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Nick Gass / Politico:
Joe Biden said to be considering one-term presidency — If Vice President Joe Biden makes the leap into the Democratic presidential race, he could promise that he would serve just one term in the White House, journalist and author Carl Bernstein said Friday.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
The Clintons' $100K Hamptons rental — Following Hillary Clinton's recently announced plan to help the middle class, she and Bill are again renting a house in the Hamptons for the last two weeks in August for a rumored $100,000. — The Clintons' Amagansett rental
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Joe Biden's Government of National Salvation? — Office of United States Senator Joe Biden/Wikimedia Commons — Up until now I've been very skeptical of the talk about Joe Biden running for president, figuring it was the product of his “friends” who saw themselves as prime movers …
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Exclusive — Donald Trump Expects to Face VP Joe Biden in General Election: Hillary Clinton's ‘Big League’ Email Scandal Will Force Her Out — NEW YORK CITY, New York — Should billionaire and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump win the Republican primary in 2016—as he certainly wants to do …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Is Hillary Clinton Really in Danger of Losing the Primary?
Is Hillary Clinton Really in Danger of Losing the Primary?
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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
The Marines Who Took Down the American Flag in Havana — Around noon on Jan. 4, 1961, after spending hours feeding mounds of government documents into an incinerator, three American Marines assigned to the embassy guard force in Havana turned their attention to a solemn task: lowering the American flag.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rubio wants Kerry to rethink Cuba upgrade on human rights
Rubio wants Kerry to rethink Cuba upgrade on human rights
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Sergio Bustos / Associated Press:
In Speech, Rubio Slams Obama's Outreach to Iran and Cuba
In Speech, Rubio Slams Obama's Outreach to Iran and Cuba
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Says His Brother's Security ‘Mission Was Accomplished’ in Iraq — The Republican presidential candidate once again grapples with his brother's Middle East legacy. — t McCormickJohn — Jeb Bush defended some of his brother's Iraq war decisions as president while also seeking …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush: Dems in ‘disarray’ with possible Gore bid
Bush: Dems in ‘disarray’ with possible Gore bid
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jeb Bush and the dangers of refighting the Iraq war
Jeb Bush and the dangers of refighting the Iraq war
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Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: Top secret Clinton emails include drone talk — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed “top secret” include a discussion of a news article detailing a U.S. drone operation and a separate conversation …
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Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Intelligence community wants Clinton's security clearance suspended
Intelligence community wants Clinton's security clearance suspended
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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Parsing Clinton: Deflection, Deception, and Untruths
Parsing Clinton: Deflection, Deception, and Untruths
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg Business:
FBI Said to Examine Whether Hillary Clinton E-Mail Was Backed Up
FBI Said to Examine Whether Hillary Clinton E-Mail Was Backed Up
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Disqualified — Fareed Zakaria had a column out yesterday dissecting and demolishing New York Senator Chuck Schumer's argument for opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. I won't try to duplicate his arguments on the merits. I don't think I can improve on them. But I have wanted for the last week to address Schumer's decision.
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Kristen McQueary / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago, New Orleans, and rebirth — StatehouseChickIf you read the piece, it's about finances and government. I would never diminish the tragedy of thousands of lives lost.
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Patrick J. Buchanan / WND:
GOP elites plot to purge Trump — Pat Buchanan: If GOP has no room for The Donald's followers, it has no future — Pat Buchanan was twice a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and the Reform Party's candidate in 2000. He is also a founder and editor of The American Conservative.
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
The 199 Most Donald Trump Things Donald Trump Has Ever Said
The 199 Most Donald Trump Things Donald Trump Has Ever Said
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Tom DiChristopher / CNBC:
Disney's Lasseter: Woody will find love in ‘Toy Story 4’ — What to expect from Pixar, with John Lasseter, Pixar Chief Creative Officer. — Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter confirmed on Friday what fans have speculated about for the better part of a year: “Toy Story 4” …
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James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Sexually Abused American Hostage Kayla Mueller, Officials Say — Before her death earlier this year, American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly raped by the top leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to counter-terrorism officials.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Tissue company cuts ties with Planned Parenthood after videos — StemExpress, one of the tissue companies that works with Planned Parenthood, is cutting its ties with the women's health organization after a series of sting videos that have prompted congressional inquiries, sources tell POLITICO.
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Kori Schulman / whitehouse.gov:
The White House Just Joined Spotify: Listen to the President's Summer Playlist — Your summer just got a little groovier. — Today, the White House joined Spotify — and our inaugural playlist was hand-picked by none other than President Obama. When asked to pick a few of his favorite songs …
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Freeman Klopott / Bloomberg Business:
Cuomo Has No Plan to Attend Gateway Meeting With Foxx — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo won't attend a meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to discuss reviving Amtrak's Gateway tunnel project under the Hudson River. — Foxx is set to be joined by Governor Chris Christie …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Iran battle heats up in Senate — President Obama and his allies are working overtime to kill a resolution disapproving the Iran nuclear deal in the Senate, in what would be a major victory for the White House. — The measure, which is certain to be approved in September by the GOP-led House …
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Al Franken / CNN:
Al Franken — Many have expressed reservations about the deal …
Al Franken — Many have expressed reservations about the deal …
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Detroit Free Press:
Catholic priest: I have a family member who is gay — At a national conference in Plymouth, Catholic leaders spoke out Wednesday against same-gender sexual relations, claiming it's harmful and unnatural, but added that the Catholic Church must reach out to those with same-sex attractions.
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Scott Walker / National Review:
We Don't Like Obamacare, and We Don't Have to Keep It — Let's be honest. Obamacare was nothing more than a bait and switch. But Americans never took the bait. — In 2010, as President Obama and his fellow Democrats were trying desperately to ram Obamacare down our throats, they made one false claim after another.
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