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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
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump planning a joint appearance to protest the Iran deal
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump to hold anti-Iran deal rally in D.C.
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump to hold anti-Iran deal rally in D.C.
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Trail Blazers Blog, Hot Air, IMAGINE 2050 and The Gateway Pundit
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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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Biden Can't Beat Clinton, But He Can Be the Party's Backup — Politics can be unfair. Consider Joe Biden. Being Vice-President is a thankless job— “not worth a bucket of warm piss,” in Vice-President John Nance Garner's famous words. The office, constitutionally ill-defined and so humbling …
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Moe Lane and Prairie Weather
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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National Review, CNN, Liberal Values, Washington Post, Hot Air, Roll Call, Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice and Shakesville
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Survey: Most disapprove of moving forward on Iran without Congress — A vast majority of the public would oppose the White House moving forward with the nuclear deal with Iran without the support of Congress, according to a new survey released by an organization critical of the deal.
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Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Washington Monthly and Politico
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Maloney becomes sixth NY Dem to oppose Iran deal
Maloney becomes sixth NY Dem to oppose Iran deal
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Hot Air and Algemeiner.com
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
10 Questions for President Obama About Iran
10 Questions for President Obama About Iran
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The Daily Signal
Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Reporter Presses Donald Trump to Name His Favorite Bible Verse — Take a Look at How He Responds — Presidential candidate Donald Trump declined to name his favorite Bible verse during a Wednesday interview, despite being pressed by Bloomberg Managing Editor Mark Halperin.
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Addicting Info, Mediaite and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
NLRB rules against business in pivotal joint-employer decision — The Obama administration is redefining what it means to be an employer. — The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday handed down one of the biggest decisions of the Obama presidency, ruling that companies …
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Common Dreams and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
Report: LGBT Rainbow Hate-Flag Found In WDBJ Killer's Virginia Apartment — The Daily Telegraph has learned that “police reportedly confiscated a gay pride flag” from the apartment of Vester Lee Flanagan Wednesday. In an apparent hate crime, Flanagan is the 41 year-old black journalist …
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Addicting Info and Raw Story
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
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” of undercover videos …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Report for Planned Parenthood finds sting videos manipulated
Report for Planned Parenthood finds sting videos manipulated
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Hullabaloo, The Daily Signal, Weekly Standard and Washington Free Beacon
S. E. Cupp / Townhall.com:
Blame Liberals for the Rise of Trump — There are a few existential questions which man has struggled but failed to answer conclusively, despite Sisyphean efforts, such as: Why are we here? What happens when we die? And why do kids go ape for “Frozen”? — To these we may add another …
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Mediaite
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Enough Is Enough — When Donald Trump's security escorted the Univision anchor Jorge Ramos out of a news conference on Tuesday, I decided that I was officially done. — Maybe I should have been long before that. — Maybe I should have been done the one and only time I ever met Trump …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Trump Dons Glasses, Reads The NYT And Proves His Hair Is Real
WATCH: Trump Dons Glasses, Reads The NYT And Proves His Hair Is Real
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Rush Limbaugh, New York Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Politico
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Federal judge blocks Obama's water rule — A federal judge in North Dakota acted late Thursday to block the Obama administration's controversial water pollution rule, hours before it was due to take effect. — Judge Ralph Erickson of the District Court for the District of North Dakota found …
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ABC News, Power Line, Moe Lane and Forbes
Leo Shane III / MilitaryTimes:
DNC site mistakes foreign vets for former U.S. troops — Democrats' election outreach efforts to veterans may need to start with a refresher course on what U.S. troops look like. — For starters, they don't wear Polish military uniforms. — Until Thursday, the Democratic National Committee's …
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Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Free Beacon
Gilad Edelman / Slate:
New York Bagel Places Put Way Too Much Cream Cheese on Their Bagels — Why? — There's nothing quite like a good New York bagel with cream cheese. First, you bite through the crisp outer crust; then you move on to the chewy, bubbly crumb; and finally, of course, everything is overpowered by an enormous mouthful of cold white goop.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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, OnPolitics, RedState, Hot Air and Bearing Drift
Noel Johnson / Public Interest Legal Foundation:
Scores of Counties Put on Notice About Corrupted Voter Rolls — 141 Counties Have More Registered Voters Than People Alive — (Alexandria, VA) - August 27. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) has put 141 counties on notice across the United States that they have more registered voters than people alive.
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Power Line, The PJ Tatler and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Kboi Web / KBOI 2 News:
Deputies interview a dozen girls named ‘Destiny’ to try and find cliff tagger — BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — The Ada County Sheriff's Office is still on the hunt for Destiny's date. — In May, someone, perhaps a Treasure Valley student, spray painted “Destiny, Prom?” in the Black Cliffs climbing area outside Boise.
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Daily Mail and Guardian
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Manson family member Bruce Davis found eligible for parole — Bruce Davis, an associate of Charles Manson who was convicted in two of the nine killings tied to the cult, was found Thursday to be eligible for parole, corrections officials said. — The finding is now subject to a 120 …