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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Hillary vs. Biden Would Get Ugly Fast  —  You thought Clinton-Obama 2008 was bad?  A Clinton-Biden race could be much worse: White guy steps in woman's path, attacks her integrity!  —  You've got to admit it was kind of a stroke of genius for Joe Biden to have that “secret” meeting with Elizabeth Warren over the weekend.
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CNN:
Vice President Joe Biden is said to be seriously mulling a 2016 bid  —  Washington (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden received President Barack Obama's “blessing” to make a 2016 bid for the White House, according to a senior Democrat.  —  But that's if Biden chooses to run — the decision is his.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House won't rule out Obama primary endorsement  —  The White House on Monday said President Obama may offer an endorsement in the Democratic primary, which could pit his former secretary of State against his vice president.  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the front-runner …
Discussion: Politico and Addicting Info
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Family issues weigh heaviest on Biden as he considers a 2016 campaign
RealClearPolitics Videos:
Earnest: Adding Biden “Smartest Decision Obama Has Ever Made In Politics,” He Can “Mount A Successful Campaign”
Discussion: Mediaite
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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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Jeb Bush Takes a Cue From Donald Trump's Playbook: Punch Back  —  The schoolyard taunts from Donald J. Trump arrive on a daily basis, raining down on Jeb Bush's sober, careful and policy-minded campaign with growing acerbity.  —  Mr. Trump has called Mr. Bush's immigration plans “baby stuff” and his education policy “pathetic.”
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Howard Stern predicts Trump will win GOP nod: ‘People dig him’
Discussion: BizPac Review
Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN:
Boy stumbles, leaves hole in valuable painting at da Vinci exhibit  —  Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) A Taiwanese boy on Sunday punched a hole in an extremely valuable Paolo Porpora painting at a Taipei exhibition after apparently tripping and trying to catch his balance on the artwork …
Discussion: Mashable, Guardian, WTKR-TV and KFOR-TV
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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Brianna Ehley / Politico:   Donald Trump's net favorability rating among Hispanics: -51
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
John Kasich's approval rating soars in Ohio  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich's standing continues to rise to an all-time high among voters in the Buckeye State as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the latest results from a Quinnipiac University poll of swing states released Tuesday.
Discussion: Political Wire
USA Today:
From obesity to duplicity: Jared's fall to Earth  —  Jared Fogle's lawyer says the former Subway spokesman will accept a plea deal for having sex with underage girls and possessing child pornography.  Jeremy Margolis says his client is seeking treatment and amends.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Mediaite and KFOR-TV
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 …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
IRS finds yet another Lois Lerner email account  —  Lois Lerner had yet another personal email account used to conduct some IRS business, the tax agency confirmed in a new court filing late Monday that further complicates the administration's efforts to be transparent about Ms. Lerner's actions during the tea party targeting scandal.
T. Rees Shapiro / Washington Post:
Oscar winners Julianne Moore, Bruce Cohen work to strip school's Confederate name  —  A movement to change the name of a high school honoring Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart has gained support from Hollywood, including a pair of Oscar-winners, actress Julianne Moore and producer Bruce Cohen, who both attended the school in the 1970s.
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Rachel Vorona Cote / Jezebel:
Frat Boys Designate House ‘Freshman Daughter Drop Off,’ Helpfully Offer to F**k Moms, Too
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos and CBS DC
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 …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch, Slate and Towleroad
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Bush embraces same state-based tuition-free plan as Obama  —  Jeb Bush threw his support behind a Tennessee plan to give two years of community college to students tuition free on Monday, the same plan that helped inspire President Obama's similar proposal earlier this year.
Discussion: RedState
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
Donald Trump Is Not a Populist.  He's the Voice of Aggrieved Privilege.  —  Baffled by Donald Trump's popularity, some observers have sought to make sense of it with a familiar—and often misused—political label.  “Trump is not really a Republican, he's a populist,” historian Geoffrey Kabaservice told the Guardian.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Kalina Oroschakoff / Politico:
Bogus carbon offsets increased emissions  —  Russian and Ukrainian companies abused a carbon trading scheme to undercut climate pacts.  —  A flawed scheme that allowed companies to earn tradable carbon credits for projects supposed to abate industrial gases actually created a “perverse” …
Discussion: Watts Up With That?
Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
Hollande, Merkel urge ceasefire in Ukraine  —  The two leaders call for new talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as tensions rise in eastern Ukraine.  —  BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande called Monday for an immediate ceasefire …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Barack Obama calls opponents of Iran deal ‘the crazies’  —  LAS VEGAS — There are the people on his side on the Iran deal, President Barack Obama said Monday evening.  Then there are “the crazies.”  —  Back from a notably uneventful and restful two-week vacation in Martha's Vineyard …
Vince Chadwick / Politico:
Fast-train rescuers accept France's top honor  —  Hollande says passengers' helped avoid ‘carnage.’  —  France awarded three Americans and a Briton who tackled a suspected jihadist on a crowded train between Amsterdam and Paris the Legion of Honor — the nation's highest award — on Monday.
The Indian Express:
Islamic State group using toy cars to launch bomb attacks: Report  —  The small vehicles are reportedly being imported by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Turkey.  —  Islamic State terrorists are using computer game inspired remote-controlled toy cars for launching bomb attacks …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit
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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Carey Gillam / Reuters:
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
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Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Dem Rep.: Scott Walker ‘Tightening the Noose, Literally, Around African-Americans’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mytheos Holt / The Federalist:
The Hugo Awards: Why The #WaronNerds Is A War on Art
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Scott Walker: Obama should show ‘some backbone’ by canceling Chinese state visit
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Israel says Iran is sponsoring rocket attacks
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Steve King Claims Obama ‘Apologized To Africa For Slavery’ When 'There's Nothing To Apologize For'
Discussion: Raw Story
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Conservative lawmaker may seek vote to oust Boehner
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Daily Signal
Jamie Holmes / New York Times:
The Case for Teaching Ignorance
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
The Fearful and the Frustrated  —  Donald Trump's nationalist …