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1:05 AM ET, August 28, 2015

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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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Politico:   The Invincible Trump  —  As the controversies pile up, Trump's favorability soars.
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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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 …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Biden Can't Beat Clinton, But He Can Be the Party's Backup
Discussion: Moe Lane and Prairie Weather
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:   Maloney becomes sixth NY Dem to oppose Iran deal
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
10 Questions for President Obama About Iran
Discussion: 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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and CofCC
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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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: ABC News, Power Line, Moe Lane and Forbes
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 …
Discussion: Slantpoint
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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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: FOX31 Denver, FOX2now.com and KFOR-TV
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.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Guardian
 
 
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Brian Leiter / Leiter Reports:
So much for trying to bring philosophy to the public
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Manson family member Bruce Davis found eligible for parole
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WDBJ-TV:
Statement about Vester Flanagan's employment history at WDBJ7
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Poynter.
Troy Senik / Orange County Register:
The long, slow death of the rule of law in America
Discussion: Instapundit
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New Boss on Construction Sites Is a Drone
Discussion: alicublog and Mashable
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Leaked emails show new Trump aide used to scorn him
Guardian:
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