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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Roger Ailes: Donald Trump should apologize to Megyn Kelly — Donald Trump may have finally crossed the line with Fox News. — On Tuesday, Fox News Chief Roger Ailes said in a statement Donald Trump should apologize for a tirade of tweets aimed at Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke On Trump: He's “Certainly The Best Of The Lot” Running For President — “I think he understands the real sentiment of America.” — David Duke, a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and self-described “racial realist,” says Donald Trump is the best Republican candidate …
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Sam Frizell / TIME:
Pollster's Legs Wobble After Fawning Donald Trump Focus Group — “My legs are shaking,” the pollster Frank Luntz says of the results — A flock of two dozen mad-as-hell supporters of Donald Trump agreed to assemble on Monday night in a political consultant's office to explain their passion for the Republican frontrunner.
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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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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.”
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
If you want to understand Donald Trump, look to the success of the European far-right
If you want to understand Donald Trump, look to the success of the European far-right
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Patrick Howley / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden's Son: Ashley Madison Account Was Created In My Name By America's Enemies — Someone using the name of Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden had a profile on the Ashley Madison dating website for extramarital affairs, Breitbart News has learned.
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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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ABC News:
Hunter Biden Denies Ashley Madison Account Using His Email Address Belongs to Him
Hunter Biden Denies Ashley Madison Account Using His Email Address Belongs to Him
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CNN:
Vice President Joe Biden is said to be seriously mulling a 2016 bid
Vice President Joe Biden is said to be seriously mulling a 2016 bid
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump up big in NH; Sanders leads Clinton — PPP's new New Hampshire poll finds Donald Trump in the strongest position of any poll we've done anywhere since he entered the race. Trump laps the Republican field with 35% to 11% for John Kasich, 10% for Carly Fiorina, 7% each for Jeb Bush and Scott Walker …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Should Jeb Bush Go After Trump?
Should Jeb Bush Go After Trump?
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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 …
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Oliver Holmes / Guardian:
Boy trips in museum and punches hole through painting — Taiwanese 12-year-old holding a drink stumbles and tears through 17th-century oil on canvas artwork — A 12-year-old trips and puts his hand through a painting at an art exhibition in Taiwan — A 12-year-old Taiwanese boy lived …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
Doug Moore / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Tension escalates in a St. Charles County subdivision after a new neighbor moves in — ST. CHARLES COUNTY • The house on Glen Brook Court has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, great curb appeal and sits in the Wentzville School District. — As the real estate listing says, it is “the perfect home in a wonderful neighborhood.”
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Steven J. Harper / New York Times:
Too Many Law Students, Too Few Legal Jobs — WILMETTE, Ill. — Ten months after graduation, only 60 percent of the law school class of 2014 had found full-time long-term jobs that required them to pass the bar exam. — Even that improvement over the class of 2013 (a 57 percent employment rate) …
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WBUR:
'Juror 83′ Is First Tsarnaev Juror To Speak About Trial Experience, Death Penalty Decision — The judge in the Boston Marathon bombing trial has rejected a motion brought by The Boston Globe and joined by WBUR to publicly release the names of the trial jurors. — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Trial
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