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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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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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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 …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
White Supremacist David Duke: Trump Has Said ‘Some Incredibly Great Things’ (AUDIO)
White Supremacist David Duke: Trump Has Said ‘Some Incredibly Great Things’ (AUDIO)
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Political Wire
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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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Why Biden shouldn't run, and won't — There may be a very long-shot pathway to the presidency for Vice President Biden in 2016, but running as a vulture candidate — whose candidacy would be premised on the bet that the partisan vendetta of personal destruction being waged against Hillary Clinton …
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Hillary vs. Biden Would Get Ugly Fast
Hillary vs. Biden Would Get Ugly Fast
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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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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Spokesman: Barack Obama was too ‘flip’ when he called opponents ‘crazies’ — Presidential spokesman concedes his boss was a ‘little glib.’ — President Barack Obama may have gone too far in when he referred some of his opponents in Congress as “crazies,” White House spokesman Eric Schultz …
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Washington Free Beacon
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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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
President Obama has a new term for opponents: ‘The crazies’
President Obama has a new term for opponents: ‘The crazies’
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Weekly Standard
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Napa Valley Wine Train chief: It was ‘100% wrong’ to boot black women's group — The Napa Valley Wine Train on Tuesday issued a fuller apology to members of a book club made up largely of black women, saying company employees were “100 percent wrong” to kick them off the train for supposedly being loud.
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Debora Villalon / KTVU-TV:
Book club's removal from Napa Wine train triggers social media firestorm
Book club's removal from Napa Wine train triggers social media firestorm
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
The Wine Train Thing Happened to Another Group of Passengers, This Time Latino
The Wine Train Thing Happened to Another Group of Passengers, This Time Latino
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Contra Costa Times, Raw Story, Mashable and Talking Points Memo
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Fox News staffers warn Trump to back off of Megyn Kelly after feud reignites; Update: “Unacceptable,” “disturbing,” says Ailes; Update: Hannity joins in; Update: Trump responds to Ailes — War. — Just flagging this so that we have an easy point of chronological reference for The Day Fox's Trump Coverage Changed.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump's ‘crude’ 'Megyn Kelly attack ‘disturbing,’ Roger Ailes says
Donald Trump's ‘crude’ 'Megyn Kelly attack ‘disturbing,’ Roger Ailes says
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The Daily Beast, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Raw Story and The Week
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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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
Boy trips in museum and punches hole through painting
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Daily Kos, Fusion, The Week and Fox News Insider
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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FOX31 Denver
Randy L. Key / WJBF-TV:
Parents, Family Members React To W.S. Hornsby K-8 School Student Shooting — Augusta, GA - Tuesday has been an emotional day for parents and loved ones of kids at W.S. Hornsby K-8 School. — Parents rushed to the school just a around lunch time only knowing that there was a gun at school.
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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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Washington Post, Daily Kos and RedState
Rasmussen Reports:
Should Hillary Clinton Suspend Her Campaign? — Growing national security questions about Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server during her time as secretary of State are drowning out much of her message as a presidential candidate and causing many of her fellow Democrats to worry about the future of her campaign.
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Activists confront Fed leaders to warn against rate hike — Liberal activists are descending upon a global economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to criticize Federal Reserve officials for adopting an “insane” economic agenda that doesn't benefit minorities.
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New York Times and Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
New York Times:
Emails Draw Huma Abedin, a Clinton Aide, Back Into the Spotlight — Among the trove of emails released from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state was this instruction to a trusted aide who needed to brief her on a matter that could not wait:
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Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon and The Hill
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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Daily Mail, Washington Post, Mediaite, WBTW-TV and KFOR-TV
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush's fundraising juggernaut shows signs of slowing — After raising a stunning $120 million, Bush's fundraising operations are finding it difficult to keep pace. — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — There are signs that Jeb Bush's fundraising juggernaut is losing some momentum …
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Reuters and The PJ Tatler