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CNN:
Post-debate, Trump pulls clear of competition — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has won his party's trust on top issues more than any other Republican presidential candidate, and now stands as the clear leader in the race for the GOP nomination, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.
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New York Times:
I Am Republican, Hear Me Roar — To hear most of the Republican candidates tell it, all an American president has to do is talk tough, make demands, send more troops overseas, pour billions more dollars into the Pentagon and the world will fall in line. The notion they're peddling boils down to this …
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Daily Kos and Political Insider blog
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Bush donors not panicking — yet — Jeb Bush's donors aren't sounding the alarm — yet. — The former Florida governor had been labeled the GOP's front-runner, but polls show he's trailing Donald Trump by a wide margin. Even some supporters say he turned in a shaky performance at the first Republican debate earlier this month.
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RedState
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Hillary Clinton is rooting for Jeb Bush
Hillary Clinton is rooting for Jeb Bush
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Salon
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush on Donald Trump's immigration ideas: ‘A plan needs to be grounded in reality’
Jeb Bush on Donald Trump's immigration ideas: ‘A plan needs to be grounded in reality’
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Rosie.com:
CHELSEA O'DONNELL MISSING — Rosie O'Donnell's 17 year old daughter, Chelsea O'Donnell was reported missing. Nyack, New York police authorities have been looking for her in the Rockland County area since Sunday, August 16. She was last seen Tuesday, August 11.
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Daily Mail:
Hillary Clinton's email firm Platte River Networks was run from a loft in Denver — Democrat White House front runner used Platte River Networks of Denver, Colorado, to maintain her controversial ‘home brew’ server — Up to 60 emails with classified material have been found in a sample …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Maybe Hillary Clinton just isn't a very good candidate
Maybe Hillary Clinton just isn't a very good candidate
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
Hillarymail ‘Chain of Custody’ Request May Lead To Indictments
Hillarymail ‘Chain of Custody’ Request May Lead To Indictments
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Chuck Grassley, Politico, NewsMax.com, Townhall.com, Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Betsy's Page and Washington Free Beacon
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Hillary Clinton to #BlackLivesMatter in Video, “I Don't Believe You Change Hearts...” — “...you change laws, you change allocation of resources, you change the way systems operate.” by Gabriel Reilich — As recently reported by various news outlets, Hillary Clinton held a closed-door session …
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Video: Hillary Clinton's Intense Meeting With Black Lives Matter Activists — “Look, I don't believe you change hearts,” Clinton said. “I believe you change laws.” — Shares — In the past few weeks, Black Lives Matter protesters have disrupted Martin O'Malley …
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Jim Swift / Weekly Standard:
Hillary Rolls Eyes, Lectures #BlackLivesMatter Activists
Hillary Rolls Eyes, Lectures #BlackLivesMatter Activists
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Mediaite and Power Line
Sen. Marco Rubio / Politico:
My plan to fix health care — To help more of our people achieve the American Dream, we need to make affordable, quality healthcare accessible in the 21st century. Unfortunately, President Barack Obama's one-size-fits-all, big government approach has failed to achieve this goal.
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John Naughton / Des Moines Register:
Little League says Iowa's allegations of another team cheating were ‘credible’ — Little League International issued a Tuesday morning news release after the outcome of a Monday game was questioned. — “The Little League International Tournament Committee recently received credible reports …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Chris Cuomo saves drowning man in Hamptons — CNN anchor Chris Cuomo rescued a drowning man who had been swept away by a fierce rip current while boating in the Hamptons. — The “New Day” anchor and brother of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spotted the older man being carried …
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
In first, White House hires openly trans staffer — Raffi Freedman-Gurspan (Photo courtesy NCTE) — The White House for the first time has hired an openly transgender person as a member of its staff, LGBT advocates and the Obama administration announced Tuesday.
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Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
First Transgender White House Official, Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, Gets to Work
First Transgender White House Official, Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, Gets to Work
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Towleroad
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Was Portrayal of Amazon's Brutal Workplace On Target? — Soon after The Times's massive takeout on the culture of Amazon's workplace ("Where overachievers go to feel bad about themselves."), an Amazon employee, Nick Ciubotariu, wrote a long, passionate response in disagreement.
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BSEE Approves Updated Permit for Exploration Activities in Arctic Waters Under Rigorous Safety Requirements — WASHINGTON — After extensive review and under a robust array of safety requirements, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno today announced …
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Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Ex-lover says Donald Trump was great in bed — Donald Trump would have even higher poll numbers if he had dated more women before he married his beautiful wife, Melania. — Penthouse Pet Sandra Taylor, who went on three dates with Trump decades ago, agrees with the famous Post headline, “The Best Sex I Ever Had.”
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UPROXX and Daily Mail
Jimmy Vielkind / Politico:
Assemblyman John Ceretto will become a Democrat — ALBANY—Assemblyman John Ceretto, a Republican representing Niagara County, is set to announce Tuesday that he'll seek re-election in 2016 as a Democrat, two people briefed on his plans told POLITICO New York.
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John Harwood / New York Times:
Divisions and Inertia in Congress May Hand Obama a Victory on Iran Deal — WASHINGTON — Partisanship has become the pre-eminent scapegoat for American political failure, an all-purpose explanation for Washington's inability to act. Yet in rare circumstances, it can actually guarantee action.