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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 …
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 …
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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
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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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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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
The Wine Train Thing Happened to Another Group of Passengers, This Time Latino — Another woman has accused the Napa Valley Wine Train of racial bias for threatening to remove her party from the train after a noise complaint made against them in April, even as the company has apologized …
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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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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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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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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Barack Obama calls opponents of Iran deal ‘the crazies’
Barack Obama calls opponents of Iran deal ‘the crazies’
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Brian Grasso / Washington Post:
I'm a Duke freshman. Here's why I refused to read ‘Fun Home.’ — It's not about being uncomfortable. It's about being asked to do something that I think is immoral. — As a Christian, I knew that my beliefs and identity would be challenged at a progressive university like Duke.
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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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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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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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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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Who's Toby Miles? — The IRS disclosed in a court filing on Monday that former agency official Lois Lerner used a second personal e-mail operated under the alias “Toby Miles” to conduct IRS business. — Her use of the mysterious account has prompted speculation into the source of the name.
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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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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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ABC News:
Anchor Jorge Ramos Thrown Out of Trump Event, Told to ‘Go Back to Univision’ — News anchor Jorge Ramos, who works for Univision and Fusion, was thrown out of an event for Donald Trump after he asked a question without being called on. — Trump told Ramos, who was trying to ask …
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Ryan Hutchins / Politico:
Feds: Menendez named on 9 pages in ‘ledger’ found in Melgen's office — When federal agents looking into health care fraud searched the office of Florida eye doctor Solomon Melgen in January 2013, they found references to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez scattered all around.
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Thomas J. Vilsack / The Gazette:
Why I'm supporting Hillary Clinton — On Feb. 1, 2016 I intend to proudly caucus for Hillary Clinton — plain and simple. Hillary Clinton is not new to the fight for middle class families. Throughout her public life she has consistently fought to expand and strengthen the middle class.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rick Perry adviser joins Donald Trump campaign — Sam Clovis, the prominent conservative Iowa operative who departed Rick Perry's campaign this week, is heading to Donald Trump's camp to serve as his national co-chairman and policy adviser. — “I had an opportunity to get to know Mr. Trump …
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Jacob Aron / New Scientist:
Stephen Hawking says he has a way to escape from a black hole — Hawking outside the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm yesterday — Stuff that falls into a black hole is gone forever, right? Not so, says Stephen Hawking. — “If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up …
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