memeorandum: Trump grows lead in NC; GOP leads most match ups (Tom Jensen/Public Policy Polling)

3:15 PM ET, August 20, 2015

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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 …

Discussion: Common Dreams, Weekly Standard and The Week

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Trump grows lead in NC; GOP leads most match ups — Last month when we polled North Carolina and found Donald Trump leading the Republican field, it was the first poll by anyone anywhere to find Trump out ahead. He was at 16%. Our newest survey of the state finds that Trump's momentum has just continued to grow.

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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

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Kasich camp revels in dirt-digging from Jeb

Discussion: The Daily Caller

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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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Suspect Cites Trump As Inspiration In Boston Anti-Hispanic Hate Crime

Discussion: Boston Herald and The Moderate Voice

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 — During a segment on #BlackLivesMatters activist Shaun King and the allegation he isn't black at all, CNN host Don Lemon revealed that he had spoken to a family member of King's who confirmed he was white.

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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:

‘Enough’: Ted Cruz's Blistering Message After Learning of Bombshell Report on Iran's Secret ‘Backroom’ Deal — Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) responded harshly to President Barack Obama's “catastrophic nuclear deal” with Iran on Wednesday, hours after the publication …

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Max Fisher / Vox:
The AP's controversial and badly flawed Iran inspections story, explained

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Shadia Nasralla / Reuters:
IAEA says access to Iran's Parchin military site meets demands

Discussion: The Hill, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Algemeiner.com and The Week

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.

Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Monthly

Politico:

Red-state Democrats back Obama on Iran — They appear unfazed by potential backlash over possibly the most consequential foreign policy vote in a decade. — Sen. Claire McCaskill on Thursday become the latest in a string of red-state and centrist Democrats to endorse the Iran nuclear agreement …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Associated Press

The Huffington Post:

Sorry, Republicans: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Be Unconstitutional — The very amendment that conservatives want to “fix” stands as a shield against government-sanctioned discrimination.

Discussion: Hot Air, National Review, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Twitchy

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Bobby Jindal: I'm ‘Happy To Use’ The Term ‘Anchor Babies’

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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Jeb Bush calls for greater enforcement against ‘anchor babies’

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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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, UPROXX and The Week

Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:
Family Values Activist Josh Duggar Had a Paid Ashley Madison Account

Jon Henley / Guardian:

Greek bailout: Alexis Tsipras steps down to trigger new elections — Prime minister announces his resignation and paves way for general election, with 20 September predicted as most likely date for a poll — Seven months after he was elected on a promise to overturn austerity …

Discussion: The Atlantic and Hit & Run

Reuters:
Greek PM Tsipras to resign on Thursday: government official

Discussion: ThinkProgress, US News, Common Dreams and The Week

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.”

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

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

Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:

Republican Plans to Replace Obamacare Have a Problem: House Republicans — A dilemma facing Republican presidential candidates who want to repeal Obamacare is how to care for people with preexisting conditions. While polls show that the law isn't popular, Americans also don't want to return …

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Bloomberg View

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.

Discussion: CBS St. Louis, Washington Post, National Review, The Atlantic, NPR and Raw Story

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: Politico, Taylor Marsh, Mediaite and NBC News

Philip Eil / The Atlantic:

The Unlikely Reanimation of H.P. Lovecraft — American history is filled with writers whose genius was underappreciated—or altogether ignored—in their lifetime. Most of Emily Dickinson's poems weren't discovered and published until after her death. F. Scott Fitzgerald “died believing himself a failure.”

Discussion: Boing Boing

Los Angeles Times:

Detectives to present manslaughter charge evidence against Caitlyn Jenner in deadly PCH crash — Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives will present evidence next week to prosecutors that could lead to a misdemeanor manslaughter charge against Caitlyn Jenner in a deadly chain-reaction crash earlier this year on Pacific Coast Highway.

Discussion: TMZ.com, LAist and Twitchy

Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:

‘What You Do is You Go Through the Face’: Seventh Center for Medical Progress Video Released — The Center for Medical Progress released its seventh video today, detailing the graphic procedures used by StemExpress procurement technicians to acquire fetal tissue.

Discussion: LifeNews.com, RedState and The Center for Medical …