memeorandum: Trump to release tax reform proposal on Monday (Jonathan Easley/The Hill)

12:05 AM ET, September 28, 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.

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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:

It's make or break time for Jeb Bush — Jeb Bush is entering a critical phase of his Republican presidential campaign, with top donors warning that the former Florida governor needs to demonstrate growth in the polls over the next month or face serious defections among supporters.

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Joe Trippi / Los Angeles Times:

Op-Ed No, pundits, Hillary Clinton isn't collapsing — Has the political punditry class lost its collective mind? — In a year in which every other supposed front-runner and establishment candidate has collapsed to single digits or has already withdrawn from the race — yes …

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Jeb: We're ‘going to miss’ Boehner — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) says Americans will miss outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). — “I admire John Boehner greatly, he's a great public servant,” the GOP presidential candidate said on “Fox News Sunday.”

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CBS News:

John Boehner warns of GOP's “false prophets” in D.C. — Days after abruptly announcing that he would resign from the House at the end of October, Speaker John Boehner reflected on some of the “unrealistic” promises made by his colleagues. — “Absolutely they're unrealistic,” …

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

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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Graham fears post-Boehner ‘meltdown’

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

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jeb Bush: Early polls 'really don't matter'

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
John Boehner Exits, Donald Trump Storms On

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: ‘Another conspiracy theory’

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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Carson, Fiorina, Sanders Gain Ground in Their Parties' Primary Races, Poll Shows

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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Dr. Ben Carson and Samantha Power

Discussion: Politico

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Chuck Todd to Fiorina: Haven't You ‘Exaggerated’ Planned Parenthood Video? — After grilling Hillary Clinton on her email scandal this morning, Chuck Todd spoke with Carly Fiorina and grilled her on her criticisms of Planned Parenthood. — At issue here was Fiorina's description …

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Washington Post:
Fiorina's falsehoods

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

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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:

WATCH: CNN Grills Carson On Muslim Comments Until Manager Ends Interview — CNN “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper grilled Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on his comments about Muslims in an interview that aired Sunday until his campaign manager off-screen ended the interview.

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Molly Worthen / New York Times:

Donald Trump and the Rise of the Moral Minority — DONALD TRUMP'S high poll numbers among evangelicals have preoccupied the media for months. But the most interesting thing about his Christian fans is not their willingness to overlook the sins of a casino playboy.

Discussion: The Atlantic and The American Conservative

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Trump: 'I'm a pretty good Republican' — Donald Trump in an interview broadcast late Sunday described himself as a “pretty good Republican,” while acknowledging that there are issues on which he differs with the GOP. — “I'm a pretty good Republican,” Trump told Scott Pelley on CBS's “60 Minutes.”

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Trump to release tax reform proposal on Monday — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump will release a policy proposal outlining his ideas on tax reform on Monday. — Trump will announce the proposed reforms at a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City.

Discussion: Politico

Washington Post:

Pope Francis met with five sex abuse survivors: ‘God weeps’ — PHILADELPHIA - Pope Francis told U.S. bishops and seminarians on Sunday that he had met with sex abuse survivors. “God weeps,” he said in remarks ahead of a prepared speech on the family. — Five adults who were abused as minors …

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times: Francis, the Perfect 19th-Century Pope

CNN:
Pope Francis on sexual abuse: ‘God weeps’

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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

George Zimmerman retweets photo of Trayvon Martin's body posted by admirer — Fox host corners Bush for giving tax cuts to the 1%: ‘Does Jeb Bush need a $3 million tax cut?’

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The Salinas Californian:

Last Slide — Vandals defaced statues and gravesites overnight at the Carmel Mission, police said this morning. — On the eve of a ceremony to commemorate this week's canonization of missionary Junipero Serra by Pope Francis during his trip to the United States, vandals struck in the darkness of night …

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Sherry Turkle / New York Times:

Stop Googling. Let's Talk. — COLLEGE students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected. They say it's a skill they mastered in middle school when they wanted to text in class without getting caught.

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Elizabeth Warren:

Senator Warren's Remarks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate — BOSTON, MA - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered remarks today at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, as part of the Institute's “Getting to the Point” speaker series.

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