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12:10 AM ET, September 2, 2015

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Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN amends GOP debate criteria  —  Washington (CNN)CNN is amending the criteria for its Republican presidential debate on September 16, possibly opening the door for Carly Fiorina to join the other top-tier candidates on the stage.  —  The cause: a lack of national public polling following …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
How Carly Fiorina earned a spot on the big stage at the GOP debate  —  The organizers of the next Republican presidential debate have announced changes to debate criteria that mean former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will join the rest of the top-tier candidates on the main stage at the Reagan Library on Sept. 16.
Discussion: Mediaite, Allen B. West and Hit & Run
Connie Wilhelm / Medium:
Leaders ask CNN to include Carly in debate  —  We were just forwarded this letter from Indiana Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann.  So grateful for their support.  -Staff  —  Dear Jeff Zucker,  —  Carly Fiorina is a top tier candidate in this race.  She won the last debate and has been in the top 10 in every poll released this month.
Discussion: Guardian
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:   CNN changes debate criteria
Steven Nelson / US News:
Kentucky Clerk Fighting Gay Marriage Has Wed Four Times  —  A fellow gay marriage-resisting county clerk says 'that's forgivable.'  —  Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, right, is pictured at her office in Morehead, Ky., on Tuesday.  —  The Kentucky county clerk facing potentially stiff penalties …
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Liberty Alert / Liberty Alerts:
Statement of Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis  —  Late yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to extend the temporary stay of a federal court order involving Rowan County Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis.  The federal court previously ordered Kim Davis to issue marriage licenses to the plaintiffs who filed suit against her.
Claire Galofaro / Associated Press:
Judge Orders Clerk, Her Entire Staff To Court After Refusing Licenses Yet Again (VIDEO)  —  MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — A county clerk in Kentucky who has invoked “God's authority” and is defying the U.S. Supreme Court by refusing to license same-sex marriage has been summoned along with her entire staff …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Supporters Think Obama is A Muslim Born in Another Country  —  PPP's newest national poll finds Donald Trump just continuing to grow his lead over the GOP field.  He is at 29% to 15% for Ben Carson, 9% for Jeb Bush, 8% for Carly Fiorina, 7% for Marco Rubio, 6% each for Ted Cruz and John Kasich …
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Kerry Eleveld / Daily Kos:
Vast majority of Trump supporters think Obama is a Muslim born in another country
WGN-TV:
Officer dies, manhunt for 3 armed suspects in Fox Lake  —  Share Update: … FOX LAKE, Ill. — A manhunt is underway for three armed suspects after a Fox Lake police officer was fatally shot in the head Tuesday morning, sources tell WGN.  —  At a brief news conference Tuesday …
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Ashley Fantz / CNN:
Illinois police officer shot and killed; one suspect in custody  —  Authorities involved in a manhunt after Tuesday's shooting death of a police officer in Lake County, Illinois, have one suspect in custody, Illinois State Police Sgt. Matt Boerwinkle said Tuesday afternoon.
Chicago Tribune:
Fox Lake police officer shot and killed, manhunt underway in Lake County  —  A Fox Lake police officer was shot and killed Tuesday morning, and a massive manhunt with dogs and helicopters was underway along Rollins Road in Lake County.  —  The officer was on routine patrol and radioed shortly …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Chris Coons and Bob Casey back Iran deal, putting Obama one vote from major diplomatic victory  —  Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) have decided to support the Iran nuclear deal, putting President Obama on the brink of a major diplomatic breakthrough that will allow …
Discussion: Guardian
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Obama one vote away from securing Iran deal
David Weigel / Washington Post:
New James O'Keefe video: Clinton campaign allowed a foreigner to acquire official swag  —  Conservative undercover journalist James O'Keefe has released the second in an ongoing series of videos inside Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.  The latest from Project Veritas Action accuses …
Official Google Blog:
Google's look, evolved  —  So why are we doing this now?  Once upon a time, Google was one destination that you reached from one device: a desktop PC.  These days, people interact with Google products across many different platforms, apps and devices—sometimes all in a single day.
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump compares himself to Reagan  —  Donald Trump thinks of himself as more like Ronald Reagan than Mitt Romney, he said in an interview with CNN's Don Lemon Tuesday.  —  In response to questions about the business mogul's previous status as a card-carrying Democrat, Trump said that he was in good company.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Bernie Quigley / The New York Observer:
Will Mitt Romney Jump In?
Discussion: Allen B. West and Althouse
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
BREAKING: Hillary Intentionally Originated And Distributed Highly Classified Information  —  A review of recently released e-mails shows that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly originated and distributed highly classified national security information.
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
FIRST PHOTOS: Meet The Muppets' Kermit the Frog's New Girlfriend Denise  —  Well, that didn't take long.  —  It's been less than month since Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy announced they were splitting after four decades together, but it appears the plush amphibian has already moved on.
David Ibanez / KSAT-TV:
KSAT.COM EXCLUSIVE: Unedited video of fatal deputy-involved shooting  —  Gilbert Flores shot, killed by deputies Greg Vasquez, Robert Sanchez  —  SAN ANTONIO - The unedited version of a video obtained by KSAT 12 News showing the fatal shooting of a man by two Bexar County sheriff deputies will now be made available for online viewing.
Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
McDonald's Set to Offer All-Day Breakfast  —  McDonald's is embarking on its biggest operational change in years as it tries to juice flagging sales, with plans to offer breakfast items all-day at its more than 14,300 U.S. restaurants starting Oct. 6.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds move to consolidate lawsuits over Hillary Clinton emails  —  <p>The Justice Department is preparing to ask a federal judge to consolidate an unwieldy flurry of pending lawsuits which demand copies of emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton or her top aides, sources told POLITICO Tuesday.</p><p …
Discussion: ABC News, Power Line and Fox News
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Why Hillary Clinton Emailed About Gefilte Fish
Discussion: Politico
Manu Raju / Politico:
Chaos in Colorado risks key Senate seat for GOP  —  <p>DENVER — Republicans started this election cycle with a big target in Colorado: The seat occupied by Michael Bennet was seen as their one, probably only, chance to beat a sitting Democratic senator. </p><p>Instead, it's been one setback after another for the GOP.
Discussion: New York Times
Amy Cutler / WCDC-TV:
2 hospitalized after boat explodes, catches fire at Fischers Marina  —  KATTSKILL BAY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Several crews responded to Fischers Marina for a boat explosion and fire.  —  Around 6:52 p.m. Tuesday, the Warren County Sheriff's Office received a call of a boat explosion just off of Fischers Marina in Pilot Knob.
Discussion: WSLS-TV and WIAT-TV
Melinda Deslatte / Associated Press:
Justice Department Sides With Planned Parenthood in Lawsuit  —  The U.S. Justice Department told a federal judge that Gov. Bobby Jindal's decision to oust Planned Parenthood from Louisiana's Medicaid program appears to violate federal law by denying Medicaid patients the right to choose their health care providers.
Discussion: Hit & Run, Weasel Zippers and Daily Kos
KCTV:
Missouri man enjoys new life after freed on marijuana charge  —  By Laura McCallister, Multimedia Producer  —  A Missouri man sentenced to life without parole for marijuana-related offenses was reunited with his loved ones Tuesday after his release from prison.
Discussion: NBC News, WTVR-TV and Raw Story
 
 
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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
President Obama, Commute Sharanda Jones' Sentence
Discussion: Hit & Run and Instapundit
Oliver Renick / Bloomberg Business:
U.S. Stocks Tumble as China Slowdown Deepens Concerns on Growth
Discussion: Mashable and NPR
Justin Sink / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Says Climate Changing Faster Than Efforts to Address It
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
David Hodari / Telegraph:
10,000 Icelanders offer to house Syrian refugees after author's call
Discussion: Fusion, Slantpoint and Slate
 Earlier Items: 
Ali Weinberg / ABC News:
Dick and Liz Cheney Slam Hillary Clinton, Encourage Joe Biden to Run
Discussion: Politico and Washington Monthly
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On immigration, Christie takes fire for being right
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
‘Hillary 2016’ Has Never Made Sense for Democrats
Discussion: Liberal Values
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Walker: 'I've never talked about a wall' with Canada
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The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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