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John Fund / National Review:
Democrats Look at Plan B: Biden as a One-Term President, with Warren as His VP — Joe Biden had good reasons to huddle privately with Elizabeth Warren on Saturday at his official residence. The Massachusetts senator may have chosen not to run next year, but her populist rhetoric and agenda dominate the 2016 Democratic contest.
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Power Line, Guardian, Raw Story, Hot Air, neo-neocon and Washington Monthly
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Top Democratic fundraisers invited to meet with Joe Biden at Naval Observatory
Top Democratic fundraisers invited to meet with Joe Biden at Naval Observatory
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CNN, Hot Air, Politico and Political Wire
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Joe Biden 2016 Speculation Heats Up Following Elizabeth Warren Meeting
Joe Biden 2016 Speculation Heats Up Following Elizabeth Warren Meeting
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Politico, ABC News and Common Dreams
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Hispanics Frown on Trump, but Not Rest of GOP Field — PRINCETON, N.J. — U.S. Hispanics are still getting to know most of the Republican contenders for president. At this point in the campaign, less than half have formed an opinion of any Republican candidate except Donald Trump and Jeb Bush.
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Weekly Standard, Fusion, Slantpoint and Mediaite
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
Can the Republican Party Survive Trump?
Can the Republican Party Survive Trump?
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, Booman Tribune and Fox News
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Ahead of border visit, Hispanic Republicans defend Jeb Bush over ‘anchor baby’
Ahead of border visit, Hispanic Republicans defend Jeb Bush over ‘anchor baby’
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Raw Story and Hot Air
WTKR-TV:
Banners hung at home near ODU prompt response from University President: “I am outraged about the offensive message...” — Norfolk, Va. - Old Dominion University officials took time from their weekend to respond to some banners hung up at an off-campus home that are upsetting many.
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WTVR-TV, The PJ Tatler, CBS DC, FOX31 Denver, FOX2now.com, New York's PIX11 and KFOR-TV
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Rachel Vorona Cote / Jezebel:
Frat Boys Designate House ‘Freshman Daughter Drop Off,’ Helpfully Offer to F**k Moms, Too — Freshman women at Old Dominion University were given a very special welcome last week when they arrived on campus: Large banners that read “Rowdy and fun/Hope your baby girl is ready for a good time …
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Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, Fox News, Old Dominion, Washington Post, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Daily Mail, Mashable, Talking Points Memo, WAVY-TV, The Huffington Post and Raw Story
Erik Larsen / Asbury Park Press:
Belmar diners leave waitress taunting note and no tip — BELMAR — A 20-year-old Rutgers University student who is waiting tables at D'Jais Bar & Grill this summer to help put herself through school, got an unwelcome lesson in the humanities this past week.
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Daily Mail, Hot Air, Fox News Insider, Mashable, WNEP-TV, FOX31 Denver, New York's PIX11 and Eater
Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Pat Robertson: Market swoon is God's punishment — Televangelist Pat Robertson says he believes the Dow Jones Industrial Average's massive sell-off this morning was God's way of punishing the Obama administration for supporting abortion rights and funding Planned Parenthood, not the reverberations of China's stock-market crash.
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Wall Street Journal:
Dow Pares Losses After 1,089-Point Plunge But Still Down Sharply in Global Rout
Dow Pares Losses After 1,089-Point Plunge But Still Down Sharply in Global Rout
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FOX News Radio, Stocks to Watch, The Atlantic, Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Donald Trump seizes on stock-market plunge
Donald Trump seizes on stock-market plunge
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OnPolitics, Daily Kos and New York Times
Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
Stocks about 2% lower, tech stocks give back slight gains
Stocks about 2% lower, tech stocks give back slight gains
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NBC News and Washington Free Beacon
The Intercept:
Email from a Married, Female Ashley Madison User — Ever since I wrote on Thursday about the Ashley Madison hack and resulting reactions and consequences, I've heard from dozens of people who used the site. They offer a remarkably wide range of reasons for having done so.
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The Stranger … and Hullabaloo
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Chris Baraniuk / BBC:
Ashley Madison: ‘Suicides’ over website hack
Ashley Madison: ‘Suicides’ over website hack
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The Verge, Graham Cluley and New York Magazine
Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
DHS has no record of State Dept. giving info for Clinton server audit, despite rules — The State Department does not appear to have submitted legally required information regarding Hillary Clinton's secret computer server to the Department of Homeland Security during her term as secretary, FoxNews.com has learned.
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Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
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Jeryl Bier / Weekly Standard:
Hillary Clinton in 2011: ‘Hackers Break Into ... Personal Email Accounts’
Hillary Clinton in 2011: ‘Hackers Break Into ... Personal Email Accounts’
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Power Line and BizPac Review
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
Keeping Secrets — Hillary Clinton, in her memoir “Living History …
Keeping Secrets — Hillary Clinton, in her memoir “Living History …
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Bloomberg View
Tammy Vigil / FOX31 Denver:
Restaurant customer receives offensive message on receipt — DENVER — A woman arrives hungry at a Denver restaurant Friday and leaves with an inappropriate message that feeds her anger. — We've seen this happen before across the country: restaurant staff write ugly words on customer receipts.
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Raw Story, Daily Mail, KFOR-TV and Addicting Info
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Victoria's Secret lingerie model Adriana Lima sparks outrage after she is duped into terror group video salute — A Victoria's Secret lingerie model has sparked outrage after she was filmed seemingly endorsing a terrorist group which plotted to murder Pope John Paul II.
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Washington Post, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Johnathan Manning / KPLC-TV:
Daigle has lengthy criminal history, including previous charge of battery of a police officer — The man suspected in a shooting of a state trooper near Bell City Sunday afternoon was previously charged with battery of a police officer. — Kevin Daigle, 54, has a lengthy criminal history …
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NBC News, KLFY-TV, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
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John Bacon / USA Today:
Louisiana trooper dies after being shot, taunted
Louisiana trooper dies after being shot, taunted
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The Gateway Pundit
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Israel says Iran is sponsoring rocket attacks — As Congress nears a vote on the Iranian nuclear deal, Israel says Tehran is responsible for a “indiscriminate and premeditated terrorist attack” from Syrian territory. — Israel says Iran was behind rocket attacks into its territory from Syria last week …
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Jihad Watch and Jerusalem Post
Ben Carson / USA Today:
BlackLivesMatter misfire — Our righteous anger misdirected at politically convenient targets, not real culprits. — The idea that disrupting and protesting Bernie Sanders speeches will change what is wrong in America is lunacy. The “BlackLivesMatter” movement is focused on the wrong targets …
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The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Lane Brown / Vulture:
TARANTINO … THIS INTERVIEW was condensed and edited from two conversations, the first conducted July 29 and the second August 7. — We've got a little bit more than an hour finished right now. I just got back from seeing an hour of the movie cut together. — Are you happy with it?
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The Daily Caller, Raw Story, The Week, Mediaite, The Huffington Post and Entertain This!
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Conservative lawmaker may seek vote to oust Boehner — Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said he or another conservative lawmaker may seek a privileged vote next month to oust Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) from his leadership position. — Meadows told The Daily Signal that he or another conservative lawmaker …
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Daily Kos and The Daily Signal
WJBK-TV:
Controversial flier causes outrage in Southfield — A single piece of paper with a powerful message of hate. — Tamiko Denson grew up in Southfield and her mom still lives in the city but recently the place she's called home for many years has seemed a little less inviting.
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WXYZ-TV, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Camp On ‘White Power’ Shouts At Rally: People Like Our Message (VIDEO) — Real estate mogul Donald Trump's presidential campaign said Sunday that it wasn't aware of an individual who reportedly yelled “white power” at a rally for the candidate. — Self-styled “white nationalists” …
Jamie Holmes / New York Times:
The Case for Teaching Ignorance — IN the mid-1980s, a University of Arizona surgery professor, Marlys H. Witte, proposed teaching a class entitled “Introduction to Medical and Other Ignorance.” Her idea was not well received; at one foundation, an official told her he would rather resign than support a class on ignorance.
Joshua Friemel / Dallas Mavericks Blog:
Mark Cuban on how Donald Trump ‘fashioned himself a Killer of political correctness;’ how to understand the politician — Dallas owner Mark Cuban pumps his fist as Dallas pulls away in overtime of their 111-101 win during the Portland Trail Blazers vs. the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball game …
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Red Alert Politics, Business Insider and BizPac Review
Evan Sernoffsky / San Francisco Chronicle:
Black women ‘humiliated’ after getting kicked off Napa Valley Wine Train — What started as a joyous ride through wine county Saturday afternoon turned into a “humiliating” experience for 11 African American women, who said they were booted off the Napa Valley Wine Train for laughing and talking too loud.
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Napa Valley Register, Talking Points Memo, Guardian, New York Magazine, ThinkProgress, Eater, Raw Story, Addicting Info, Lisa Renee Johnson and Eschaton
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Walker Calls On Obama To Cancel Chinese President's Trip Amid Market Woes — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called on President Obama to cancel Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the U.S. next month after a tough day for global markets. — In a statement released late Monday …
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