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8:55 AM ET, September 24, 2015

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump momentum shows signs of stalling  —  <p>The summer of Trump is over, and rival campaigns are latching onto glimmers of hope that autumn will be the season of the billionaire businessman's decline.</p><p>After faltering in last week's debate, Donald Trump showed signs that the campaign grind has taken its toll.
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Most Agree With Trump on America's Lost Greatness, Bloomberg Poll Finds  —  A national survey shows that 72 percent of all Americans think their country isn't as great as it once was—a central theme of front-runner Donald Trump's campaign.  —  Americans are “fed up” with politics …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I'm so tired of this politically correct crap  —  <p>A seemingly exasperated Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, "I'm so tired of this politically correct crap," telling a crowd of South Carolina business leaders that he's still the straight-talking, shoot-from-the-hip kind …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump says he won't appear on Fox News
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump puts moratorium on Fox interviews
George Bennett / Post On Politics:
Marco Rubio passes Jeb Bush in Florida poll; Hillary Clinton weak
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Fox's Shep Smith Shames Those Who Call Pope's Agenda ‘Political’  —  As many conservatives fret over Pope Francis' views on climate change and income inequality ahead of his Thursday speech before Congress, Fox News host Shepard Smith chided those individuals who have criticized the pope for talking about “political” issues.
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Boehner braced for pope's message  —  <p>For John Boehner, who attended Mass nearly every morning while growing up with 11 siblings in southwest Ohio, the chance to meet privately with Pope Francis before the Roman Catholic leader addresses Congress on Thursday fulfills a long-cherished dream.</p><p …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Pope Francis is about to make Junipero Serra a saint during a historic canonization today
Discussion: Slantpoint, The Atlantic and The Week
Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary Clinton sits for interview with Lena Dunham  —  <p>In an effort to reach out to millennial women voters, Hillary Clinton will appear in an interview opposite <i>Girls</i> star Lena Dunham, set to post online Tuesday, POLITICO has learned.  The already-taped segment …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and The Week
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook, presented by American Bankers Association - READY FOR BIDEN - POPE POSES FOR SELFIES: ‘pastor more than prophet’ — RAND: Pope ‘may need some remedial economics’ - BROCK BESTSELLER - HUGE POLITICO HIRE — KATIE Levinson Burke is 4-0  —  By Mike Allen (@mikeallen …
Discussion: Political Wire
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Government Shutdown as Self-Promotion  —  Planned Parenthood ought to be defunded, but trying to do it this way invites disaster.  —  For the right reasons, congressional Republicans want to end taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, the country's largest abortion provider.
Discussion: RedState and Washington Post
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Epic Media Fail of the Year  —  John and I, as the Christian half of the Judeo-Christian ethos of Power Line, wish our Jewish friends and readers heartfelt best wishes on their observance of Yom Kippur.  —  So, too, did WGN TV in Chicago, except that in the most epic media fail of all time …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Dems want bigger role for Bill Clinton  —  Democratic fundraisers are urging Hillary Clinton to make Bill Clinton a bigger part of her presidential campaign, particularly when it comes to fundraising.  —  The donors, who have contributed some of the biggest checks to President Obama …
Facebook:
Introducing 360 Video on Facebook  —  Starting today, 360-degree videos will begin rolling out in News Feed.  —  Our goal at Facebook is to connect you with the people and things that matter, every single day.  Over time, we've seen that people enjoy more immersive content in their News Feeds.
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump Calls The Pharma Bro ‘Disgusting’ And ‘A Spoiled Brat’  —  COLUMBIA, SC — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has no idea what he would do to combat rising drug prices, but he does know how to launch a vicious personal attack.  —  In a press conference in Columbia …
BBC:
Hajj stampede: At least 453 killed in Saudi Arabia  —  At least 453 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say.  —  Another 719 people were injured in the incident at Mina …
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
“We should not have a multicultural society.”  —  Jeb Bush made the comment on Tuesday in response to a question from an Iowa woman working with refugees and immigrants living in the Hawkeye State.  She wanted to know how the Republican presidential candidate would help people resettling in the United States integrate into society.
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Associated Press:
Republican Bush Says Multiculturalism Wrong for US
Discussion: ABC News
Alex Weprin / Politico:
Trump and Fox News in another round of feuding  —  The on-again, off-again feud of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump with the media has taken another turn.  —  Trump, in a tweet, announced that he “won't be doing any more Fox shows for the foreseeable future,” as the channel “has been treating me very unfairly.”
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Katherine Connell / National Review:
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New York Post:
Team Obama's so-called Syria policy hits a new low
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Shannon Keating / BuzzFeed:
Director Roland Emmerich Discusses “Stonewall” Controversy
Discussion: Guardian, all and PinkNews
Robert Windrem / NBC News:
Secret Document Shows NSA Spied on Iran U.N. Delegation in New York
Discussion: RT and The Hill
Dan / TFN Insider:
Travis County GOP Promotes Anti-Muslim Screed That Also Calls George W. Bush a ‘Coward and Traitor’
Discussion: Raw Story
The Commercial Appeal:
Justice Scalia at Rhodes: 'Don't mess with the Constitution'
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Pam Key / BREITBART.COM:
Huckabee: Obama ‘Pretends to Be’ a Christian
Carl Straumsheim / Inside Higher Ed:
Do MOOCs Help?  —  Unlike at colleges and universities …
Discussion: Red Alert Politics
Commission on Presidential Debates:
Commission On Presidential Debates announces sites and dates for 2016 general election debates
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Republican lawmaker says inmates key to defeating Corrine Brown
Discussion: Raw Story and Florida Politics
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Rumble announces a $775M investment from Tether and plans to use $525M to fund a tender offer for ~70M shares of its common stock; RUM jumped 50%+ after hours

 
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