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2:00 PM ET, September 2, 2015

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Nick Gass / Politico:
The Jeb-Trump feud gets even nastier  —  <p>Donald Trump used those words again — "low energy."</p><p> The surging Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday morning uttered what has proven to be his most effective barb against Jeb Bush, the one-time GOP frontrunner who has begun …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Political Wire and Politico
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Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's image continues to decline  —  It's been a bad summer for Hillary Rodham Clinton's polling numbers, and a new Washington Post-ABC News poll brings additional bad news for her brand.  —  But it also shows something else: She continues to be popular among a broad coalition of Democrats …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Bush, Once Sunny, Is Under Trump's Cloud  —  WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. — When Jeb Bush stopped by the Hampton Synagogue here on Saturday, he was expected to offer a critique of the Iran deal and a short version of his stump speech to the Orthodox congregation.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Clinton Goes Under Water; Trump Polarization Grows (POLL)
Discussion: Politico
Patricia Mazzei / Tampa Bay Times:
In Miami — and en Español — Jeb Bush punches back at Donald Trump's ‘blah blah blah’
Discussion: Politico
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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James S. Robbins / USA Today:
Hillary Clinton is not an email crook: Column
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Mikulski pushes Obama's Iran nuke deal over the top in Senate  —  Sen. Barbara Mikulski said on Wednesday that she will support President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, all but ensuring the agreement will survive an attack in the Senate.  —  “No deal is perfect, especially one negotiated …
Discussion: Politico
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Obama prevails on Iran deal  —  <p>Sen. Barbara Mikulski's announcement Wednesday that she'll be the decisive 34th vote for President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran shifts the battle to the next major front: Whether the president will need to wield his veto pen in the first place. </p><p …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Obama Clinches Vote to Secure Iran Nuclear Deal
Niels Lesniewski / The World's Greatest …:
Iran Deal Done: With Mikulski, Obama Has All the Votes He Needs
Phillip M. Bailey / Courier-Journal:
Kim Davis gets Matt Bevin's ‘absolute’ backing … CONNECT  —  Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin said during a national conference call Tuesday he fully supports Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' right to refuse gay couples seeking marriage licenses.
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Steven Nelson / US News:
Kentucky Clerk Fighting Gay Marriage Has Wed Four Times
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul says KY clerk's gay marriage protest is ‘part of the American way’
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
The Coming Liberal Disaster at the Supreme Court  —  The beleaguered liberals on the Supreme Court had a great deal to celebrate in the term that ended in June.  Two epic cases, and even some lesser ones, went their way.  In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Justices ruled, five to four …
Discussion: Hot Air
Christine Sexton / Politico:
Scott's office scrubbed release that cleared Planned Parenthood  —  TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott's office scrubbed a press release written by his own regulators that found there was no “mishandling of fetal remains” at clinics run by Planned Parenthood and, at the same time …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Danny Vinik / Politico:
A $60 million pork kickback?  —  Unhappy small farmers detect a racket in a pork branding deal—and the USDA signed off on it.  —  Pork hasn't been “the other white meat” for years—after a 24-year run as the centerpiece of billboards and the butt of jokes, the slogan was retired in 2011 and replaced with …
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Ken Belson / New York Times:
Sony Altered ‘Concussion’ Film to Prevent N.F.L. Protests, Emails Show  —  When Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to make a movie focusing on the death and dementia professional football players have endured from repeated hits to the head — and the N.F.L.'s efforts toward a cover-up …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Fox News' Harris Faulkner Sues Hasbro For $5M Over Harris Faulkner Hamster  —  The 6-time Emmy winner is not happy at all about the “demeaning and insulting” Hasbro toy hamster that has both her name and, she claims, her look.  In fact, Fox News Channel's Harris Faulkner is taking …
Discussion: TVNewser, BizPac Review and Mediaite
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.
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Nearly half want to round up immigrants  —  Round them up, nearly half of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers say.  —  Forty-seven percent say it's a good idea to gather up an estimated 11 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally and send them to their home country.
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Megyn Kelly's Murrow moment  —  Donald Trump has a history of hurling verbal abuses against women that should be condemned by every Republican officeholder at every level of government — especially GOP women — and thoroughly reported by those who consider themselves professional journalists.
Anthony Mirhaydari / The Fiscal Times:
Stocks Are Sending a Recession Warning  —  The bad omens are building in the stock market.  —  Set aside the situation in China, where data released Tuesday showed manufacturing activity dropped last month to a three-year low and reached contractionary territory — the given reason for Tuesday's market tumble.
Discussion: CNBC
Aleister / Progressives Today:
NOT THE ONION: The Associated Press Claims Obama STARED DOWN A GLACIER in Alaska  —  According to the Associated Press, Obama has the magical ability to stare down glaciers.  This isn't a joke.  It's an actual report from the AP.  —  To liberals in media,  —  Obama is like a superhero or something:
Trevor J. Mitchell / Springfield News-Leader:
Police: Man went door-to-door with rifle, American flag  —  Police say a man stole a rifle and an American flag from a Springfield home, and then — holding both — went door-to-door screaming that he was looking for his wife and child.  —  Vernon Jordan, 49, was charged Tuesday with burglary …
abc13.com:
Disturbing graffiti with gun and officer emojis pops up around Houston  —  Some disturbing graffiti is popping up around town, emojis showing a police officer and a gun.  —  We've seen them in at least four spots in the Washington Avenue area, and we've gotten reports of more than that.
Jesse / CBS New York:
Prosecutors: 2 Former NJ Day Care Workers Ran ‘Fight Club’ For Kids Aged 4-6  —  CRANFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Two New Jersey women faced charges Monday for allegedly staging a “fight club” among boys and girls at a day care center, Union County prosecutors said.
 
 
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / The Huffington Post:
Republicans Like Obama's Ideas Better When They Think They're Donald Trump's
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
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Norm Macdonald: A Raw and Uncensored Interview
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
U.S. launches secret drone campaign to hunt Islamic State leaders in Syria
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Ken Shepherd / NewsBusters:
Black Lives Matter Activist: 'Fry ‘Em Like Bacon’ Chant Was In ‘Playful’ Context
Discussion: Mediaite
Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
Gun control groups accused of ‘swatting’ open-carry permit holders, putting lives at risk
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump tangles with the Club for Growth
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Joe Biden Delusion
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Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN amends GOP debate criteria
 

 
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