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11:05 AM ET, August 20, 2015

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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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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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Daily Kos, NBC News, The Week and Althouse
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 …
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 …
Discussion: NBC News
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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.
Discussion: Politico and The Week
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Kendall Breitman / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Aide Palmieri on E-Mail: 'She Didn't Really Think It Through'
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 …
Discussion: WOOD-TV, TMZ.com and UPROXX
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Candace Amos / New York Daily News:
Rachel Dolezal 2.0? Shaun King, activist for the Black Lives Matter movement, outed as a white man
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.
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
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George Jahn / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: UN to let Iran inspect alleged nuke work site
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Common Dreams
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.
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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: protein wisdom
kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: August 2015  —  Bianca DiJulio, Jamie Firth, and Mollyann Brodie … The Public's Views On Prescription Drugs  —  Most Say Costs Are Unreasonable And Higher Than In Other Countries  —  Due to a renewed focus on the issue of prescription drug costs amongst policymakers …
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Trump's Immigration Plan Is Hardcore Porn For Nativists  —  Donald Trump is porn for nativists.  Now, a person can derive much political self-gratification from wishful thinking, but remember porn isn't real.  So enjoy daydreaming about mass deportations and visualizing the repeal of birthright citizenship …
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Philip Eil / The Atlantic:
The Unlikely Reanimation of H.P. Lovecraft
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Man jailed in beach drone confrontation
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Another toll of the drought: Land is sinking fast in San Joaquin Valley, study shows
Nick Gass / Politico:
Swing-state poll shows Joe Biden's appeal
Discussion: The Week
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Weather Channel Hires Morgan Stanley, PJT to Seek Sale
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Cruz, Trump in Secret Talks
Discussion: First Draft and Trail Blazers Blog
KMOV-TV:
Girl, 9, killed, mother injured in Ferguson shooting
Discussion: Daily Mail and Hinterland Gazette
Steven Johnson / New York Times:
The Creative Apocalypse That Wasn't  —  In the digital economy …
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Cummings hire could signal Senate run
Discussion: RedState and Washington Post
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Sorority Video Generates Charges of Discrimination
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Fed up owner closes iconic ‘Goonies’ house to visitors
Discussion: Guardian, Telegraph and Mashable
LEX18.com:
Man Caught Digging Up Grave Arrested
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Peter Gosselin / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Has Republican ‘Reformicons’ Worried
Discussion: New York Times and National Review
Mackenzie Ryan / Des Moines Register:
Iowa kid nailed by Rubio's football speaks out
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