memeorandum: The day the Labour Party died (Dan Hodges/Telegraph)

8:50 PM ET, September 12, 2015

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With Jeremy Corbyn Elected as New Leader, Britain's Labour Party Takes a Hard Left Turn — LONDON - Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday took a remarkable leftward turn, electing as its leader Jeremy Corbyn, a longtime socialist committed to nationalizing key industries …

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Dan Hodges / Telegraph:

The day the Labour Party died — Labour members didn't want to keep the flame alive and fight. They wanted to see their party go out in a final blaze of uncompromising glory — In affectionate remembrance of the Labour Party, which died at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre, Westminster, on 12 September, 2015.

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Rowena Mason / Guardian:
Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn elected with huge mandate

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Laura Kuenssberg / BBC:
Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership contest

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Andrew Sparrow / Guardian:
Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership race in stunning victory - live updates

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Washington Post:

Tech company: No indication that Clinton's e-mail server was ‘wiped’ — Hillary Rodham Clinton responded to questions about her e-mail server in Las Vegas on Aug. 18, reiterating that she did not send or receive any material marked classified from her personal account.

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Associated Press:

Justice Dept. Affirms Clinton Could Delete Personal Emails — Shares-

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Reuters:

Iran says it has discovered unexpectedly high uranium reserve — Reuters/Reuters - The Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi walks through a garden at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel during an extended round of talks in Lausanne, April 2, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan ...more Smialowski/Pool less

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Scott Walker Cancels Stops to Focus on Iowa and South Carolina — Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin is refocusing his Republican presidential campaign on Iowa and South Carolina, where his early popularity in opinion polls has crumbled with the ascent of Donald J. Trump, and he has taken …

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Politico:

Scott Walker craters — but not because of Trump — The man once seen as a potential front-runner has done this to himself. — Scott Walker's standing in Iowa has disintegrated, and he can't blame Donald Trump. — The Wisconsin governor once-heralded by political insiders as the front-runner …

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Harry Stein / Politico:

Evidence comes under attack — How Congress is quietly killing one of the best ideas in government. — “Every man has a right to his own opinion,” investor Bernard Baruch said in 1950, “but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” — Politicians are, of course, sometimes wrong on the facts …

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The Hill:

Prospect of shutdown grows — The prospect of a second government shutdown in two years is growing as House conservatives pledge to oppose any funding measure that includes money for Planned Parenthood. — GOP leaders face a familiar problem. — A measure that blocks funding …

Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:

Trump Says His Deportation Plan Will Only Take ‘18 Months To 2 Years If Properly Handled’ — Celebrity tycoon and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told members of the Alabama Republican party on a Thursday night conference call that his plan to remove undocumented immigrants …

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Eliza Collins / Politico:

Jimmy Fallon takes it easy on Donald Trump — Donald Trump went on Jimmy Fallon's show on Friday night, and he got exactly what he wanted: an easy ride. — In a 15-minute sit-down interview and a pre-interview skit that touched on Trump's plan to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico …

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