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8:05 PM ET, August 12, 2015

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CNN:
CNN / ORC Poll: Trump tops in Iowa as Scott Walker drops  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has a significant lead in the race to win over likely Iowa caucus-goers, according to the first CNN/ORC poll in the state this cycle.  —  Trump tops the field with 22% and is the candidate seen …
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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.
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The Post-Debate Losers (Walker) and Winners (Fiorina)  —  You've already heard a lot of different takes about who won and who lost the first Republican presidential debates last week.  We've deliberately waited to name names; winning the media spin after a debate is often more important than “winning” the debate itself.
Discussion: ABC News and neo-neocon
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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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.
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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.
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Queen of Paradox and Her Crumbling Stone Wall  —  Hillary Clinton is both a political colossus and a catastrophe.  —  For once, Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to be a decent candidate.  Taking aim at weak spots in the GOP lines, she attacked Jeb Bush on women's health, Marco Rubio on abortion …
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Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton agrees to provide private e-mail server to FBI
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: DOJ Should ‘Criminally Prosecute Planned Parenthood’  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Wednesday laid out how he would tackle Planned Parenthood without the support of Congress if he were elected president.  —  When asked on about Iowa radio host Simon Conway …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Jesse Ventura: Do you think Trump would consider me for VP?  —  Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he thinks Donald Trump is the best choice for the GOP and he would consider registering as a Republican to be his vice president.  —  “I shocked my staff today.
Discussion: American Prospect and Mediaite
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump to ‘Meet the Press’ - in person
Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Next GOP Debate Moderator Hugh Hewitt Comes Out Against Trump
Kathleen Foody / Associated Press:
Jimmy Carter says he has cancer, revealed by recent surgery  —  2 photos  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday.  —  “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body …
Lisa Chiu / CCTV America:
Enormous explosion rocks China port city Tianjin, kills at least 17  —  A fire and at least two massive explosions around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday local time injured hundreds and left at least 17 people dead at an industrial area roughly 75 miles southeast of Beijing.  Dozens of building collapsed are cars were burned out.
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Associated Press:
OFFICIALS: AT LEAST 7 DEAD IN CHINA PORT EXPLOSIONS
Discussion: Reuters, WQAD-TV, WRIC-TV and The Week
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.
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.
Lynh Bui / Washington Post:
5 GAO workers charged with fraud in obtaining school lunch subsidies  —  Five employees of a federal government watchdog agency, one of whom is a member of the Prince George's County school board, were indicted Tuesday on charges of illegally obtaining reduced-price school lunches for their children, officials said.
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Brandi Lee Weaver-Gates, Pennsylvania Beauty Queen, Arrested After Allegedly Faking Cancer  —  A Pennsylvania beauty queen is facing felony charges for allegedly raising thousands of dollars from donors whom she tricked into believing she was battling cancer, police say.
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 …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Matt Horn / WKBN-TV:
Youngstown woman received racist letter, had truck torched  —  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - One Youngstown family is on high alert Tuesday evening.  —  In the last three weeks they found a threatening letter on a building they own, then Monday, someone torched their car.
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 and Hullabaloo
Nicole Gaouette / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Keystone Decision Caught in Undertow of Canadian Election  —  Canada's election in October has become yet another event shaping the seven-year saga of the Keystone XL pipeline, one that may lead the Obama administration to delay announcing a decision to approve or reject the $8 billion project.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 
 
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