memeorandum: Do You Have Change for a Bowie? The Advent of Artisanal Cash (Dan Crane/New York Times)

8:55 PM ET, August 9, 2015

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Kevin Robillard / Politico:

Trump digs in, plows ahead — “I said nothing wrong whatsoever.” — Donald Trump gave no ground on Sunday, insisting his crude remarks appearing to imply Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly was menstruating when she questioned him during the first Republican presidential debate were anything but.

Discussion: Slantpoint

John Kass / Chicago Tribune:

Death blow from Fox News' Megyn Kelly already taking effect on Trump

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:

How Fox anchor Bret Baier prepared for the GOP debate and got an instant headline out of Donald Trump — Reporting from Cleveland — With the Republican presidential debate less than 10 hours away, Fox News anchors Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier sat at a long table with their producers …

Discussion: Mediaite

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.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Talking Points Memo, Los Angeles Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Guardian, Allen B. West and Trail Blazers Blog

Eric Bradner / CNN:

Carly Fiorina on Donald Trump: ‘Women understood that comment’ — (CNN)Carly Fiorina said Donald Trump's comments about Megyn Kelly “were completely inappropriate and offensive” and were clearly meant to imply the Fox News host's tough questions were a result of menstruation. — “Women understood that comment.

Discussion: Reuters, Hot Air, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, Politico, Allen B. West and BREITBART.COM

James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com: Trump's shots stoking anger in N.H. GOP women

Byron York / Washington Examiner: Amid Trump mess, GOP candidates shine at RedState

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

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump Defends Record on Women as Presidential Rivals Pile On

Discussion: Politico

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

Discussion: Washington Post, Gothamist, Deadline and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

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: Jewish Journal, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit

Fareed Zakaria / CNN:

CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS EXCLUSIVE: President Barack Obama on the P+5 Iran deal — CNN's FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with President Barack Obama who presses his case for support of the nuclear deal negotiated between the U.S., its allies, and Iran, for a global exclusive interview in the Map Room at the White House.

Discussion: American Spectator and Guardian

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.

Discussion: Houston Chronicle, NBC News, Scared Monkeys, Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Post, Raw Story, Daily Mail and NPR

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 and The Hill

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

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

Dan Crane / New York Times:

Do You Have Change for a Bowie? The Advent of Artisanal Cash — LONDON — Though paper money here typically bears the visage of Queen Elizabeth, the Brixton district of the city last month released a new 5-pound note designed by Jeremy Deller, an artist who won the prestigious Turner Prize in 2004.

Discussion: Liberaland and Althouse

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

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, Allen B. West and John Hawkins' Right Wing News