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Connecticut Post:
Q poll: Trump numbers soar, Hillary continues slide — A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday shows Donald Trump widening his lead over other Republican presidential challengers and Vice President Joseph Biden running slightly better than Hillary Clinton against leading GOP contenders
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
New poll showing Clinton beating everyone is reported as bad news for Hillary — A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Hillary Clinton coasting to a crushing victory in a three-way race against Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, winning 45 percent of the vote, compared with 22 for Sanders and 18 for Biden.
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Washington Post, Politico and Daily Kos
David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Inside Democratic Party, growing concerns about Clinton — Democrats weigh emails, connection to voters She addresses party meeting on Friday — Biden talks by phone with Democratic National Committee … MINNEAPOLIS — As Democratic Party insiders gather for their summer meeting …
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Talking Points Memo, NPR, Shakesville and Guardian
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Handling of Email Issue Frustrates Democratic Leaders
Hillary Clinton's Handling of Email Issue Frustrates Democratic Leaders
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Bearing Drift
Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Compares GOP Views On Women To Those Of Terrorist Groups
Hillary Clinton Compares GOP Views On Women To Those Of Terrorist Groups
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Balloon Juice
Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Biden More Competitive Than Clinton Against Leading Republicans: Poll
Biden More Competitive Than Clinton Against Leading Republicans: Poll
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ABC News, Politico, National Review and National Journal
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Tom Harkin Cautions Joe Biden Against Running for President
Tom Harkin Cautions Joe Biden Against Running for President
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Politico, The Daily Caller, Washington Post and Fox News
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
John Boehner Calls Ted Cruz A ‘Jackass’ At Fundraiser — Speaker of the House John Boehner stunned audience members Wednesday evening at a Colorado fundraiser by referring to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz as a “jackass,” two people in attendance tell The Daily Caller.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump planning a joint appearance to protest the Iran deal — GREENVILLE, S.C.—Donald Trump revealed Thursday that he's been coordinating with Ted Cruz for a joint appearance at an event opposing the Iran deal in Washington. — “We are talking to Ted Cruz …
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Undercover Planned Parenthood Videos Were Altered, Analysis Finds — WASHINGTON — Planned Parenthood on Thursday gave congressional leaders and a committee that is investigating allegations of criminality at its clinics an analysis it commissioned concluding that “manipulation” …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Report for Planned Parenthood finds sting videos manipulated — A report commissioned by Planned Parenthood has found that the sting videos targeting its tissue donation practices contain intentionally deceptive edits, missing footage and inaccurately transcribed conversations.
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Weekly Standard and Washington Free Beacon
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
After on-air killings, de Blasio calls for stronger gun laws, mental health services — Mayor Bill de Blasio, commenting publicly for the first time on Wednesday's on-air murders of two television journalists in Virginia, said Thursday that unless action is taken to strengthen …
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Lessons From the Murders of TV Journalists in the Virginia Shooting
Lessons From the Murders of TV Journalists in the Virginia Shooting
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Nina Golgowski / New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Video shows Virginia gunman Vester Lee Flanagan in July road rage incident
SEE IT: Video shows Virginia gunman Vester Lee Flanagan in July road rage incident
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Raw Story, BizPac Review and The PJ Tatler
Asoleycerro / KTLA:
Driver Breaks Into Dance Following Downtown L.A. Pursuit — Cameras captured a driver breaking into dance following a pursuit in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday night. — Police attempted to stop the woman for driving erratically near Seventh Street and Towne Avenue around 10:10 p.m …
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Eric Cantor to endorse Jeb Bush — The former House majority leader will also be named a Virginia state co-chair of Bush's presidential campaign. — Eric Cantor, former House majority leader, will endorse Jeb Bush on Thursday evening and will be named a Virginia state co-chair …
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Washington Post:
Inside the Trump-Bush melodrama: Decades of tension and discomfort
Inside the Trump-Bush melodrama: Decades of tension and discomfort
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Political Wire, Business Insider and Prairie Weather
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The GOP Field That Failed
The GOP Field That Failed
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Bloomberg View, RedState, NBC News, Hot Air, whorunsGov and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Melissa Binder / Oregonian:
St. Mary's reverses policy on gay employment after backlash over rescinded hire — Update: This post has been updated with the latest information about reconciliation between the school and Lauren Brown. — The St. Mary's Academy board voted Wednesday night to change the school's policy …
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Bondings 2.0, Human Rights Campaign Blog and Friendly Atheist
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Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:
Vow of Silence — St. Mary's Academy hired a rising star.
Vow of Silence — St. Mary's Academy hired a rising star.
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ThinkProgress, KGW-TV, Friendly Atheist, Bondings 2.0, KBOI 2 News, Oregonian and Raw Story
Michael Brown / Politico:
Stop blaming me for Hurricane Katrina — Ten years later, the name ‘Brownie’ is still identified with the government's failures. Here's what really happened. — Getty. — SHARES — Had I left the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the spring of 2005, my life would be very different today.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune, Talking Points Memo, Fox News, RedState, NPR, Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Times
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Donna Brazile praises Bush's Katrina response on flight with Obama — Donna Brazile, a prominent Democratic political operative, praised President George W. Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina on Thursday, just hours before President Obama's speech in New Orleans marking the storm's 10th anniversary.
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Washington Free Beacon and New York Times
Ricky Martin / Fusion:
It's time for Latinos to unite against Donald Trump — The fact that a person like Donald Trump, a candidate for the U.S. presidency for the Republican Party, has the gall to continue to freely harass the Latino community day after day makes my blood boil. — Why would he assume …
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Slantpoint and Advocate
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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 …
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 …
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Slate, FishbowlDC, Prairie Weather, CofCC, New York Times, Outside the Beltway and Business Insider
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Leaked emails show new Trump aide used to scorn him — Leaked emails show that the Iowan who is Donald Trump's new national co-chairman was throwing bombs at him as recently as last month, expressing grave misgivings about the authenticity of Trump's religious faith and his conservatism.
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Mike Wynn / Courier-Journal:
Gay couple turned away 3rd time by Rowan clerk — MOREHEAD, Ky. James Yates and William Smith Jr. left the Rowan County Courthouse on Thursday, frustrated that clerks have now refused them a marriage license for third time. — The couple said they felt that Rowan Clerk Kim Davis was obligated …