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6:50 AM ET, August 26, 2015

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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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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.
Fox News:
Ailes calls on Trump to apologize for ‘unprovoked attack’ on Megyn Kelly
Discussion: whorunsGov and The Moderate Voice
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Fox News staffers warn Trump to back off of Megyn Kelly after feud reignites; Update: “Unacceptable …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Power Line
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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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
“Go back to Univision”: Trump kicks Jorge Ramos out of presser for asking questions without being called on  —  Alternate headline: “Trump rises another 10 points in Republican polls.”  —  When reporters first started huffing about this on Twitter, it sounded as though Trump had booted …
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Infamous Katrina figure visible in Jeb Bush campaign video  —  21 photos:  —  Jeb Bush's life  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves as he takes the stage as he formally announces he is joining the race for president with a speech June 15, 2015, at Miami Dade College in Miami.  —  Hide Caption 1 of 21
Discussion: Raw Story
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush's fundraising juggernaut shows signs of slowing
Discussion: Reuters and The PJ Tatler
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.
Matthew Pennington / Associated Press:
Watchdog: US Ambassador Kennedy used private email  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior staff at the U.S. Embassy to Japan, including Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, have used personal email accounts for official business, an internal watchdog said in a report Tuesday.  Some emails contained sensitive information.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Watchdog faults Caroline Kennedy, U.S. diplomats in Japan for private email use
Discussion: Washington Times and Mediaite
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.
Discussion: Eater and Guardian
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
The Wine Train Thing Happened to Another Group of Passengers, This Time Latino
New York Times:
Inquiry Weighs Whether ISIS Analysis Was Distorted  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating allegations that military officials have skewed intelligence assessments about the United States-led campaign in Iraq against the Islamic State to provide a more optimistic account …
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Fox News
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Man dies after being run over by WWII tank on Jelly Belly chairman's property  —  The husband of Jelly Belly's chief executive accidentally crushed a man to death with a World War II-era tank during a reunion on the family's property in Fairfield, Calif., authorities said.
Discussion: Addicting Info, Mashable and Mediaite
Joe Nocera / New York Times:
The Man Who Got China Right  —  In the fall of 2009, Jim Chanos began to ask questions about the Chinese economy.  What sparked his curiosity was the realization that commodity producers had been largely unaffected by the financial crisis; indeed, they had recorded big profits …
Discussion: Refinery29 and Fusion
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.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Politico
Denis Macshane / Politico:
What Germany can learn from LBJ  —  Lessons for Merkel and Schäuble from a wily American president.  —  As a former Europe Minister in the U.K., I count myself among those Brits who are true friends of Germany.  Indeed, there is much to admire about the achievements of what must …
Alev Scott / Politico:
Fateful dead  —  Angry Turks turn on their government at funerals for slain soldiers.  —  ISTANBUL — Mourners at the funerals of Turkish soldiers killed in the latest clashes with Kurdish militants have blamed the interim Justice and Development Party (AKP) government for recklessly endangering troops ahead …
Ben White / Politico:
As stock market drops, so do Hillary's chances  —  Economists and political forecasters say a downturn would be devastating for Democrats.  —  Getty  —  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks continued their sharp decline on Tuesday, fueling talk of a worst-case scenario for both Wall Street and the broader U.S. economy heading into 2016.
Jeffrey Hurant / U.S. Department of Justice:
Largest Online Male Escort Service Raided  —  Rentboy.com CEO and Six Current and Former Employees Arrested  —  A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging the CEO of Rentboy.com, Jeffrey Hurant, and six Rentboy.com employees with conspiring to violate the Travel Act by promoting prostitution.
Jen Yamato / The Daily Beast:
Owen Wilson: Donald Trump Is the Charlie Sheen of Politics  —  The laid-back Texan opens up about his new geopolitical thriller No Escape, reprising his role as male model Hansel in Zoolander 2, and his thoughts on The Donald.  —  In his latest film No Escape—his first serious …
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and Politico
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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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
White Supremacist David Duke: Trump Has Said ‘Some Incredibly Great Things’ (AUDIO)
Discussion: Raw Story
Hussein Sheikholeslam / The Times of Israel:
‘Israel should be annihilated,’ senior Iran aide says  —  Adviser to parliamentary speaker rejects British foreign secretary's suggestion that Rouhani indicating ‘more nuanced approach’ to Jewish state  —  A senior Iranian official on Tuesday said Israel “should be annihilated,” …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and Slantpoint
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mediaite and NPR
 
 
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Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
How companies make millions off lead-poisoned, poor blacks
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Graham on Trump: 'I'll beat his brains out' in S.C.
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rick Perry adviser joins Donald Trump campaign
Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Activists confront Fed leaders to warn against rate hike
NBC26.tv:
Student accidentally shot at W.S. Hornsby School
Discussion: Raw Story and KFOR-TV
New York Times:
Emails Draw Huma Abedin, a Clinton Aide, Back Into the Spotlight
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Spokesman: Barack Obama was too ‘flip’ when he called opponents ‘crazies’
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump on immigration? What about the Democrats' problems?
 Earlier Items: 
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Why Biden shouldn't run, and won't
Discussion: Politico
Elianayjohnson / National Review:
Who's Toby Miles?
Brendan Bordelon / National Review:
Hillary Clinton's Sycophantic Inner Circle
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Steven J. Harper / New York Times:
Too Many Law Students, Too Few Legal Jobs
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump up big in NH; Sanders leads Clinton
Aarti Shahani / NPR:
Why Phone Fraud Starts With A Silent Call
Discussion: New York's PIX11
Politico:
House GOP leaders desperate to avoid shutdown
Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos and RedState
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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