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Rich Lowry / National Review:
Donald the Whiner — Donald Trump is given to superlatives, so let's do him the honor of pronouncing him the most fabulous whiner in all of American politics. — By Trump's own account, he's the baddest, smartest thing going, except if you ask him a challenging question …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Bristol Palin: Erickson Wasn't Worried About Sexism When It Came To My Mom — Bristol Palin hammered RedState editor Erick Erickson on Monday for criticizing Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's sexism despite engaging in his own sexism when it came to her mother.
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Refinery29 and Townhall.com
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘I am the most fabulous whiner’ — Businessman Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that he is a whiner. — Trump said he agreed with conservative author Rich Lowry that the celebrity real estate tycoon-turned GOP presidential candidate is “the most fabulous whiner in all of American politics.”
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Hit & Run, Taylor Marsh and The Week
Susan Page / USA Today:
Iowa poll: Trump leads the field, but his standing in GOP dented by debate — Businessman Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican field in Iowa, a new Suffolk University Poll finds, but his performance in last week's opening debate has dented his standing among GOP partisans and cost …
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The Huffington Post and National Review
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
How Roger Ailes Picked Trump, and Fox News' Audience, Over Megyn Kelly — Ailes had to mute his defense of his star anchor after the GOP debate. — Shares — In the fallout since the first GOP debate, Fox News chairman Roger Ailes has found himself caught between Donald Trump …
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Hot Air, CNNMoney, The Week, Newsmax, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, PoliticusUSA and Media Equalizer
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Ted Cruz: ‘Foolish’ for GOP to criticize Trump
Ted Cruz: ‘Foolish’ for GOP to criticize Trump
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Talking Points Memo, The PJ Tatler and Independent Journal Review
Bristol Palin:
The New GOP “Outrage Industry:” Lessons in Decency from Erick Erickson and Fox News
The New GOP “Outrage Industry:” Lessons in Decency from Erick Erickson and Fox News
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BREITBART.COM, TheBlaze.com, The Atlantic, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, BizPac Review and Mediaite
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump: ‘I keep whining and whining until I win’
Donald Trump: ‘I keep whining and whining until I win’
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RedState, Weekly Standard, LifeNews.com and Althouse
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Make Up — For Now
Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Make Up — For Now
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Rasmussen Reports:
Has ‘The Donald’ Peaked? — Donald Trump remains the leader in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but his support has fallen by a third over the past week-and-a-half. Carly Fiorina is now near the front of the pack. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Trump …
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Weekly Standard, Guardian, Political Insider blog, Hot Air and National Review
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Nancy Reagan invites 16 candidates to CNN debate — Washington (CNN)Former First Lady Nancy Reagan is inviting 16 Republican presidential candidates to participate in the CNN/Reagan Library presidential debate on September 16. — Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, who participated in the debate …
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Talking Points Memo and OnPolitics
Cassandra Vinograd / NBC News:
Armed ‘Patriot’ Group Roams Ferguson With Assault Rifles — Heavily-armed members of a controversial right-wing “patriot” group added an extra dose of unease to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, early Tuesday. — The Oath Keepers organization says its members — all former military …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
More Than 20 Arrested In Ferguson; Armed ‘Oath Keepers’ Walk Streets
More Than 20 Arrested In Ferguson; Armed ‘Oath Keepers’ Walk Streets
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Salon, Mother Jones, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly and NBC News
Scott Malone / Reuters:
Heavily armed ‘Oath Keepers’ inject new unease to riot-hit Ferguson
Heavily armed ‘Oath Keepers’ inject new unease to riot-hit Ferguson
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Talking Points Memo, Infowars and Raw Story
First Draft / New York Times:
Lawrence Lessig to Explore a Run for President as a Democrat — Lawrence Lessig, the Harvard professor and democratic theorist, in 2014. — Some people land gyrocopters on the lawn at the Capitol to protest big money in politics. Lawrence Lessig, the Harvard professor and democratic theorist, is thinking of running for president.
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p m carpenter's commentary, The TickerThe Ticker and Raw Story
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Nancy Scola / Politico:
Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig exploring White House bid
Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig exploring White House bid
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Weekly Standard, Above the Law, The Week, The Daily Caller and Election Law Blog
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Lawrence Lessig wants to run for president — in a most unconventional way
Lawrence Lessig wants to run for president — in a most unconventional way
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Bloomberg View and Common Dreams
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Larry Lessig Believes Democracy Is Screwed. So He's Running For President To Save It.
Larry Lessig Believes Democracy Is Screwed. So He's Running For President To Save It.
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Mediaite and Slantpoint
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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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Hillary Defends ‘Incredibly Impressive’ Megyn Kelly from ‘Outrageous’ Trump
Hillary Defends ‘Incredibly Impressive’ Megyn Kelly from ‘Outrageous’ Trump
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Boston Herald, LifeNews.com, American Spectator, Addicting Info, Hot Air and CNNMoney
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Bush and Clinton At War
The Note: Bush and Clinton At War
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Washington Post, BizPac Review and The Federalist
Mark Joyella / TVNewser:
Roger Ailes on Megyn Kelly: ‘I Support Her 100%’
Roger Ailes on Megyn Kelly: ‘I Support Her 100%’
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and Yahoo Politics
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders pulls crowd of 27,500 in LA — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) attracted another huge crowd at a rally for his presidential campaign in Los Angeles on Monday night. — The Sanders campaign, citing Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena officials, said 27,500 people were inside the venue …
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Los Angeles Times, Liberaland, Booman Tribune, The Gateway Pundit, CNN, Liberal Values, American Power, Politico and Oregonian
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Bernie Sanders retreats before Black Lives Matter protestors
Bernie Sanders retreats before Black Lives Matter protestors
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LifeNews.com
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
The Nihilistic Populism of Donald Trump — Is The Donald a populist candidate? Our friend Glenn Reynolds argued in Sunday's USA Today that the rise of Donald Trump is best understood as a populist event—"an indictment of the GOP establishment and, for that matter, of the American political establishment …
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Washington Post, Bloomberg View, Fox News and Hot Air
Greg Lukianoff / The Atlantic:
The Coddling of the American Mind — Something strange is happening at America's colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense.
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Power Line, Hit & Run and Instapundit
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Anger Outruns the Facts in Ferguson — A year after Michael Brown's death, protesters remain as furious as ever at police and refuse to say if a cop can ever be justified in using force. — FERGUSON, Missouri—If there is any growing national sense of weariness over the unrest and protests in Ferguson …
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The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Abbas Milani / The Atlantic:
What the Iran-Deal Debate Is Like in Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote as a candidate during the 2013 election. (Yalda Moayeri / Reuters) — The nuclear deal with Iran has sparked a vigorous debate not only in the United States, but in Iran as well.
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Washington Monthly
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Brown doesn't want California to use this word for immigrants — SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown signed a trio of immigration-related measures Monday, including one removing the word “alien” from California's labor code because it is seen as a disparaging term for those not born in the United States.
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Fox News and ImmigrationProf Blog