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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
State GOP leaders plot to tie Donald Trump's hands — Amid mounting concerns about Donald Trump's candidacy from the GOP establishment, Republican leaders in at least two states have found a way to make life a lot harder for him. — The Virginia and North Carolina parties are in discussions …
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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, Liberal Values, Guardian, Raw Story, Hot Air, neo-neocon, Washington Monthly and Wall Street Journal
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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, Reuters, Politico, ABC News, Patterico's Pontifications, Slantpoint, Jay Bookman, Hot Air, Bloomberg View and Outside the Beltway
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
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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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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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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Hot Air, Daily Mail, Fox News Insider, Mashable, WNEP-TV, FOX31 Denver, New York's PIX11 and Eater
Wall Street Journal:
Dow Pares Losses After 1,089-Point Plunge But Still Down Sharply in Global Rout — U.S. stocks pared some of Monday's steep losses after a rocky morning during which the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly plummeted more than 1,000 points.
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The Atlantic, Daily Kos, FOX News Radio, Stocks to Watch and The Gateway Pundit
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Donald Trump seizes on stock-market plunge
Donald Trump seizes on stock-market plunge
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Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, OnPolitics, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Pat Robertson: Market swoon is God's punishment
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
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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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
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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Hullabaloo, The Stranger … and The Verge
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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
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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Fox News Insider, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Scott Walker: Obama should show ‘some backbone’ by canceling Chinese state visit — Angry anti-China rhetoric from U.S. politicians escalated Monday as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) called on President Obama to cancel Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the White House next month.
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American Spectator, The Mahablog and The Week
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Walker Calls On Obama To Cancel Chinese President's Trip Amid Market Woes
Walker Calls On Obama To Cancel Chinese President's Trip Amid Market Woes
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TIME
Steve Mistler / The Portland Press Herald:
Opponent of same-sex marriage reveals donors to 2009 Maine campaign — Monday's disclosure marks the end of the National Organization for Marriage bid to conceal donors to its successful campaign to overturn Maine's first marriage equality law. — A national group that successfully campaigned …
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Right Wing Watch, Slate, Towleroad and Election Law Blog
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
Ashley Halsey III / Washington Post:
American Airlines workers say they face racial taunts, discrimination — Black American Airlines employees at Reagan National and Philadelphia International airports say they have been subjected to racial taunts and are routinely assigned unsafe equipment and the most difficult tasks.
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
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
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Steve King Claims Obama ‘Apologized To Africa For Slavery’ When 'There's Nothing To Apologize For' — Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, who has been very impressed with Donald Trump's candidacy, joined Minnesota talk radio host Dan “Ox” Ochsner earlier this month to discuss Trump's far-right positions …
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Raw Story
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
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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The Daily Signal and Daily Kos
Mytheos Holt / The Federalist:
The Hugo Awards: Why The #WaronNerds Is A War on Art — What's the difference between ISIS and social justice warriors? Well, one recruits its members from the most pathetic, disaffected, pathological members of society, claims to stand against shadowy conspiracies and bullying by the West …
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” …
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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