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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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Jon Ward / Yahoo:
Can Jeb Bush break the Trump spell? — Republican candidate for president Jeb Bush poses with high school students at La Progresiva Presbyterian School in Miami, Florida. (Reuters/Joe Skipper). — A few hours before the first Republican presidential debate in Cleveland in August …
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Wall Street Journal
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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The Last Refuge, Daily Mail, Political Wire and Hot Air
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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CNN:
Former Clinton aide expected to plead the 5th in response to email inquiries — (CNN)A former State Department employee who worked on Hillary Clinton's private email server has informed Congress that he will invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying before the House Select Committee …
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WREG-TV and Washington Free Beacon
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 …
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CNN:
RNC circulates loyalty pledge to Republican campaigns
RNC circulates loyalty pledge to Republican campaigns
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Haters for Trump — <p>HANOVER, N.H. — They think Donald Trump's ideas are “disgusting.”
Haters for Trump — <p>HANOVER, N.H. — They think Donald Trump's ideas are “disgusting.”
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Hullabaloo and Rush Limbaugh
Max Abelson / Bloomberg.com:
Inside the empire … Photographer: Evan Ortiz … Trump Las Vegas — Photographer: George Rose/Getty
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Politico and Political Wire
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Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller:
Donald Trump On Ben Carson: Doctors Don't Create Jobs
Donald Trump On Ben Carson: Doctors Don't Create Jobs
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Does Donald Trump cheat at golf? A Washington Post investigation.
Does Donald Trump cheat at golf? A Washington Post investigation.
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Justin Wm / Washington Post:
Aylan's story: How desperation left a 3-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach … The first disturbing photo shows a small boy. He is wearing a red T-shirt and long shorts that stop below the knee. His shirt is hiked above his waist, exposing his midriff. He is wearing black sneakers with no socks.
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Helena Smith / Guardian:
Shocking images of drowned Syrian boy show tragic plight of refugees
Shocking images of drowned Syrian boy show tragic plight of refugees
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Keep Calm And Ignore The 2016 ‘Game Changers’ — If you were to rank the most exciting presidential nomination contests, the 1996 Republican race would be near the bottom. Bob Dole, the “next-in-line” GOP candidate and the Senate majority leader, built up a huge lead in polls and endorsements early …
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Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
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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Hollywood Life, Daily Mail and Full Feed
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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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
After renaming, Obama officials cut Denali's elevation by 10 feet — Federal geologists on Wednesday reduced the estimated height of the mountain Denali by 10 feet, just days after President Obama made the controversial decision to drop the name Mount McKinley.
Alex Nussbaum / Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker's Record on Wind and Solar Power Leaves Renewables Industry Fuming — Scott Walker's up-and-down campaign for the Republican presidential nod has produced at least one constant: As far as wind and solar developers are concerned, the Wisconsin governor may be the worst man for the job.
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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American Spectator and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
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Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Mocks Israeli PM Netanyahu After Democrats Support Obama Iran Nuke Deal
PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Mocks Israeli PM Netanyahu After Democrats Support Obama Iran Nuke Deal
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cuomo: Biden run would be ‘good’ for Dems — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who endorsed Hillary Clinton months ago, said Wednesday that a Joe Biden run could be good for Democrats. — “If he did run, I think all Democrats would be in a bind, because they'd have a choice of a number of good candidates …
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New York Times and Associated Press
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Treason of the Professors — William Bradford is an Associate Professor of Law, National Security, and Strategy at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and at the National Defense College in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He has a Ph.D. from Northwestern and an LL.M. from Harvard.
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Mike Huckabee Hails Kim Davis For Flouting Supreme Court On Gay Marriage — Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said in a statement today that he had called Kentucky clerk Kim Davis to congratulate her for her “courage and humility” in defying the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality.
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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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Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
John R. Schindler / The Daily Beast:
Will Hillary Clinton's Emails Burn the White House? — Counterintelligence specialists suspect that the former Secretary of State wasn't the only member of the Obama administration emailing secrets around. — Hillary Clinton's email problems are already causing headaches for her presidential campaign.
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Donald Trump isn't rich because he's a great investor. He's rich because his dad was rich. — “It takes brains to make millions,” according to the slogan of Donald Trump's board game. “It takes Trump to make billions.” It appears that's truer than Trump himself might like to admit.
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Addicting Info, CANNONFIRE and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …