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10:35 AM ET, August 27, 2015

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ABC News:
After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in ???  Suicide Notes???  —  A man claiming to be Bryce Williams called ABC News over the last few weeks, saying he wanted to pitch a story, and wanted to fax information.  He never told ABC News what the story was.
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Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Vester Flanagan Threatened Colleagues, Played the Race Card for Years  —  The cold-blooded Roanoke killer kept getting fired, kept threatening co-workers, and kept claiming he was the real victim.  —  Vester Lee Flanagan claimed in a suicide note Wednesday that June's massacre of black parishioners …
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Lessons From the Murders of TV Journalists in the Virginia Shooting  —  The slaying of two journalists Wednesday as they broadcast live to a television audience in Virginia is still seared on our screens and our minds, but it's a moment not only to mourn but also to learn lessons.
Nina Golgowski / New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Video shows Virginia gunman Vester Lee Flanagan in July road rage incident  —  A former reporter-turned killer who considered himself a “human powder keg” ignited behind the wheel as well.  —  A recently emerged YouTube video shows Vester Lee Flanagan II, who also went by the name Bryce Williams …
Daily Mail:
Virginia TV shooter Bryce William's reprimand for wearing Barack Obama badge
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Here's What We Know About The Virginia Shooting Suspect
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Biden donors lying in wait  —  Major fundraisers for Joe Biden's past campaigns have not committed to Hillary Clinton, leaving the vice president's allies convinced he can win the financial support necessary to challenge her.  —  Biden would face a financial giant in the Clinton campaign …
Discussion: Politico
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Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Biden More Competitive Than Clinton Against Leading Republicans: Poll  —  A solid majority of Democrats still want Clinton to be their nominee.  —  t aritbenie  —  Here's one more reason to continue speculating about whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the presidential race …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Joe Biden Isn't Sure Family Is Ready for Run
Discussion: US News, Althouse and Political Wire
Joey Francilus / Politico:   DNC chair: Biden ‘would be welcomed’ to presidential race
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton on Biden: I just want him to reach the right decision for him
Alex Weprin / Politico:
MSNBC moves Al Sharpton to Sunday mornings  —  Al Sharpton is leaving MSNBC's weekday dayside lineup, and moving to Sunday mornings.  —  Sharpton's last weekday “PoliticsNation” will be Sept. 4.  He moves to Sundays a month later on Oct. 4, according to a memo sent to MSNBC staff …
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New York Daily News:
Rev. Al Sharpton moves MSNBC show to Sunday mornings
Discussion: TVNewser
Politico:
White House pushes for Iran filibuster  —  The administration seeks to tamp down expectations, but the numbers of supportive Senate Democrats are adding up.  —  President Barack Obama's almost certain to get the Iran nuclear deal through Congress — but whether he gets there by filibuster …
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Washington Post:
Inside the Trump-Bush melodrama: Decades of tension and discomfort  —  Donald Trump spent a day in January 2014 hobnobbing with politicians at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. The billionaire mogul touted legalizing gambling with state House Speaker Steve Crisafulli …
Discussion: Business Insider
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Tom Harkin Cautions Joe Biden Against Running for President
Jennifer Robison / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
EARLY CONCERNS  —  Obamacare included member-run, locally based nonprofit insurers to increase competition for existing carriers.  The idea initially worked: Nevada Health CO-OP had more than a third of the market in the 2013 enrollment period, beating out big, publicly traded competitors UnitedHealth Group …
Annalee Newitz / Gizmodo:
Almost None of the Women in the Ashley Madison Database Ever Used the Site  —  When hacker group Impact Team released the Ashley Madison data, they asserted that “thousands” of the women's profiles were fake.  Later, this number got blown up in news stories that asserted “90-95%” …
Jessi Hempel / Wired:
Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana  —  Today, a few hundred Bay Area Facebook users will open their Messenger apps to discover M, a new virtual assistant.  Facebook will prompt them to test it with examples of what M can do: Make restaurant reservations.  Find a birthday gift for your spouse.
6abc.com:
President Obama talks Va. shooting with Monica Malpass  —  Action News anchor Monica Malpass was on assignment Wednesday to interview President Barack Obama one-on-one at the White House.  —  They discussed several topics, including the shooting of two TV news staffers during a live report in Virginia.
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Says He Wants to Raise Taxes on Himself  —  The billionaire Republican front-runner starts getting specific about economic policy proposals.  —  t writerknowles  —  Republican front-runner Donald Trump began to flesh out his economic vision for America, and it includes raising taxes on the wealthy.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Pollsters dumbfounded by Trump  —  Polling experts agree on one thing when it comes to Donald Trump's presidential run: They've never seen anything like it.  —  The businessman's dominance of the Republican presidential race is forcing experienced political hands to question whether everything …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
South Carolina GOP chafes under Graham  —  Party leaders don't think their senator can win but don't feel free to endorse someone else.  —  South Carolina's Republican power brokers are facing a Lindsey Graham dilemma.  —  Wide-open nominating contests don't happen every day …
 
 
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
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David Meyer / Politico:
Industry issues plea over data reform
Mary Pols / The Portland Press Herald:
LePage again talks of challenging Angus King for Senate seat in '18
Discussion: Daily Kos, Moe Lane and WBUR
Jeff Manning / Oregonian:
Klamath County sheriff under investigation, seven deputies put on leave
Discussion: nepr.net and Raw Story
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Trump Telling GOP Brass He Will Forgo A Third-Party Run: Sources
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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