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NBC News:
New NBC News/Survey Monkey Poll: Donald Trump Still in the Lead After Debates — If Donald Trump's comments about Fox News Anchor Megyn Kelly are hurting his standing in the Republican primary, it's not showing in the numbers. — According to the latest NBC News Online Poll conducted by SurveyMonkey …
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Talking Points Memo, The National Memo, The Gateway Pundit and Clayton Cramer
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Won't Retreat From Dust-Up Over Megyn Kelly — Republican candidate says ‘only a deviant’ would think his comments were referring to menstruation — WASHINGTON— Donald Trump struck a defiant tone Sunday, making clear he isn't about to exit the Republican Party presidential primary nor retreat …
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Breitbart Staffers Believe Trump Has Given Money To Site For Favorable Coverage — As Donald Trump faces a growing backlash from conservative media over his recent attacks on a Fox News host, one prominent right-wing outlet remains firmly in his corner: Breitbart News, which has set itself apart …
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Election Law Blog
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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Slantpoint
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Carly Fiorina on Donald Trump: ‘Women understood that comment’ — (CNN)Carly Fiorina said Donald Trump's comments about Megyn Kelly “were completely inappropriate and offensive” and were clearly meant to imply the Fox News host's tough questions were a result of menstruation. — “Women understood that comment.
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BuzzFeed, Refinery29, Allen B. West, National Review and BREITBART.COM
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
It's Not the First Time Donald Trump Has Flirted With a Third-Party Run — Over nearly two decades, Donald J. Trump has given more than a little thought to a third-party presidential candidacy. How serious he is about it for 2016 is about to be tested. — Mr. Trump, who in early polls …
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Donald Trump Remains Defiant on News Programs Amid G.O.P. Backlash
Donald Trump Remains Defiant on News Programs Amid G.O.P. Backlash
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Slantpoint, Talking Points Memo, Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
How Fox anchor Bret Baier prepared for the GOP debate and got an instant headline out of Donald Trump
How Fox anchor Bret Baier prepared for the GOP debate and got an instant headline out of Donald Trump
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Mediaite
Washington Post:
GOP leaders say erratic attacks hurt Trump, but he vows to fight and win
GOP leaders say erratic attacks hurt Trump, but he vows to fight and win
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BREITBART.COM, Reuters, Hot Air, Politico and NBC News
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's history of flippant misogyny
Trump's history of flippant misogyny
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Slantpoint, The Daily Beast, Observer and Washington Free Beacon
CBS News:
Donald Trump: “I will be phenomenal to the women”
Donald Trump: “I will be phenomenal to the women”
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The Daily Caller and The Week
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Donald Trump: No apology on ‘blood’ remark amid GOP backlash
Donald Trump: No apology on ‘blood’ remark amid GOP backlash
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New York Daily News, Washington Post, Gothamist, Deadline and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump Defends Record on Women as Presidential Rivals Pile On
Trump Defends Record on Women as Presidential Rivals Pile On
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Politico
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump's shots stoking anger in N.H. GOP women
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Republican Assault on Trump May Only Make Him Stronger
Republican Assault on Trump May Only Make Him Stronger
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Washington Post and American Spectator
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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Guardian and American Spectator
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Nick Gutteridge / Daily Express:
Hero SAS sniper saves father and eight-year-old son from being beheaded by ISIS maniac — A HERO SAS sniper gunned down a knife-wielding Islamic State (ISIS) maniac just as he was trying to brutally behead a father and his young son. — ALAMY — An SAS sniper took out the ISIS executioner just in time
Tim Carpenter / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Sam Brownback's brother accused of terrorizing rural neighbors — Joann Peine, social worker by profession and farm wife by marriage, ended a period of soul-searching by asking a Linn County District Court judge to issue protection orders for stalking against Jim Brownback and his stepdaughter.
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Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Millions of African migrants threaten standard of living, Philip Hammond says — Millions of African migrants pose a threat to the standard of living and social structure of the UK and the rest of Europe, the Foreign Secretary has warned. — Philip Hammond said under EU laws migrants can be …
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Hot Air and Vox Popoli
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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Balloon Juice and Eschaton
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, New York Times, NBC News, Scared Monkeys, Associated Press, Daily Mail, Washington Post, Raw Story and NPR