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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump blasts Hugh Hewitt as ‘a third-rate radio announcer’ — Donald Trump is blasting Hugh Hewitt after stumbling over foreign policy questions in an interview with the conservative radio host. — “[He is] a third-rate radio announcer,” Trump told hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Friday morning.
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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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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Donald Trump Stumbles and Bristles During Foreign Policy Interview — Donald J. Trump revealed gaps in his mastery of international affairs during a radio interview on Thursday, appearing to mistake the Quds Force, an Iranian military group, for the Kurds, a Middle Eastern people, and growing testy over questions about foreign leaders.
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump hits radio host Hugh Hewitt for ‘gotcha questions’ — Donald Trump accused conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt of asking him unfair questions about foreign affairs in an interview on Thursday. — The host of “The Hugh Hewitt Show” said he wanted to focus on “commander-in-chief questions” …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump fumbles Hewitt question on terror leaders
Trump fumbles Hewitt question on terror leaders
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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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Courier-Journal:
Kim Davis' husband: 'She won't resign' … CONNECT — MOREHEAD, Ky. The husband of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said early Friday that Kim remains in good spirits and is prepared to remain in jail for months. — Joe Davis appeared outside the Rowan County Courthouse …
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John Cheves / Lexington Herald-Leader:
First gay couples obtain marriage licenses in Rowan County
First gay couples obtain marriage licenses in Rowan County
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Adam Beam / Associated Press:
Gay Couple Gets First License To Wed In Defiant Clerk's Kentucky County
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With defiant county clerk in jail, gay Kentucky couple receives marriage license
With defiant county clerk in jail, gay Kentucky couple receives marriage license
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Cruz for President:
Cruz: I Call Upon Every Believer, Every Constitutionalist, Every Lover of Liberty to Stand with Kim Davis
Cruz: I Call Upon Every Believer, Every Constitutionalist, Every Lover of Liberty to Stand with Kim Davis
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Trump's Image Up Sharply Among Republicans — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Donald Trump's net favorable rating among Republicans increased significantly over the past two weeks, putting him among the top six Republicans overall on this measure.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump warns Carson — <p>Donald Trump isn't going on the attack against Ben Carson — not yet, at least.</p><p>" 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," …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: Trump has a better answer on Iran than his GOP rivals do. Seriously.
Morning Plum: Trump has a better answer on Iran than his GOP rivals do. Seriously.
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Adam B. Schiff / New York Times:
Disband the Benghazi Committee — Washington — NOT long after it was formed last year, members of the Select Committee on Benghazi gathered to meet privately with family members of the four Americans killed on that dreadful night in Libya in 2012. The meetings were emotional …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton: I'm ‘sorry’ the email scandal is confusing to people — <p>Hillary Clinton declined to apologize on Friday for using a personal email account and server for official State Department business, instead saying she regretted that people do not understand the facts underlying …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Tells NBC News She Is ‘Sorry’ for Email Confusion
Hillary Clinton Tells NBC News She Is ‘Sorry’ for Email Confusion
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
U.S. job growth slows, unemployment rate falls to 5.1 percent — U.S. job growth rose less than expected in August, which could dim prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this month, even as the unemployment rate dropped to a near 7-1/2- year low of 5.1 percent and wages accelerated.
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Christopher S. Rugaber / ABC News:
US Jobless Rate Falls to 7-Year Low; Fed Move Still Unclear
US Jobless Rate Falls to 7-Year Low; Fed Move Still Unclear
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Weekly Standard:
The Next Justices — A guide for GOP candidates on how to fill Court vacancies — When Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to the next president, he will be flanked by three, and almost four, octogenarians: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg (83), Antonin Scalia (80), Anthony Kennedy (80), and Stephen Breyer (77).
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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Exodus of Syrians Highlights Political Failure of the West — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Arresting images of desperation on the West's doorstep have brought Syria, for the moment, back to worldwide attention: refugees cramming into train stations and climbing border fences; drowned Syrian toddlers washing …
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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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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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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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Susan Jones / CNSNews:
Record 94,031,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Stuck at 38-Year Low for 3rd Straight Month … (CNSNews.com) - A record 94,031,000 Americans were not in the American labor force last month — 261,000 more than July — and the labor force participation rate stayed stuck at 62.6 percent …
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