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Jack Jenkins / ThinkProgress:
Watch Mike Huckabee's ‘Biblical’ Support For Kim Davis Get Dismantled On Live Television  —  Tuesday afternoon, former Arkansas governor and current Republican candidate for president Mike Huckabee stood on a stage in Kentucky and held hands with Kim Davis, a county clerk who was released …
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Bob Barr / Townhall.com:
Be Careful What You Wish For In the “Kim Davis” Case  —  Imagine waking up to the news that a Quaker county sheriff is denying concealed carry permits to citizens because of his religious objection to violence; or, a Muslim DMV supervisor in Dearborn, Michigan has ordered his staff to refuse …
Discussion: American Spectator
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Same-Sex Marriage Returns As 2016 Issue, Worrying Some Republicans  —  Just when they thought they were out, Kim Davis pulled them back in.  —  Republican strategists are worried that the return of same-sex marriage as a presidential campaign piñata could hurt the party in the 2016 general election …
Lawrence M. Krauss / New Yorker:
All Scientists Should Be Militant Atheists  —  As a physicist, I do a lot of writing and public speaking about the remarkable nature of our cosmos, primarily because I think science is a key part of our cultural heritage and needs to be shared more broadly.  Sometimes, I refer to the fact …
The Hill:
House GOP to postpone vote on Iran after member revolt  —  House Republican leaders are delaying a vote on the Iran nuclear deal scheduled for Wednesday because of a rebellion from rank-and-file conservatives.  —  The House was to hold a procedural vote to begin 11 hours of debate …
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Glenn Beck:
Will Rep. Louie Gohmert exit over the Iran deal?  —  On radio Tuesday, Glenn told listeners about an email he received from Rep. Louie Gohmert, announcing what he would do if the House and Senate continue to treat the Iran treaty as a treaty.  In the email, Gohmert said he'd be willing …
Bloomberg Business:
Obama Gains 41 U.S. Senate Votes to Uphold Iran Nuclear Deal
Discussion: neo-neocon and Power Line
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton's Bungled Reboot  —  It's a bad sign when your presidential campaign needs a reboot.  It's a worse sign when your advisers announce that reboot publicly.  —  That's exactly where Hillary Clinton finds herself this week.  In an attempt to right what is universally seen …
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Hillary Clinton / Facebook:
I wanted you to hear this directly from me:  —  Yes, I should have used two email addresses, one for personal matters and one for my work at the State Department.  Not doing so was a mistake.  I'm sorry about it, and I take full responsibility.  —  It's important for you to know a few key facts.
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
CIA: Yes, Hillary's Email Contained ‘Top Secret’ Intelligence; Campaign ‘Disagrees’
Jeb Bush / Wall Street Journal:
My Tax Overhaul to Unleash 4% Growth  —  Three income-tax rates: 10%, 25% and 28%, plus a 20% corporate rate and immediate expensing on new investment.
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Filibuster Opponents Have Gone Quiet Since Democrats Lost the Senate  —  The shoe is now on the other foot.  —  A large coalition of filibuster opponents has gone silent after Democrats lost the Senate in January, while numerous Democratic senators who were vocal in their criticism …
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
What's behind Republican voters' support of Trump? Anger at Republicans
Discussion: Daily Kos
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Ronda Rousey to Star in ‘Road House’ Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)  —  UFC fighter Ronda Rousey is starring in MGM's reboot of the 1980s cult classic “Road House.”  Rousey will step into the role Patrick Swayze made famous.  —  Sources say MGM is currently meeting with screenwriters, with production set to begin in 2016.
Donald Trump / USA Today:
Amateur hour with the Iran nuclear deal  —  Politics as usual has failed, that's why I need to step in.  —  It is hard to believe a president of the United States would actually put his name on an agreement with the terrorist state Iran that is so bad, so poorly constructed and so terribly negotiated …
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Henry Allen Michael / CBS Detroit:
Police: Man Finds Wife Naked In Bed With Her Dad, Gets Stabbed By Father-In-Law  —  PONTIAC (WWJ) - Police in Oakland County say a man was stabbed by his father-in-law after finding the 47-year-old nude in bed with his wife — the man's own daughter — and the older man is now behind bars.
Discussion: WGN-TV and theGrio
National Geographic / National Geographic …:
National Geographic Society and 21st Century Fox Agree to Expand Partnership  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, September 9 - The National Geographic Society and 21st Century Fox announced today that they have reached an agreement to expand their highly successful 18-year partnership through …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
National Geographic magazine shifts to for-profit status with Fox partnership
Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
3 Boys Found Dead Inside SUV; Suspect Believed to Be in Custody: LAPD  —  In what LAPD Chief Charlie Beck described as a “gruesome” scene, three boys were found dead and a man was discovered with stab wounds inside an SUV in South L.A. on Wednesday morning.  —  The bodies of three elementary …
Discussion: WGN-TV and Fox 59
Molly Redden / Mother Jones:
Kylee Wierks / Fox 59:
Man shares photos with gorilla on smart phone and the gorilla's reaction is priceless  —  He was visiting the zoo's gorilla sanctuary for the first time with his daughter when he noticed another visitor showing his iPhone to a gorilla named Jelani.  —  Jelani looked very intrigued …
Discussion: WHNT-TV
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo:
Trump: I ‘always felt that I was in the military’ at military school  —  Republican frontrunner Donald Trump reportedly told the author of a forthcoming biography that while he never served in the military, he “always felt” that he had because he attended a military-themed prep school that gave him …
WGNO:
Very rare pink dolphin spotted again (and she may be pregnant)  —  CALCASIEU PARISH, La. (WGNO) - Captain Erik Rue of Calcasieu Charter Service first spotted the mysterious pink dolphin they affectionately call, “Pinky” in 2007 out while fishing on his boat with his company Calcasieu Charter Service.
Candace McCowan / WFLA-TV:
St Pete teen kills masked intruder who turns out to be his dad  —  ST PETERSBURG, FL (WFLA) - Investigators now tell us a teen who killed his father Tuesday morning is a case of justifiable homicide.  Malachi Heisler tells us he woke up to cries for help early Tuesday morning.
Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Business:
PAC Built by Ted Cruz Mega-Donors Gets Evangelical Leader  —  David Barton, an influential Christian author and activist, is taking charge of the leading super-PAC supporting Ted Cruz.  —  The super-PAC, Keep the Promise PAC, is the umbrella for a group of related pro-Cruz political committees …
Health Affairs Blog:
Quantifying Planned Parenthood's Critical Role In Meeting The Need For Publicly Supported Contraceptive Care  —  Over the past few months, legislative attempts to defund Planned Parenthood have flared at both the federal and state levels; these moves are clearly an attempt …
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
Are Super PACs Hurting Their Candidates More Than Helping?  —  One subplot of my story yesterday on Scott Walker's troubles is the fact that two of his most trusted advisers can no longer talk to him.  —  Keith Gilkes, who ran Walker's 2010 campaign and 2012 recall effort, and Stephan Thompson …
Nick Vlahos / Journal Star:
Peoria council approves $125,000 Twitter settlement with no discussion  —  PEORIA — The saga of Mayor Jim Ardis and a Twitter parody ended Tuesday night, with a whimper.  —  With no discussion, the City Council approved a $125,000 payment to the parodist, Jon Daniel.
Discussion: FOX2now.com
 
 
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Stephanie Strom / New York Times:
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Now Chrissie Hynde attacks today's lewd pop stars branding them ‘sex workers’ who have created a ‘pornography culture’
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Jill's dilemma  —  <p>A month ago, Vice President Joe Biden …
Discussion: ABC News
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The English Premier League ends its content partnership with IMG and plans to bring content production and distribution in-house in 2026

 
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