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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump has figured out Jeb Bush's greatest weakness as a candidate — I don't know if Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination. But even if he doesn't, it's increasingly clear he's going to destroy Jeb Bush before he loses. — Over the past week, Trump and Bush …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush: ‘Does Anybody Actually Blame My Brother For 9/11?’ — Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Sunday discussed comments GOP rival Donald Trump made about his brother and former President George W. Bush. — And one point in the interview he asked …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
CNN host destroys Jeb Bush: You blame Hillary for Benghazi but insist brother blameless for 9/11 — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush struggled on Sunday to explain how he could blame Hillary Clinton for the attacks in Benghazi while insisting that George W. Bush was blameless for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
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Daily Mail:
Smoking gun emails reveal Blair's ‘deal in blood’ with George Bush over Iraq war was forged a YEAR before the invasion had even started - despite claiming he wanted peace — Leaked White House memo shows former Prime Minister's support for war at summit with U.S. President in 2002
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: My immigration policies would have prevented 9/11 — Donald Trump says that his immigration policies would have prevented the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks from taking place. — “I am extremely, extremely tough on illegal immigration. I am extremely tough on people coming into this country …
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump triples down on George W. Bush's responsibility for 9/11
Trump triples down on George W. Bush's responsibility for 9/11
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Says He Will Cut The EPA As Prez: 'We'll Be Fine With The Environment' — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday that he would cut government agencies if he were elected President. — Among them? The Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency …
Select Committee on Benghazi, Democrats:
CIA Debunks Gowdy's Allegation That Clinton Email Contained Classified CIA Source — WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy to correct the public record after the CIA debunked Chairman Gowdy's accusation …
Molly Worthen / New York Times:
Lecture Me. Really. — BEFORE the semester began earlier this fall, I went to check out the classroom where I would be teaching an introductory American history course. Like most classrooms at my university, this one featured lots of helpful gadgets: a computer console linked to an audiovisual system …
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George Johnson / New York Times:
Gamblers, Scientists and the Mysterious Hot Hand — IN the opening act of Tom Stoppard's play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” the two characters are passing the time by betting on the outcome of a coin toss. Guildenstern retrieves a gold piece from his bag and flips it in the air.
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CNN:
Deadly shooting sparks panic at ZombiCon event in Fort Myers, Florida — Deadly shooting sparks panic at ZombiCon — (CNN)Chaos broke out at a zombie-themed street festival in downtown Fort Myers, Florida, after a shooting left one man dead and four other people wounded.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Mitt Romney: I'm Glad I'm Not In The 2016 GOP Race — Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, said Sunday that he was glad that he wasn't running in the 2016 race. — Romney made an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union.” — “I can't imagine running right now.
Mike Allen / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook, presented by BP - SNL SPOOFS DEM DEBATE — TIM MILLER's SICK BURN; Rubio camp hits 'Team Jeb's epic freakout' - ‘NEW GUARD’ top women: Katie Biber, Katie Dowd, Deesha Dyer, Jill Hazelbaker, Shannon McGahn, Evan Ryan, Addie Whisenant — Good Sunday morning.
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Fox News:
North Korea reportedly willing to sign peace treaty with US to end conflict — North Korea reportedly rejected the idea of resuming talks to abandon its nuclear program on Saturday, but said it would welcome negotiations for a peace treaty with Washington. — North Korea's foreign ministry …
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Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:
Virginia Sent Letters to 1,600 Drivers Warning Them to Turn in Their Illegal Confederate Flag License Plates. How Do You Suppose That Went Over? — Kevin Collier, a commander of the Stonewall Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, has had enough. — The Suffolk, Virginia …
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