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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 — Left unchecked, the dysfunction threatens to undermine the Donald's core message: his management acumen. — Shares … No matter what happens when Donald Trump takes center stage at the prime …
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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 — On Thursday, August 6th, in Cleveland, Fox is hosting the first of many debates between candidates for the Republican Party presidential nomination. — Actually there will be two debates. One is for the top 10 poll performers …
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Political Wire, New York Post 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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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, Washington Post, Political Wire, 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
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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Ari Berman / New York Times:
Why the Voting Rights Act Is Once Again Under Threat
Why the Voting Rights Act Is Once Again Under Threat
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Daily Kos
Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Rep. John Lewis and Sen. Patrick Leahy: Restore voting rights
Op-Ed Rep. John Lewis and Sen. Patrick Leahy: Restore voting rights
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Daily Kos and Shakesville
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, Daily Kos, Roll Call, Slate, Trail Blazers Blog and New York Times
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
No apology from GOP, Santorum says — Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said on Thursday that he has not received an apology from the Republican National Committee (RNC) for its rules keeping him off of Fox News's main debate stage. — “I haven't heard anything yet and I don't anticipate …
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The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Fox News Moderators Look for Ways to Keep 10 Candidates on Their Toes
Fox News Moderators Look for Ways to Keep 10 Candidates on Their Toes
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BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, The Week, Washington Post, Mediaite and Politico
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
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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Us Weekly, The Daily Caller, Daily Mail, Mashable, The Huffington Post, Hollywood Life, Jezebel, The Week, Guardian, Refinery29 and CBS DC
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 …
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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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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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The Federalist, alicublog, Reason, Blogcritics, skippy the bush kangaroo, American Spectator and The Week
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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
Politico:
Democrats set debate schedule — Democrats have got themselves a primary. — The first debate for the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential contenders will take place October 13 in Nevada and be hosted by CNN, the Democratic National Committee announced Thursday, just hours …
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Mashable, Washington Free Beacon and The Hill
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Unknown truck driver wins nomination for Democratic Miss. gov — Robert Gray's win in the Democratic primary for Mississippi governor surprised everyone — including himself. — Gray, a 46-year-old truck driver, didn't even vote for himself, saying he was too busy, according to The Associated Press.
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Emily L. Mahoney / Arizona Republic:
Bounty hunters mistakenly target Phoenix police chief's house — Raw video: Bounty hunters mistakenly target Phoenix police chief's house — It was a case of mistaken identity worthy of reality television. And it could have had deadly consequences. — Eleven bounty hunters looking …
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Talking Points Memo and KFOR-TV
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
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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shreveporttimes.com:
Shreveport police officer fatally shot — A Shreveport police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty Wednesday night. — Early a.m. Thursday update: — A Shreveport police officer answering a Wednesday night call was gunned down. — Agents from across the region descended …
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USA Today, Fox News, The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys
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, msnbc.com, Fox News 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