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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Kasich camp revels in dirt-digging from Jeb — Bush campaign dismisses research into Kasich's Ohio record as standard fare. — Jeb Bush's campaign contends it's not sweating the rapid climb of Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who has emerged as his top threat in New Hampshire not named Donald Trump.
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ABC News, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
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Los Angeles Times:
Jeb Bush says ‘anchor babies,’ Hillary Clinton responds on social media … 4:38 P.M. — Donald Trump sees no problem with using the term ‘anchor baby’ — 4:29 P.M. — KURTIS LEE — Hillary Clinton responds to Jeb Bush's ‘anchor babies’ reference … 1:07 P.M.
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Rush Limbaugh and Guardian
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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Politico, The Daily Caller, Taylor Marsh, Mediaite, NBC News and The Week
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Swing State Sneak Peek
The Note: Swing State Sneak Peek
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Politico and New York Times
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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Vox, The Atlantic, Hit & Run, Addicting Info, Salon, The Huffington Post, Boston Globe, Taylor Marsh, Raw Story, Mediaite, ThinkProgress, New York Times, Liberaland, WCDC-TV and Balloon Juice
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Suspect Cites Trump As Inspiration In Boston Anti-Hispanic Hate Crime
Suspect Cites Trump As Inspiration In Boston Anti-Hispanic Hate Crime
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Hullabaloo and The Moderate Voice
Chris Cassidy / Boston Herald:
Donald Trump: ‘Shame’ if illegal immigration crusade inspired beatdown by Southie brothers
Donald Trump: ‘Shame’ if illegal immigration crusade inspired beatdown by Southie brothers
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PoliticusUSA, Daily Mail and Talking Points Memo
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Jindal to screen Planned Parenthood videos outside mansion — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will try to counter a pro-Planned Parenthood rally scheduled to take place outside his mansion on Thursday by running a loop of the secretly recorded videos that they plan to protest.
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protein wisdom and LifeNews.com
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Katie Yoder / NewsBusters:
16 Journalists Accept Planned Parenthood Awards - Despite Horrifying Abortion Videos!
16 Journalists Accept Planned Parenthood Awards - Despite Horrifying Abortion Videos!
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The Federalist, Fox News, LifeNews.com, Progressives Today and Hot Air
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Kasich takes heat from anti-abortion group
Kasich takes heat from anti-abortion group
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Weekly Standard, The Federalist, Red Alert Politics and National Review
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Bobby Jindal: I'm ‘Happy To Use’ The Term ‘Anchor Babies’
Bobby Jindal: I'm ‘Happy To Use’ The Term ‘Anchor Babies’
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Liberaland, Politico, BREITBART.COM, CNN, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, NBC News, Mediaite and Washington Monthly
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Meet ‘Deez Nuts,’ the Teen Presidential Candidate Punking America — Mr. Nuts appears to be a high school sophomore who will take his joke candidacy ‘as far as America wants to take it’ — News broke this week that an independent presidential candidate going by the name of “Deez Nuts” …
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Christian Science Monitor, Hit & Run, Guardian, Rush Limbaugh, Addicting Info, Slantpoint, BizPac Review, The San Diego Union … and The Week
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump grows lead in NC; GOP leads most match ups
Trump grows lead in NC; GOP leads most match ups
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Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, Rush Limbaugh, Foreign Policy, National Review, theGrio, WCMH-TV, WIAT-TV, Mashable, WCTX-TV, Hit & Run and Washington Monthly
Josh Duggar / The Duggar Family:
Statements From Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and Josh Duggar — Statement from Jim Boband Michelle Duggar: Please see the statement below from our son Josh regarding recent media stories about him. When we learned of this late last night our hearts were broken.
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Gawker, Liberaland, UPROXX, Slantpoint, The Week and KFOR-TV
Max Fisher / Vox:
The AP's controversial and badly flawed Iran inspections story, explained — On Wednesday afternoon, the Associated Press published an exclusive report on the Iran nuclear program so shocking that many political pundits declared the nuclear deal dead in the water.
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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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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Family Member Confirms to CNN That #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King Is White
Family Member Confirms to CNN That #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King Is White
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BREITBART.COM, The PJ Tatler, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Vox Popoli
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Congress unlikely to override an Obama veto in Iran nuclear fight — for now — Congress is unlikely to override a promised veto by President Obama if both chambers reject a deal to curtail Iran's nuclear capabilities, according to a Washington Post analysis of where the votes currently stand.
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Outside the Beltway, The PJ Tatler, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Progressive Groups Ask Obama To End Bush-Era Religious Protection — Obama asked to reverse legal memo providing exemption to nondiscrimination laws for religious groups seeking federal grants. The letter, provided exclusively to BuzzFeed News, is signed by 130 civil rights and other groups.
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National Review
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Amanda Marcotte / Talking Points Memo:
Why Can't All Ashley Madison Hacking Victims Be Josh Duggar? — The long-awaited data dump of private information for 32 million users of Ashley Madison, a dating website specifically aimed at married people looking to cheat, has arrived, and the internet is gleeful.
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Guardian, Right Wing Watch, Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit, Gizmodo and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reuters:
Greek PM Tsipras to resign on Thursday: government official — Tsipras is due to meet senior advisers shortly to discuss whether to call early elections to quell a rebellion in his leftist Syriza party, a government official said... Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will submit his resignation …
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ThinkProgress, US News, Common Dreams and The Week
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Jon Henley / Guardian:
Greek bailout: Alexis Tsipras steps down to trigger new elections
Greek bailout: Alexis Tsipras steps down to trigger new elections
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The Atlantic and Hit & Run
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
LA ‘black ball’ reservoir rollout potential ‘disaster’ in the making, say experts — LA's scheme to cover a reservoir under 96 million “shade balls” may not be all it is touted to be, experts told FoxNews.com, with some critics going so far as to refer to the plan as a “potential disaster.”
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Washington Free Beacon
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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Common Dreams, The Week and Weekly Standard
Dana Rubinstein / Politico:
Staten Island congressman calls tunnel talk ‘disheartening’ — Staten Island Congressman Dan Donovan, whose borough gets free ferry service to Manhattan, isn't particularly enthusiastic about this new Amtrak proposal to build a rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River.
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Second Ave. Sagas
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge says Hillary Clinton's private emails violated policy — A federal judge indicated Thursday that he believes Hillary Clinton violated government policy by storing official emails on a private server when she worked as secretary of state. — During a hearing on a Freedom of Information Act case …
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The Daily Caller, WHAS-TV and The Week