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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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Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush, Donald Trump Unapologetic for ‘Anchor Baby’ Language
Jeb Bush, Donald Trump Unapologetic for ‘Anchor Baby’ Language
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Los Angeles Times:
Jeb Bush says ‘anchor babies,’ Hillary Clinton responds on social media
Jeb Bush says ‘anchor babies,’ Hillary Clinton responds on social media
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Rush Limbaugh, Washington Post, Guardian and Washington Monthly
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush: ‘Anchor babies’ isn't offensive
Jeb Bush: ‘Anchor babies’ isn't offensive
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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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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Now We Know Why Reporters Won't Cover The Planned Parenthood Videos — Earlier this week, a seventh video detailing Planned Parenthood's gruesome organ-trafficking operation was released. In it, a former procurement technician who worked with the organization described how Planned Parenthood harvested …
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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, Progressives Today, LifeNews.com and Hot Air
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Jindal to screen Planned Parenthood videos outside mansion
Jindal to screen Planned Parenthood videos outside mansion
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RedState and LifeNews.com
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.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: Nuclear Stuff Really Complicated — This is, quite honestly, a big deal. The opponents of the Iran nuclear deal are doing fairly well in the media-pundit-sphere. But they've had an extremely difficult time making substantive arguments against the deal because according to almost …
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Max Fisher / Vox:
The AP's controversial and badly flawed Iran inspections story, explained
The AP's controversial and badly flawed Iran inspections story, explained
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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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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump moves rally to 50,000-capacity stadium — GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is again moving his Friday evening rally in Mobile, Ala., to a venue with more seating amid overwhelming demand, according to a Thursday news report. — Trump is now conducting a Friday night pep rally …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump: “A Lot” Of “Gang Members” In Ferguson, Baltimore, Chicago Are “Illegal Immigrants”
Trump: “A Lot” Of “Gang Members” In Ferguson, Baltimore, Chicago Are “Illegal Immigrants”
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Raw Story
J.B. Biunno / WKRG-TV:
Trump Rally Moved to Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Tens of Thousands Expected
Trump Rally Moved to Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Tens of Thousands Expected
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The Gateway Pundit
TIME:
Behind TIME's Cover Shoot with Donald Trump and an American Bald Eagle — Presidential candidate Donald Trump poses with the American symbol in this week's magazine — When Martin Schoeller scrolled through the 28 close-up portraits he had taken of Donald Trump, he was struck to see that they were all identical.
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TIME:
Donald Trump Explains All
Donald Trump Explains All
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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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler, WHAS-TV and The Week
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Judge orders State to coordinate with FBI about Clinton server
Judge orders State to coordinate with FBI about Clinton server
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Liberal Values, Washington Free Beacon, The PJ Tatler and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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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Reuters, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Slantpoint
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, Advocate and The PJ Tatler
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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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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul explains why he wants to stop ‘birthright citizenship’ — In his ongoing war with Donald Trump, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has portrayed the tycoon-cum-candidate as a chameleon, a late-comer to conservative policies that Tea Party activists (like Paul) advocated for years.
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Shaun King / Daily Kos:
Race, love, hate, and me: A distinctly American story — Me. 14 years old. Sophomore in high school — Over the past 72 hours I have been attacked with lies by the conservative media, lies that have been picked up by the traditional media and spread further.
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Politico, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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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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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JustOneMinute, LAist and Washington Free Beacon
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, Daily Kos, The PJ Tatler and Washington Monthly
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