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10:10 PM ET, August 13, 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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Jonathan Allen / Vox:
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 …
Wolfgang Beylschmidt / USA Today:
Personal attack on Clinton misses mark: Objections  —  Hillary Clinton supporters  —  Windsor Mann's personal attack on Hillary Clinton is written without the slightest reference to her position on any issues that the American people care about — or her more than 40 years devoted …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Rick Klein / ABC News:
Al Gore's Friends and Former Aides Eyeing 2016 Race
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Jeb Bush offered inaccurate version of Iraq war history
Discussion: Shakesville
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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Virginia Hughes / BuzzFeed:   Ben Carson Once Did Research On Fetal Brain Tissue
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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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Poll: Most want criminal probe of Clinton emails
Discussion: Fire Andrea Mitchell!
John R. Schindler / The Daily Beast:
The Spy Satellite Secrets in Hillary's Emails
ABC News:
Tips on Deleting Emails From Email Book Hillary Clinton Wanted to Read
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
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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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
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 …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Black lawmakers stand behind disruptions of Sanders, Dem events  —  Black lawmakers on Capitol Hill are defending the young activists using confrontation to press top Democratic presidential candidates to tackle the nation's protracted problems of racial injustice.
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Black Lives Matter protesters target Jeb Bush
Adam Entous / Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State Suspected of Using Chemical Weapon, U.S. Says  —  Militants likely used mustard agent on Kurdish forces in Iraq, officials say  —  WASHINGTON—Islamic State militants likely used mustard agent against Kurdish forces in Iraq this week, senior U.S. officials said Thursday …
Discussion: Politico
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CBS News:
Pentagon: Reports “credible” mustard gas used in ISIS attack
Discussion: Business Insider and The PJ Tatler
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
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
DNA Is Said to Solve a Mystery of Warren Harding's Love Life  —  WASHINGTON — She was denounced as a “degenerate” and a “pervert,” accused of lying for money and shamed for waging a “diabolical” campaign of falsehoods against the president's family that tore away at his legacy.
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.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
If I Were an Israeli Looking at the Iran Deal  —  With the U.S. and Israel openly arguing over the Iran nuclear deal, I've asked myself this: How would I look at this deal if I were an Israeli grocer, an Israeli general or the Israeli prime minister?  —  If I were an Israeli grocer …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
‘Sesame Street’ to Air First on HBO for Next 5 Seasons  —  The letters of the day on “Sesame Street” are H, B and O.  —  Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit group behind the children's television program, has struck a deal with HBO, the premium cable network, that will bring the next five seasons of …
 
 
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Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Obama Gets Low Marks for His Handling of Iran
The Huffington Post:
The Status Quo Isn't Working for Women in America
Bloomberg Business:
Apple Said to Delay Live TV Service to 2016 as Negotiations Stall
Todd Lighty / Chicago Tribune:
Sen. Mark Kirk's aide: From caregiver to campaign worker
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘Celebrity Apprentice’ to Return to NBC Without Donald Trump
William Kennedy.Jpg / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Man accused of vandalizing Metairie abortion clinic signs booked with hate crime
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Conservative video-maker James O'Keefe: Homeland Security targeted me, asked intrusive questions
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is a counterfeit Republican
Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:
Ratings Changes in 6 House Races
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Lauren French / Politico:
Liberals poised to give Barack Obama a win on Iran
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Algemeiner.com
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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