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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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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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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Donald Trump On The Day He Took The Pledge
Donald Trump On The Day He Took The Pledge
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump rips into Hugh Hewitt after terror gaffe
Trump rips into Hugh Hewitt after terror gaffe
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Donald Trump / Guardian:
I will know the difference between Hamas and Hezbollah 'when it's appropriate'
I will know the difference between Hamas and Hezbollah 'when it's appropriate'
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Hullabaloo, Fusion and Business Insider
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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Washington Monthly, The PJ Tatler, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller
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Gallup:
Hillary Clinton's Favorable Rating One of Her Worst — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dogged by continued scrutiny of her email practices as secretary of state, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's favorability with the American public has sunk to one of its lowest levels in Gallup's 23-year trend.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Tells NBC News She Is ‘Sorry’ for Email Confusion — In an exclusive interview with NBC News/MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Friday, Hillary Clinton said she's “sorry” there's been so much controversy over her private email server, but declined to apologize for the decision to use it.
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New York Times, Hot Air and naked capitalism
Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton: I'm ‘sorry’ the email scandal is confusing to people
Clinton: I'm ‘sorry’ the email scandal is confusing to people
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ABC News
Shannen W. Coffin / National Review:
What Will the Public Make of Hillary's Former IT Staffer's Decision to Take the Fifth?
What Will the Public Make of Hillary's Former IT Staffer's Decision to Take the Fifth?
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Power Line and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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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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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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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PoliticusUSA, Joe.My.God. and Fusion
Kerry Eleveld / Daily Kos:
Same-sex marriage still confounding the Republican field
Same-sex marriage still confounding the Republican field
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Washington Monthly, Mediaite, BuzzFeed, Talking Points Memo and 89.3 KPCC
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: Trump has a better answer on Iran than his GOP rivals do. Seriously. — On Morning Joe today, Donald Trump staked out another position that could — or at least should — force a real debate among Republicans that previously might have remained mostly walled off from discussion by GOP orthodoxy.
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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
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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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The horrific results of Obama's failure in Syria
The horrific results of Obama's failure in Syria
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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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New York Times:
Jobs Report Gives Ammunition to Both Sides of Fed Rate Debate — Despite disappointing job growth last month, the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since early 2008, sharpening the debate within the Federal Reserve over whether to raise interest rates when policy makers meet in two weeks.
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
U.S. job growth slows, unemployment rate falls to 5.1 percent
U.S. job growth slows, unemployment rate falls to 5.1 percent
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Hot Air, Washington Post, ThinkProgress and Bloomberg View
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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Associated Press
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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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Inside the wild ride that landed The Washington Post on K Street — The Washington Post will move into One Franklin Square in December. After weighing real estate options in a fast-changing city, Jeff Bezos selected a new home for his new company just three blocks from its old headquarters.
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FishbowlDC and Poynter.
New Yorker:
Cover Story: Kanye's 2020 Vision — “Kanye West's announcement of his intention to seek the Presidency reminds us that it's not too early to start thinking about the 2020 campaign. (2016's already old hat by now, anyway),” Barry Blitt says about “2020 Vision,” his cover for next week's issue.
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Althouse, Gothamist, OnPolitics, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and Business Insider
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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