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3:40 PM ET, August 18, 2015

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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 …
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.
Discussion: RedState
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Hillary Clinton is rooting for Jeb Bush
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush on Donald Trump's immigration ideas: ‘A plan needs to be grounded in reality’
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.
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
magazine.good.is:
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 …
Jim Swift / Weekly Standard:
Hillary Rolls Eyes, Lectures #BlackLivesMatter Activists
Discussion: Mediaite and Power Line
msnbc.com:
Exclusive: When Hillary Clinton met Black Lives Matter
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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Politico:
Scott Walker gets out front with Obamacare replacement plan
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: NBCSports.com
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WHOTV:
Crazy Scenario at Little League Softball World Series, Central Iowa to Play in One-Game Playoff
Discussion: NPR, UPROXX and SBNation.com
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 …
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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
First Transgender White House Official, Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, Gets to Work
Discussion: 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.
BSEE Homepage | BSEE:
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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Elana Schor / Politico:
Greens decry Obama's Shell game
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
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.”
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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.
 
 
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Eric Garland / The Hill:
WATCH: Rubio hits kid in face with football
Stephanie Marken / Gallup:
Trump Favorability Among Women Typical for GOP Candidates
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
Grassley Snubs Cruz, Lists Trump as a Democrat
Jon Offredo / delawareonline:
Markell: Joe Biden has my support
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Nick Gass / Politico:
Lindsey Graham calls Donald Trump the Wizard of Oz: 'There's nothing behind the curtain'
Peter Baker / New York Times:
DNA Shows Warren Harding Wasn't America's First Black President
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Meet the First Class of Women to Graduate From Army Ranger School
Discussion: Politico and The Atlantic
Politico:
Fox's Luntz blasted Trump at Koch seminar
Discussion: Talking Points Memo