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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.
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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.
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Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump mocks Fiorina's physical appearance: ‘Look at that face!’
Trump mocks Fiorina's physical appearance: ‘Look at that face!’
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Donald Trump Defends Fiorina ‘Face’ Insult: 'I'm Talking About Persona'
Donald Trump Defends Fiorina ‘Face’ Insult: 'I'm Talking About Persona'
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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 …
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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 …
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NBC News:
First Read: Why John Boehner Could Lose His Job
First Read: Why John Boehner Could Lose His Job
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Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
Oh boy. Here we go again.
Oh boy. Here we go again.
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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
U.S. judge rules Republicans can pursue Obamacare lawsuit
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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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eLife:
Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa
Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa
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National Geographic / National Geographic …:
New Species of Human Relative Discovered in South African Cave
New Species of Human Relative Discovered in South African Cave
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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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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Big-Name Plan B's for Democrats Concerned About Hillary Clinton
Big-Name Plan B's for Democrats Concerned About Hillary Clinton
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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?”
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Ben Carson: I don't want to get into a ‘gladiator fight’ with Donald Trump
Ben Carson: I don't want to get into a ‘gladiator fight’ with Donald Trump
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Karl de Vries / CNN:
Carson questions authenticity of Trump's faith
Carson questions authenticity of Trump's faith
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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.
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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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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.
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John Solomon / Washington Times:
The Huma Files: Feds formally investigated top Hillary aide for embezzlement — Blames husband Weiner for failing to notice extra $30K payment
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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 …
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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 …
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