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12:15 PM ET, September 10, 2015

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Paul Solotaroff / Rolling Stone:
Trump Seriously: On the Trail With the GOP's Tough Guy  —  “I'm owned by the people.  I'm no angel, but I'm going to do right by them.”  —  Hey, ya made it, great to see ya!" says Donald Trump, having just stepped aboard his throne room of a plane and stopping by my seat to extend his hand. "
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CNN:
Poll: Donald Trump surges to 32% support  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has become the first Republican presidential candidate to top 30% support in the race for the Republican nomination, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, which finds the businessman pulling well away from the rest of the GOP field.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump: I wasn't talking about Carly Fiorina's face  —  Trump insists he wasn't talking about Fiorina's looks  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump said Thursday that when he suggested Carly Fiorina's face would make her unelectable, he wasn't talking about her looks.  —  “I'm not talking about looks.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump slams Ben Carson
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: 50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked  —  It's being called a “revolt” by intelligence pros who are paid to give their honest assessment of the ISIS war—but are instead seeing their reports turned into happy talk.  —  More than 50 intelligence analysts working …
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
GOP scores early win in ObamaCare lawsuit  —  A federal district judge on Wednesday delivered a blow to the Obama administration, ruling that the House Republican lawsuit against ObamaCare can move forward.  —  “The Court concludes that the House has standing to pursue those constitutional claims …
Discussion: Vox, Daily Kos and Wall Street Journal
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Erin Mershon / Politico:   Today: Health industry smackdown, antitrust edition
Lindsay Dunsmuir / Reuters:
U.S. judge rules Republicans can pursue Obamacare lawsuit
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Washington Post:
GOP tries to avert shutdown as right spoils for Planned Parenthood fight
Discussion: The Hill, Hot Air and Political Wire
Jamie Shreeve / National Geographic:
This Face Changes the Human Story.  But How?  —  Scientists have discovered a new species of human ancestor deep in a South African cave, adding a baffling new branch to the family tree.  —  Photographs by Robert Clark  —  A trove of bones hidden deep within a South African cave represents …
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National Geographic / National Geographic …:
New Species of Human Relative Discovered in South African Cave
Discussion: Slantpoint, France 24, NPR and Index
CNN:
Homo naledi: New species of human ancestor discovered in South Africa
Discussion: KTLA and FOX CT
Politico:
Bernie Sanders overtakes Hillary Clinton in Iowa  —  People close to Clinton's camp have recently been warning that the Vermont senator could win Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  Hillary Clinton's Iowa edge is gone.  —  Bernie Sanders leads the former secretary of state for the first time among …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump fires back at Carson: ‘Who is he to question my faith?’  —  Donald Trump slammed fellow 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for questioning his faith, calling the retired neurosurgeon an “OK doctor” who was “heavy into the world of abortion.”  —  “Who is he to question my faith?”
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Ben Carson: I don't want to get into a ‘gladiator fight’ with Donald Trump
Discussion: Hot Air and Political Wire
Politico:
David Brock: The New York Times has ‘a special place in hell’  —  The pro-Clinton crusader accuses former D.C. bureau chief Carolyn Ryan of helping to turn the paper into a ‘megaphone for conservative propaganda.’  —  David Brock's war against the New York Times just went nuclear — and the paper is responding with equal fury.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC chair closes door on more debates  —  Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is closing the door on adding more Democratic presidential debates, and said a controversial clause penalizing candidates for participating in unsanctioned debates would stand.
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
DNC Chair Shuts Door On More Democratic Debates
Discussion: The Hill
Wayne Coffey / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: James Blake, former tennis star, slammed to ground and handcuffed outside midtown hotel by white NYPD cops who mistook him for ID theft suspect  —  Former tennis great James Blake was slammed to the ground, handcuffed and detained by five plainclothes city cops Wednesday outside …
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Jon Street / TheBlaze.com:
Officer Asked Speeding Driver Where She Was Headed — After She Told Him, the Cop Grabbed Her Hand and Did the Unexpected  —  Maxine Morgan admits she “wasn't really paying attention” as she sped down a Louisiana highway with her husband, Jimmy Morgan.  But Bossier Parish deputy Jackie Loveless was paying attention.
New York Times:
Justice Department Sets Sights on Wall Street Executives  —  WASHINGTON — Stung by years of criticism that it has coddled Wall Street criminals, the Justice Department issued new policies on Wednesday that prioritize the prosecution of individual employees — not just their companies …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
In David vs. Goliath battle, Jindal targets Trump  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  Bobby Jindal is coming after Donald Trump.  —  In a Thursday speech that was previewed by his advisors, the Louisiana governor will begin a concerted campaign to discredit …
 
 
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Genny McLaren / FOX40:
Mystery Ice Falls from Sky, Crashes Through Roof of Modesto Home
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Justin Amash / Facebook:
This week, the House will hold votes related to the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Emily E. Smith / Oregonian:
Second Oregon judge ends wedding services after gay marriage allowed
Leigh McMullan Abramson / The Atlantic:
Making One of the Most Brutal Jobs a Little Less Brutal
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Bob Woodward's next book coming Oct. 13
Inside City Hall / NY1 News:
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton Fires Back at “Fool” Chris Christie in Crime Stat War
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