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9:15 AM ET, September 3, 2015

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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Exclusive — Donald Trump Fires Back at Jeb Bush: He Should Lead by ‘Speaking English’ While in the United States'  —  2016 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump told Breitbart News that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush should be speaking English—not the Spanish he spoke to attack Trump in Miami this week—on the campaign trail.
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Jon Ward / Yahoo:
Can Jeb Bush break the Trump spell?  —  Republican candidate for president Jeb Bush poses with high school students at La Progresiva Presbyterian School in Miami, Florida.  (Reuters/Joe Skipper).  —  A few hours before the first Republican presidential debate in Cleveland in August …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
What Is Jeb Bush Thinking?
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Washington Post:
Staffer who worked on Clinton's private e-mail server faces subpoena  —  A former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private e-mail server tried this week to fend off a subpoena to testify before Congress, saying he would assert his constitutional right not to answer questions to avoid incriminating himself.
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CNN:
Former Clinton aide expected to plead the 5th in response to email inquiries  —  (CNN)A former State Department employee who worked on Hillary Clinton's private email server has informed Congress that he will invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying before the House Select Committee …
Discussion: WREG-TV and Washington Free Beacon
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP circulates loyalty pledge to box Trump in  —  <p>The GOP is taking its most aggressive step yet to force Donald Trump's hand.</p><p>The Republican National Committee on Wednesday privately reached out to GOP presidential candidates to ask whether they'd be willing to sign a pledge stating …
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Max Abelson / Bloomberg.com:
Inside the empire … Photographer: Evan Ortiz … Trump Las Vegas  —  Photographer: George Rose/Getty
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Justin Wm / Washington Post:
Aylan's story: How desperation left a 3-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach … The first disturbing photo shows a small boy.  He is wearing a red T-shirt and long shorts that stop below the knee.  His shirt is hiked above his waist, exposing his midriff.  He is wearing black sneakers with no socks.
Discussion: Guardian and Reuters
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Keep Calm And Ignore The 2016 ‘Game Changers’  —  If you were to rank the most exciting presidential nomination contests, the 1996 Republican race would be near the bottom.  Bob Dole, the “next-in-line” GOP candidate and the Senate majority leader, built up a huge lead in polls and endorsements early …
TMZ.com:
'Can't Buy Me Love' Star Amanda Peterson — Cause of Death ... Massive Overdose  —  Amanda Peterson — who starred in “Can't Buy Me Love” died from an accidental overdose of a deadly combination of drugs.  —  The 43-year-old disappeared just before the 4th of July and her body was found on July 5th.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Washington Post:
This is the difference between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders  —  Watch how they conduct their campaigns.  —  Ernest Hemingway once said that courage was “grace under pressure.”  Two presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, have recently tested this proposition.
Xinhua News Agency:
Full text of Chinese president's speech at commemoration of 70th anniversary of war victory  —  Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the commemoration activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War …
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Wall Street Journal:
Five Chinese Navy Ships Are Operating in Bering Sea Off Alaska Coast  —  Five Chinese navy ships are currently operating in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska, the first time the U.S. military has seen such activity in the area, Pentagon officials said on Wednesday.
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
After renaming, Obama officials cut Denali's elevation by 10 feet  —  Federal geologists on Wednesday reduced the estimated height of the mountain Denali by 10 feet, just days after President Obama made the controversial decision to drop the name Mount McKinley.
Alex Nussbaum / Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker's Record on Wind and Solar Power Leaves Renewables Industry Fuming  —  Scott Walker's up-and-down campaign for the Republican presidential nod has produced at least one constant: As far as wind and solar developers are concerned, the Wisconsin governor may be the worst man for the job.
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
‘Take That, Bibi’: PBS Journalist Mocks Israeli Prime Minister After Iran Deal Victory  —  PBS journalist Gwen Ifill isn't even trying to hide her cheerleading for the Obama administration.  After the president gained the 34th and final vote needed to secure his nuclear negotiation with Iran Wednesday …
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Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Mocks Israeli PM Netanyahu After Democrats Support Obama Iran Nuke Deal
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cuomo: Biden run would be ‘good’ for Dems  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who endorsed Hillary Clinton months ago, said Wednesday that a Joe Biden run could be good for Democrats.  —  “If he did run, I think all Democrats would be in a bind, because they'd have a choice of a number of good candidates …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Treason of the Professors  —  William Bradford is an Associate Professor of Law, National Security, and Strategy at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and at the National Defense College in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.  He has a Ph.D. from Northwestern and an LL.M. from Harvard.
John R. Schindler / The Daily Beast:
Will Hillary Clinton's Emails Burn the White House?  —  Counterintelligence specialists suspect that the former Secretary of State wasn't the only member of the Obama administration emailing secrets around.  —  Hillary Clinton's email problems are already causing headaches for her presidential campaign.
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Mike Huckabee Hails Kim Davis For Flouting Supreme Court On Gay Marriage  —  Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said in a statement today that he had called Kentucky clerk Kim Davis to congratulate her for her “courage and humility” in defying the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality.
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Casey Toner / al.com:
Alabama's gay marriage loss could cost taxpayers $200,000
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
 
 
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Migrant Crisis Gives Germany Familiar Role in Another European Drama
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ABC News:
Watch President Obama Do a Native Alaskan Dance With Kids
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Mark Thoma / Economist's View:
‘The Triumph of Backward-Looking Economics’
Discussion: Washington Center …
Andrew Roberts / Bloomberg Business:
Net-a-Porter's Founder Massenet Said to Quit Online Retailer
Ken White / Popehat:
Satire vs. Potentially Defamatory Factual Statements: An Illustration
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Patches The Crossing Guard Dog ‘Fired’
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Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Food giants call truce with Michelle Obama
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Daily Mail:
'That one has big breasts.  But I want a Yazidi with blue eyes and pale skin. …
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