memeorandum: This chart shows sexist tweets to Megyn Kelly exploding since she questioned Donald Trump (Max Fisher/Vox)

1:10 PM ET, August 10, 2015

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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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Max Fisher / Vox:

This chart shows sexist tweets to Megyn Kelly exploding since she questioned Donald Trump — The worst part of Donald Trump's comments to Fox News host and debate moderator Megyn Kelly, first dismissing her question about his long history of sexist remarks, then attacking her for asking it …

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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 …

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Trump: Listening to Fiorina causes headaches — Donald Trump on Sunday took a shot at fellow 2016 GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, saying you “develop a massive headache” if you listen to the former Hewlett-Packard CEO. — “I just realized that if you listen to Carly Fiorina …

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Trump and Fox said to be in talks over Monday interview — Donald Trump and the Fox News Channel are in talks about Trump possibly appearing on Fox on Monday night, according to a source with knowledge of the talks. — Trump has been lambasting Fox for days, ever since he was challenged in last week's GOP debate.

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Erick Erickson / RedState:

The August Doldrums and Donald Trump — August is the doldrums of political season. The winds stop and one story can stick around and take up attention. August is the season of Monica Lewinsky, Chandra Levy, Cindy Sheehan, the Obamacare protests, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, etc., etc., etc.

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Washington Post:
Donald Trump struggles to turn political fling into a durable campaign

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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Won't Retreat From Dust-Up Over Megyn Kelly

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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Death blow from Fox News' Megyn Kelly already taking effect on Trump

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Hillary Clinton to Offer Plan on Paying College Tuition Without Needing Loans — With Americans shouldering $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, and about eight million of them in default, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday will propose major new spending by the federal government …

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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Clinton proposes a $350 billion plan to make college affordable

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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders draws 28,000 people in Portland, his campaign says — largest 2016 contender crowd by far

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Politico: Can Bernie Sanders Win the Love of a Party He Scorns?

Alex Seitz-Wald / msnbc.com:
Clinton's sweeping new debt-free college plan

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Lisa Brown / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

1 person shot during protests late Sunday in Ferguson — Updated at 3:10 a.m. with father identifying shooting victim. — FERGUSON • A peaceful day of protest and remembrance dissolved into chaos late Sunday when a man fired multiple shots at four St. Louis County plainclothes detectives in an SUV.

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New York Times:
Ferguson Braces for More Protests After Man Is Shot by Police

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CNN:
Gunfire erupts in Ferguson on anniversary of Michael Brown's killing

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:

G.O.P. Candidates and Obama's Failure to Fail — What did the men who would be president talk about during last week's prime-time Republican debate? Well, there were 19 references to God, while the economy rated only 10 mentions. Republicans in Congress have voted dozens of times to repeal …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, JustOneMinute and Campaign for America's Future

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

‘Black Lives Matter’ and the G.O.P. — Only one candidate in last week's Republican presidential debate was asked to directly address the Black Lives Matter movement and that candidate was Gov. Scott Walker. — Moderator Megyn Kelly asked Walker: — “Governor Walker …

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Booker: Sanders has ‘long record of civil rights’

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Ex-NATO supreme commander rips Obama over military cuts — Former NATO Supreme Commander James Stavridis criticized President Obama, his former boss, for recent cuts to military spending while U.S. troops are still engaged on multiple fronts around the world.

Discussion: Weekly Standard and Washington Free Beacon

Jon Karl / ABC News:

Donald Trump Considering Taking Pledge Not to Run as Third-Party Candidate — Donald Trump may soon do what Republican leaders have been asking the billionaire candidate to do — pledge not to run as an independent candidate for president, a senior Trump adviser told ABC News.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Hot Air

Dan Witters / Gallup:

In U.S., Uninsured Rates Continue to Drop in Most States — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arkansas and Kentucky continue to have the sharpest reductions in their uninsured rates since the healthcare law took effect at the beginning of 2014. Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington join …

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Washington Times

Reuters:

U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills eight — The U.S. consulate in Istanbul came under gunfire on Monday and at least eight people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish and far-left militants.

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