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9:40 AM ET, September 23, 2015

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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Another apparent discrepancy has arisen in what Hillary Clinton has said about her emails.  —  When The Des Moines Register asked her about the latest twist in the private server saga on Tuesday, she said she had no new answers.  —  Just before Clinton sat down for a 105-minute meeting …
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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.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
State Department's account of e-mail request differs from Clinton's  —  Throughout the controversy over her use of a private e-mail system while she was secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton has described her decision last year to turn over thousands of work-related e-mails as a response to a routine-sounding records request.
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Poll: Joe Biden Now Top Presidential Choice for 1 in 4 Democrats  —  As Hillary Clinton's ratings tumble, nearly half of those surveyed say they want the vice president in the race.  —  One quarter of Americans who are registered Democrats or lean that way say Vice President Joe Biden is now their top choice for president.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama to skip Clinton summit
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Elana Schor / Politico:
Hillary's Keystone pivot draws greens' cheers
Discussion: Hot Air and Bloomberg Business
Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
‘Happy Birthday’ song copyright is not valid, judge rules  —  In a stunning reversal of decades of copyright claims, a federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not hold a valid copyright claim to the “Happy Birthday To You” song.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
‘Happy Birthday’ Copyright Invalidated by Judge  —  A judge ruled on Tuesday that the long-claimed copyright on “Happy Birthday to You,” the most popular tune in the English language, is not valid.  —  The decision, by Judge George H. King of United States District Court in Los Angeles …
Discussion: Althouse
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Walker's campaign manager unloads  —  <p>Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker pulled the plug on a bloated campaign that was headed into debt and was being undermined by furious donors, a warring staff and — at the root of it all — a candidate who was badly out of his league. </p><p>Prior …
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Inside the collapse of Scott Walker's presidential bid … Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was getting an in-depth debriefing about his campaign's finances, and the situation was grim.  —  In a little more than two months, his presidential bid had amassed a debt of roughly $700,000 …
Bruce Weber / New York Times:
Yogi Berra, Master Catcher With a Goofy Wit, Dies at 90  —  Yogi Berra, one of baseball's greatest catchers and characters, who as a player was a mainstay of 10 Yankee championship teams and as a manager led both the Yankees and Mets to the World Series — but who may be more widely known …
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
That Guy Who Is Price-Gouging AIDS Patients Also Did It to Kids with Kidney Disease
Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
The Poisonous Obama Years  —  For millions of Americans, Barack Obama's ascension to the presidency absolved the United States of myriad sins.  His rise to the presidency was a redemption tale for an America that had lost its way in the immediate post-9/11 years.
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Ilan Ben-Meir / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Manager: President Trump Would Admit Zero Syrian Refugees
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Boehner coup talk puts House GOP on edge  —  Growing chatter about a possible coup against Speaker John Boehner has set Capitol Hill on edge.  —  Talk that conservatives might use a government-funding showdown to overthrow the powerful Ohio Republican has triggered a flurry of behind …
Discussion: CNN
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Hatch wonders about IRS discipline over political scrutiny  —  The Senate's top tax writer asked Tuesday why the IRS has cleared most employees referred for potential improper political scrutiny since the agency's Tea Party controversy erupted in 2013.  —  Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Colbert bests Trump  —  <p>Donald Trump was in no fighting mood on Tuesday night.</p><p>Rather than come out swinging, as he did at the outset of last week's Republican debate, a subdued front-runner came out nodding in his “Late Show” interview with Stephen Colbert. </p><p>Rather than engage …
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
College's hypocrisy on standard of evidence when it comes to accused students  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  A Vermont college was ordered to halt the expulsion of a student who was expelled for sexual assault without being given a hearing.  But what the college argued in its defense was rather interesting.
Kyle Shideler / Townhall.com:
Irving Mayor: Ahmed Mohamed's Family Blocking Release of Records; Obama Tweeted Support Even Before “Clock” Pic Released  —  Last night, Irving Texas Mayor Beth Van Duyne revealed that the family of Ahmed Mohammed has repeatedly refused to meet with city officials, refused …
Maev Kennedy / Guardian:
Westminster Abbey lavatory block gives way to medieval burial find  —  Remains of at least 50 people, all believed to date from 11th and early 12th century, discovered during demolition work to make space for new tower  —  The bones of men who may have witnessed the tumultuous events of 1066 …
Discussion: Mashable and Daily Mail
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
ObamaCare sign-ups swell to 17.6 million  —  A total of 17.6 million people have gained coverage under ObamaCare, according to a revised government estimate released Tuesday.  —  The newest figure, which is based on national survey data, shows that 1.2 million more people had signed …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Would a Muslim President Be Good on Gay Marriage?  —  Because presidential politics are as much about in-group signaling as actual policy, Ben Carson is locked in a media-generated controversy about whether or not he'd be down with having a Muslim president.  Carson was asked about this deeply-important question on Meet the Press.
Discussion: Betsy's Page, Spectator, Quartz and Hot Air
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul: I Would Support A Muslim For Prez, But I Would Have Questions
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mike Huckabee Says He Doesn't Want “Stupid” People To Vote
Discussion: Mediaite
Josue Lopez Calderon / The Huffington Post:
40 Under 40: Latinos in American Politics
Discussion: Mediaite and Naked Politics
Divest-Invest:
FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT PLEDGES SURPASS $2.6 TRILLION
Discussion: New York Times and RTCC
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
DNC Mocked for Attempt to Portray Marco Rubio Donor as Nazi
Discussion: Salon, Mediaite and Trail Blazers Blog
Ambert Rodriguez / Jeb 2016:
The Regulatory Crisis in Washington
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Scott Walker's Dismal Finish Is a Fitting Result, Old Foes Say
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Tony Perkins: No Religious Liberty For Muslims; Islam ‘Incompatible With Constitution’
Discussion: Raw Story, FRC and Joe.My.God.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb: A ‘Multicultural’ Society May Lead To ‘Retarded’ Assimilation (VIDEO)
Democracy Now:
Noam Chomsky on George Orwell, the Suppression of Ideas and the Myth of American Exceptionalism
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Big Bang A Fairy Tale, Theory Of Evolution Encouraged By The Devil