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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Exclusive — Donald Trump Fires Back at Jeb Bush: He Should Lead by ‘Speaking English’ While in the United States' — 2016 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump told Breitbart News that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush should be speaking English—not the Spanish he spoke to attack Trump in Miami this week—on the campaign trail.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP circulates loyalty pledge to box Trump in — <p>The GOP is taking its most aggressive step yet to force Donald Trump's hand.</p><p>The Republican National Committee on Wednesday privately reached out to GOP presidential candidates to ask whether they'd be willing to sign a pledge stating …
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
What Is Jeb Bush Thinking? — Jeb has gone on the attack against Trump. A lot of people think this is a mistake. It makes Bush look panicky and desperate, and is more likely to make him look bad than to damage the elaborately coiffed August frontrunner. Here's Rich Lowry in Politico:
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Taylor Marsh
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Does Donald Trump cheat at golf? A Washington Post investigation. — One morning in the mid-1990s, Mark Mulvoy was on the sixth hole of Long Island's Garden City Golf Club with Donald Trump when the skies opened, and they ducked for cover under a nearby awning.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Haters for Trump — <p>HANOVER, N.H. — They think Donald Trump's ideas are “disgusting.” They think he is making a mockery of the American political system and that even he doesn't take his own candidacy seriously. And that is exactly why they say they plan to vote for him.</p><p>Meet …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
A Once-Sunny Jeb Bush, Bristling in the Long Shadow of Donald Trump
A Once-Sunny Jeb Bush, Bristling in the Long Shadow of Donald Trump
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
What Donald Trump Understands About Republicans
What Donald Trump Understands About Republicans
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Latinos hate Donald Trump. But guess who they like: Jeb Bush.
Latinos hate Donald Trump. But guess who they like: Jeb Bush.
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Michael Kazin / Politico:
How Trump Can Ensure Democratic Dominance for Generations
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump to Bush: Speak English when in the US
Trump to Bush: Speak English when in the US
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Washington Post:
Staffer who worked on Clinton's private e-mail server faces subpoena — A former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private e-mail server tried this week to fend off a subpoena to testify before Congress, saying he would assert his constitutional right not to answer questions to avoid incriminating himself.
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MichelleMalkin.com, New York Times and The Gateway Pundit
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Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
The Democrats Now Own Iran. They'll Soon Wish They Didn't — This morning, President Obama got what he's been working toward all year. With Senator Barbara Mikulski's announcement that she will vote to support the Iran nuclear deal, the administration got its 34th vote in the Senate …
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New York Times:
Coordinated Strategy Brings Obama Victory on Iran Nuclear Deal
Coordinated Strategy Brings Obama Victory on Iran Nuclear Deal
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Obama prevails on Iran deal
Obama prevails on Iran deal
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Dan Savage destroys thrice-divorced Kim Davis: ‘This is about someone hypocritically cashing in’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who has defied multiple court orders to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has been divorced three times …
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Casey Toner / al.com:
Alabama's gay marriage loss could cost taxpayers $200,000
Alabama's gay marriage loss could cost taxpayers $200,000
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Cathy Hernandez / Click2Houston.com:
HPD: Man fatally shot while taking selfies with gun — HOUSTON - — A man posing with a gun and taking selfies was killed when the gun went off and struck him in southwest Houston, police said. — Family members said the victim is 19-year-old Deleon Alonso Smith.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Washington Post:
This is the difference between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders — Watch how they conduct their campaigns. — Ernest Hemingway once said that courage was “grace under pressure.” Two presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, have recently tested this proposition.
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Wall Street Journal:
Five Chinese Navy Ships Are Operating in Bering Sea Off Alaska Coast — Five Chinese navy ships are currently operating in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska, the first time the U.S. military has seen such activity in the area, Pentagon officials said on Wednesday.
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TMZ.com:
'Can't Buy Me Love' Star Amanda Peterson — Cause of Death ... Massive Overdose — Amanda Peterson — who starred in “Can't Buy Me Love” died from an accidental overdose of a deadly combination of drugs. — The 43-year-old disappeared just before the 4th of July and her body was found on July 5th.
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Lauren Kelley / Rolling Stone:
Donald Trump on Why He Hopes Kanye Runs for President — I hope to run against him someday," the GOP frontrunner says of his hypothetical 2020 opponent — Kanye West made waves during Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards when he capped off his 13-minute acceptance speech by announcing …
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WXIA-TV:
School district investigating mass baptism at football practice — VILLA RICA, Ga. — A Georgia school district is investigating after video of a mass baptism was posted on YouTube. — The video, posted by First Baptist Villa Rica, was shot on school grounds just before football practice.
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Baltimore Sun:
Judge denies motions to dismiss charges, recuse Mosby in Freddie Gray case — In a victory for city State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, a judge on Wednesday denied motions to dismiss charges against six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray and to recuse Mosby's office from the case.
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
‘Take That, Bibi’: PBS Journalist Mocks Israeli Prime Minister After Iran Deal Victory — PBS journalist Gwen Ifill isn't even trying to hide her cheerleading for the Obama administration. After the president gained the 34th and final vote needed to secure his nuclear negotiation with Iran Wednesday …
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Helena Smith / Guardian:
Shocking images of drowned Syrian boy show tragic plight of refugees — Young boy found lying face-down on a beach near Turkish resort of Bodrum was one of at least 12 Syrians who drowned attempting to reach Greece — The full horror of the human tragedy unfolding on the shores of Europe …
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Ken White / Popehat:
Satire vs. Potentially Defamatory Factual Statements: An Illustration — Earlier today, author John Scalzi posed this question: — I am incapable of passing a question like this without answering it. Moreover, as luck would have it, I just finished a brief on the subject yesterday.
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Daily Mail:
'That one has big breasts. But I want a Yazidi with blue eyes and pale skin. I am willing to pay the price': Escaped girl, 18, tells of the day she was sold as a sex slave — A Yazidi teenager has told of the day she was abducted by ISIS thugs who tortured her, abused her …
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Pamela Geller
Alan Gomez / USA Today:
Report: More than half of immigrants on welfare — More than half of the nation's immigrants receive some kind of government welfare, a figure that's far higher than the native-born population, according to a report to be released Wednesday. — About 51% of immigrant-led households receive …
TMZ.com:
Janice Dickinson — Collapses on ‘Celeb Big Brother’ ... ‘Almost Died’ from Bee Sting (VIDEO) — Collapses on ‘Celeb BB’ ... ‘ALMOST DIED’ FROM BEE STING — 9/2/2015 9:41 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — Janice Dickinson fell unconscious, live on TV …
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