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Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
The Cannibal Party — <p>Like the sudden death of a terminal cancer patient whose doctors thought he had at least a few more months to live, the dramatic demise of embattled Speaker John Boehner was a surprise that could hardly be counted as a shock. </p><p>But in a larger sense …
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Speaker John Boehner Quits the Arena — Speaker John Boehner's shocking decision to resign from Congress is a sorry measure of how far right-wing extremism has immobilized the Republican Party and undermined the process of healthy government. — In abruptly quitting the arena …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump on Boehner resignation: 'It's a good thing' — Donald Trump said Friday it was time for Speaker John Boehner to go because he didn't fight hard enough for conservative principles. — Mobbed by reporters outside the main ballroom at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington ahead …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Standing O at Values Voter Summit as Rubio announces Boehner's resignation — Conservative voters roared in a standing ovation Friday at the Values Voter Summit in Washington after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) plans to retire.
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Noah Weiland / Politico:
Clinton Foundation snubbed by the pope, Elton John, Janet Yellen — <p>The Clinton Foundation invited everyone from Pope Francis and Leonardo DiCaprio to Bill de Blasio and Janet Yellen to its showcase gathering starting Saturday in New York City, according to multiple sources familiar …
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Mark Walker / Argus Leader:
Man shoots self in penis, lies to police: affidavit — A convicted felon who accidentally shot himself in the penis was arrested after police say he lied about how the shooting happened. — Donald Anthony Watson was admitted to the Avera McKennan emergency room about 1:30 a.m. Sept. 6 …
Daily Mail:
Germany in a state of SIEGE after Angela Merkel opened floodgates to migrants — Germany in a state of SIEGE: Merkel was cheered when she opened the floodgates to migrants. Now, with gangs of men roaming the streets and young German women being told to cover up, the mood's changing
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Daily Mail:
Jon Snow's ‘alive’ as Kit Harington spotted filming Game Of Thrones in Belfast — Dressed in his blacks, the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, was standing tall with his sword on his hip as they filmed on the remote Northern Ireland hilltop on Friday. Kit, who has been spotted in Belfast …
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
State Department Hands Over ‘New’ Hillary Clinton Emails to Benghazi Panel — Foggy Bottom uncovers additional messages related to the oft-investigated attack. Why didn't they find the emails sooner? — The State Department has said over and over again that it turned …
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Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
Officials: More work emails from Clinton's private account
Officials: More work emails from Clinton's private account
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Anne Kauranen / Yahoo! News:
'Finland's no good': Disappointed migrants turn back — Tornio (Finland) (AFP) - Hundreds of predominantly Iraqi migrants who have travelled through Europe to reach Finland are turning back, saying they don't want to stay in the sparsely-populated country on Europe's northern frontier because it's too cold and boring.
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Regina Medina / Philly.com:
Holy water: U.S. Rep. Brady helps himself to pope's glass — THE HEAVENS may know that Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a joint meeting of Congress, a glass of water by his side. It may not be as widely known that U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, D-Philadelphia, was keeping an eye on that glass of water.
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Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Holy water: Congressman steals Pope Francis' glass after White House address to sip remaining liquid …
Holy water: Congressman steals Pope Francis' glass after White House address to sip remaining liquid …
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To Close Gitmo, Obama Frees Sept. 11, 2001 ‘20th Attacker’ — Al-Qaida: How much does President Obama still want the Guantanamo Bay terrorist prison shuttered? He just released the man trained to be the 20th hijacker for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. — In May, 2008, Rear Adm. David M. Thomas …
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Carly Fiorina's bogus ‘secretary to CEO’ career trajectory (Fact Checker biography) — Editor's Note: Every candidate running for president likes to highlight certain aspects of his or her biography. This is an occasional series taking a deeper look at 2016 candidates' claims about their personal, professional or political record.
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P.J. O'Rourke / Weekly Standard:
She Said What? — Ann Coulter, twit. — Toward Ann Coulter I had always taken a “suffer little children to come unto me” attitude. Not that she ever came on to me or anything. It's just that she's a kid. She was born in 1961. I've got skinny Brooks Brothers neckties in the back of my closet older than that.
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