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12:30 PM ET, August 9, 2015

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump the Disrupter  —  Washington — I'VE been hesitant to start writing about Donald Trump.  —  I was worried that if I wrote something that made him mad, he would send out one of his midnight mordant tweets about me, something like “She started as a 3.  Now she's a 1.”  —  I'd be upset, of course.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Amid Trump mess, GOP candidates shine at RedState  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  ATLANTA — It's likely the Donald Trump melodrama is the only news you've heard from the RedState Gathering of conservatives in Atlanta.  But something unusual happened here, and it had nothing to do with Trump.
CBS News:
Donald Trump: “I will be phenomenal to the women”  —  Shares -  —  Presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to redirect incoming fire at rival Republican Jeb Bush, saying that Bush has a “huge” problem with women and he is by far the better candidate with that demographic.
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's history of flippant misogyny  —  For decades, Donald Trump has made flippant misogyny as much a part of his trademark as his ostentatious lifestyle.  —  Now, the former reality-television host and current front-runner in the polls for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination may be paying …
Associated Press:
Trump Resumes Battle With Rivals, Fox Debate Moderator
Discussion: Politico
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's fight with Fox News and Megyn Kelly, explained
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:   The Trump Goes On  —  It's not over.  And it's likely to end badly.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Sources: Roger Stone quit, wasn't fired by Donald Trump in campaign shakeup
Daily Mail:
Donald Trump was talking about Fox host Megyn Kelly's NOSE at GOP conference
CNN:
Trump campaign claims it fired top adviser — who says he quit
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
‘The Republican Party Created Donald Trump’
Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Black Lives Matter protesters shut down Bernie Sanders speech  —  Black Lives Matter interrupted the planned speech for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at Westlake Park on Saturday afternoon.  Sanders left without delivering his speech.  —  A Seattle speech …
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Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Republican Assault on Trump May Only Make Him Stronger  —  Party insiders ganged up on Trump in the first GOP debate, but the tactic may backfire  —  Last night's debate was the funniest political program in our nation's history.  Nothing really comes close.  —  There have been moments, obviously.
Discussion: Washington Post
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Sanders' Campaign Adds Young Black Woman As New Public Face
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, CNN and The Week
The Hill:
Protesters shut down Bernie Sanders rally
Discussion: Politico, Progress Pond and Mashable
KHOU-TV:
Suspect in custody after 5 kids, 3 adults killed at N. Harris County home  —  49-year-old suspect allegedly shot at deputies before standoff ensued  —  HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a man has surrendered after five kids and three adults were found dead at a home late Saturday evening.
The Times of Israel:
Obama says Israeli interference in US affairs over Iran deal unprecedented  —  Amid fierce battle between White House and pro-Israel lobby for Congressional votes, president says he doesn't recall a ‘similar example’ of outside intervention  —  US President Barack Obama said Israeli interference …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tom Tancredo / BREITBART.COM:
Illegal Alien Crime Accounts for over 30% of Murders in Many States  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump deserves credit for forcing all 17 Republican candidates to talk about the social costs of illegal immigration, but it is not “Trump's issue.”
Washington Post:
D.C. police shoot woman who brandished knife near fire scene  —  A knife-wielding woman was shot by a D.C. police officer near the scene of a fire Saturday evening in Northeast Washington, D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said.  Lanier said the woman was taken to a hospital, where she was reported to be in stable condition.
Discussion: Guardian and Associated Press
Sydney Seau / New York Times:
The Hall of Fame Speech Junior Seau's Daughter Couldn't Give  —  Before his suicide, Junior Seau told his daughter to speak on his behalf if he entered the Hall of Fame.  But the Hall didn't allow her to speak at the ceremony.  Here's what Sydney would have said.  —  By AXEL GERDAU on
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Inside McConnell's plan to avert a government shutdown  —  Mitch McConnell is discretely laying the groundwork for the fall's budget negotiations, which promise to be a major headache for the new Senate majority leader.  —  The Kentucky Republican has three priorities for the year-end talks …
 
 
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Jane Merrick / The Independent:
Jeremy Corbyn to ‘bring back Clause IV’: Contender pledges to bury New Labour with commitment …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Emails Take Long Path to Controversy
Discussion: Hot Air and Politico
Gerard Alexander / New York Times:
Jon Stewart, Patron Saint of Liberal Smugness
Discussion: Washington Post
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Four Planned Parenthood Centers Cited In Florida Probe, Three Ordered To Stop Second-Trimester Abortions
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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Judge Rules New York Teacher Exam Did Not Discriminate Against Minorities
Burlington Free Press:
Officials: DCF worker killed after custody dispute
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Yoav Gonen / New York Post:
City tried to fire dead man for missing work
Discussion: Daily Mail
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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