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8:30 AM ET, September 12, 2015

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Perry for President:
Thank you.  It is such an honor to speak to the patriots of Eagle Forum.  In case you didn't know, we have a pretty vibrant chapter in Texas.  They have long lived up to the standard set by your outstanding founder, whom I am proud to recognize today, Phyllis Schlafly.
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Rick Perry drops out of presidential race  —  13 photos:  —  Moments from Rick Perry's career  —  Former Texas Governor Rick Perry addresses the 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 27 in National Harbor, Maryland.  —  13 photos:  —  Moments from Rick Perry's career
Discussion: Balloon Juice
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Rick Perry Drops Out of Presidential Race  —  Former Texas governor takes a parting shot at Donald Trump  —  Rick Perry on Friday became the first presidential candidate to drop out of the unprecedentedly crowded 2016 presidential field, in the latest indication of how devalued political experience …
RT:
107 dead after crane collapses at world's holiest mosque in Mecca  —  At least 107 people died and 238 more were injured when a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday.  —  The Kingdom's General Directorate …
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Daily Mail:
Mecca's Grand Mosque crane collapse leaves 107 people dead
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With China  —  WASHINGTON — When the Justice Department arrested the chairman of Temple University's physics department this spring and accused him of sharing sensitive American-made technology with China, prosecutors had what seemed …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Kentucky Clerk Asks For Order Allowing All Couples To Marry To Be Put On Hold  —  On Sept. 3, Judge David Bunning expanded his order that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis end her “no marriage licenses” policy to cover all couples — not just the plaintiffs in the case.
KOIN-TV:
Portland-bound passengers urinated on; man jailed  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A 27-year-old man spent about 5 hours in jail Friday after he reportedly urinated on several passengers right before landing at Portland International Airport.  —  According to a police report first obtained by KOIN 6 News …
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Justice Department Lawyers: Clinton Had Authority To Delete Personal Emails  —  In a little noticed brief, filed on Wednesday to a federal court, Department of Justice lawyers outlined a comprehensive defense of the contentious decision by Hillary Clinton to wipe the private email server …
Jim O'Sullivan GLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
New mission for Team Romney: Stop Trump  —  Some of them go back to 2002, the win.  Others slogged through Iowa, twice, and rode aboard the Mitt Mobile.  In 2012, they were so close to the White House they could taste it.  —  Now, the Mitt Romney diaspora — an army of former aides …
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState, Sky Dancing and CBS News
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Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
University of California considering recognizing a “right” to be “free from ... expressions of intolerance”  —  Here is a proposed policy that the Regents of the University of California's Committee on Education Policy will be discussing next Thursday: … So let's look closely at this:
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hit & Run
Stewart Rhodes / oathkeepers.org/oktester:
Kim Davis' Legal Team Declines Oath Keepers' Offer to Protect Her Against Unlawul Arrrest  —  Upon request by Kim Davis' legal team, Oath Keepers is canceling the planned security detail for Mrs. Davis in Morehead, Kentucky.  —  Oath Keepers has been contacted by Kim Davis' legal team at Liberty Counsel …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch and Joe.My.God.
Andrea Peyser / New York Post:
America is being bullied into sympathizing with 9/11 attackers  —  We gather together on this solemn anniversary in a spirit of mourning and peace.  —  But this is also a time of unspeakable shame.  —  As we remember the nearly 3,000 souls who were butchered on American soil 14 years ago …
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Long Road to ‘Sorry’ Over Email Use  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton did not want to apologize.  —  For months, when advisers or friends gently suggested she say she was sorry for using a private email address and server while at the State Department, Mrs. Clinton would reply …
Discussion: Power Line and Mediaite
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
The Day We Forgot  —  Fourteen years after the greatest terrorist attack on the soil of the United States, one thing is clear: virtually everything we thought about America in the days after 9/11 was wrong.  —  Reading through the rhetoric and press coverage of the time as we approached this anniversary …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Study: All-male Marine units outperform squads with women  —  All-male ground combat units in the Marines were faster, more lethal and less injured than units with mixed genders, according to a Marine Corps study that looked at integrating women into all service jobs.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Navy chief rejects report showing female Marines less capable
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The amazing honesty of Joe Biden  —  Joe Biden's unique trait as a politician is — and always has been — his honesty.  Sometimes that honesty gets him into varying degrees of trouble.  Sometimes it makes it seem as though he's the closest thing to a real person you could possibly hope for in politics.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Joe Biden insiders see a campaign taking shape
 
 
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush's tax plan is great for Jeb Bush
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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
O'KEEFE STRIKES AGAIN: Undercover Video Purports to Show Hillary Campaign Violating Election Law
Associated Press:
Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Lindsey Graham: “The Conditions For Another 9/11 Are Ripe”
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump Says He ‘Now Owns 100%’ Of The Miss Universe Pageant
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Henry Barnes / Guardian:
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Francis Keany / ABC:
Peter Dutton overheard joking about rising sea levels in Pacific Island nations
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Daily Mail:
Charlotte Proudman in LinkedIn sexism storm and the men SHE ogled online
Carol Brown / American Thinker:
The world just changed forever, but you'd hardly know it from the media
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
California Senate OKs automatic voter registration plan
 

 
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