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PBS NewsHour:
Hillary Clinton says she does not support Trans-Pacific Partnership — Just days after the U.S. and 11 nations released a monumental trade deal that still faces a fight in Congress, Hillary Clinton says she does not support the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Speaking with Judy Woodruff Wednesday …
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John Dickerson / Slate:
Joe Biden's Big Question — Why are you running? — Joe Biden is expected to announce whether he is running for president any day now. If he does decide to jump in the race, there will be one critical question for which he doesn't quite have an answer: Why are you running?
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Althouse, Talking Points Memo, NPR and Mashable
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against TPP — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton voiced her opposition Wednesday to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, bucking her former boss and creating more distance between herself and Vice President Joe Biden, which would be helpful should he choose to enter the race.
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Politico
David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Bernie Sanders gaining on Hillary Clinton in California
Bernie Sanders gaining on Hillary Clinton in California
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Reuters, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, New York Times, Booman Tribune and New York Magazine
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Pocketbook issues take center stage in Democratic health care plans
Pocketbook issues take center stage in Democratic health care plans
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New York Times and Common Dreams
Nick Gass / Politico:
Bill Clinton denies calling up Trump and asking him to run
Bill Clinton denies calling up Trump and asking him to run
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ABC News, CNNMoney, addictinginfo.org, Talking Points Memo, Fusion and Bloomberg Business
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders gets his first congressional endorsement
Sanders gets his first congressional endorsement
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Burlington Free Press, Slantpoint, Liberal Values, The Week and Bloomberg Business
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Biden Bid Could Lead to Battle for Minorities
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal
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Telegraph, Daily Kos, Business Insider and Guardian
New York Times:
Shut Down the Benghazi Committee — House Republicans may be disinclined to disband the Select Committee on Benghazi with the presidential race heating up. But at the very least they should rename their laughable crusade, which has cost taxpayers $4.6 million, “the Inquisition of Hillary Rodham Clinton.”
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The Moderate Voice, Associated Press, Real Clear Politics and Talking Points Memo
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
How John Boehner could stay Speaker
How John Boehner could stay Speaker
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Politico, The Federalist, fox13now.com, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Bloomberg Business, The Week, Daily Kos, Hot Air, The Atlantic and ABC News
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Biden: Republicans ‘beating’ on Hispanics — Vice President Biden accused Republican presidential candidates of “beating” on Hispanics during an address to a Hispanic group on Wednesday. — In a surprise appearance at a fundraiser hosted by the Latino Victory Project PAC …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Axelrod: Pro-Biden group's ad ‘tasteless’
Axelrod: Pro-Biden group's ad ‘tasteless’
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Hit & Run, Slate, Hullabaloo, Mediaite, CNN, Vox and Washington Monthly
Jim Acosta / CNN:
First on CNN: Passionate Vice President Joe Biden slams GOP 2016ers at Latino voting event
First on CNN: Passionate Vice President Joe Biden slams GOP 2016ers at Latino voting event
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Weasel Zippers, addictinginfo.org and The Hill
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
When Cruz Makes His Move, Watch Out — The Texas senator may look like an also-ran, but he's a legit contender. — Where's Ted Cruz? The outspoken Texas senator has been unusually quiet in recent weeks. But in GOP circles, there's soft but growing chatter that he is likely …
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Says Bush and Rubio Suffer from Political Politeness
Trump Says Bush and Rubio Suffer from Political Politeness
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Politico
Reid Wilson / Morning Consult:
Poll: Rubio Surpasses Bush, Trump Still On Top
Poll: Rubio Surpasses Bush, Trump Still On Top
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Political Wire and The Last Refuge
Ian Mohr / New York Post:
Matt Barnes drove 95 miles to ‘beat the s-t’ out of Derek Fisher — Matt Barnes with then-wife Gloria Govan, and Knicks coach Derek Fisher. — Knicks coach Derek Fisher is involved in a romantic relationship with the estranged wife of his former teammate Matt Barnes …
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Fusion, Hollywood Life, NESN.com, UPROXX and Daily Mail
Peter Holley / Washington Post:
Why you shouldn't be surprised that prisoners crushed Harvard's debate team — Last month, a debate team of three inmates with violent criminal records defeated a team of three Harvard University undergraduates. — It sounds like an underdog story plucked from the pages …
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CNN, Christian Science Monitor, Independent Journal, The Daily Caller and Shadowproof
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Daniel Bethencourt / Detroit Free Press:
Bystander opens fire on shoplifter at Home Depot — A concealed-carry license holder is now cooperating with police after she opened fire on a shoplifter who was fleeing a Home Depot on Tuesday afternoon, Auburn Hills Police said. — The shooting happened in the store's parking lot at around 2 p.m. …
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The Oakland Press, ThinkProgress, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Shakesville
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Mike Martindale / Detroit News:
Customer fires at Auburn Hills shoplifting suspects
Customer fires at Auburn Hills shoplifting suspects
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Washington Monthly, Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Pete Souza / New York Magazine:
Did Barack Obama do enough for his own community? — There is a photo by Pete Souza, the White House's canny and peripatetic photographer, that surfaces from time to time online. The setting is Marine One, and it features a modest cast of five. Valerie Jarrett, dressed in a suit of blazing pink, is staring at her cell phone.
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Daily Mail, Guardian, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite and addictinginfo.org
Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
Tennessee's First Year Of Drug Testing Welfare Applicants Didn't Go Very Well — Tennessee's first year of drug testing welfare recipients uncovered drug use by less than 0.2 percent of all applicants for the state's public assistance system. — The state implemented the testing regime …
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ACLU and Booman Tribune
Chelsea Manning / Medium:
Military Haircuts — My first post about what it's like to live, and grow as a human being: transitioning in a military prison. — The last few weeks have been particularly challenging for me. For the first time in years, I felt like giving up... then, I found my “second wind” to be human.
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Fusion, Advocate and Daily Mail
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Donald Trump plots his second act — NEW YORK — After a summer of dominating the Republican presidential campaign, Donald Trump is moving into a new and uncertain phase that the billionaire businessman acknowledges will be more challenging than any project he has ever undertaken …
Carri Geer Thevenot / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Sen. Reid, wife sue makers of exercise band — U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and his wife are suing the makers of a resistance exercise band that the lawmaker has blamed for a January accident that left him blind in his right eye. — Reid, D-Nev., and his wife, Landra Gould, filed …
The Huffington Post:
Kanye West Thinks He Is Discriminated Against For Not Being Gay — West made the comments during a candid two-hour live interview.
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Billboard, The Last Tradition and Towleroad
WTVY:
Dothan Police Arrest Commissioner Amos Newsome. … Headlines List — DOTHAN, AL — Dothan Police have arrested City Commissioner Amos Newsome on a third degree assault charge, which is a misdemeanor. The arrest comes after Newsome physically assaulted WTVY reporter Ken Curtis after Tuesday's commission meeting.
DraftKings Playbook:
DraftKings Statement - 10/7/2015 — As a leader in the Daily Fantasy Sports industry, we take the trust of our community very seriously and remain fiercely committed to the integrity of DraftKings' Daily Fantasy Sports product. — Effective immediately, DraftKings employees …
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David Perera / Politico:
Matthew Keys guilty in Los Angeles Times hacking case — <p>A jury has found former Tribune Media employee and social media news maven Matthew Keys guilty of three computer fraud felonies related to a 2010 defacement of the Los Angeles Times website by a member of the Anonymous hacking group. </p><p …