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9:50 AM ET, September 7, 2015

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump Is Right on Economics  —  So Jeb Bush is finally going after Donald Trump.  Over the past couple of weeks the man who was supposed to be the front-runner has made a series of attacks on the man who is.  Strange to say, however, Mr. Bush hasn't focused on what's truly vicious and absurd …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
SHOCK POLL: Trump receives 25% of black vote in general election matchup  —  For all the talk about Donald Trump allegedly driving minorities away from the Republican Party, could he actually bring people in?  —  A SurveyUSA poll released Friday shows in a hypothetical matchup with Hillary Clinton, Trump is ahead 45% to 40%.
Los Angeles Times:
Column Trump can't actually win, can he?  —  I talked with Republican wise men last week — sober establishment strategists who have seen many presidential campaigns come and go — to ask them how long the improbable popularity of Donald Trump can last.  Reassure me, I said: He can't actually win, right?
Discussion: Vox Popoli
The Atlantic:
The Coddling of the American Mind … Something strange is happening at America's colleges and universities.  A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense.
CBC News:
Conservative candidate Jerry Bance caught in CBC sting urinating in homeowner's coffee mug  —  ‘I deeply regret my actions on that day,’ Bance tells CBC News when contacted for comment  —  Conservative candidate caught urinating in homeowner's coffee mug 2:02
Discussion: Daily Mail
Nick Gass / Politico:
Paid sick leave: Obama to issue order  —  <p>President Barack Obama will issue an executive order Monday that requires federal contractors to grant at least seven days of paid sick leave to their employees, including 300,000 who had none.</p><p>Obama is set to address the order during a Labor …
Discussion: ABC News
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders Leads Hillary Clinton by 9 in New Hampshire, Gains in Iowa: Poll  —  Bernie Sanders has jumped out to a nine-point lead over front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, and he's gained ground on her among Iowa voters in the Democratic presidential race, according to a pair of brand-new NBC News/Marist polls.
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Liz Mair / The Daily Beast:
This is How You Beat Donald Trump  —  Republican strategist Liz Mair lists 10 ways to blow the billionaire out of the water.  —  For months now, consultants and pundits have been opining about what would be necessary to take The Donald down.  We now have a glimpse into what Team Jeb will do …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Los Angeles Times:
Column A new skirmish in the battle for Malibu beach access  —  The weather forecast is terrific.  The water is unusually warm.  And the greatest show in California is free except for the parking.  —  But if you're headed to the beach this holiday weekend, beware the killjoys who might try …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Chris Wallace smacks down Dick Cheney: Iran's nuclear build-up happened on your watch  —  Fox News host Chris Wallace forced former Vice President Dick Cheney to admit that Iran's centrifuges went from zero to 5,000 under his watch, not President Barack Obama's.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Liberaland
Greg B. Smith / New York Daily News:
'They're a bunch of frauds': Former Trump University students say The Donald shouldn't be president, school was a scam  —  When 75-year-old Robert Guillo hears candidate Donald Trump speak for “the silent majority” and promise to “put people back to work,” he has to laugh.
Discussion: Liberaland, Raw Story and Daily Mail
Daily Mail:
PETER HITCHENS: We won't save refugees by destroying our own country  —  Actually we can't do what we like with this country.  We inherited it from our parents and grandparents and we have a duty to hand it on to our children and grandchildren, preferably improved and certainly undamaged.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Lana Shadwick / BREITBART.COM:
Graffiti Calling for Violence Against Cops Spreads Across Texas  —  Hate speech and graffiti calling for violence against cops has spread across Texas.  Grafitti has recently appeared in both Austin, and in Houston, Texas.  Violence-inflaming statements in Austin proclaim - “Run Over Cops At Traffic Stops; Shoot Them In The Cop Car!”
 
 
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Leonard Pitts, Jr / miamiherald:
Leonard Pitts, Jr.: ‘Religious liberty’ cloaks intolerance
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ABC News:
Harvard Professor Larry Lessig Says He's Running for President
Discussion: NPR and Politico
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
No Movement That Embraces Trump Can Call Itself Conservative
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Filing: Trump Media lost $19.2M in Q3, while revenue fell 5.6% YoY to just $1.01M; DJT jumped 18.6% before closing down 1.16% on November 5

 
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