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11:55 AM 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.
Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump mocks Fiorina's physical appearance: ‘Look at that face!’  —  Another day, another Donald Trump insult making waves in an already-tumultuous election cycle.  —  The GOP front-runner added to his ever-expanding laundry list of questionable comments aimed at women with a knock …
NBC News:
First Read: Why John Boehner Could Lose His Job  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  Why chaos is brewing in Congress — and why John Boehner could lose his job
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 …
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
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:
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 …
Discussion: Towleroad, Guardian and Hot Air
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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.
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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Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
Oh boy.  Here we go again.  —  A district court in Washington, DC ruled Wednesday that the House of Representatives has standing to bring a lawsuit alleging that the Obama administration is spending federal money to finance the ACA, absent a congressional appropriation.
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Lindsay Dunsmuir / Reuters:
U.S. judge rules Republicans can pursue Obamacare lawsuit
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Ava / Advisories:
Chicago Sikh American Assaulted in Hate Crime Last Night  —  For Immediate Release  —  Media & Communications Director, The Sikh Coalition  —  Mark@sikhcoalition.org, 202-380-8489  —  September 9, 2015 (Chicago, IL) - On Tuesday evening, Inderjit Singh Mukker, a Sikh American resident …
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.
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 …
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 …
Thomas Hauser / SBNation.com:
CAN BOXING TRUST USADA?  —  QUESTIONS SURROUND DRUG TESTING FOR MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO AND OTHER BOUTS
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Big truths about Hillary  —  In olden days, great columnists such as Walter Lippmann and James “Scotty” Reston would periodically step back and put great events into perspective.  —  As America's summer of political discontent and distemper ends, and as Americans shift from the fun of enjoying …
Discussion: Sky Dancing and Politico
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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Genny McLaren / FOX40:
Mystery Ice Falls from Sky, Crashes Through Roof of Modesto Home
Discussion: KTLA
Justin Amash / Facebook:
This week, the House will hold votes related to the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Washington Post:
GOP tries to avert shutdown as right spoils for Planned Parenthood fight
Discussion: The Hill, Hot Air and Political Wire
Steve Reilly / USA Today:
Records: Energy Department struck by cyber attacks
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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Andrew Shain / The State:
Low poll numbers keep Graham out of Greenville presidential forum
Gene B. Sperling / Politico:
Fed, Don't Raise Rates Yet!
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Mike Allen / Politico:
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
Discussion: Daily Mail and New York Times
Lauren Etter / Bloomberg Business:
The Tiny Town That Hates Elon Musk
 

 
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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