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Reid Wilson / Morning Consult:
Trump's Lead Grows After Debate, Controversy — Real estate magnate Donald Trump's lead over the Republican field grew in the several days after his performance at the first GOP presidential debate, according to a new Morning Consult survey, even after he invited a new round of scorn …
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Joan Walsh / Salon:
So now they care about sexism? The ugly hypocrisy of the right's reaction to Trump's Kelly slur — I've had righties bray I'm not marriageable and that it's my “time of the month.” Why the Kelly mess is different — Congratulations, Donald Trump. You made sure that throughout …
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Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Make Up — For Now — A truce to prevent Trump from potentially damaging the Fox News brand. — Shares — Until Thursday's GOP debate, Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes and Donald Trump had been executing one of the most successful examples of media synergy in recent memory.
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New York Times, Mediaite, Business Insider, Hot Air, The National Memo, Hullabaloo and BizPac Review
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's Republican support holds strong post-debate - Reuters/Ipsos poll — Republican support for real estate mogul Donald Trump held firm after a televised presidential debate last week in which he feuded with rivals and moderators, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday.
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Politico:
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump's Megyn Kelly comments ‘outrageous’ — but so are GOP policies
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: Megyn Kelly should apologize to me
Trump: Megyn Kelly should apologize to me
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Adweek, TVNewser, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, The Hill, American Prospect and Betsy's Page
Larry Page / Official Google Blog:
G is for Google — As Sergey and I wrote in the original founders letter 11 years ago, “Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.” As part of that, we also said that you could expect us to make “smaller bets in areas that might seem very speculative or even strange …
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Brian Womack / Bloomberg Business:
Google Creates New Company Called Alphabet, Restructures Stock
Google Creates New Company Called Alphabet, Restructures Stock
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New York Times, Bloomberg View, Mashable, Computerworld and Fusion
Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:
Rick Perry Stops Paying South Carolina Staff — The decision suggests the former Texas governor's campaign is facing serious financial woes. — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign team in South Carolina is no longer being paid by his presidential campaign, National Journal has learned.
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Politico, OnPolitics, Trail Blazers Blog, The Week, Washington Times and Oliver Willis
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Washington Post:
Rick Perry stops paying all of his staff as fundraising dries up — This post has been updated. — Rick Perry's presidential campaign has stopped paying all of its staff as the Republican former Texas governor's fundraising has dried up, campaign officials and other Republicans familiar with the operation said late Monday.
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Raw Story
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Washington Post reporter charged with trespassing, interfering with a police officer — A Washington Post reporter who was arrested at a restaurant last year while reporting on protests in Ferguson, Mo., has been charged in St. Louis County with trespassing and interfering with a police officer and ordered to appear in court.
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Jamil Smith / The New Republic:
BlackLivesMatter Protesters Are Not the Problem
BlackLivesMatter Protesters Are Not the Problem
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Power Line, The Stranger …, Washington Post, Fusion and Shakesville
Washington Post:
State of emergency declared in Ferguson after police shoot and critically injure man during protests
State of emergency declared in Ferguson after police shoot and critically injure man during protests
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Atlantic, Power Line and Yahoo! News
USA Today:
Gunfire erupts in Ferguson a year after Michael Brown died
Gunfire erupts in Ferguson a year after Michael Brown died
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Common Dreams, BizPac Review and The Daily Caller
CNN:
Gunfire erupts in Ferguson on anniversary of Michael Brown's killing
Gunfire erupts in Ferguson on anniversary of Michael Brown's killing
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Mytheos Holt / The Federalist:
Donald Trump Was Inevitable — Trumpmentum appears to be a thing. And no one understands why. — I don't blame them. On paper, Donald Trump's candidacy looks like it should be a laughingstock in any Republican primary, let alone one in a party where ideological purity still means a great deal.
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Senator Rand Paul / Independent Journal Review:
Don't Fall for a Fake Conservative
Don't Fall for a Fake Conservative
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Mediaite, OnPolitics, Hot Air, US News, New York Times, Weekly Standard, Washington Post and RedState
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Liberals Are Not Happy About Schumer's Defection On Iran Deal — Literally, as the 2016 Republican candidates arrived on the debate stage on August 6, news broke that the presumptive successor to Sen. Harry Reid's (D-NV) leadership position in the Senate-Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)-would be voting against the nuclear deal with Iran.
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Common Dreams, Salon and Trail Blazers Blog
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Over 160,000 sign petition criticizing Schumer over Iran
Over 160,000 sign petition criticizing Schumer over Iran
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Proposes Debt-Free Tuition at Public Colleges — Plan, which would cost $350 billion over 10 years, is way for Democratic front-runner to woo young voters and provides ammunition against surging Bernie Sanders — WASHINGTON— Hillary Clinton is proposing an expansive program aimed …
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Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
The Big Secret of Abortion: Women Already Know How It Works — Planned Parenthood and the truth about women’s bodies. — 10.2k — Shares — 9.9k — Pin It … “I gave birth to two premature kids,” said California's Barbara Boxer on the Senate floor last week …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Ruben Navarrette Jr / The Daily Beast:
I Don't Know If I'm Pro-Choice Anymore After Planned Parenthood Videos
I Don't Know If I'm Pro-Choice Anymore After Planned Parenthood Videos
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LifeNews.com
Muna Ahmed / Emirates 24|7:
Dad lets daughter die, rather than be touched by ‘strange’ rescuer — Asian father stopped rescue team from saving his drowning daughter — A father of a 20-year-old girl let his daughter drown, stopping life guards from rescuing her. — He preferred that his daughter die rather …
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The PJ Tatler, Friendly Atheist, Daily Mail, The Right Pundit and American Power
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Melissa Gilbert running for Congress — WASHINGTON - Actress Melissa Gilbert, best known for her portrayal as Laura Ingalls Wilder on NBC's “Little House on the Prairie” in the 1970s and '80s, has announced her intentions of running for Congress in Michigan's 8th District.
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Guardian, OnPolitics, Eclectablog and The Week
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Rapist-murderer of California woman was here illegally and had recently been arrested — 64-year-old Marilyn Pharis was sleeping in her home in Santa Maria, California on July 24 when 29-year-old Victor Aureliano Martinez Ramirez and 20-year-old Jose Villagomez broke in.
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KEYT-TV and Crime and Consequences Blog
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Report: W.H. staffer threatens Capitol Police boyfriend with gun — After an argument that ended in gunfire, a White House staffer and her boyfriend, who works for the Capitol Police, have been put on leave from their jobs, according to reports. — The domestic dispute reportedly took place on the evening of Aug. 6.
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ABC News