memeorandum: Dallas mayor saves choking woman at local restaurant (WFAA-TV)

3:10 PM ET, August 9, 2015

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Trump the Disrupter — Washington — I'VE been hesitant to start writing about Donald Trump. — I was worried that if I wrote something that made him mad, he would send out one of his midnight mordant tweets about me, something like “She started as a 3. Now she's a 1.” — I'd be upset, of course.

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Associated Press:

Trump Resumes Battle With Rivals, Fox Debate Moderator — Donald Trump on Sunday resumed his running battle with a Fox News television host and Republican presidential rivals who accuse him of disrespecting women as he tried to make the case that a main challenger is the one in trouble with female voters.

Discussion: Politico

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

Amid Trump mess, GOP candidates shine at RedState — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — ATLANTA — It's likely the Donald Trump melodrama is the only news you've heard from the RedState Gathering of conservatives in Atlanta. But something unusual happened here, and it had nothing to do with Trump.

CBS News:

Donald Trump: “I will be phenomenal to the women” — Shares - — Presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to redirect incoming fire at rival Republican Jeb Bush, saying that Bush has a “huge” problem with women and he is by far the better candidate with that demographic.

Discussion: The Week

Eric Bradner / CNN:
Donald Trump: No apology on ‘blood’ remark amid GOP backlash

Discussion: Deadline and The Week

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's history of flippant misogyny

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's fight with Fox News and Megyn Kelly, explained

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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard: The Trump Goes On — It's not over. And it's likely to end badly.

Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:

Black Lives Matter protesters shut down Bernie Sanders speech — Black Lives Matter interrupted the planned speech for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at Westlake Park on Saturday afternoon. Sanders left without delivering his speech. — A Seattle speech …

Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos, Liberaland, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Washington Times, Chicago Boyz, BuzzFeed, The Week, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Power Line

David Atkins / Washington Monthly:

BlackLivesMatter Protesters Err in Attacking Those Who Give Them the Microphone — For the second time in as many months, protesters from BlackLivesMatter forced Bernie Sanders from the stage at a scheduled event. Also for the second time, a later event that same day turned out massive crowds for the underdog Democratic candidate.

Discussion: Washington Post

Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Republican Assault on Trump May Only Make Him Stronger

Discussion: Washington Post

John Wagner / Washington Post:
Protesters drove Bernie Sanders from one Seattle stage. At his next stop, 15,000 people showed.

Discussion: New York Times, American Spectator and Prairie Weather

Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Sanders' Campaign Adds Young Black Woman As New Public Face

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Taylor Marsh and CNN

The Hill:
Protesters shut down Bernie Sanders rally

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KHOU-TV:

Suspect in custody after 5 kids, 3 adults killed at N. Harris County home — 49-year-old suspect allegedly shot at deputies before standoff ensued — HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a man has surrendered after five kids and three adults were found dead at a home late Saturday evening.

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Tom Tancredo / BREITBART.COM:

Illegal Alien Crime Accounts for over 30% of Murders in Many States — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump deserves credit for forcing all 17 Republican candidates to talk about the social costs of illegal immigration, but it is not “Trump's issue.”

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Allen B. West

The Times of Israel:

Obama says Israeli interference in US affairs over Iran deal unprecedented — Amid fierce battle between White House and pro-Israel lobby for Congressional votes, president says he doesn't recall a ‘similar example’ of outside intervention — US President Barack Obama said Israeli interference …

Discussion: Power Line, Jewish Journal and The Gateway Pundit

WFAA-TV:

Dallas mayor saves choking woman at local restaurant — DALLAS — A woman found herself in the right place at the right time Saturday afternoon, sitting at the table behind Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings at El Fenix in downtown Dallas. — And she didn't even know it.

Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press

Jane Merrick / The Independent:

Jeremy Corbyn to ‘bring back Clause IV’: Contender pledges to bury New Labour with commitment to public ownership of industry — Exclusive: Frontrunner pledges to bury New Labour, as all the deputy candidates confirm that they would serve under him — Jeremy Corbyn has risked provoking …

Discussion: Guardian, Spectator and LabourList

Sydney Seau / New York Times:

The Hall of Fame Speech Junior Seau's Daughter Couldn't Give — Before his suicide, Junior Seau told his daughter to speak on his behalf if he entered the Hall of Fame. But the Hall didn't allow her to speak at the ceremony. Here's what Sydney would have said. — By AXEL GERDAU on

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