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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
K Street betting on Hillary — K Street is banking on Hillary Clinton, with more than twice as many Washington lobbyists donating to the former secretary of State's presidential campaign than any other candidate. — While many lobbyists are holding their pocketbooks in the early stages …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Swing State Sneak Peek — NOTABLES — BY THE NUMBERS: A fresh Quinnipiac poll out this morning focuses on three swing states in the general election and has several interesting takeaways. No candidate has won the presidential race without taking at least two of these three states.
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Politico and New York Times
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump says the wall he'll build on the border could bear his name — Donald Trump billed his New Hampshire appearance Wednesday as a “town hall,” evoking a storied New England tradition that allows some of the nation's most informed voters to engage candidates in thoughtful dialogue on the issues.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Donald Trump upstages, attacks Jeb Bush in New Hampshire — For Donald Trump, it wasn't enough to upstage Jeb Bush by booking a town hall meeting at the same time as the former Florida governor. Trump had to attack him, too. — In a 30-minute press conference in Derry, New Hampshire …
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New York Times, Political Wire, The PJ Tatler and CBS News
Nick Gass / Politico:
Swing-state poll shows Joe Biden's appeal — In hypothetical pairings, he performs as well or better than Clinton against the top GOP candidates. — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sit atop their respective parties' primary polls in the swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania …
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The Week
Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:
Family Values Activist Josh Duggar Had a Paid Ashley Madison Account — In 2013, conservative reality TV star Josh Duggar—of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting fame—was named the executive director of the Family Research Council, a conservative lobbying group in D.C. which seeks …
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And Globe / BostonGlobe.com:
Two South Boston brothers allegedly beat homeless man — The homeless man was lying on the ground, shaking, when police arrived early Wednesday. His face was soaked, apparently with urine, his nose broken, his chest and arms battered. — Police said two brothers from South Boston ambushed …
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Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, Salon, Boston Herald, New York Times, Raw Story and Balloon Juice
TIME:
Donald Trump Explains All — In an interview with TIME, the leading Republican candidate talks about what's wrong with the Clintons, his opponents' weaknesses and what it takes to be great — Donald Trump was interviewed by TIME Editor Nancy Gibbs, Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer …
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Donald Trump takes on Clinton, Bush and the Pope
Donald Trump takes on Clinton, Bush and the Pope
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Telegraph, UPROXX, Hot Air, FOX News Radio and Taylor Marsh
Joe Arnold / WHAS-TV:
Yarmuth: E-mail issue could ‘upend’ Hillary Clinton campaign — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS 11) — Kentucky's only Democratic representative in Congress is expressing concern about Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's e-mail controversy, calling it “very confusing,” and potentially a disqualifying scandal for her candidacy.
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Kendall Breitman / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Aide Palmieri on E-Mail: 'She Didn't Really Think It Through'
Hillary Clinton Aide Palmieri on E-Mail: 'She Didn't Really Think It Through'
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
5 mistakes Hillary Clinton made in her latest e-mail press conference
5 mistakes Hillary Clinton made in her latest e-mail press conference
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Politico, Globe and Mail, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News Insider, Liberal Values and WTVC-TV
Andrew Blankstein / NBC News:
Ex-NFL QB Erik Kramer Wounded in Apparent Suicide Attempt: Sources — Ex-NFL quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself Tuesday in an apparent suicide attempt at a Los Angeles area motel, but survived, law enforcement sources said. — Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were called to a motel …
Doug Criss / CNN:
Black or white? Is Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King lying about his race? — Questions about Black Lives Matter activist — (CNN)He's either the male version of Rachel Dolezal, or the victim of a conservative conspiracy. — Those are the two views the world has of Shaun King …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Jeb Bush calls for greater enforcement against ‘anchor babies’ — Jeb Bush doesn't want birthright citizenship to go away, but he is calling for stronger enforcement for people who abuse it. — “If there's abuse, if people are bringing — pregnant women are coming in to have babies simply …
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Trump's Immigration Plan Is Hardcore Porn For Nativists
Trump's Immigration Plan Is Hardcore Porn For Nativists
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BREITBART.COM, Washington Post, BPI Campus, The Week, CNN and Boston Globe
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cruz ‘absolutely’ backs ending birthright citizenship
Cruz ‘absolutely’ backs ending birthright citizenship
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New York Times, CNN, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice, Politico and Talking Points Memo
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Act Two of the Trump Epic
Act Two of the Trump Epic
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Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Post, National Review, BPI Campus and Politico
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
Presidential Sensation Deez Nuts Does Not Exist — The candidate polling at 9 percent in North Carolina against Trump and Clinton isn't a real person. But 15-year-old Brady Olson, who lives on a farm in Iowa and gamed the FEC filing system, certainly is. — Deez Nuts, the Independent candidate …
Shadia Nasralla / Reuters:
IAEA says access to Iran's Parchin military site meets demands — The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it is satisfied with access Iran will grant it to the Parchin military site, suspected by some states of having in the past hosted Iranian experiments related to atomic bombs.
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Algemeiner.com and The Week
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Laura Koran / CNN:
State Department defends Iran nuclear deal amid criticism over inspections
State Department defends Iran nuclear deal amid criticism over inspections
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Power Line, US News, Algemeiner.com, Guardian, Betsy's Page and The Week
Jesse Bogan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fires set off, police confront crowds hours after St. Louis police fatally shoot teen — PROTESTERS BURN AMERICAN FLAG: 10:50 p.m. — A group of about 80 demonstrators burned an American flag in the middle of Page Avenue and chanted a vulgar anti-police slogan.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
CNN criteria threaten Fiorina's chance at main debate stage — CNN's criteria for its September GOP presidential debate may keep Carly Fiorina off the stage reserved for the top 10 candidates despite her recent surge in the polls. — The CNN debate methodology, released earlier this year, weighs polls from July 16 to Sept. 10.
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Washington Times and BuzzFeed
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Europe's sinister expansion of euthanasia — If you were a psychiatrist and a chronically depressed patient told you he wanted to die, what would you do? — In Belgium, you might prescribe this vulnerable, desperate person a fatal dose of sodium thiopental.
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