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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:
Obama to skip Clinton summit — <p>For the first time since he took office, President Barack Obama will skip an appearance at the Clinton Global Initiative during his annual trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly next week.</p><p>This year's gathering is the first during …
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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
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
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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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 — Marco Rubio's top campaign adviser couldn't contain his glee at the prospect of discussing the presidential candidate's Spartan spending habits on the day Scott Walker dropped out of the Republican primary, in part because of profligate spending.
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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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Bloomberg.com news and Talking Points Memo
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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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, Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg Business, Hot Air and Washington Post
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
Frank Thorp V / NBC News:
Senate Democrats Block 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill
Senate Democrats Block 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill
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The Pulse 2016 and American Spectator
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 — Why conservative Catholics like some of Francis's messages better than others — On Thursday morning, Pope Francis will become the first pope ever to deliver a joint address before Congress. The highly-anticipated speech is sure …
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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 Monthly, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, NPR, New York Times and The Federalist
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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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
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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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
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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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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Tim Reid / Reuters:
American Muslims fear a new wave of Islamophobia — Muslim Americans responded with a mix of frustration, exasperation and anger to what many see as a growing wave of Islamophobia fueled by two of the Republican Party's most popular presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Ben Carson.
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Dr. Ben Carson / Facebook:
I wanted to get back to answering questions tonight sent in by you guys.
I wanted to get back to answering questions tonight sent in by you guys.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
FBI refuses to cooperate in Hillary Clinton email server probe — The FBI refused to cooperate Monday with a court-ordered inquiry into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's email server, telling the State Department that they won't even confirm they are investigating the matter themselves …
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The PJ Tatler, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Mail, Hot Air and Politico
Jon Street / TheBlaze.com:
Muslim Parent Warns School Board 'We're Going to Be the Majority Soon' as Meeting Gets Heated and Security Is Needed — The Jersey City Board of Education voted last week not to close schools for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays for Muslims.
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BizPac Review, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Gateway Pundit
Charley Hannagan / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Carrier Dome pulls kiss cam after letter to the editor — The kiss cam has been pulled from the Carrier Dome lineup. — The kiss cam did not operate during Saturday's game between the Orange and Central Michigan University following a letter to the editor published Friday on Syracuse.com questioning …
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