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12:15 PM ET, August 27, 2015

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Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Vester Flanagan Threatened Colleagues, Played the Race Card for Years  —  The cold-blooded Roanoke killer kept getting fired, kept threatening co-workers, and kept claiming he was the real victim.  —  Vester Lee Flanagan claimed in a suicide note Wednesday that June's massacre of black parishioners …
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Lessons From the Murders of TV Journalists in the Virginia Shooting  —  The slaying of two journalists Wednesday as they broadcast live to a television audience in Virginia is still seared on our screens and our minds, but it's a moment not only to mourn but also to learn lessons.
Nina Golgowski / New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Video shows Virginia gunman Vester Lee Flanagan in July road rage incident  —  A former reporter-turned killer who considered himself a “human powder keg” ignited behind the wheel as well.  —  A recently emerged YouTube video shows Vester Lee Flanagan II, who also went by the name Bryce Williams …
Associated Press:
On-air killings gripped millions in social media storm  —  WDBJ-TV has observed a moment of silence on air for its two journalists who were killed in a shooting during a live interview.  —  The station marked the moment of silence at 6:45 a.m. Thursday.  At that time Wednesday …
Discussion: 89.3 KPCC
Daily Mail:
Virginia TV shooter Bryce William's reprimand for wearing Barack Obama badge  — Vester Flanagan's appalling track record as a reporter brought to light in court papers relating to his bid to sue WDBJ for wrongful termination  — Flanagan scored 1 out of 5 in series of categories …
6abc.com:
President Obama talks Va. shooting with Monica Malpass
ABC News:
After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in ???Suicide Notes???
Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Biden More Competitive Than Clinton Against Leading Republicans: Poll  —  A solid majority of Democrats still want Clinton to be their nominee.  —  t aritbenie  —  Here's one more reason to continue speculating about whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the presidential race …
Discussion: Vox, National Review, Daily Kos and Politico
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Joe Biden Isn't Sure Family Is Ready for Run
Discussion: US News and Althouse
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Tom Harkin Cautions Joe Biden Against Running for President
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Biden donors lying in wait
Discussion: Fox News, Politico, NPR and ABC News
CNN:   Biden unsure if he has the ‘emotional fuel’ for 2016 run
Washington Post:
Inside the Trump-Bush melodrama: Decades of tension and discomfort  —  Donald Trump spent a day in January 2014 hobnobbing with politicians at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. The billionaire mogul touted legalizing gambling with state House Speaker Steve Crisafulli …
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New York Times:
Today in Politics: Ad Portrays Donald Trump and His Rivals as a Single Voice on Immigration  —  Daniel Zambrano of Tijuana, Mexico, at a border wall near San Diego. … The immigration ad wars have arrived, at least digitally.  —  Priorities USA, the “super PAC” supporting Mrs. Clinton …
Asoleycerro / KTLA:
Driver Breaks Into Dance Following Downtown L.A. Pursuit  —  Cameras captured a driver breaking into dance following a pursuit in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday night.  —  Police attempted to stop the woman for driving erratically near Seventh Street and Towne Avenue around 10:10 p.m …
Discussion: KFOR-TV, FOX31 Denver and FOX2now.com
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 …
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New York Daily News:
Rev. Al Sharpton moves MSNBC show to Sunday mornings
Discussion: TVNewser
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Pollsters dumbfounded by Trump  —  Polling experts agree on one thing when it comes to Donald Trump's presidential run: They've never seen anything like it.  —  The businessman's dominance of the Republican presidential race is forcing experienced political hands to question whether everything …
Politico:
White House pushes for Iran filibuster  —  The administration seeks to tamp down expectations, but the numbers of supportive Senate Democrats are adding up.  —  President Barack Obama's almost certain to get the Iran nuclear deal through Congress — but whether he gets there by filibuster …
Michael Brown / Politico:
Stop blaming me for Hurricane Katrina  —  Ten years later, the name ‘Brownie’ is still identified with the government's failures.  Here's what really happened.  —  Getty.  —  SHARES  —  Had I left the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the spring of 2005, my life would be very different today.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The havoc that Trump wreaks  —  Every sulfurous belch from the molten interior of the volcanic Trump phenomenon injures the chances of a Republican presidency.  After Donald Trump finishes plastering a snarling face on conservatism, any Republican nominee will face a dauntingly steep climb …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Says He Wants to Raise Taxes on Himself  —  The billionaire Republican front-runner starts getting specific about economic policy proposals.  —  t writerknowles  —  Republican front-runner Donald Trump began to flesh out his economic vision for America, and it includes raising taxes on the wealthy.
Discussion: Washington Post and Liberaland
Economic Policy Institute:
What Families Need to Get By: EPI's 2015 Family Budget Calculator  —  Contents  —  The income level necessary for families to secure an adequate but modest living standard is an important economic yardstick.  While poverty thresholds, generally set at the national level …
TMZ.com:
Derrick Rose — Accused of Drugging and Gang Raping Ex-Girlfriend  —  Accused of Drugging ...  AND GANG RAPING EX-GIRLFRIEND  —  8/26/2015 5:35 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Derrick Rose is being sued by a woman who claims the NBA superstar and two of his friends drugged and gang raped her.
Discussion: Guardian, LAist and The Daily Caller
Peter Berlin / Politico:
Dope and glory  —  Only Usain Bolt keeps the murkiness of world athletics in check.  —  When Usain Bolt battled to victory in the 100-meter final on the second day of the Track and Field World Championships in Beijing, he struck a blow not only for his competitive reputation but also for the image of his besieged sport.
 
 
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Softens Tone on Email Questions, Just a Bit
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders to Democratic Party elite: Consider me, not Hillary Clinton
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Donald Trump's appeal — an Obama for the right
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Jen Yamato / The Daily Beast:
Morrissey on How Obama ‘Has Meant Nothing’ and Trump 'Can't Be Allowed to Represent America'
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Jennifer Robison / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
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Jeff Manning / Oregonian:
Klamath County sheriff under investigation, seven deputies put on leave
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