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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 …
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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 …
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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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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
A Once-Sunny Jeb Bush Appears Irked in Donald Trump's Shadow
A Once-Sunny Jeb Bush Appears Irked in Donald Trump's Shadow
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Clinton Goes Under Water; Trump Polarization Grows (POLL)
Clinton Goes Under Water; Trump Polarization Grows (POLL)
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Romney Is Horrified by Trump — and That's Restarting ‘Mitt 2016’ Talk
Romney Is Horrified by Trump — and That's Restarting ‘Mitt 2016’ Talk
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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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 …
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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 …
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Associated Press:
Obama gets Iran deal win as Senate Dems amass enough votes
Obama gets Iran deal win as Senate Dems amass enough votes
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Obama Clinches Vote to Secure Iran Nuclear Deal
Obama Clinches Vote to Secure Iran Nuclear Deal
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Washington Post:
Clinton, using private server, wrote and sent e-mails now deemed classified — While she was secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote and sent at least six e-mails using her private server that contained what government officials now say is classified information …
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John Solomon / Washington Times:
Clinton emails contained spy satellite data on North Korean nukes — Revelation among biggest concerns inside intel community
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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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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul says KY clerk's gay marriage protest is ‘part of the American way’
Rand Paul says KY clerk's gay marriage protest is ‘part of the American way’
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Steven Nelson / US News:
Kentucky Clerk Fighting Gay Marriage Has Wed Four Times
Kentucky Clerk Fighting Gay Marriage Has Wed Four Times
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Exposing The Black Lives Matter Movement For What It Is: Promotion of Cop Killing — It's time to expose the Black Lives Matter [BLM] movement for what it is: a racist, violent hate group that promotes the execution of police officers. The evidence is in their rhetoric and written on their shirts.
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Ken Shepherd / NewsBusters:
Black Lives Matter Activist: 'Fry ‘Em Like Bacon’ Chant Was In ‘Playful’ Context
Black Lives Matter Activist: 'Fry ‘Em Like Bacon’ Chant Was In ‘Playful’ Context
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / The Huffington Post:
Republicans Like Obama's Ideas Better When They Think They're Donald Trump's — A new poll shows how much Americans' policy opinions depend on the politician endorsing them.
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Kieran Corcoran For / Daily Mail:
Hillsboro High School students protest over Lila Perry using girls' bathroom — Almost 200 high school students in Missouri walked out of their classes to protest one a transgender student in senior year being allowed in the girls' bathroom. — Members of the Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro …
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Baltimore Sun:
Son of Baltimore police commander charged in killing — The son of a high-ranking Baltimore police commander has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his roommate Monday in Southwest Baltimore, police said. — Melvin Russell, 28, the son of Lt. Col. Melvin Russell …
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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.
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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 …
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Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
Gun control groups accused of ‘swatting’ open-carry permit holders, putting lives at risk — Rick Ector, of Detroit, recently told FoxNews.com that people carrying guns, whether openly or concealed, lowers crime. — Second Amendment groups are accusing the gun control lobby …
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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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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 …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump is summer's biggest TV hit, and ratings gold for cable news — When NBC cut ties with Donald Trump after he made derogatory remarks about Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement, the real estate mogul's career as a TV personality appeared to be over.
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