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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Overnight ratings point to Democratic debate record — Final ratings won't come in until later in the day. But preliminary Nielsen ratings indicate that CNN's Tuesday night debate was the highest-rated Democratic debate ever. — The 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. hours averaged an 11.2 household rating …
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Newly Released Democratic Debate Ratings Prove That Voters Want Substance — Despite assurances from the mainstream media that Tuesday's Democratic debate would struggle to attract viewers — and suggestions its focus on policy would pale in comparison to the name-calling drama of Republican debates …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The First Democratic Debate — If you didn't watch the CNN Democratic candidates' debate or read our live-blogging of the proceedings last night, you should be aware that the media appetite for naming a clear winner has fed a post-debate trend towards labeling HRC as a gigantic, titanic, overwhelming cham-peen.
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Washington Post:
The CNN Democratic debate transcript, annotated … Tuesday night, five candidates participated in the first Democratic debate: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee. We've posted the transcript below, with insight from the crew here at The Fix as well as the Fact Checker's Michelle Lee.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Media Underestimated Hillary Clinton, But Overestimated Her Debate
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Jim Webb, American Hero
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Donald Trump Reveals Who Won Democratic Debate
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
What Did We Learn From the Democratic Debate
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The surprisingly entertaining first Democratic debate, explained
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Rebecca Leber / New Republic:
It's Wonderful to Watch Democrats Compete Over Climate Change
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Democratic Debate Magic
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Insiders: A runaway victory for Clinton
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The candidate breaking through in the Democratic debate? Bernie Sanders.
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FOX CT:
Aunt who sued nephew speaks out, says she was forced to go to trial … BRIDGEPORT —The aunt who sued her nephew for damages said that she was forced to do so by Connecticut law when the insurance company only wanted to pay her one dollar. — Jennifer Connell sued her nephew …
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The Hill:
Trump: I should have Secret Service protection — NEW YORK — Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Secret Service should be giving him protection — and he suggested partisan politics might be why the agency isn't providing it. — In a 90-minute interview with The Hill, the Republican …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Ivanka Trump on how she feels about her dad's run: It's complicated — <p>Ivanka Trump believes the word “happy” is a complicated one to use regarding her feelings about her father running for president. </p><p>Trump, who was speaking at the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit in Washington on Wednesday …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Megyn Kelly: We overestimated Trump's ‘anger management’
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Ivanka Trump Defends Dad Donald's Comments on Women
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Ryan Sutton / Eater NY - All:
Danny Meyer Is Eliminating All Tipping at His Restaurants — Big news out of Manhattan: Dining out is about to get turned on its head. Union Square Hospitality Group, the force behind some of New York's most important restaurants, will announce today that starting in November …
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Helen / Union Square Hospitality Group:
A Letter from Danny Meyer
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CNN:
Poll: Trump dominates in Nevada, South Carolina overall and on the issues — Controversial remarks seem to only help Carson's bid — (CNN)Donald Trump holds double-digit leads over Ben Carson in both South Carolina and Nevada, the third and fourth states scheduled to hold nominating contests …
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
I experienced the irresistible torture of watching Rand Paul's campaign livestream — In 1996 a woman named Jennifer Ringley decided to put a camera in her apartment and broadcast her entire life over the Internet. Because it was a new and provocative concept, and because, hey …
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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Rand Paul Livestreams His Despair
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Ian Cummings / Kansas City Star:
Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition — Man abandons van after tires catch fire Flames set off live ammunition in van … A Clay County sheriff's deputy retreated to a safe distance from a van burning in a field Tuesday afternoon after he heard …
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Matt Agorist / The Free Thought Project:
Man Eloquently Flexes his Rights & Shuts Down Cops Who Detained Him for Jogging While Black — Talladega, AL — Father of three, Corey Dickerson was out for a jog Saturday night when Talladega's finest decided they needed to harass him. Dickerson is not your average pushover, however, and he knew exactly how to handle himself.
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Cruz: Black Lives Matter Is ‘Literally Suggesting And Embracing And Celebrating The Murder Of Police’ — KALONA, IA — At a campaign stop in rural Iowa on Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz told ThinkProgress that activists with the Black Lives Matter movement …
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Jon Ward / Yahoo:
Democrats get do-over on Black Lives Matter
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James Fallows / The Atlantic:
Why They're Running: Lessons From the Democratic Debate — A reader (who also happens to run a tech company) has an assessment of the debate that I find more useful than a lot of what's coming from the political pros. Jeopardy-style, he formulates his observations in the form of a question:
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Deeper Significance of Hillary's ‘Enemies’ Gaffe — I agree entirely with Charlie below with regard to Hillary's statement that the enemy she is most proud of is the Republican party. But I'd add a few things. — 1. This should properly be considered a Kinsley gaffe in that she accidentally told the truth.
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Sarah Stewart / KFOR-TV:
A look at Anthony Palma: Who is the man arrested for Kirsten Hatfield's murder? — MIDWEST CITY, Okla. - Anthony Palma lived just two doors down from Kirsten Hatfield when she disappeared in 1997. — And, he still lives there to this day. — On Tuesday, his home was surrounded …
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Parmy Olson / Forbes:
Apple Could Pay Up To $862 Million After Losing Patent Lawsuit — Apple's latest hurdle in the world of patent disputes could blow a small hole in its $200 billion cash mountain. — A U.S. federal jury has ruled that Apple used technology owned by the licensing arm of the University …
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