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6:15 AM ET, September 4, 2015

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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Kim Davis Ordered Jailed in Kentucky Gay Marriage Dispute  —  ASHLAND, Ky. — A federal judge here on Thursday ordered a Kentucky clerk jailed for contempt of court because of her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.  —  The clerk, Kim Davis of Rowan County …
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Cruz for President:
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:
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.
David French / National Review:
Justice Kennedy's Religion Has Teeth: Kentucky Clerk Ordered to Jail for Refusing to Issue Gay-Marriage Licenses  —  Kentucky federal judge David Bunning has ordered Rowan County clerk Kim Davis to jail, holding her in contempt of court for failing to affix her signature to gay-marriage licenses.
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.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Mixes Up The Quds Force And The Kurds In A Radio Interview  —  Republican frontrunner Donald Trump appeared to be unfamiliar with well-known terrorist groups and leaders in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday.  —  Trump was unable to explain the difference between Hamas …
Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Just Signed His Political Death Warrant  —  The GOP has finally muscled its maverick front-runner, Donald Trump, into submission.  A Trump adviser said on Thursday the billionaire has agreed to sign the Republican “loyalty pledge” he famously refused at the first debate in Cleveland last month …
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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 …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump calls GOP's bluff  —  <p>Donald Trump and Reince Priebus have a deal.</p><p>The Republican front-runner announced at a news conference on Thursday that he signed the loyalty pledge the GOP sought and will support the eventual Republican nominee, whoever that may be.</p><p>The deal …
Rich Lowry / Politico:   Ben Carson, the Superior Outsider
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.
Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
Booker, Warner, Heitkamp Announce Support for Iran Nuclear Deal  —  New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker said he would support the Iran nuclear accord on Thursday, splitting with his state's senior senator over the contentious deal.  —  Mr. Booker's decision ended weeks of speculation …
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Democratic U.S. Senator Booker backs Iran nuclear pact
Discussion: Hot Air and Progress Pond
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.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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.
Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Surpasses Field, Flirts With 40 Percent In Alabama Poll  —  Front-runner Donald Trump has surged to nearly 40-percent in the latest Alabama Republican primary poll.  —  Sep. 1, Gravis Marketing asked 1,616 participants, “assuming you had to vote today, which 2016 GOP Candidate would you vote for?”
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
SAT scores at lowest level in 10 years, fueling worries about high schools  —  Scores on the SAT have sunk to the lowest level since the college admission test was overhauled in 2005, adding to worries about student performance in the nation's high schools.  —  The average score for the Class …
WAVY-TV:
Portsmouth officer indicted for murder in teen's death  —  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth Commonwealth Attorney Stephanie Morales and the mother of 18-year-old William Chapman spoke Thursday on the indictment of Portsmouth Police Officer Stephen Rankin.
Discussion: Daily Mail and NBC News
Politico:
Judge sees rocky road for feds' plan to coordinate Hillary Clinton email lawsuits  —  <p>The Justice Department is unlikely to succeed in its <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/ under-the-radar/2015/09/feds-move-to- consolidate-lawsuits-over-hillary- clinton-emails-213228" target="_blank" …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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Terry Glavin / National Post:
Alan Kurdi drowned off the shores of Turkey.  His family was trying to reach Canada  —  The drowned child washed up on a Turkish beach captured in a photograph that went around the world Wednesday was three-year-old Alan Kurdi.  He died, along with his five-year-old brother Galib and their mother Rehan …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Woman nods off during Jeb speech  —  <p>One woman seemed rather low on energy during a town hall event for Republican candidate Jeb Bush on Thursday, struggling to keep her eyes open and yawning during part of Bush's event.</p><p>The Bush campaign identified the woman only as Tara …
Discussion: American Spectator
 
 
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Why Jeb?  —  There is no obvious case for Bush III.
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New York Times:
Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala Is Jailed Hours After Resigning Presidency
Joe Concha / Mediaite:
Exclusive: MSNBC to Expand Morning Joe One More Hour; Kate Snow Gets Afternoon Role
The Times of Israel:
AIPAC official: PM's Congress speech hurt Iran deal opposition
Cory Booker / Medium:
Supporting the Iran agreement is the better of two flawed options
Aamer Madhani / USA Today:
Arby's apologizes after employee refuses to serve police officer
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Discussion: Mediaite
Chicago Tribune:
Emanuel set to call for largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
The Revision of Steve Jobs
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