memeorandum: New Hillary Clinton email chain discovered (CNN)

3:30 PM ET, September 27, 2015

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC/WSJ Poll: Trump and Carson Lead GOP; Clinton Loses Ground — Donald Trump and Ben Carson are running neck and neck in the national Republican presidential horserace, while Carly Fiorina is now tied for third place with Marco Rubio, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, ABC News, Guardian, Taylor Marsh, OnPolitics and Pamela Geller

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

John Boehner Exits, Donald Trump Storms On — ON Thursday, when John Boehner grew weepy in the presence of the pope, I assumed that we were seeing the tears of a proud Catholic. — On Friday, when he announced that he'd be resigning as the speaker of the House of Representatives …

Discussion: Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and Hullabaloo

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Jeb Bush: Early polls 'really don't matter' — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has persistently trailed Donald Trump and Ben Carson in the Republican presidential polls, is questioning the accuracy of them showing him way behind. "These polls really don't matter," Bush said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Political Wire and Bloomberg Business

Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:

Carson, Fiorina, Sanders Gain Ground in Their Parties' Primary Races, Poll Shows — Carson is preferred pick of 20% of GOP primary voters, while 21% favor Donald Trump — Republicans Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina and Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders have gained significant ground …

Discussion: Political Wire and Business Insider

ABC News:

‘This Week’ Transcript: Dr. Ben Carson and Samantha Power — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC's THIS WEEK, two stunning shake-ups. The House speaker abruptly resigns... (singing) ANNOUNCER: — rocking the GOP.

Discussion: Politico

ABC News:
5 Stories You'll Care About in Politics This Week

Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and abc7.com

CNN:

New Hillary Clinton email chain discovered — Washington (CNN)An email chain between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and then-commander of U.S. Central Command David Petraeus from January and February 2009 is raising questions about whether some of the emails on Clinton's private email server …

Discussion: The Daily Banter, Slantpoint and Washington Free Beacon

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Hillary Clinton: ‘Another conspiracy theory’ — A seemingly frustrated Hillary Clinton strove on Sunday to link the latest flap over her personal email server with the string of scandals and attacks Republicans raised against her in the 1990s. "During the '90s …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Liberal Values

Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Blames GOP for ‘Drip, Drip, Drip’ of E-Mail Controversy

Discussion: RedState

Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Bill Clinton Blames G.O.P. and Press for Wife's Email Woes

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com, Power Line, Washington Free Beacon, Liberaland, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Associated Press

Rachael Bade / Politico:
Clinton camp: Clinton did not sign form on Abedin job change

Discussion: Gretawire

Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Bill Clinton on email scrutiny: 'I've never seen so much expended on so little'

Discussion: BuzzFeed, OnPolitics, Guardian, The Week, Detroit News and Independent Journal Review

Reuters:
Government finds new emails Clinton did not hand over

Discussion: New York Times, Independent Journal Review and Vox Popoli

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:

Graham fears post-Boehner ‘meltdown’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is warning Republicans to act wisely following the impending departure of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), which he fears could lead to a party “meltdown” in 2016. — “It's a fresh start, and what's the goal here?

Discussion: Politico, Political Wire, ABC News and NBC News

CBS News:
John Boehner warns of GOP's “false prophets” in D.C.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Independent Journal Review

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republican hard-liners are ‘false prophets,’ Boehner says

Discussion: Political Wire, Business Insider and The Daily Caller

Elspeth Reeve / New Republic:
Sympathy for the Boehner — The internet is thick with cruel GIFs …

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Washington Post:

Fiorina's falsehoods — “ONE OF the benefits of a presidential campaign is the character and capability, judgment and temperament of every single one of us is revealed over time and and under pressure.” Since presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina made that comment at the start of the second Republican debate …

Discussion: CNN, OnPolitics, Raw Story, NBC News and National Review

Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Planned Parenthood Protesters Throw Condoms at Carly Fiorina Supporters

Discussion: addictinginfo.org, The Gateway Pundit, The Week and abc7.com

Taryn Asher / WJBK-TV:

Man starts gas station blaze trying to kill spider with lighter — CENTER LINE - A man tried to kill a spider at a gas station using a lighter causing a dangerous fire. — Using a lighter to kill the bug, he started a blaze that quickly engulfed the gas pump.

Discussion: Fox News Insider, New York's PIX11 and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Fox News:
Michigan motorist sets car, gas pump on fire trying to kill spider with cigarette lighter

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Guardian

Hadas Gold / Politico:

Third GOP debate sets off wave of anxiety — The uncertain terms of the next Republican debate are setting off a wave of anxiety among middle and bottom tier campaigns, with several lashing out at the Republican National Committee for failing to provide clarity on how many candidates …

Katherine Faulders / ABC News:

Ben Carson ‘Certainly Willing’ to Give Kanye West a Chance as President

Discussion: Daily Mail, Politico, Guardian, OnPolitics, National Review, EW.com and The Week

Michael Grunwald / Politico:

Why the Pope is wrong about climate — A close look at Francis's major encyclical finds some awfully strange views, even for people who care about the environment. — Pope Francis is now the world's most influential climate activist, but he didn't utter the word “climate” in his recent speech to Congress.

Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:

On Islam, Ben Carson Is Right and Charles Krauthammer Is Wrong — Ben Carson campaigning in California, September 9, 2015 (Kevork Djansezian/Getty)

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Progress Pond, Power Line and The Elder Statement