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Hillary Clinton: I Oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline — After months of declining to take a position on the Keystone XL pipeline, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she opposes the construction of the project. — “I think it is imperative that we look at the Keystone XL pipeline …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Top unions put brakes on Clinton endorsement — <p>Two major unions have decided to delay endorsements in the presidential race — a move labor insiders attribute in part to the uncertainty Vice President Joe Biden's potential run has inserted into the Democratic primary.</p><p>The decisions …
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Talking Points Memo, Hit & Run and Washington Free Beacon
Elana Schor / Politico:
Hillary Clinton opposes Keystone pipeline — <p>Hillary Clinton finally came out Tuesday against building the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending her long refusal to take a stand on the most divisive environmental controversy of Barack Obama's presidency — while thrilling greens and handing …
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Bloomberg Business, ABC News and Bloomberg.com news
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Biden insiders feel Clinton stalking
Biden insiders feel Clinton stalking
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Business Insider, Washington Free Beacon and Booman Tribune
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Keystone XL Pipeline
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Washington Monthly
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump still leads Iowa; Clinton in good shape — PPP's new Iowa poll finds Donald Trump continuing to lead in the state with 24% to 17% for Ben Carson, and 13% for Carly Fiorina. In single digits but getting decent levels of support are Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio at 8%, Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee at 6% …
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Daily Mail, Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog, Business Insider, Balloon Juice, Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Scott Walker May Have Been A Terrible Candidate — Or An Unlucky One — If you've been following FiveThirtyEight's election coverage, you'll know we've been bullish about two Republican candidates throughout the campaign. One is Marco Rubio, who's done reasonably well so far and is rising …
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New York Times, USA Today, Bloomberg View, Power Line, Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys and Slate
Jon Ward / Yahoo:
A thrifty Marco Rubio is poised to capitalize on Walker's exit
A thrifty Marco Rubio is poised to capitalize on Walker's exit
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Bloomberg Business, RedState, Politico and Hot Air
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Scott Walker and the Death of a Presidential Candidacy
The Note: Scott Walker and the Death of a Presidential Candidacy
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Politico, Bloomberg.com news and Talking Points Memo
Tim Reid / Reuters:
American Muslims fear a new wave of Islamophobia
American Muslims fear a new wave of Islamophobia
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Jihad Watch and The PJ Tatler
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Pope Francis's Visit to the U.S. — For the first time in his papacy—and his life—Pope Francis is visiting the U.S. at the end of September. He's coming for the World Meeting of the Families in Philadelphia but will also make stops in Cuba, D.C., and New York. Scroll down to see our coverage.
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Danny Vinik / Politico:
Steve King: Here's what the Pope should talk about
Steve King: Here's what the Pope should talk about
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Daily Kos, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
USA Today:
Where is Pope Francis? A schedule of his U.S. visit
Where is Pope Francis? A schedule of his U.S. visit
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Talking Points Memo, New York Times and Pew Research Center
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Pope Francis Is Not ‘Progressive’—He's a Priest
Pope Francis Is Not ‘Progressive’—He's a Priest
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ncronline.org, US News, Washington Post, Washington Monthly, The Daily Caller, NPR, New York Times and The Federalist
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Senate Democrats block 20-week abortion ban in 54-42 vote — Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. — The measure failed to advance in a 54-42 vote, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate starts shutdown scramble with Cruz vote
Senate starts shutdown scramble with Cruz vote
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Talking Points Memo and Outside the Beltway
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP wants budget talks with Obama — not Pelosi and Reid
GOP wants budget talks with Obama — not Pelosi and Reid
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Politico, Bloomberg Business, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air and Washington Post
Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
That Guy Who Is Price-Gouging AIDS Patients Also Did It to Kids with Kidney Disease — The former hedge fund manager whose pharmaceutical company has come under withering attack for allegations of egregious price-gouging on life-saving medication is the subject of a $65 million lawsuit …
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TMZ.com:
Azealia Banks Goes Ballistic On Delta — Calls Flight Attendant ‘F***ing F***ot’ (VIDEO) — 9:50 AM PT — A rep for Delta tells TMZ, “We are aware of the situation and are looking into it.” — 8:30 AM PT — The eyewitness disputes Azealia's claim that the French man hit her in the face …
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Independent Journal Review, UPROXX, The Gateway Pundit, Mashable, Daily Mail, PinkNews, Mediaite, Guardian, Towleroad and all
Del Quentin Wilber / Bloomberg Business:
FBI Said to Recover Personal E-Mails From Hillary Clinton Server — The FBI has recovered personal and work-related e-mails from the private computer server used by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
FBI refuses to cooperate in Hillary Clinton email server probe
FBI refuses to cooperate in Hillary Clinton email server probe
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The PJ Tatler, Daily Mail, Hot Air and Politico
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Big Bang A Fairy Tale, Theory Of Evolution Encouraged By The Devil — “I personally believe that this theory that Darwin came up with was something that was encouraged by the adversary, and it has become what is scientifically, politically correct.” — Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images
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Liberaland and Shakesville
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Inside Chris Christie's militia, flab and cronyism trigger mutiny in the ranks
Inside Chris Christie's militia, flab and cronyism trigger mutiny in the ranks
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Boing Boing, Talking Points Memo, Defense One and Associated Press
Paul Colford / The Definitive Source:
An addition to AP Stylebook entry on global warming — The AP Stylebook editors today informed AP staff about a change to the entry on global warming. In addition, they described what goes into keeping the Stylebook up-to-date, including their outreach to experts.
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Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, Twitchy, Poynter. and Mediaite
George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for Marvel — Ta-Nehisi Coates can be identified in many ways: as a national correspondent for The Atlantic, as an author and, as of this month, as a nominee for the National Book Award's nonfiction prize. But Mr. Coates also has a not-so-secret identity …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb: A ‘Multicultural’ Society May Lead To ‘Retarded’ Assimilation (VIDEO) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush warned America is “creeping toward multiculturalism” during a campaign stop Tuesday, and said he worries about areas where the assimilation process is “retarded.”
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Tony Perkins: No Religious Liberty For Muslims; Islam ‘Incompatible With Constitution’ — Tony Perkins styles his group, the Family Research Council, as America's premier defender of religious liberty ... even though Perkins himself opposes religious freedom for Muslim-Americans …
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Raw Story, FRC and Joe.My.God.
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Scott Walker's Dismal Finish Is a Fitting Result, Old Foes Say — MILWAUKEE — For the last 25 years, Representative Gwen Moore has sought to relinquish her claim to being the only politician ever to defeat Scott Walker. — On Monday she learned that her wait would continue, as Mr. Walker …
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Weekly Standard and Washington Post