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The Spy Satellite Secrets in Hillary's Emails — These weren't just ordinary secrets found in Clinton's private server, but some of the most classified material the U.S. government has. — After months of denials and delaying actions, Hillary Clinton has decided to turn over her private email server to the Department of Justice.
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Why Hillary's Email Saga Hurts — It is giving Republicans the perfect opportunity to highlight her least appealing qualities. — Barring an indictment for criminal behavior, Hillary Clinton, if she's the Democratic nominee, will not lose the 2016 presidential election because of her emails.
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Politico, Instapundit and New York Times

The Queen of Paradox and Her Crumbling Stone Wall — Hillary Clinton is both a political colossus and a catastrophe. — For once, Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to be a decent candidate. Taking aim at weak spots in the GOP lines, she attacked Jeb Bush on women's health, Marco Rubio on abortion …
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Turmoil mounts surrounding Clinton emails — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Wednesday sought to dismiss criticism that her decision to give the FBI her private email server suggested any admission of wrongdoing. — The vigorous pushback came as the server's handover dominated …
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Mr. Conservative, Politico, Common Dreams, Liberaland and Boston Herald


Hillary Clinton's e-mail server turned over to FBI — The e-mail server used by Hillary Rodham Clinton when she served as secretary of state was turned over to the FBI late Wednesday afternoon from a private data center in New Jersey, according to an attorney familiar with the transfer.
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Townhall.com, McClatchy Washington Bureau, Fox News, Hot Air, NBC News and Washington Free Beacon


Hillary elites are freaking out. This memo tells them to STOP. — Hillary Clinton's campaign circulated a memo to top allies in Washington this week with an unmistakably Obama-esque theme: Don't worry, we've got this. — It comes at a time when Clinton's elite Acela-corridor allies …
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Washington Monthly, Politico, CNN and The Daily Caller
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Disrupting Bernie Sanders and the Democrats: 5 lessons
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Progressive Secular Humanist, Hullabaloo, Politico and Yahoo Politics

Howard Dean and Bernie Sanders — compare and contrast
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Washington Post


Outsiders take over GOP — Outsiders who have never before held political office are dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination. — Donald Trump is the GOP front-runner, while businesswoman Carly Fiorina is surging after a strong performance in last week's debate.
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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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The Atlantic, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air and No More Mister Nice Blog

The Post-Debate Losers (Walker) and Winners (Fiorina)
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, ABC News, Medium and Hot Air


Roger Ailes to Donald Trump: ‘We resolve this now...or go to war’ — Fox News chairman Roger Ailes woke up Monday morning thinking that his network and Donald Trump's campaign had reached an understanding. — After a weekend's worth of stressful phone calls, the tacit agreement …
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Mediaite, Political Wire, The Big Picture and Contemptor

The myth of Trump's angry legions — Voters of America: Get ahold of yourselves, please. — I know you're irrational and seething with anger. I know this because I keep reading about it, in every somber piece of punditry about Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders or what's going to drive the 2016 campaign.

Donald Trump mocks Rand Paul, calls on him to quit presidential race — UPDATE: At 6:50 p.m., Donald Trump sent The Washington Post a lengthy response to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's ad. Here it is, in full. … At 7:32 p.m., Paul campaign strategist Doug Stafford sent this response.
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OnPolitics, American Spectator, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Detroit Free Press


Navy shuffles up aircraft carrier fleet — The Navy is playing musical chairs and moving around three aircraft carriers in a complicated maneuver that will leave the Asia-Pacific region without a forward-deployed carrier for several months. — The Navy announced Tuesday …
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Weekly Standard


Jimmy Carter says he has cancer, revealed by recent surgery — 2 photos — ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday. — “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body …
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Former president Jimmy Carter, 90, announces that he has cancer
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Casting the first stone at China's currency devaluation — Yesterday's surprise 2 percent Chinese currency devaluation is bound to raise charges in Congress that China is a serial currency manipulator. Never mind the context in which that devaluation occurred and the sharp appreciation of the Chinese currency that preceded it.

Police Abuse Is a Form of Terror — Writing about the wave of deadly encounters — many caught on video — between unarmed black people and police officers often draws a particular criticism from a particular subset of readers. — It is some variation of this:


Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism — They're jealous, he says, they side with rulers, and they don't understand how markets work. — “Intellectuals have always disdained commerce” says Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey. They “have always sided …
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The PJ Tatler


L.A. Times Columnist: Carly Fiorina Should Shut Up About Beating Cancer — Former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina's poll numbers are surging following her performance in last week's “undercard” GOP debate, and at least one leftist writer is extremely unhappy about it.
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Los Angeles Times and New York Post


Sneed exclusive: Trump willing to consider a woman for VP — Sign-up for Chicago Sun-Times newsletters. … Getty Images — The Trump report — GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump tells Sneed he would be open to having a woman as his running mate.
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Poynter. and ThinkProgress

China blasts: Casualties in Tianjin port city explosions — Massive explosions have hit China's northern city of Tianjin, leaving at least 17 people dead and hundreds more injured. — State media said the blasts happened in a warehouse storing “dangerous and chemical goods” in the port area of the city.
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Enormous explosion rocks China port city Tianjin, kills at least 17
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