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11:25 AM ET, August 25, 2015

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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.
Jackie Kucinich / The Daily Beast:
Undercover Republican Goes Hillary-Hunting in Clinton Library  —  Day after sweltering Arkansas day, an anonymous RNC staffer toils inside the Clinton Library, opening file after file—in search of the detail from the past that'll sink the front-runner.  —  LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas …
Discussion: Liberaland and Balloon Juice
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House won't rule out Obama primary endorsement
Discussion: Politico, Addicting Info and The Week
RealClearPolitics Videos:
Earnest: Adding Biden “Smartest Decision Obama Has Ever Made In Politics,” He Can “Mount A Successful Campaign”
Discussion: Mediaite
Matea Gold / Washington Post:   Top Democratic fundraisers invited to meet with Joe Biden at Naval Observatory
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.”
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
If you want to understand Donald Trump, look to the success of the European far-right  —  It's easy to write Donald Trump off as a bizarre, American phenomena — a businessman-turned-reality-star who somehow ended up in the political limelight.  —  That's not quite right …
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: Guardian, The Week, Mashable, KFOR-TV and WTKR-TV
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.
Allum Bokhari / BREITBART.COM:
Rise of the Cultural Libertarians  —  A new force is emerging in the culture wars.  Authoritarians of all stripes, from religious reactionaries to left-wing “social justice warriors,” are coming under fire from a new wave of thinkers, commentators, and new media stars who reject virtually all of their political values.
New York Times:
Stock Markets Rebound Despite Continued Sell-Off in China  —  The Latest:  —  The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose about 2 percent at the open, and the Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 300 points, or more than 2 percent.  —  In China, the benchmark Shanghai composite index closed 7.6 percent lower.
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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.
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Leaked AshleyMadison Emails Suggest Execs Hacked Competitors  —  Hacked online cheating service AshleyMadison.com is portraying itself as a victim of malicious cybercriminals, but leaked emails from the company's CEO suggests that AshleyMadison's top leadership hacked into a competing dating service in 2012.
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Politico:
House GOP leaders desperate to avoid shutdown  —  With the clock ticking, Republicans have yet to settle on a strategy to resolve a showdown over Planned Parenthood funding.  —  Getty  —  An explosive confrontation brewing between the House Republican leadership and conservatives …
Discussion: Washington Post
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: The Week and Political Wire
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 …
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
Greg Botelho / CNN:
Ferguson judge withdraws all arrest warrants before 2015  —  (CNN)The municipal court judge in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday announced sweeping changes to the city's court system, including an order to withdraw all arrest warrants issued in that city before December 31, 2014.
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Carey Gillam / Reuters:   Judge overhauls troubled Ferguson, Missouri, court
John Burnett / Hawaii Tribune-Herald:
Catholic cardinal arrested for DUI  —  One of the high-ranking American officials of the Roman Catholic Church was arrested for drunken driving late last week in Kailua-Kona.  —  The Most Eminent Cardinal William Joseph Levada, 79, of Menlo Park, Calif., was stopped at about midnight Thursday …
Aarti Shahani / NPR:
Why Phone Fraud Starts With A Silent Call  —  Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET.  —  Here's an experience some of us have had.  The phone rings.  You pick it up and say “Hello.  Hello.  Helloooo.”  But nobody answers.
Discussion: WTKR-TV
Bridget Judd / ABC:
World's oldest captive wombat Patrick joins Tinder in bid to find love  —  Ballarat Wildlife Park's resident bachelor, Patrick, the oldest common wombat in captivity, is turning 30 this weekend and in a tongue-in-cheek bid to find him love he has been signed up to Tinder by his handlers.
Discussion: The Week and Mashable
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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Brendan F. Boyle / Philly.com:
Iran deal increases risk of war
Andrea Rock / Consumer Reports:
How Safe Is Your Ground Beef?
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Bush embraces same state-based tuition-free plan as Obama
Discussion: RedState
The Indian Express:
Islamic State group using toy cars to launch bomb attacks: Report
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit
Vince Chadwick / Politico:
Fast-train rescuers accept France's top honor
Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
Hollande, Merkel urge ceasefire in Ukraine
Kalina Oroschakoff / Politico:
Bogus carbon offsets increased emissions
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Class Notes  —  What's really at stake when a school closes?
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
Donald Trump Is Not a Populist. He's the Voice of Aggrieved Privilege.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ashley Halsey III / Washington Post:
American Airlines workers say they face racial taunts, discrimination
Discussion: Daily Kos and CBS DC
Steve Mistler / The Portland Press Herald:
Opponent of same-sex marriage reveals donors to 2009 Maine campaign
Discussion: Right Wing Watch, Slate and Towleroad
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Steve King Claims Obama ‘Apologized To Africa For Slavery’ When 'There's Nothing To Apologize For'
Discussion: Raw Story