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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Democrats are in denial. Their party is actually in deep trouble. — The Democratic Party is in much greater peril than its leaders or supporters recognize, and it has no plan to save itself. — Yes, Barack Obama is taking a victory lap in his seventh year in office.
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CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Hillary Clinton wins debate, but Bernie Sanders rises — Washington (CNN)With the first Democratic debate in the books, a new CNN/ORC poll finds most who watched think Hillary Clinton had the best performance of the night, but her strong showing hasn't boosted her standing in the race for the party's nomination.
CNN:
Full results: Post-Democratic debate - CNNPolitics.com
Full results: Post-Democratic debate - CNNPolitics.com
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Joe Battenfeld / Associated Press:
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll: Sanders keeps lead over Clinton
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll: Sanders keeps lead over Clinton
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Judd Gregg / The Hill:
The problems with progressives
The problems with progressives
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Gowdy appears to accidentally release CIA source's name — <p>House Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy appears to have accidentally released the name of a CIA source in the midst of a back-and-forth with Democrats about how sensitive the information was and whether its presence …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
‘These have been among the worst weeks of my life’ — <p>House Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, used to get death threats in his previous line of work. But watching his Benghazi investigation get slammed by accusations that it's a partisan assault on Hillary Clinton …
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
CIA shrugs off Clinton's ‘classified’ email
CIA shrugs off Clinton's ‘classified’ email
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Obama Regains Majority Job Approval; Most See GOP Infighting as Dysfunction (POLL) — More than half of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of Barack Obama's job performance, a first in nearly two and a half years. That compares with 71 percent disapproval of the Republicans …
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
How the Republican speaker debacle is hurting the party
How the Republican speaker debacle is hurting the party
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Peyton M. Craighill / Washington Post:
Poll: Obama's approval rating hits an 18-month high, is back over 50 percent
Poll: Obama's approval rating hits an 18-month high, is back over 50 percent
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Washington Monthly
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Boehner faces treacherous path to the exits
Boehner faces treacherous path to the exits
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
On Your Knees! — So after a few days of silence a new word …
On Your Knees! — So after a few days of silence a new word …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Trump Hits Highest Mark Yet, But Carson Is Close Behind — Real estate mogul Donald Trump remains the frontrunner in the Republican presidential field, while former neurosurgeon Ben Carson holds a close second place, a new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll shows.
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump and Ben Carson Gain Strength in Poll of Republicans
Donald Trump and Ben Carson Gain Strength in Poll of Republicans
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
The Establishment Thinks the Unthinkable: Trump Could Win the Nomination
The Establishment Thinks the Unthinkable: Trump Could Win the Nomination
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Ed Henry / Fox News:
Secret Service protection activated for Trump, Carson
Secret Service protection activated for Trump, Carson
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Over A Year Before 9/11, Trump Wrote Of Terror Threat With Remarkable Clarity — “I really am convinced we're in danger of the sort of terrorist attacks that will make the bombing of the Trade Center look like kids playing with firecrackers.” — Al Bello / Getty Images
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Jay Carney / Medium:
What The New York Times Didn't Tell You — “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.” — If you read the recent New York Times article about Amazon's culture, you remember that quote. Attributed to Bo Olson, the image of countless employees crying at their desks set …
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NYTCo Communications / Medium:
Dean Baquet Responds To Jay Carney's Medium Post
Dean Baquet Responds To Jay Carney's Medium Post
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MSNBC:
Sources: Biden could announce decision within 48 hours — Vice President Joe Biden is nearing a decision on if he will enter the presidential race, which could come within 48 hours, two sources tells NBC News. — Biden has been contemplating a presidential run for months and has delayed …
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WNYW-TV:
VP Joe Biden to enter presidential race, reports FOX News — NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - Sources tell FOX News Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry that Vice President Joe Biden will enter the presidential race. … There has been heavy speculation that Biden would run for the Democratic nomination.
Art Swift / Gallup:
Americans' Desire for Stricter Gun Laws Up Sharply — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans say they want laws covering the sale of firearms to be stricter than they are now, a distinct rise of eight percentage points from 2014.
Lauren Zakalik / WFAA-TV:
Dramatic motorcycle crash caught on video; DPS investigating — GRANBURY - The road rash and deep cuts all over Eric Sanders' body only begin to tell the story. — “I've got a gouge in my elbow that is bone-deep,” Sanders said. — The video tells the rest.
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Karin Sun / Opposing Views:
‘I Will Take Something Good Out Of This’: Bride-To-Be's Family Turns Cancelled Wedding Into Banquet For Homeless — A California family has turned their bride-to-be's heartbreak into something positive. — Quinn Duane, 27, was looking forward to a lavish wedding at Citizen Hotel in Sacramento …
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Tom Miller / KQCA-TV:
Canceled Sacramento wedding leads to meal for homeless
Canceled Sacramento wedding leads to meal for homeless
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The women in the van — <p>A few dozen reporters who regularly cover Hillary Clinton gathered last August to watch the first GOP debate at her headquarters in Brooklyn. MSNBC's Alex Seitz-Wald stopped for a moment and looked around.</p><p> A second later, he realized what seemed strange …
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New York Post:
Stoner high school student says he hacked the CIA — Hillary Rodham Clinton's e-mail scandal didn't stop the head of the CIA from using his own personal AOL account to stash work-related documents, according to a stoner high-school student who claims to have hacked into them.
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Virgin.com:
Finally - a change in course on drug policy — “Greatness comes in simple trappings,” Richard Nixon once said. It seems appropriate to quote the man who started the failed war on drugs to applaud good efforts to end it. — In an as-yet unreleased statement circulated to the BBC …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Jim Webb to consider running as an independent — Jim Webb, the longshot Democratic presidential candidate, may run as an independent, his campaign said in an email to reporters on Monday evening. — The former Virginia senator, who complained last week about not having enough talking …
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Right About 9/11 — Donald Trump utters plenty of ugly untruths: that undocumented Mexican immigrants are “rapists,” that Syrian refugees are committing “all sorts of attacks” in Germany and represent a “Trojan Horse” for ISIS. But he tells ugly truths too: that “when you give …
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Moriba Cummings / bet.com:
Anthony Mackie Endorses Donald Trump: He Worked His Way Up From Nothing — The Our Brand Is Crisis actor said he is “drinking the Kool-Aid.” … Looks like we might see Anthony Mackie on the campaign trail with Donald Trump. During a sit-down chat with BET.com during the promotional trail …
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