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Thomas Lake / CNN:
‘I am Batman,’ Trump tells boy on helicopter ride — Des Moines, Iowa (CNN)A helicopter landed here just after noon on Saturday, causing a short but violent windstorm. Large trees shivered; small ones bent nearly sideways. Dust swirled up from the parking lot, stinging the eyes of the onlookers.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The World According To Trump — NOTABLES —TRUMP UNVEILS HIS IMMIGRATION PLAN, CALLS FOR END TO BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: Donald Trump released his specific plan for immigration reform yesterday, ABC's JOHN SANTUCCI reports. In the 6-page report titled “Immigration Reform …
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Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Carson suggests Obama is ‘anti-Semitic’ with Iran deal
Carson suggests Obama is ‘anti-Semitic’ with Iran deal
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John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Ben Carson Can't Justify Calling President Obama ‘Anti-Semitic’
Ben Carson Can't Justify Calling President Obama ‘Anti-Semitic’
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
We can now name the winner of the GOP debate: Ben Carson
We can now name the winner of the GOP debate: Ben Carson
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Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Lord Mandelson's failed ‘mass resignation’ bid to attempt to stop Jeremy Corbyn winning Labour leadership — It also emerged that Liz Kendall urged Yvette Cooper to stand down because Andy Burnham is the only candidate who can win - but Miss Cooper refused.
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David Miliband / Guardian:
Corbyn offers only angry defiance. What we need is Kendall's clarity and courage — The stakes could not be higher in the Labour leadership election - Britain could become a multi-party democracy where only the Tories can ever win — here are a number of reasons why politics around the world is splintering.
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Oliver Wright / The Independent:
Labour leadership contest: Party aids fear ‘purge’ if Jeremy Corbyn is elected — Dozens of Labour staff members and Shadow Cabinet aides could be dismissed within hours of Jeremy Corbyn winning the party's leadership, it has emerged. — The Independent understands that large numbers …
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Boxing out Biden — At fundraiser, Clinton and Obama supporters revel in unity and hope the vice president will take a pass. — Getty — EDGARTOWN, Mass. - As Joe Biden considers a possible run for president, the donors he'd need to be viable appear to be ruling him out.
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New York Times:
With High-Profile Help, Obama Plots Life After Presidency — WASHINGTON — The dinner in the private upstairs dining room of the White House went so late that Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn billionaire, finally suggested around midnight that President Obama might like to go to bed.
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Christie Obama / New Jersey Online:
Chris Christie's presidential run: Time to call it a day, Guv | Mulshine — President Obama and Chris Christie after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 - and right before Obama's re-election: Rand Paul reminded voters of this moment during the first debate. It's as close to president as Christie will ever get.
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Nick Ciubotariu / LinkedIn Pulse:
An Amazonian's response to “Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace” — Disclaimer and proviso: “The postings on this site are my own and don't represent Amazon's position in any way whatsoever”. — Update: I really appreciate the notes of thanks this post has received, here and on other social media avenues.
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James Quinn / Telegraph:
Amazon's Jeff Bezos: With Jeremy Clarkson, we're entering a new golden age of television
Amazon's Jeff Bezos: With Jeremy Clarkson, we're entering a new golden age of television
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Melinda Henneberger / Bloomberg Business:
How Trump Is Winning Over Conservatives Without the Bona Fides — No one plays the music of conservatism better than Trump, which allows him to make crowds go wild without mentioning issues like taxes, the deficit, profligate spending, or abortion. — “Keep dropping the truth bomb!” …
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New York Times:
Obama Administration Warns Beijing About Covert Agents Operating in U.S. — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has delivered a warning to Beijing about the presence of Chinese government agents operating secretly in the United States to pressure prominent expatriates …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Seeks to Connect With Iowans, but Celebrity Gets in Way — DES MOINES — On a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Iowa State Fair, Tom Harkin, a former senator and a popular political figure here, reaffirmed his support for his “great friend for almost 25 years,” Hillary Rodham Clinton …
Ana Marie Cox / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Has Heard About That Hashtag — What is your elevator pitch for socialism? My elevator pitch is that the United States has a grotesque level of income and wealth inequality where the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent …
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Danny Vinik / Politico:
Should Hillary Clinton fear the $15 minimum wage? — A movement's sudden success forces a tough question for Democrats. — The Democratic Party is rapidly coalescing around a minimum wage of unprecedented size — $15 per hour across the entire country. On Tuesday, the “Fight for $15” …
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