routine — After 16-plus years and nearly 2,600 episodes as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has his final Moment of Zen Thursday. — He's been media critic, news provider, political scold, truth-teller and guiding spirit …
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Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump's Biggest Debate Challenge Is Donald Trump — The actual ideology of Donald Trump remains a topic of considerable debate—he was pro-choice and for an assault weapon ban, he's now pro-life and against all gun control, just for starters—but one thing remains clear: As a politician, he is a nihilist.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: GOP Debate Expectations — NOTABLES — EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DEBATE NIGHT. The anticipation is high and the stakes are even higher. That's the buzz surrounding the first presidential primary debate of the 2016 election cycle today, where the current top 10 …
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Fox News Moderators Look for Ways to Keep 10 Candidates on Their Toes — CLEVELAND — Just over 24 hours before the first Republican primary debate here, more than a dozen Fox News executives and producers gathered Wednesday with their debate moderators — Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace …
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BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, Washington Post and Mediaite
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The GOP debate: 5 things to watch
The GOP debate: 5 things to watch
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Wall Street Journal, OnPolitics and CNN
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Police review video of Northern California officer pulling gun on man recording him — A Northern California police department is reviewing a video showing one of its officers pulling a gun on a man who was recording him on his cellphone. — The video, posted on YouTube …
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The Jawa Report
John Hersey / New Yorker:
I—A NOISELESS FLASH — At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works, had just sat down at her place …
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The Mahablog and The Verge
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux — Surprise, We're Married!!! (PHOTOS) — JENNIFER ANISTON & JUSTIN THEROUX — SURPRISE ... WE'RE HITCHED!! — 8/6/2015 7:08 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF — EXCLUSIVE — Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux had a surprise wedding at their Bel Air mansion last night …
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Daily Mail, Hollywood Life, Jezebel, The Week, Guardian and Refinery29
Howard Schultz / New York Times:
America Deserves a Servant Leader — FROM the earliest days of Starbucks, I've been captivated by the art of leadership. I was mentored over three decades by Warren G. Bennis, the eminent professor and scholar on leadership. I've gathered insights from peers, and I've drawn inspiration from our 300,000 employees.
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The Atlantic, Politico and Business Insider
Politico:
NIH, FDA tied to fetal tissue firm — It's unknown whether Advanced Bioscience Resources got any fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood clinics. — Getty — One of the companies identified as a fetal tissue supplier in sting videos of Planned Parenthood counts two federal health agencies among …
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Newsmax, Weekly Standard, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, msnbc.com and LifeNews.com
Kevin Reece / KHOU-TV:
Dash cam video released of state rep's traffic stop — The Austin County Sheriff's Office released the dash camera video of a July 14 traffic stop of State — The Austin County Sheriff's Office released the dash camera video of a July 14 traffic stop of State Representative Garnet Coleman Tuesday …
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The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
Dave Hutchinson / New Jersey Online:
Hillsborough man pleads guilty to murder of co-worker, setting her body on fire — Juan Jimenez-Olivera, 30, of Hillsborough, left, and Sviatlana Dranko, 30, of Hillsborough. (Photo courtesy Somerset County Prosecutor's Office) (Somerset County Prosecutor's Office)
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The Gateway Pundit and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Pew Research Center / Pew Internet:
Teens, Technology and Friendships — This report explores the new contours of friendship in the digital age. It covers the results of a national survey of teens ages 13 to 17; throughout the report, the word “teens” refers to those in that age bracket, unless otherwise specified.
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NBC News, New York Times and Pew Research Center