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12:30 AM ET, August 14, 2015

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Al Gore Insiders “Figuring Out If There's A Path” For Him To Run  —  Supporters of Al Gore have begun a round of conversations among themselves and with the former vice president about his running for president in 2016, the latest sign that top Democrats have serious doubts that Hillary Clinton is a sure thing.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Report: Al Gore insiders chatting potential 2016 bid  —  Al Gore's supporters have started chatting with the former vice president about a potential 2016 presidential bid, BuzzFeed News reported Thursday, citing an unnamed senior Democrat.  —  “They're figuring out if there's a path financially …
Discussion: American Spectator
Rick Klein / ABC News:   Al Gore's Friends and Former Aides Eyeing 2016 Race
Fox News:
Official: Clinton ‘inner circle’ may have stripped email classification markings  —  The latest revelations about top secret information traversing Hillary Clinton's private email server have triggered accusations that someone in her “inner circle” likely stripped the classification markings, illegally.
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Wolfgang Beylschmidt / USA Today:
Personal attack on Clinton misses mark: Objections
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Poll: Most want criminal probe of Clinton emails
Discussion: Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Washington Post:
An Iowa surprise: Donald Trump is actually trying to win  —  DES MOINES — For five days, the royal-blue bus rumbled through miles of cornfields alongside a popular annual bicycle trek across Iowa.  It showed up at a country music concert in Cherokee and at a bacon festival in Ottumwa.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Iowa has an anger issue  —  Hawkeye State Republicans are fed up with Washington and ho-hum presidential candidates.  Enter Donald Trump.  —  Iowans are mad as hell, and they know who to turn to — Donald Trump.  —  Outsider candidates have a history of gaining traction among Hawkeye …
Discussion: CNN
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Ben Carson: No apologies for 1992 fetal tissue research  —  Ben Carson defended the use of fetal tissue for medical research Thursday, after a blog published excerpts of a 1992 paper describing work the neurosurgeon-turned-presidential candidate carried out using aborted fetuses.
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Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape … QADIYA, Iraq — In the moments before he raped the 12-year-old girl, the Islamic State fighter took the time to explain that what he was about to do was not a sin.  Because the preteen girl practiced a religion other than Islam, the Quran not only gave …
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CBS News:
Pentagon: Reports “credible” mustard gas used in ISIS attack
Discussion: Business Insider and The PJ Tatler
Adam Entous / Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State Suspected of Using Chemical Weapon, U.S. Says
Discussion: Politico
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
‘The View’: Nicolle Wallace on Getting Fired and Other Hot Topics (EXCLUSIVE)  —  When Nicolle Wallace was hired as a co-host of “The View” last September, ABC executives told her they wanted an intelligent, measured Republican at the Hot Topics table opposite Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell and Rosie Perez.
Discussion: TVNewser, Daily Mail and Jezebel
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Why Chris Wallace won't take Trump's call  —  Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace stands apart from his colleagues and competitors on Sunday mornings in at least one regard: He won't take a phone call from Donald Trump.  —  The Republican frontrunner has shown a strong preference for calling in to shows like …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush defends George W.'s Iraq War legacy  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa — Jeb Bush, wrestling with his brother's legacy of the Iraq War for the second time in three days, again sought to cast blame on the Obama administration for its failure to achieve a “fragile but secure” peace in the region that has been overrun by ISIS militants.
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Allison Pohle / Boston Globe:
Harvard student loses Facebook internship after pointing out privacy flaws  —  Courtesy, Justin Sullivan / Getty Images  —  Three months ago, Harvard student Aran Khanna was preparing to start a coveted internship at Facebook when he launched a browser application from his dorm room that angered the social media behemoth.
Hartford Courant:
Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional, Bars Execution Of Any Inmate  —  After a sweeping two-year review, the state Supreme Court outlawed capital punishment in Connecticut Thursday, saying the state's death penalty no longer comports with evolved societal values and serves no valid purpose as punishment.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Jesse Ventura accuses Jeb of Cuban cigar cover-up  —  Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura said Thursday he was “astounded” that Jeb Bush's campaign would deny a decades-old gift of Cuban cigars.  —  The controversy centers on a box of Romeo y Julieta cigars Bush gave Ventura after a meeting …
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Fresh Prince ‘Reboot’ in Development, Will Smith on Board as Producer  —  TVLine has learned exclusively that the exploding revival craze is expanding to include the classic '90s sitcom, with original star Will Smith leading the charge (this time solely as a producer).
Discussion: Guardian and Mashable
New York Times:
Joe Biden Wades Further Into '16 Bid  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden is vacationing on Kiawah Island off South Carolina's coast, riding bikes and walking the beaches with his family.  But on Wednesday night, he called one of his most outspoken political supporters and wrestled …
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Political Wire
Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
Henrico mom goes missing after sending bizarre text to worried husband  —  HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Henrico mother Connie Ditto is missing.  Her husband Mark said no one has seen or heard from his wife since Tuesday night when she checked into Patient First in Short Pump complaining of head pains.
Discussion: WQAD-TV
New Jersey Online:
Trenton 14-year-old was unarmed when shot 7 times by police, family's lawyer says  —  TRENTON - A Trenton teen was unarmed when he was shot seven times by police officers Friday night while attempting to run from the officers, a lawyer for the teen's family said Wednesday.
Discussion: The Trentonian, Daily Kos and Guardian
Mark Shenk / Bloomberg Business:
Oil Falls to a Six-Year Low  —  Oil sank to a six-year low as rising crude output and signs that China's economy is weakening increased concern that a global surplus will worsen.  —  West Texas Intermediate futures tumbled 2.5 percent as the deteriorating outlook for Chinese growth follows …
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
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Transcript Maria Elena Salinas interview with Hillary Clinton  —  Clinton: “Si los hispanos salen a votar, lograremos una reforma migratoria”  —  Transcript Maria Elena Salinas interview with Hillary Clinton at River Valley Community College, Claremont, New Hampshire:  —  MES: Maria Elena Salinas
 
 
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Robert Satloff / The Atlantic:
A Better Deal With Iran Is Possible
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Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Obama Gets Low Marks for His Handling of Iran
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Bloomberg Business:
Apple Said to Delay Live TV Service to 2016 as Negotiations Stall
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘Celebrity Apprentice’ to Return to NBC Without Donald Trump
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Conservative video-maker James O'Keefe: Homeland Security targeted me, asked intrusive questions
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