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Chris Littleton / Voter Gravity:
Fiorina Leads in NH in Post-CNN Debate Poll — All the talking heads were talking about Carly Fiorina's debate performance, but were the voters of New Hampshire impressed as well? — Yes, they were. — In Voter Gravity's latest presidential flash poll through touchtone phone responses …
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Guardian, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Liberal Values, Power Line, Politico and The PJ Tatler
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Marco Rubio-Carly Fiorina Option
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
Post-Debate Poll: Trump Increases Lead; Fiorina Leaps, Carson Sinks
Post-Debate Poll: Trump Increases Lead; Fiorina Leaps, Carson Sinks
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Vox Popoli, UPROXX and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House rips Trump over birther reaction — President Obama's top spokesman slammed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Friday for failing to condemn a supporter who claimed Obama is a Muslim who was born abroad. — “Is anybody really surprised this happened at a Donald Trump rally?”
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Willing to Spend $100 Million, Donald Trump Has So Far Reveled in Free Publicity
Willing to Spend $100 Million, Donald Trump Has So Far Reveled in Free Publicity
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Slate, OnPolitics and Jezebel
Anthony / Tech Voice:
Reverse Engineering Ahmed Mohamed's Clock... and Ourselves. — I have something in common with Ahmed Mohamed: as a youngster, I was also an electronics enthusiast. At his age and even earlier, I frequently took apart electronic devices - anything from my own toys, to broken things around the house …
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Jihad Watch, CNNMoney, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Jezebel and Instapundit
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Justin Wm / Washington Post:
This Ted Cruz booster is 13, black, and just shredded Obama on clock kid — CJ Pearson's recent YouTube video criticizing President Obama. — Earlier this week, a 13-year-old kid named Coreco JaQuan Pearson sat down in front of a camera in the kitchen of his home in Grovetown …
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USA Today, Mediaite, WJBF-TV, No More Mister Nice Blog and Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller / BREITBART.COM:
Ahmed Mohamed and the ‘Islamophobia’ Clock
Ahmed Mohamed and the ‘Islamophobia’ Clock
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The Intercept, alicublog, Jihad Watch, Raw Story, LiberalAmerica.org and Pamela Geller
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Are Democrats and Republicans talking about the same country? — To the Democratic candidates, the 2016 presidential campaign is about shrinking the gap between rich and poor; combating climate change; and expanding voting rights, gay rights and workplace equality for women.
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AEI
Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Edges Closer to Joining Presidential Race — Vice president's aides debate timing of entry and hone message for a possible campaign — Vice President Joe Biden's aides in recent days called Democratic donors and supporters to suggest he is more likely than not to enter the 2016 race …
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New York Post, Political Wire and Business Insider
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Washington Post:
The White House is more afraid of offending China's president than the pope — THE VATICAN has raised objections to a few of the guests invited to the White House arrival ceremony next week for Pope Francis. The Wall Street Journal reported that the guests include transgender activists …
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whitehouse.gov, Red Alert Politics, National Review and The Daily Signal
Arizona Republic:
Phoenix freeway-shootings suspect Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. tied to first 4 incidents — After arrest, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey tweets: ‘We got him!’ — CONNECT — For nearly three weeks, life in Phoenix and the Valley was under a darkening cloud of fear as vehicles driving on freeways were hit …
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Los Angeles Times, CNN, NPR and The Gateway Pundit
CBS News:
Is Kentucky clerk Kim Davis back in hot water? — Shares - — OWENSBORO, Ky. — The attorney for one of the deputy clerks in Kim Davis' office says Davis disobeyed a federal judge's order when she altered marriage license forms for same-sex couples. — In a separate filing Friday …
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite and WATE-TV
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Adam Beam / Associated Press:
Lawyer: Clerk may have interfered with order on gay marriage
Lawyer: Clerk may have interfered with order on gay marriage
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all, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Obama to nominate first openly gay service secretary to lead the Army — President Obama, in a historic first for the Pentagon, has chosen to nominate Eric Fanning to lead the Army, a move that would make him the first openly gay civilian secretary of one of the military services.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, LGBT Weekly, Hot Air, BizPac Review, all, Right Wing Watch, The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Obama nominates openly gay man to lead Army
Andrew Husband / Mediaite:
This Bonkers CNN Guest Who Co-Chairs ‘Women For Trump’ Is Television Magic — If you don't know the name Paula Johnson, you soon will. That's because the co-chair of the New Hampshire-based Women for Trump organization was a guest on CNN's Legal View Friday morning, and it was television magic.
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BizPac Review
S. L. A. Marshall / The Atlantic:
First Wave at Omaha Beach … UNLIKE what happens to other great battles, the passing of the years and the retelling of the story have softened the horror of Omaha Beach on D Day. — This fluke of history is doubly ironic since no other decisive battle has ever been so thoroughly reported for the official record.
TigerWoods.com:
Tiger undergoes successful back surgery, is hopeful to return in early 2016 — Woods' second microdiscectomy surgery was performed Sept. 16 in Park City, Utah — Tiger hopes to return to the PGA TOUR in early 2016 after a second successful microdiscectomy surgery. (Getty Images)
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ABC News, USA Today, abc7ny.com, SBNation.com, all, Guardian, Associated Press and CBS Los Angeles