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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Trump digs in, plows ahead — “I said nothing wrong whatsoever.” — Donald Trump gave no ground on Sunday, insisting his crude remarks appearing to imply Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly was menstruating when she questioned him during the first Republican presidential debate were anything but.
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
How Fox anchor Bret Baier prepared for the GOP debate and got an instant headline out of Donald Trump — Reporting from Cleveland — With the Republican presidential debate less than 10 hours away, Fox News anchors Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier sat at a long table with their producers …
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Mediaite
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.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump Defends Record on Women as Presidential Rivals Pile On — Donald Trump doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon, so his rivals are scrambling to figure out how best to handle the blowback from every new bout of bluster drowning out their campaigns.
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Politico
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's history of flippant misogyny
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Washington Free Beacon
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Donald Trump: No apology on ‘blood’ remark amid GOP backlash
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Washington Post, Gothamist, Deadline and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
BlackLivesMatter Protesters Err in Attacking Those Who Give Them the Microphone — For the second time in as many months, protesters from BlackLivesMatter forced Bernie Sanders from the stage at a scheduled event. Also for the second time, a later event that same day turned out massive crowds for the underdog Democratic candidate.
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Washington Post and The Hill
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Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Republican Assault on Trump May Only Make Him Stronger
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Washington Post and American Spectator
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Sanders' Campaign Adds Young Black Woman As New Public Face
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, CNN and Taylor Marsh
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.
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Houston Chronicle, Hinterland Gazette, NBC News, Associated Press, New York Times, Scared Monkeys, Raw Story, Washington Post, Daily Mail and NPR
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 …
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Power Line, Jewish Journal and The Gateway Pundit
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Fareed Zakaria / CNN:
CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS EXCLUSIVE: President Barack Obama on the P+5 Iran deal — CNN's FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with President Barack Obama who presses his case for support of the nuclear deal negotiated between the U.S., its allies, and Iran, for a global exclusive interview in the Map Room at the White House.
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American Spectator and Guardian
WFAA-TV:
Dallas mayor saves choking woman at local restaurant — DALLAS — A woman found herself in the right place at the right time Saturday afternoon, sitting at the table behind Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings at El Fenix in downtown Dallas. — And she didn't even know it.
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ABC News and Associated Press
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.”
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The PJ Tatler and Allen B. West
Andrew Kramer / CBS Philly:
Poll Of NJ Voters Again Shows Record Low Favorability For Christie — TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) - There's another bad poll for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and this one has nothing to do with his presidential aspirations. — For the second time in a month, a survey of the folks back home shows …
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Hot Air
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional) — ROHNERT PARK, Calif. — In a stark about-face from just a few years ago, school districts have gone from handing out pink slips to scrambling to hire teachers. — Across the country, districts are struggling …
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