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9:15 PM ET, September 19, 2015

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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:

‘That Face’ Surpasses Trump in New Hampshire — Donald Trump will certainly want to take a closer ‘look at that face’ now that Carly Fiorina has surpassed him in a new New Hampshire poll. In a Voter Gravity survey conducted the day after Wednesday night's second presidential GOP debate, Fiorina comes out on top:

Discussion: Guardian, Joe.My.God., No More Mister Nice Blog and Mediaite

Tal Kopan / CNN:

Jeb Bush: ‘Yes, I am a Bush’ — Mackinac Island, Michigan (CNN)Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday embraced his last name more than he has at any point in his presidential campaign to date — saying he is a Bush, and that's why he'd be a good leader on foreign policy.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo

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?”

Discussion: ABC News and Politico

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

Jeb Bush responds to Trump: Obama is an 'American, he's a Christian' — MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — Jeb Bush responded Friday night to Donald Trump's decision this week not to correct a questioner who said President Obama is a Muslim who is “not even an American.”

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Horizons

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Poll: Fiorina takes lead in New Hampshire post-debate — Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is leading the GOP field in New Hampshire, a new poll finds. — A Voter Gravity poll released Friday shows Fiorina with 22 percent support among Granite State GOP primary voters.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Towleroad, Politico, Power Line, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, Voter Gravity and Weekly Standard

David Brooks / New York Times: The Marco Rubio-Carly Fiorina Option

Sarah Palin / Facebook:

I Guess Muhammad's Pencil Box is Cooler Than the Palin Kids' — “It doesn't look like a pencil box to me.” I love Bristol's perspective on this. You have to read this: — http://www.patheos.com/.../obama- invites-kid-mistakenly-arre.../ — Talk about the dangers of a reactionary-slash-biased media!

Discussion: BREITBART.COM, Mock Paper Scissors, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Slantpoint

Anthony / Tech Voice:
Reverse Engineering Ahmed Mohamed's Clock... and Ourselves.

Discussion: Hot Air, BREITBART.COM, Pamela Geller, BizPac Review, Jihad Watch, CNNMoney, The Gateway Pundit, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Jezebel, RedState and Instapundit

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Huckabee: Obama Just ‘Appeasing Homosexuals’ With Gay Army Leader — Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Saturday criticized President Obama for nominating an openly gay man to be the Army's secretary, charging that the President only did so to curry favor with the LGBT community.

Discussion: Business Insider, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Slantpoint, Outside the Beltway and BizPac Review

Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Obama nominates openly gay man to lead Army

Discussion: ABC News

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 …

Discussion: New York Post, RedState, Outside the Beltway, Liberal Values, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Political Wire, Business Insider, Washington Post and Politico

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 …

Discussion: Fox News, KPNX, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, The Other McCain, CNN, Scared Monkeys, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, NPR and The Gateway Pundit

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 …

Discussion: Power Line, BizPac Review, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Newsmax, Towleroad, whitehouse.gov, National Review and The Daily Signal

George F. Will / Washington Post:

Pope Francis' fact-free flamboyance — Pope Francis embodies sanctity but comes trailing clouds of sanctimony. With a convert's indiscriminate zeal, he embraces ideas impeccably fashionable, demonstrably false and deeply reactionary. They would devastate the poor on whose behalf he purports to speak …

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.

Discussion: AEI