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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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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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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 …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Ted Cruz: ‘Foolish’ for GOP to criticize Trump — He says that it is dangerous to dismiss a candidate with this type of drawing power. — FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday warned that the Republican presidential candidates who are slamming Donald Trump do so at their political peril.
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Talking Points Memo, The PJ Tatler and Independent Journal Review
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
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Meet the new political elites, same as the old political elites
Meet the new political elites, same as the old political elites
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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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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
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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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's Republican support holds strong post-debate - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Exclusive: Trump's Republican support holds strong post-debate - Reuters/Ipsos poll
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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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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
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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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Bush and Clinton At War
The Note: Bush and Clinton At War
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Washington Post, The Federalist and BizPac Review
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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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Clinton: Trump is offensive to women but so is Rubio and the rest of the GOP field
Clinton: Trump is offensive to women but so is Rubio and the rest of the GOP field
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Daily Kos and Shakesville
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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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, Washington Post, Common Dreams, The Week, The Daily Caller and Election Law Blog
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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Slantpoint and Mediaite
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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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
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
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
Los Angeles Times:
Watts' elders reflect on riots' legacy: Too much change or not enough? — Progress can be a touchy subject for black people who came of age in South Los Angeles during the era of the Watts riots. — The uprising that started 50 years ago Tuesday exposed rampant disadvantage and raging anger …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
State by State, Democratic Party Is Erasing Ties to Jefferson and Jackson — WASHINGTON — For nearly a century, Democrats have honored two men as the founders of their party: Thomas Jefferson, for his visionary expression of the concept of equality, and Andrew Jackson, for his populist spirit and elevation of the common man.
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