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7:50 PM ET, August 20, 2015

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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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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Charles Barkley says he prefers John Kasich  —  If Charles Barkley had to vote tomorrow, he'd vote for John Kasich.  —  “Right now I like John Kasich, the governor of Ohio,” the retired basketball star said on ESPN's “Mike & Mike Show” Wednesday.  “He's the only person that I'm really paying attention …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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 …
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.
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush, Donald Trump Unapologetic for ‘Anchor Baby’ Language
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Politico
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:   Charles Barkley throws support behind Kasich
Washington Post:
Bush and Trump face off in N.H. — and The Donald is winning
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: Hullabaloo and The Moderate Voice
Chris Cassidy / Boston Herald:
Donald Trump: ‘Shame’ if illegal immigration crusade inspired beatdown by Southie brothers
Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Hackers Dump More Ashley Madison Data  —  Over the past few days, people have been digging through 10GB of data apparently sourced from the extramarital dating site Ashley Madison, and its parent site Avid Life Media.  —  Now the hackers behind that breach, who call themselves “Impact Team …
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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.
Maane Khatchatourian / Variety:
Caitlyn Jenner Could Face Manslaughter Charge in Deadly Malibu Crash  —  Caitlyn Jenner could be charged with manslaughter following her car accident in Malibu earlier this year that left one dead.  —  “The case will be submitted to the district attorney next week,” said Lt. Shaun Mathers …
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New York Times:
Caitlyn Jenner May Face Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Crash
Discussion: Reuters and The Week
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.
Discussion: LifeNews.com and protein wisdom
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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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump grows lead in NC; GOP leads most match ups
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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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Judge orders State to coordinate with FBI about Clinton server
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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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
‘Enough’: Ted Cruz's Blistering Message After Learning of Bombshell Report on Iran's Secret ‘Backroom’ Deal
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.
Discussion: National Review and The PJ Tatler
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Jack Jenkins / ThinkProgress:
130 Religious, Secular Groups Demand Obama Stop Using ‘Religious Liberty’ To Justify Discrimination
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
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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Politico:
Red-state Democrats back Obama on Iran
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Associated Press
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.”
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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CDFW News:
Photo Shows Wolf Pups in Northern California  —  Jordan Traverso, CDFW Communications, (916) 654-9937  —  Matt Baun, USFWS Communications, (530) 841-3119  —  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has photographic evidence of five gray wolf pups and two adults in Northern California.
 
 
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Andrew Khouri / Los Angeles Times:
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Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
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Marin Cogan / New York Magazine:
Mike Elk Tried to Unionize Politico's Staff …
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North and South Korea Trade Fire Across Border, Seoul Says
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Staten Island congressman calls tunnel talk ‘disheartening’
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