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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 …
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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 …
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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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Shep Smith Rails Against Anti-Gay ‘Haters’ During Kim Davis Presser
Shep Smith Rails Against Anti-Gay ‘Haters’ During Kim Davis Presser
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Commentary, Raw Story, Friendly Atheist and The Daily Banter
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Kim Davis Rally Puts Huckabee Camp, Cruz at Odds
Kim Davis Rally Puts Huckabee Camp, Cruz at Odds
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msnbc.com, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Trail Blazers Blog, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Warren Throckmorton
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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Fox News, Guardian, Foreign Policy and Mediaite
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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.
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Arshad Mohammed / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. to shift 50 staff to boost office handling Clinton emails
Exclusive: U.S. to shift 50 staff to boost office handling Clinton emails
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The Hill, Washington Post, Hot Air and CNN
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
CIA: Yes, Hillary's Email Contained ‘Top Secret’ Intelligence; Campaign ‘Disagrees’
CIA: Yes, Hillary's Email Contained ‘Top Secret’ Intelligence; Campaign ‘Disagrees’
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Esquire, whorunsGov and Washington Free Beacon
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 …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, AMERICAblog News, Political Wire, CNN, Right Wing Watch and Joe.My.God.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Stop Comparing Donald Trump And Bernie Sanders — A lot of people are linking the candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump under headings like “populist” and “anti-establishment.” Most of these comparisons are too cute for their own good — not only because it's too early to come …
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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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Politico and The Daily Caller
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
What's behind Republican voters' support of Trump? Anger at Republicans
What's behind Republican voters' support of Trump? Anger at Republicans
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Daily Kos
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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Jeb 2016:
Reform & Growth — Under President Obama, Americans …
Reform & Growth — Under President Obama, Americans …
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Washington Post, CNN, Vox and whorunsGov
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.
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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.
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 …
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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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 …
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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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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
What Clinton Plans If Iran Cheats on Nuke Deal
What Clinton Plans If Iran Cheats on Nuke Deal
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Politico, Scared Monkeys, Bearing Drift and BizPac Review
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 …
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Hollywood Life, whorunsGov, Liberty Unyielding, Washington Post and Weekly Standard
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.
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Mashable, FOX31 Denver, Fort Smith/Fayetteville News, Fox 59 and USA Today
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.
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FOX31 Denver, Associated Press and Daily Mail
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 …
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Right Wing Watch and Warren Throckmorton
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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Slate, The Hill, Common Dreams, Daily Kos and Feministing
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 …
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Washington Monthly, Democratic Strategist and RedState
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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