memeorandum: O'Malley challenges DNC over ‘rigged’ debate schedule (Bradford Richardson/The Hill)

3:50 PM ET, August 29, 2015

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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

Clinton resets campaign strategy — Hillary Clinton is resetting her campaign strategy with aggressive attacks against Republicans to move the conversation away from questions about the email controversy that has dogged her for months. — By comparing Republicans to terrorists and calling the GOP …

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Sanders: DNC using debates to rig primary — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) believes the Democratic Party is using its limited primary debate schedule to rig the nomination process. — “I do,” Sanders reportedly responded when asked Friday whether he agrees with former Maryland …

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

O'Malley challenges DNC over ‘rigged’ debate schedule — Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley thinks the Democratic Party's decision to limit the number of primary debates is tantamount to rigging the nomination process. — “Four debates and only four debates — we are told, not asked …

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Washington Post:
Democratic challengers launch attacks against Clinton, party leadership

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Rivals Critical of Democratic Party Politics

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New York Times:
Martin O'Malley Rails at Democrats for Debate Schedule ‘Rigged’ to Aid Hillary Clinton

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Marc Caputo / Politico:

Top Jeb fundraisers leave campaign amid troubling signs — <p>Three top Jeb Bush fundraisers abruptly parted ways with his presidential campaign on Friday, amid internal personality conflicts and questions about the strength of his candidacy, POLITICO has learned.</p><p>There are different versions of what transpired.

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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:

Trump rips Clinton aide Abedin and ‘perv’ husband Weiner — Donald Trump on Friday took aim at longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, poking fun at her marriage to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who he called a “perv” and a “sleazebag.” — Speaking to donors in Boston …

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Faith Karimi / CNN:

Man held in killing of Texas sheriff's deputy — (CNN)A man “believed to be the alleged gunman” in the killing of a uniformed Houston-area sheriff's deputy was in custody and being questioned Saturday morning, Sgt. William Kennard of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN.

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Faith Karimi / CNN:

Texas deputy killed ‘execution-style’ while fueling patrol car, authorities say — [Breaking news update 8:42 a.m.] — Authorities have a man in custody who is “believed to be the alleged gunman” in the killing of a uniformed sheriff's deputy, Sgt. William Kennard of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN.

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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:

House moving toward vote to defund Planned Parenthood — House Republican leaders are planning a vote to freeze funding for Planned Parenthood this fall, according to GOP aides, a move that could help mitigate an inter-party battle and avoid a government shutdown.

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Matthew Dallek / Yahoo:

Trumpalooza: We've seen this show before — From left: Ross Perot, Ed Clark, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, George Murphy and Meg Whitman. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP) — If all you knew about Donald Trump's presidential campaign came from commentary in the media …

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Robert Taylor / KSAT-TV:

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Fatal deputy-involved shooting — Bexar deputies shot, killed man while responding to disturbance call — SAN ANTONIO - KSAT12 News has obtained exclusive cellphone video capturing a fatal Bexar County sheriff's deputy-involved shooting Friday in the 24400 block of Walnut Pass.

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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:

Hulk Hogan: I want to be Trump's running mate — Professional wrestler and actor Hulk Hogan told TMZ he wants to be GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump's running mate if he makes it to the general election. — A TMZ reporter asked Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea …

Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:

Owned by Union, Amalgamated Bank Gives Lift to the Left — When Ready for Hillary, a pro-Hillary Rodham Clinton “super PAC,” wanted to take out a million-dollar loan five months before it planned to go out of business, it turned to a bank that was founded to guard the savings of New York City garment workers.

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