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Cruz: I Call Upon Every Believer, Every Constitutionalist, Every Lover of Liberty to Stand with Kim Davis — Statement on Arrest of Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis — HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding the arrest of Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis:
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Courier-Journal:
Kim Davis stands her ground - in jail … CONNECT — ASHLAND, Ky. — Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis remained straight-faced as she was taken into federal custody Thursday, refusing to abandon her contentious policy on marriage licenses, even though most of her staff have now agreed to issue forms to same-sex couples.
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Renée Graham / BostonGlobe.com:
Kim Davis follows the footsteps of George Wallace — Kim Davis is in jail for contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but make no mistake: this uncivil civil servant isn't a religious freedom fighter. She's a homophobe, pure and simple.
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Adam Beam / Associated Press:
Gay Couple Gets First License To Wed In Defiant Clerk's Kentucky County
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Kim Davis Ordered Jailed in Kentucky Gay Marriage Dispute
Kim Davis Ordered Jailed in Kentucky Gay Marriage Dispute
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David French / National Review:
Justice Kennedy's Religion Has Teeth: Kentucky Clerk Ordered to Jail for Refusing to Issue Gay-Marriage Licenses
Justice Kennedy's Religion Has Teeth: Kentucky Clerk Ordered to Jail for Refusing to Issue Gay-Marriage Licenses
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Kim Davis' Lawyer Says She's Just Like A Jew Living In Nazi Germany
Kim Davis' Lawyer Says She's Just Like A Jew Living In Nazi Germany
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
White House On Jailing Of Kentucky Clerk: ‘No Public Official’ Is Above The Law
White House On Jailing Of Kentucky Clerk: ‘No Public Official’ Is Above The Law
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Timeline Photos / Facebook:
Exclusive. Just conducted an interview with Cecil Watkins, the Rowan County Attorney.
Exclusive. Just conducted an interview with Cecil Watkins, the Rowan County Attorney.
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Donald Trump On The Day He Took The Pledge — Donald Trump joined me today: — Audio: — 09-03hhs-trump — Transcript: — HH: Joined now by Donald Trump. Donald Trump, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show, it's always a pleasure to talk to you. — DT: Thank you, Hugh.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump fumbles Hewitt question on terror leaders — <p>Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt found something Donald Trump doesn't win at on Thursday — knowing his terrorists.</p><p> “I'm looking for the next commander-in-chief, to know who Hassan Nasrallah is, and Zawahiri, and al-Julani, and al-Baghdadi.
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Donald Trump Stumbles and Bristles During Foreign Policy Interview
Donald Trump Stumbles and Bristles During Foreign Policy Interview
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Mixes Up The Quds Force And The Kurds In A Radio Interview
Donald Trump Mixes Up The Quds Force And The Kurds In A Radio Interview
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Joe Biden on Presidential Run: ‘I Would Not Hestitate’ If Emotional Energy Is There — Vice President Joe Biden opened up for the first time publicly about his painful deliberations over whether to run for president so soon after his son Beau's death to brain cancer, saying the key question is …
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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
Booker, Warner, Heitkamp Announce Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
Booker, Warner, Heitkamp Announce Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
Joe Millitzer / FOX2now.com:
11-year-old shoots and kills home intruder in north St. Louis County — ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - A child shot a teen that was trying to break into a home in north St. Louis County. Police say the 11-year-old shooter fired one round from a handgun and killed the 16-year-old suspect.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump's party loyalty pledge ends one GOP problem, brings others — Donald Trump on Thursday signed a loyalty pledge to the Republican Party — and, with that, the renegade candidate became a little less of a renegade and a party establishment unsure of what to do with the bedeviling front-runner brought …
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Just Signed His Political Death Warrant
Donald Trump Just Signed His Political Death Warrant
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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
The Note: Joe Biden's Arduous Decision — NOTABLES — WHAT WILL JOE DO? Vice President Joe Biden weighed in on the possibility of a 2016 presidential run Thursday night, telling an audience in Atlanta that he is unsure about pursuing the nation's highest office, ABC'S ARLETTE SAENZ reports.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump warns Carson — Donald Trump isn't going on the attack against Ben Carson — not yet, at least. — “Well, I'm much better as a counterpuncher, so I'd rather have, and I'm hoping for Ben to really hit me at some point, because I love to counterpunch,” the Republican presidential candidate …
New York Daily News:
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards calls Metallica and Black Sabbath ‘great jokes,’ says rap is for ‘tone-deaf people’ in free-wheeling interview — Some say rock is dead. For Keith Richards, it always has been. — Strange, coming from the architect of the world's greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.
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New York Times:
The Truth of ‘Black Lives Matter’ — The Republican Party and its acolytes in the news media are trying to demonize the protest movement that has sprung up in response to the all-too-common police killings of unarmed African-Americans across the country. The intent of the campaign …
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TWC News:
Latinos protestan frente a torre Trump en contra de su “racismo”; guardia golpea a manifestante — VIDEO: Muestra momento en que uno de los guardias golpeó en la cabeza uno de los manifestantes. / The video shows the moment in which a security guard hits a protester on his head.
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Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Victory Is Iran's Victory — Last week the White House puffed its feathers when Barbara Mikulski became the 34th Democratic senator to come out in favor of the nuclear deal with Iran. Mikulski's support ensures enough votes in Obama's pocket to sustain a presidential veto on a resolution …
Marco Rubio / Medium:
Toward A Better Future in Puerto Rico — Sitting less than 1,000 miles from the American mainland, Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1897. Since 1917, Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens. Puerto Rican soldiers, seamen …
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Blake Neff / The Daily Caller:
Federal Court: Illegal Immigrant And Convicted Felon Can't Be Deported Because He's Transgender — A federal appeals court has ruled that an illegal immigrant and convicted felon can't be deported back to Mexico because he identifies as a transgender woman, which leaves him vulnerable to torture back in his home country.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Why Clinton remains inevitable — almost — Unless she's indicted, Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination. — That kind of sentence is rarely written about a major presidential candidate. But I don't see a realistic third alternative (except for one long-shot, below).
Los Angeles Times:
Editorial The death of Aylan Kurdi and the need for a moral policy on refugees — The photo was heartbreaking: A toddler in shorts and a red T-shirt lay face down at the edge of the surf, waves lapping at his head, his body settled into the sand like a piece of driftwood.