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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 …
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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
Personal attack on Clinton misses mark: Objections
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The Daily Caller
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Poll: Most want criminal probe of Clinton emails
Poll: Most want criminal probe of Clinton emails
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Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Jonathan Allen / Vox:
Hillary elites are freaking out. This memo tells them to STOP.
Hillary elites are freaking out. This memo tells them to STOP.
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BuzzFeed, Taylor Marsh, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, Washington Monthly, p m carpenter's commentary, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Hillary Clinton email probe turns to Huma
Hillary Clinton email probe turns to Huma
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Fox News, Daily Mail, RedState, Hot Air, New York Times, CANNONFIRE, Slate and The Hill
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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Carson defends his research on aborted fetuses
Carson defends his research on aborted fetuses
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Daily Mail, PoliticusUSA and The Hill
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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Gawker, US News, The Week and Scared Monkeys
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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 …
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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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Business Insider, The PJ Tatler, Daily Mail, National Review, Jezebel, Washington Post, The Week and Diane Ravitch's blog
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CBS News:
Pentagon: Reports “credible” mustard gas used in ISIS attack
Pentagon: Reports “credible” mustard gas used in ISIS attack
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Business Insider and The PJ Tatler
Adam Entous / Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State Suspected of Using Chemical Weapon, U.S. Says
Islamic State Suspected of Using Chemical Weapon, U.S. Says
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Politico
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 …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Roger Ailes to Donald Trump: ‘We resolve this now...or go to war’
Roger Ailes to Donald Trump: ‘We resolve this now...or go to war’
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Gothamist, BizPac Review, Daily Mail, TVNewser, Washington Post, US News, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and The Big Picture
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.
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TVNewser, Daily Mail and Jezebel
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
Breaking Latest forecast suggests ‘Godzilla El Nino’ may be coming to California … Animated graphic: El Nino: 1997 vs. 2015
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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 …
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Weekly Standard and Political Wire
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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.
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Mashable, ThinkProgress, Associated Press and The Week
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.
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NPR, Washington Post, Reuters, New York Times, BuzzFeed, Daily Kos, Shakesville, Jezebel, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Balloon Juice
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).
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.
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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.
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Daily Kos, The Trentonian 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 …
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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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Townhall.com and Washington Free Beacon
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.
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Guardian, NPR, Washington Monthly, Jezebel and Business Insider
Robert Satloff / The Atlantic:
A Better Deal With Iran Is Possible — Imagine you're a conflicted lawmaker in the U.S. Congress. You've heard all the arguments about the Iran nuclear agreement, pro and con. A vote on the deal is coming up in September and you have to make a decision. But you are torn.
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