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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 …
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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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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 …
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 …
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American Spectator
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Shep Smith Rails Against Anti-Gay ‘Haters’ During Kim Davis Presser — During Fox News' live coverage of Kentucky clerk Kim Davis' release from prison, anchor Shepard Smith suddenly spoke over the press conference to chastise Davis and those who supported her decision to refuse to issue gay marriage licenses.
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Katie Atkinson / Billboard:
Survivor Did Not Grant Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis Rights to ‘Eye of the Tiger’
Survivor Did Not Grant Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis Rights to ‘Eye of the Tiger’
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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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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Bush tax plan takes swipe at Wall Street
Bush tax plan takes swipe at Wall Street
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New York Times and Wall Street Journal
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.
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
CIA: Yes, Hillary's Email Contained ‘Top Secret’ Intelligence; Campaign ‘Disagrees’ — The New York Times reports that an intelligence review confirms the existing allegation that Clinton received highly sensitive material on her private server that was, in fact, classified at the time it was sent:
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
What's behind Republican voters' support of Trump? Anger at Republicans — After years of raging against President Obama, unhappy conservatives have a new target for their anger and disgust: the Republicans in Congress. — The GOP seized control of the House in 2010 and four years later took the Senate.
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Exclusive — Mulvaney: Boehner Lacks Enough GOP Votes for Re-Election, His Future Depends on Whether Dems Bail Him Out
Exclusive — Mulvaney: Boehner Lacks Enough GOP Votes for Re-Election, His Future Depends on Whether Dems Bail Him Out
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The Hill and sunshinestatenews.com
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Filibuster Opponents Have Gone Quiet Since Democrats Lost the Senate
Filibuster Opponents Have Gone Quiet Since Democrats Lost the Senate
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The Daily Caller
Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:
CNN will stream the next Republican presidential debate for free for the first time — You won't need to have Trump bucks to watch The Donald in the upcoming debate. — CNN will be streaming its Republican presidential debate on September 16 for free without the need for any cable authentication.
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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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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin / Reuters:
Khamenei says Iran will not negotiate with U.S. beyond nuclear talks
Khamenei says Iran will not negotiate with U.S. beyond nuclear talks
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Set to Address ‘Skeptics’ of Iran Deal as Trump Rallies Against It
Hillary Clinton Set to Address ‘Skeptics’ of Iran Deal as Trump Rallies Against It
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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.
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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 …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Spitting on the Constitution to pass the Iran deal
Spitting on the Constitution to pass the Iran deal
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alicublog and Washington Post
Ahiza Garcia / CNNMoney:
John McAfee announces he's running for President — There's yet another candidate jumping into the race for the White House, and he's got his own political party. — John McAfee, the antivirus software magnate who fled Belize after police tried to question him for murder …
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Software pioneer McAfee files paperwork to run for president
Software pioneer McAfee files paperwork to run for president
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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 …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Why does Germany want so many refugees? — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany will take 800,000 refugees this year and 500,000 annually over the next several years. Merkel no doubt will receive acclaim for humanitarianism, while nations that balk at taking refugees will be denounced.
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Pankaj Mishra / Bloomberg View:
A Nation of Refugees Opens Its Doors
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.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Jill's dilemma — <p>A month ago, Vice President Joe Biden was sitting in his office in the West Wing, talking to an old friend who'd come to visit.</p><p>"Jill wants me to run," he said.</p><p>Monday in Pittsburgh, when a man in a crowd of steelworkers called out to him to run, Biden called back …
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