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2:40 PM ET, August 15, 2015

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Lexington Herald-Leader:
Time for Davis to do her job or resign  —  Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has chosen to prolong her moment in the limelight by defying a federal judge's order to issue marriage licenses to legally qualifed people who apply for them.  —  U.S. District Judge David Bunning kindly …
Discussion: Friendly Atheist and Joe.My.God.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Who Lost Iraq?  —  Hugh Hewitt has been making news regularly lately.  If you haven't been listening to his radio show, you should.  Tonight I was driving home from work and heard the following exchange between Hugh and Lindsey Graham.  First, this observation: Graham is not my favorite Republican …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
New York Times:
Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace  —  SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon's singular way of working.  —  They are told to forget the “poor habits” they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled.
Jeff Adelson / The Advocate:
‘Heritage Act’ cited by Bobby Jindal admin to defend Confederate statues apparently doesn't exist  —  The hope that Gov. Bobby Jindal might invoke a state “Heritage Act” to keep the four controversial public monuments in New Orleans in place may be a lost cause.
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Steven W Thrasher / Guardian:
Missouri police officer brags about spending ‘annual Michael Brown bonus’  —  Patrolman investigated over Facebook post in which he shows off about extra cash made working during protests in Ferguson this week  —  St Louis County police are investigating a Facebook comment …
Charlie Riedel / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Pokes Fun at Email Scandal During Wing Ding Dinner in Iowa  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poked fun at her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state while at a dinner in Iowa Friday.  —  “You may have seen that I recently launched …
Discussion: Althouse, Associated Press and The Week
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
U.S. court throws out Arizona sheriff's immigration policy challenge  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by an Arizona sheriff who argued that President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration were unconstitutional.
Discussion: Infowars
Stephen Marche / New York Times:
The Closing of the Canadian Mind  —  THE prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, has called an election for Oct. 19, but he doesn't want anyone to talk about it.  —  He has chosen not to participate in the traditional series of debates on national television, confronting his opponents in quieter …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Democrat to block Obama trade nominee  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Friday that he will block a trade nominee's Senate floor vote until the Obama administration makes the text of a sweeping transpacific agreement available to eligible staffers.  —  Brown said he put a hold on the Marisa Lago …
New York Times:
F.B.I. Tracking Path of Classified Email From State Dept. to Hillary Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents investigating Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server are seeking to determine who at the State Department passed highly classified information from secure networks …
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
Exclusive: Hillary's IT Contractor Did Not Have Proper Security Clearance
Discussion: Power Line and Associated Press
Awr Hawkins / BREITBART.COM:
Church Builds Gun Range, Launches Range Ministry ‘In The Name Of Jesus Christ’  —  Rocky Mount United Methodist Church decided what to do with the gully behind their church-they built a gun range and launched a gun range ministry “in the name of Jesus Christ.”  —  Rocky Mount United Methodist is located in Jemison, Alabama.
Cora Lewis / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed Founder Jonah Peretti: “I Don't Think A Union Is Right” For Staff  —  At a company meeting on Thursday, BuzzFeed's CEO told staff that unionization “isn't something I think would be great for the company.”  —  BuzzFeed's founder and CEO Jonah Peretti has told staff …
Washington Post:
Republican presidential candidates' reckless anti-tax crusade  —  NEW JERSEY Gov. Chris Christie hardly stands out in this crop of Republican presidential candidates for putting ideology above reality.  But given his desire to be seen as a truth-teller of unusual courage …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 
 
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Debbie Emery / The Wrap:
Bryan Cranston Calls Donald Trump's Presidential Campaign ‘Refreshing’ (Audio)
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Washington Post:
Family history hounds Jeb Bush on campaign trail
Daily Mail:
Lord of the Rings actor warns world has ‘lost its moral compass completely’ …
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Alix Bryan / WTVR-TV:
Police find Henrico mom who vanished after texting husband she was injured
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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Olivia Solon / Bloomberg Business:
VW Has Spent Two Years Trying to Hide a Big Security Flaw
Discussion: Bloomberg View, Mashable and The Local
Nick Valencia / CNN:
Pistol-whipped detective says he didn't shoot attacker because of headlines
Jen Steer / fox8.com:
Dash cam captures Ohio trooper's fight to save driver: 'Don't you die on me'
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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