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11:05 PM ET, August 26, 2015

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ABC News:
After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in ???  Suicide Notes???  —  A man claiming to be Bryce Williams called ABC News over the last few weeks, saying he wanted to pitch a story, and wanted to fax information.  He never told ABC News what the story was.
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WDBJ-TV:
Two WDBJ7 employees shot and killed; suspected shooter kills himself  —  Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were attacked during a live broadcast  —  MONETA, Va. — The suspect accused of killing two WDBJ7 employees died at a hospital in Northern Virginia, according to Franklin County Sheriff Bill Overton.
Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Virginia TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting during live interview  —  (CNN)A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fatally shot a local news reporter and photographer on live television during an interview outside Moneta, Virginia, on Wednesday morning.
Michael Martinez / CNN:
Virginia chamber of commerce executive in stable condition after on-air shooting
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
TV Shooter Sued Previous Station Alleging He'd Been Called A ‘Monkey’
Discussion: Mediaite
Daily Mail:
Bryce Williams who shot Alison Parker and Adam Ward live on TV blames Charleston shootings
Guardian:
Virginia gunman was told by TV station to seek medical attention, memos say
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Police Searching for Former Employee in Connection to On-Air Virginia Shooting
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The Duggar Family:
Duggar Family Statement  —  We are so thankful for the outpouring of love, care and prayers for our family during this most difficult situation with Josh.  As parents we are so deeply grieved by our son's decisions and actions.  His wrong choices have deeply hurt his precious wife and children …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
South Carolina GOP chafes under Graham  —  Party leaders don't think their senator can win but don't feel free to endorse someone else.  —  South Carolina's Republican power brokers are facing a Lindsey Graham dilemma.  —  Wide-open nominating contests don't happen every day …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Rubio Dismisses Trump in N.H.: He Won't Be ‘Our Nominee’  —  Marco Rubio shrugged off rival Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's taunts during a campaign stop Wednesday in New Hampshire and said the businessman and reality TV star won't be the party's nominee.
Mary Pols / The Portland Press Herald:
LePage again talks of challenging Angus King for Senate seat in '18
Discussion: Daily Kos, Moe Lane and WBUR
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Republican Conception of Conception
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump Is Running A Perpetual Attention Machine
CNN:
Biden unsure if he has the ‘emotional fuel’ for 2016 run  —  Washington (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden revealed to members of the Democratic National Committee Wednesday that he is assessing whether he has “the emotional fuel” to run for the White House.  —  “We're dealing at home with …
Discussion: Guardian and nepr.net
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Joey Francilus / Politico:   DNC chair: Biden ‘would be welcomed’ to presidential race
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton on Biden: I just want him to reach the right decision for him
Discussion: ABC News and Daily Kos
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Behind the Biden hype
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and US News
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Bush on Jorge Ramos: Reporters Deserve ‘A Little More Respect’  —  Jeb Bush says that Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, who was escorted out of a press conference held by Donald Trump on Tuesday night, should have been “treated with a little more respect.”  —  “I think people with the press ought …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:   Bush: Press deserves ‘respect and dignity’
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Donald Trump Gets Earful in Spanish as Latino Outlets Air Disdain
Nick Gass / Politico:
White House hits back at Charles Koch  —  The White House fired back Wednesday at Charles Koch after a POLITICO article quoted him as saying he was “flabbergasted” by a recent attack on him and his brother by President Barack Obama during an energy speech in Las Vegas earlier this week.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Charles Koch blasts Barack Obama
Discussion: Power Line, Fox News and Daily Kos
Annalee Newitz / Gizmodo:
Almost None of the Women in the Ashley Madison Database Ever Used the Site  —  When hacker group Impact Team released the Ashley Madison data, they asserted that “thousands” of the women's profiles were fake.  Later, this number got blown up in news stories that asserted “90-95%” …
Discussion: Pharyngula and Business Insider
Jessi Hempel / Wired:
Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana  —  Today, a few hundred Bay Area Facebook users will open their Messenger apps to discover M, a new virtual assistant.  Facebook will prompt them to test it with examples of what M can do: Make restaurant reservations.  Find a birthday gift for your spouse.
Amanda Marcotte / Talking Points Memo:
Why Fox News' Defense Of Megyn Kelly Is Going To Backfire  —  Donald Trump has reignited his sexist harassment campaign against Megyn Kelly, and the folks at Fox News are, in seemingly coordinated fashion, striking back.  Fellow Fox News hosts and pundits are asking Trump to cool it …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Trump Telling GOP Brass He Will Forgo A Third-Party Run: Sources  —  Trump makes a big move.  —  Ryan Grim  —  Washington Bureau Chief, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON - Businessman Donald Trump has told several top Republicans that he will swear off the possibility of an independent bid …
Alex Weprin / Politico:
MSNBC moves Al Sharpton to Sunday mornings  —  Al Sharpton is leaving MSNBC's weekday dayside lineup, and moving to Sunday mornings.  —  Sharpton's last weekday “PoliticsNation” will be Sept. 4.  He moves to Sundays a month later on Oct. 4, according to a memo sent to MSNBC staff …
Discussion: New York Daily News and Mediaite
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
First State Legalizes Taser Drones for Cops, Thanks to a Lobbyist  —  North Dakota police will be free to fire “less than lethal” weapons from the air thanks to the influence of Big Drone.  —  It is now legal for law enforcement in North Dakota to fly drones armed with everything from Tasers …
 
 
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