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2:20 PM ET, August 14, 2015

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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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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 …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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 …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush: Dems in ‘disarray’ with possible Gore bid
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Al Gore Insiders “Figuring Out If There's A Path” For Him To Run
New York Times:
Joe Biden Wades Further Into '16 Bid
Tom Harkin / Des Moines Register:
Clinton shares my values on social and economic justice  —  We all know Iowans have a sincere responsibility in nominating our next president.  This year, that responsibility is as important as it's ever been.  —  As Iowans and as a nation we fought back from a terrible recession, but we are making progress.
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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 …
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
Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Intelligence community wants Clinton's security clearance suspended
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  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is pressing the Obama administration to reconsider its upgraded ranking of Cuba in a recent human trafficking report.  —  The Florida Republican, a Cuban American who is running for president …
Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
Beck Shocked by This ‘Disturbing’ John Kerry Quote: ‘Where the Hell Is the Press!’
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush: ‘Taking Out Saddam Hussein Turned Out To Be A Pretty Good Deal’  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said on Thursday during a campaign stop in Iowa that “taking out Saddam Hussein turned out to be a pretty good deal,” according to multiple reports.  —  From the Wall Street Journal's Reid Epstein:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jeb Bush and the dangers of refighting the Iraq war
Discussion: Washington Post
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Says His Brother's Security ‘Mission Was Accomplished’ in Iraq
Discussion: Fox News
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.
Discussion: Liberaland and The Gateway Pundit
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Katie Glueck / Politico:   Iowa has an anger issue
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 …
Discussion: Liberaland
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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.
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.
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” …
Discussion: WPMT FOX43
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Host Apologizes To Christie: I Was Wrong To Say You Hugged Obama (VIDEO)  —  After reviewing the evidence, Fox News host Greta Van Susteren apologized on Thursday night to Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for saying he hugged President Barack Obama almost three years ago.
Discussion: Mediaite
ABC News:
See Photos of Black Bear Illegally Hunted by Dentist Walter Palmer Who Killed Cecil the Lion  —  Photos recently obtained by ABC News' “20/20” show Minnesota dentist Dr. Walter Palmer posing with the large black bear he illegally killed while hunting in Wisconsin in 2006.
Discussion: Guardian, Slantpoint and Daily Mail
Jason Knauf / princeofwales.gov.uk:
Our View  —  A letter from Kensington Palace  —  Kensington Palace has today sent the attached letter to leaders of media industry bodies and standards organisations in the UK and in other international markets.  —  In recent months, there have been an increasing number of incidents of paparazzi harassment of Prince George.
Discussion: Jezebel, Guardian and Press Association
 
 
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, an Outlier? The Senator Begs to Differ
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Alan S. Blinder / Wall Street Journal:
Overselling the Importance of When the Interest-Rate Rise Begins
Discussion: Bloomberg View and EconLog
Jordan Moore / WJHL:
Johnson City property manager sends letter to tenants: Confederate flags “not allowed to be displayed”
Discussion: Raw Story
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Sheltered Students Go to College, Avoid Education
Discussion: Washington Post
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg Business:
FBI Said to Examine Whether Hillary Clinton E-Mail Was Backed Up
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Just 1 in 3 approves of Obama's handling of Iran
People.com:
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Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
Henrico mom goes missing after sending bizarre text to worried husband
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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