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3:00 PM ET, September 4, 2015

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump blasts Hugh Hewitt as ‘a third-rate radio announcer’  —  Donald Trump is blasting Hugh Hewitt after stumbling over foreign policy questions in an interview with the conservative radio host.  —  “[He is] a third-rate radio announcer,” Trump told hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Friday morning.
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Donald Trump On The Day He Took The Pledge  —  Donald Trump joined me today:  —  Audio:  —  09-03hhs-trump  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Joined now by Donald Trump.  Donald Trump, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show, it's always a pleasure to talk to you.  —  DT: Thank you, Hugh.
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Donald Trump Stumbles and Bristles During Foreign Policy Interview  —  Donald J. Trump revealed gaps in his mastery of international affairs during a radio interview on Thursday, appearing to mistake the Quds Force, an Iranian military group, for the Kurds, a Middle Eastern people, and growing testy over questions about foreign leaders.
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump hits radio host Hugh Hewitt for ‘gotcha questions’  —  Donald Trump accused conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt of asking him unfair questions about foreign affairs in an interview on Thursday.  —  The host of “The Hugh Hewitt Show” said he wanted to focus on “commander-in-chief questions” …
Donald Trump / Guardian:
I will know the difference between Hamas and Hezbollah 'when it's appropriate'
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Fusion and Business Insider
Adam B. Schiff / New York Times:
Disband the Benghazi Committee  —  Washington — NOT long after it was formed last year, members of the Select Committee on Benghazi gathered to meet privately with family members of the four Americans killed on that dreadful night in Libya in 2012.  The meetings were emotional …
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Gallup:
Hillary Clinton's Favorable Rating One of Her Worst  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dogged by continued scrutiny of her email practices as secretary of state, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's favorability with the American public has sunk to one of its lowest levels in Gallup's 23-year trend.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Tells NBC News She Is ‘Sorry’ for Email Confusion
Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton: I'm ‘sorry’ the email scandal is confusing to people
Discussion: ABC News
Shannen W. Coffin / National Review:
What Will the Public Make of Hillary's Former IT Staffer's Decision to Take the Fifth?
Renée Graham / BostonGlobe.com:
Kim Davis follows the footsteps of George Wallace  —  Kim Davis is in jail for contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but make no mistake: this uncivil civil servant isn't a religious freedom fighter.  She's a homophobe, pure and simple.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Cruz for President
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Courier-Journal:
Kim Davis' husband: 'She won't resign' … CONNECT  —  MOREHEAD, Ky. The husband of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said early Friday that Kim remains in good spirits and is prepared to remain in jail for months.  —  Joe Davis appeared outside the Rowan County Courthouse …
John Cheves / Lexington Herald-Leader:
First gay couples obtain marriage licenses in Rowan County
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Joe.My.God. and Fusion
Adam Beam / Associated Press:   Gay Couple Gets First License To Wed In Defiant Clerk's Kentucky County
Washington Post:
With defiant county clerk in jail, gay Kentucky couple receives marriage license
Discussion: Slantpoint and Weasel Zippers
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: Trump has a better answer on Iran than his GOP rivals do.  Seriously.  —  On Morning Joe today, Donald Trump staked out another position that could — or at least should — force a real debate among Republicans that previously might have remained mostly walled off from discussion by GOP orthodoxy.
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Trump's Image Up Sharply Among Republicans  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Donald Trump's net favorable rating among Republicans increased significantly over the past two weeks, putting him among the top six Republicans overall on this measure.
Nick Gass / Politico:   Trump warns Carson
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
U.S. job growth slows, unemployment rate falls to 5.1 percent  —  U.S. job growth rose less than expected in August, which could dim prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this month, even as the unemployment rate dropped to a near 7-1/2- year low of 5.1 percent and wages accelerated.
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Christopher S. Rugaber / ABC News:
US Jobless Rate Falls to 7-Year Low; Fed Move Still Unclear
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Jobs Report Gives Ammunition to Both Sides of Fed Rate Debate
Weekly Standard:
The Next Justices  —  A guide for GOP candidates on how to fill Court vacancies  —  When Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to the next president, he will be flanked by three, and almost four, octogenarians: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg (83), Antonin Scalia (80), Anthony Kennedy (80), and Stephen Breyer (77).
Discussion: Hit & Run
New York Times:
The Truth of ‘Black Lives Matter’  —  The Republican Party and its acolytes in the news media are trying to demonize the protest movement that has sprung up in response to the all-too-common police killings of unarmed African-Americans across the country.  The intent of the campaign …
Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Exodus of Syrians Highlights Political Failure of the West  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Arresting images of desperation on the West's doorstep have brought Syria, for the moment, back to worldwide attention: refugees cramming into train stations and climbing border fences; drowned Syrian toddlers washing …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The horrific results of Obama's failure in Syria
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
Record 94,031,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Stuck at 38-Year Low for 3rd Straight Month … (CNSNews.com) - A record 94,031,000 Americans were not in the American labor force last month — 261,000 more than July — and the labor force participation rate stayed stuck at 62.6 percent …
 
 
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Other People's Dollars, and Their Place in Global Economics
Adrienne Broaddus / KARE-TV:
Teen with autism says he was assaulted by Metro Transit Police
Discussion: theGrio and Raw Story
Kate Bennett / Politico:
Four Seasons rolls out the red carpet for King Salman
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Benjy Sarlin / msnbc.com:
'Damn right, I'm going to fight back': Bush declares war on Trump
 Earlier Items: 
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
The Note: Joe Biden's Arduous Decision
Discussion: Verdict and Politico
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Joe Biden on Presidential Run: ‘I Would Not Hestitate’ If Emotional Energy Is There
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Blake Neff / The Daily Caller:
Federal Court: Illegal Immigrant And Convicted Felon Can't Be Deported Because He's Transgender
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Why Clinton remains inevitable — almost
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Victory Is Iran's Victory