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8:20 PM ET, August 16, 2015

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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Shakeup in GOP field after first debate, Sanders gains on Clinton  —  The explosive first Republican debate has shaken up the 2016 GOP presidential race.  —  Who's up?  Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and businesswoman Carly Fiorina.  Who's down?
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
We can now name the winner of the GOP debate: Ben Carson  —  Fox News released the results of the first major-outlet national poll since the first Republican debate two weeks ago.  Comparing those results to the Fox poll released immediately before the debate, we can, as objectively as possible …
Daniel Prendergast / New York Post:
Man stabs ex-girlfriend to death on sidewalk  —  Police at the scene of the stabbing.  —  A man stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death on a Manhattan sidewalk early Sunday, police said.  —  Edena Hines, 33, was stabbed several times in front of W. 162nd St. near St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights just before 3 a.m., cops said.
Discussion: Fox News, Gothamist, Daily Mail and fox8.com
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Caitlin Nolan / New York Daily News:
E'Dena Hines, step-granddaughter of Morgan Freeman, fatally stabbed in Washington Heights street: police  —  The step-granddaughter of actor Morgan Freeman was stabbed to death on a street in Washington Heights early Sunday.  —  Police officers found E'Dena Hines, 33, lying in the middle …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Huffington Post
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Sanders Campaign Reaches Out To Black Lives Matter Activists: “I Apologize It Took Our Campaign So Long”  —  In an email to activists obtained by BuzzFeed News, Bernie's African-American outreach director proposes a formal meeting between the senator and the activists who have disrupted his campaign this summer.
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Great Falls Tribune:
Editorial cartoon was not racist … A recent dustup over a Tribune editorial cartoon provides an excellent example of how entrenched political beliefs, name calling, and personal attacks can be used in an attempt to squelch discussion or debate of important issues.
Discussion: Raw Story and LiberalAmerica.org
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Sanders: I'll fight hardest to end racism
Discussion: Des Moines Register and Raw Story
YouGov:
1 in 2 young people say they are not 100% heterosexual  —  Asked to plot themselves on a ‘sexuality scale’, 23% of British people choose something other than 100% heterosexual - and the figure rises to 49% among 18-24 year olds  —  Invented by Alfred Kinsey in the 1940s …
Discussion: Infowars and Towleroad
Marissa Charles / New York Post:
Melania Trump would be a first lady for the ages  —  If Donald Trump manages to win the presidency, his wife Melania, will be the first foreign-born first lady since John Quincy Adams' spouse, Louisa.  —  She'll also be the only one — as far as we know — who has posed nude.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Roy Reed / New York Times:
Julian Bond, Former N.A.A.C.P. Chairman and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 75  —  Julian Bond, a former chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a charismatic figure of the 1960s civil rights movement, a lightning rod of the anti-Vietnam War campaign …
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Faith Karimi / CNN:
Julian Bond, civil rights leader and former NAACP chairman, dies at 75
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Associated Press:
Longtime civil rights activist Bond dead at 75
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Ben Carson Can't Justify Calling President Obama ‘Anti-Semitic’  —  Ben Carson joined Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday this morning and was quizzed on a lot of his positions.  He finally had to try and answer like a rational human being running for the highest office in the land …
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
“The Obama Method” and Potential Realignment in the Middle East  —  As I wrote yesterday, I was particularly struck by President Obama's description of his approach to the negotiations with Iran as a way to “find openings” that could lead to transformative change.
Discussion: Gulf News and Booman Tribune
Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Donald Trump: It Would Be A ‘Miracle’ If Hillary Continues Run  —  Donald Trump said it would be a “miracle” if Hillary Clinton is able to continue her run for president in the wake of the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server to conduct official business as Secretary of State — but if she does, he'll beat her.
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Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Defies the Law and Common Sense
Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Brewers minor-leaguer makes baseball history by coming out publicly as gay  —  David Denson tips his hat to the crowd during the Pioneer League all-star game in August.  Denson hit a home run and was named MVP of the game against the Northwest League all-stars.  —  David Denson says it was a relief to tell Helena teammates
Washington Post:
Backers fear old weaknesses stalk Clinton campaign  —  It was supposed to be different this time.  After the wounds of 2008, many of them self-inflicted, Hillary Rodham Clinton rebooted for 2016 with a new message, new advisers and new energy.  —  But two dynamics have crystallized this month …
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Ruth Sherlock / Telegraph:
Hillary Clinton steals the show at Iowa Democrats meet
 
 
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Awr Hawkins / BREITBART.COM:
Gov. Jindal Moves to Block Removal of All Historical Statues, Including Confederate
Daily Mail:
Fat or lesbian?  Then don't wear my dress: Fashion tycoon behind iconic ‘bandage’ frock risks …
Discussion: Jezebel
Todd Courser / Facebook:
My lack of righteousness does not negate God's righteousness -
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Pro-Bush super PAC spending $10M-plus on initial TV campaign
Daily Mail:
Donald Trump puts $7m Sikorsky helicopter in parking lot near Iowa State Fair
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Pentagon leaders honor troops killed in Chattanooga
Tom Batchelor / Daily Express:
Black flags on Europe's doorstep: Inside ISIS's new capital Sirte on Libya's coast
Discussion: Jihad Watch
NBC News:
Donald Trump: Undocumented Immigrants ‘Have to Go’