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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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Issues Unconditional Surrender — We were told it was a fight Trump could never win - a picked battle with the most trust institution in conservative America: Fox News. The numbers made it clear. Trump was done. It was only a matter of time. — And yet here we have it: Fox's unconditional surrender.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Donald Trump backs off Planned Parenthood defunding push — Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to back off his demands to defund Planned Parenthood. — After saying last week it's worth having Congress shut down the federal government unless Planned Parenthood is stripped of its $528 million …
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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 …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘I am the most fabulous whiner’
Trump: ‘I am the most fabulous whiner’
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump and Fox strike a truce
Donald Trump and Fox strike a truce
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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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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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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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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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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Ted Cruz: ‘Foolish’ for GOP to criticize Trump
Ted Cruz: ‘Foolish’ for GOP to criticize Trump
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Black Lives Matter protesters try to disrupt Hillary Clinton event — KEENE, N.H. — Five demonstrators with the Black Lives Matter movement who had planned to disrupt Hillary Clinton's campaign event here were barred from entering after they arrived too late to make it past the Secret Service screening.
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Jamil Smith / The New Republic:
BlackLivesMatter Activists Plan to Disrupt Hillary Clinton Event — Activists from Boston's #BlackLivesMatter chapter plan to disrupt a Hillary Clinton event in Keene, New Hampshire, on Tuesday afternoon, asking her questions specifically about her platform on drug enforcement.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
How Obama Misled Us about the Concessions He Was Making to Iran — If what senior Iranian officials are saying is true, the Obama administration's duplicity in explaining its nuclear negotiations with Iran is even more staggering than we realized. — In a new report, MEMRI …
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Abbas Milani / The Atlantic:
What the Iran-Deal Debate Is Like in Iran
What the Iran-Deal Debate Is Like in Iran
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Schumer: Go back and get better Iran deal
Schumer: Go back and get better Iran deal
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Lawrence Lessig wants to run for president — in a most unconventional way — Presidential candidates usually don't run on promises to vacate the White House once they get in office, but that's what Lawrence Lessig said he might do as he begins exploring a protest bid for the 2016 Democratic nomination.
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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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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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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘Top Secret’ emails found as Clinton probe expands to key aides — Four former aides have turned over personal emails — Senior senator skeptical of the extent of the review — Intelligence investigators say they have yet to see aides' emails … WASHINGTON
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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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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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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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Rick Perlstein / Talking Points Memo:
The Forgotten Story of America's Other Racist Flag — You know that racist flag? The one that supposedly honors history but actually spreads a pernicious myth? And is useful only to venal right-wing politicians who wish to exploit hatred by calling it heritage? It's past time to pull it down.
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Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker's $400 Million Arena Subsidy Belies His Tightfisted Image — Governor Scott Walker's fiscal conservatism will collide with the reality of sports-team subsidies when he commits Wisconsin taxpayers to pay $400 million for a new basketball arena. — At Wednesday's signing …
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Olsen twins made us work 50-hour weeks without pay: interns — Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have built a billion-dollar fashion and entertainment empire since their days as child stars — but they haven't shared enough of their dough with the little people who grease the wheels of their business, a lawsuit claims.
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Kathryn Jeffries / WJXX-TV:
Lost dog from Texas travels 900 miles, found in Orange Park — Lost dog from Texas found in Orange Park — ORANGE PARK, Fla. — The last week has been an incredible journey for a miniature Australian Shepherd named Bell. — The 11-month-old pup is from a home just North of Houston, but went missing last week.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump is Planned Parenthood's Favorite Republican — Donald Trump said in an interview Tuesday that he supported the status quo when it comes to Planned Parenthood. The group couldn't be more pleased. — Planned Parenthood gained an unlikely new booster on Tuesday morning: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Senate Democrats target vulnerable Republicans over Planned Parenthood
Senate Democrats target vulnerable Republicans over Planned Parenthood
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