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2:25 PM ET, August 12, 2015

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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Poll: Bernie Sanders surges ahead of Hillary Clinton in N.H., 44-37  —  N.H. Democrats lukewarm to her tough image  —  Photo by:  —  Boston Herald front page - Aug 12.  2016  —  Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has rocketed past longtime front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump Is Winning The Polls — And Losing The Nomination  —  Twelve years ago, in August 2003, Joe Lieberman led in most polls of the Democratic primary.  Eight years ago, in August 2007, Rudy Giuliani maintained a clear lead in polls of Republicans, while Hillary Clinton led in polls of the Democratic nomination contest.
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘Top Secret’ emails found as Clinton probe expands to key aides  —  Four former aides have turned over personal emails  —  Senior senator skeptical of the extent of the review  —  Intelligence investigators say they have yet to see aides' emails … WASHINGTON
Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton agrees to provide private e-mail server to FBI  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's attorney has agreed to provide the FBI with the private server that housed her e-mail during her four years as secretary of state, Clinton's presidential campaign said Tuesday.
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Instructs Aides to Hand Over E-Mail Server to Justice Department
Discussion: Daily Kos, Shakesville and TalkLeft
Gallup:
Clinton's Favorability Strong Among Black Americans
Boston Herald:
Franklin Pierce-Herald GOP poll results: Trump lead eroding; Kasich and Fiorina rise
Discussion: OnPolitics
Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Head of Group Opposing Iran Accord Quits Post, Saying He Backs Deal  —  WASHINGTON — When the bipartisan advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran decided last week to mobilize opposition against the nuclear deal with Tehran, Gary Samore knew he could no longer serve as its president.
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Martin Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Worst Ruth Marcus Column Ever  —  We need to freeze this Ruth Marcus column in amber so that it never perishes.  Future generations will not believe that it actually existed if they can't see it with their own eyes.  It is probably the purest form of wankery that has ever been constructed.
Michael Crowley / Politico:
How Obama could salvage the Iran deal
Discussion: National Review
Sen. Claire McCaskill / Politico:
How I helped Todd Akin win — so I could beat him later  —  It was August 7, 2012, and I was standing in my hotel room in Kansas City about to shotgun a beer for the first time in my life.  I had just made the biggest gamble of my political career—a $1.7 million gamble—and it had paid off.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Chuck Schumer working the phones on Iran
William A. Galston / Wall Street Journal:
The Five Plausible GOP Candidates  —  From a Democratic standpoint, a moderate-conservative Republican ticket representing the two largest swing states would be cause for concern.  —  After their first presidential debates, it is time for Republicans to get serious.  Donald Trump won't be their nominee.
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Peter Marcus Herald / Durango Herald:
State, federal officials clash over health of Animas River  —  EPA asks Hickenlooper to curb remarks about river's health  —  Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, looks at a fish trap being held by Jim White, an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, on Tuesday on the banks of the Animas River.
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
EPA chief: Colorado mine spill ‘pains me’
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump Defends Planned Parenthood, Responds to GOP Critics on Hannity  —  Donald Trump sat down with Sean Hannity tonight and did everything from hit back at his conservative critics to defend Planned Parenthood to rip Hillary Clinton over her emails and foundation money.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump to ‘Meet the Press’ - in person  —  Donald Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner who prefers telephone call-ins to sit-down interviews, has been booked for an in-person appearance on NBC's “Meet the Press” later this month, the On Media blog has learned.
Discussion: FishbowlDC
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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Handling of Donald Trump Puts Fox News on the Spot
Discussion: Adweek and TVNewser
New York Times:
President Obama's Letter to the Editor  —  For the cover story of our Aug. 2 issue, Jim Rutenberg wrote about efforts over the last 50 years to dismantle the protections in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark piece of legislation that cleared barriers between black voters and the ballot.
Politico:
GOP candidates wobble but don't fall down  —  Perry, Paul and Santorum keep going, fueled by super PAC money and a hope for that breakthrough moment.  —  The Great 2016 Republican Sorting has begun.  —  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry thudded first, his campaign acknowledging this week …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Republican hopefuls reap $62m in support from donors with fossil fuel ties
Discussion: Liberaland and PR Watch
New York Times:
Who Threatens America Most?  —  In what order does the Obama administration rank the biggest external threats to America's national security?  The short answer: It depends on whom and which agency you ask.  —  Official opinion is all over the lot, a sign of a rapidly changing world …
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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
New Diplomacy Seen on U.S.-Russian Efforts to End Syrian Civil War
Plain Dealer:
'I don't want to die in your cell:' Police release video of Ralkina Jones taken prior to death  —  Ryllie Danylko, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Ryllie Danylko, Northeast Ohio Media Group  —  CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio - “I don't want to die in your cell.”  —  Ralkina Jones spoke those words …
Discussion: New York Daily News and Raw Story
Tarini Parti / Politico:
Dissent in Bernie Sanders' camp  —  The candidacy of Sanders adviser Larry Lessig could complicate matters.  —  Lessig speaks onstage at 'MAYDAY: The Fight To Save American, during the 2015 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival.  Getty  —  An adviser to Bernie Sanders has been quietly urging …
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
CBO: Full sequester relief could add as many as 1.4M jobs  —  Reversing sequestration spending caps could create as many as 1.4 million jobs over the next two years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Tuesday.  —  At the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) …
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Now eligible to lobby, Eric Cantor chooses investment banking instead
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
WorldNetDaily: God May Use Donald Trump To Usher In Second Coming Of Jesus
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Andrew Harnik / ABC News:
Donald Trump Slaps China for Sucking the ‘Blood Out of the United States’
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Lawrence Lessig pondering 2016 bid because ‘the system is rigged’
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Online image purports to show Croat killed by Islamic State
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Milo Yiannopoulos / BREITBART.COM:
In Canada, Roosh V's Crackpot Critics Have Got It All Wrong
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
‘Speech Nuts’  —  Does the left like anything in the Bill of Rights?
Discussion: Reason
Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
U.S. Congress and Its Leaders Suffer Public Discontent
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
NBC ends suspension of Brian Williams
Discussion: CNNMoney and Daily Mail
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GAO Employees Indicted for School Lunch Fraud (Updated)
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hadas Gold / Politico:
16 GOP candidates invited to CNN debate
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