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5:50 PM ET, August 12, 2015

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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Poll: Bernie Sanders surges ahead of Hillary Clinton in N.H., 44-37  —  N.H. Democrats lukewarm to her tough image  —  Photo by:  —  Boston Herald front page - Aug 12.  2016  —  Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has rocketed past longtime front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump Is Winning The Polls — And Losing The Nomination
Gallup:
Clinton's Favorability Strong Among Black Americans
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Bernie Sanders beats Hillary Clinton in latest New Hampshire poll
CNN:
CNN / ORC Poll: Trump tops in Iowa as Scott Walker drops  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has a significant lead in the race to win over likely Iowa caucus-goers, according to the first CNN/ORC poll in the state this cycle.  —  Trump tops the field with 22% and is the candidate seen …
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The Post-Debate Losers (Walker) and Winners (Fiorina)  —  You've already heard a lot of different takes about who won and who lost the first Republican presidential debates last week.  We've deliberately waited to name names; winning the media spin after a debate is often more important than “winning” the debate itself.
Martin Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Worst Ruth Marcus Column Ever  —  We need to freeze this Ruth Marcus column in amber so that it never perishes.  Future generations will not believe that it actually existed if they can't see it with their own eyes.  It is probably the purest form of wankery that has ever been constructed.
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Head of Group Opposing Iran Accord Quits Post, Saying He Backs Deal  —  WASHINGTON — When the bipartisan advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran decided last week to mobilize opposition against the nuclear deal with Tehran, Gary Samore knew he could no longer serve as its president.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump to ‘Meet the Press’ - in person  —  Donald Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner who prefers telephone call-ins to sit-down interviews, has been booked for an in-person appearance on NBC's “Meet the Press” later this month, the On Media blog has learned.
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Next GOP Debate Moderator Hugh Hewitt Comes Out Against Trump
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Jesse Ventura: Do you think Trump would consider me for VP?
Discussion: American Prospect and Mediaite
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Handling of Donald Trump Puts Fox News on the Spot
Discussion: TVNewser
William A. Galston / Wall Street Journal:
The Five Plausible GOP Candidates  —  From a Democratic standpoint, a moderate-conservative Republican ticket representing the two largest swing states would be cause for concern.  —  After their first presidential debates, it is time for Republicans to get serious.  Donald Trump won't be their nominee.
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David Daleiden / The Center for Medical Progress:
Human Capital - Episode 2: Inside the Planned Parenthood Supply Site  —  #PPSellsBabyParts PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOLD BABY PARTS WITHOUT PATIENT CONSENT, SAYS FORMER TISSUE TECH  —  Whistleblower Who Harvested Aborted Baby Parts Inside Planned Parenthood Clinics for Partner Company StemExpress …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: DOJ Should ‘Criminally Prosecute Planned Parenthood’
Lisa Chiu / CCTV America:
Enormous explosion rocks China port city Tianjin, kills at least 13  —  A fire and at least two massive explosions around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday local time injured hundreds and left at least 13 people dead at an industrial area roughly 75 miles southeast of Beijing.  Dozens of building collapsed are cars were burned out.
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Associated Press:
OFFICIALS: AT LEAST 7 DEAD IN CHINA PORT EXPLOSIONS … BEIJING (AP) — Huge explosions sparked at a warehouse for dangerous material in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin have killed at least seven people and injured hundreds, officials and state media outlets said Thursday.
Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton agrees to provide private e-mail server to FBI  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's attorney has agreed to provide the FBI with the private server that housed her e-mail during her four years as secretary of state, Clinton's presidential campaign said Tuesday.
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The Intercept:
Hillary Clinton on the Sanctity of Protecting Classified Information
Discussion: Hot Air and BizPac Review
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘Top Secret’ emails found as Clinton probe expands to key aides
New York Times:
President Obama's Letter to the Editor  —  For the cover story of our Aug. 2 issue, Jim Rutenberg wrote about efforts over the last 50 years to dismantle the protections in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark piece of legislation that cleared barriers between black voters and the ballot.
Peter Marcus Herald / Durango Herald:
State, federal officials clash over health of Animas River  —  EPA asks Hickenlooper to curb remarks about river's health  —  Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, looks at a fish trap being held by Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, on Tuesday on the banks of the Animas River.
Nicole Gaouette / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Keystone Decision Caught in Undertow of Canadian Election  —  Canada's election in October has become yet another event shaping the seven-year saga of the Keystone XL pipeline, one that may lead the Obama administration to delay announcing a decision to approve or reject the $8 billion project.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
CBO: Full sequester relief could add as many as 1.4M jobs  —  Reversing sequestration spending caps could create as many as 1.4 million jobs over the next two years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Tuesday.  —  At the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Who Threatens America Most?  —  In what order does the Obama administration rank the biggest external threats to America's national security?  The short answer: It depends on whom and which agency you ask.  —  Official opinion is all over the lot, a sign of a rapidly changing world …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
 
 
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Politico:
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Reason
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