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12:20 PM ET, September 9, 2015

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Lawrence M. Krauss / New Yorker:
All Scientists Should Be Militant Atheists  —  As a physicist, I do a lot of writing and public speaking about the remarkable nature of our cosmos, primarily because I think science is a key part of our cultural heritage and needs to be shared more broadly.  Sometimes, I refer to the fact …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Shep Smith Rails Against Anti-Gay ‘Haters’ During Kim Davis Presser  —  During Fox News' live coverage of Kentucky clerk Kim Davis' release from prison, anchor Shepard Smith suddenly spoke over the press conference to chastise Davis and those who supported her decision to refuse to issue gay marriage licenses.
Bob Barr / Townhall.com:
Be Careful What You Wish For In the “Kim Davis” Case  —  Imagine waking up to the news that a Quaker county sheriff is denying concealed carry permits to citizens because of his religious objection to violence; or, a Muslim DMV supervisor in Dearborn, Michigan has ordered his staff to refuse …
Discussion: American Spectator
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee Aide Physically Blocked Cruz From Getting Into Kim Davis Money Shot
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Lawyers vow Kim Davis will violate court order and halt marriage licenses after release from jail
Hillary Clinton / Facebook:
I wanted you to hear this directly from me:  —  Yes, I should have used two email addresses, one for personal matters and one for my work at the State Department.  Not doing so was a mistake.  I'm sorry about it, and I take full responsibility.  —  It's important for you to know a few key facts.
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton on Private Email: 'That Was a Mistake. I'm Sorry'
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Set to Address ‘Skeptics’ of Iran Deal as Trump Rallies Against It
Discussion: Politico and abc7ny.com
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton a ‘Great Admirer’ of Pope Francis
ABC News:
Hillary Clinton on Private Email: 'That Was a Mistake. I'm Sorry'
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and abc7ny.com
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Bush tax plan takes swipe at Wall Street
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Filibuster Opponents Have Gone Quiet Since Democrats Lost the Senate  —  The shoe is now on the other foot.  —  A large coalition of filibuster opponents has gone silent after Democrats lost the Senate in January, while numerous Democratic senators who were vocal in their criticism …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Politico
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Glenn Beck:
Will Rep. Louie Gohmert exit over the Iran deal?
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Spitting on the Constitution to pass the Iran deal
Discussion: alicublog and Washington Post
Henry Allen Michael / CBS Detroit:
Police: Man Finds Wife Naked In Bed With Her Dad, Gets Stabbed By Father-In-Law  —  PONTIAC (WWJ) - Police in Oakland County say a man was stabbed by his father-in-law after finding the 47-year-old nude in bed with his wife — the man's own daughter — and the older man is now behind bars.
Discussion: The Jawa Report, WGN-TV and theGrio
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Why does Germany want so many refugees?  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany will take 800,000 refugees this year and 500,000 annually over the next several years.  Merkel no doubt will receive acclaim for humanitarianism, while nations that balk at taking refugees will be denounced.
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Pankaj Mishra / Bloomberg View:   A Nation of Refugees Opens Its Doors
Griff Witte / Washington Post:
Hungarian bishop says pope is wrong about refugees
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Jill's dilemma  —  <p>A month ago, Vice President Joe Biden was sitting in his office in the West Wing, talking to an old friend who'd come to visit.</p><p>"Jill wants me to run," he said.</p><p>Monday in Pittsburgh, when a man in a crowd of steelworkers called out to him to run, Biden called back …
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:   Biden road-tests 2016 message
Ahiza Garcia / CNNMoney:
John McAfee announces he's running for President  —  There's yet another candidate jumping into the race for the White House, and he's got his own political party.  —  John McAfee, the antivirus software magnate who fled Belize after police tried to question him for murder …
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
Are Super PACs Hurting Their Candidates More Than Helping?  —  One subplot of my story yesterday on Scott Walker's troubles is the fact that two of his most trusted advisers can no longer talk to him.  —  Keith Gilkes, who ran Walker's 2010 campaign and 2012 recall effort, and Stephan Thompson …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and RedState
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson: It's going to be hard to ignore me  —  Ben Carson has a message for the political class: He's embracing the role of underdog and dismissing those who say he doesn't have staying power to be the Republican presidential nominee.  —  “Everything they've predicted from the very beginning …
Nicholas Witchell / BBC:
Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning UK monarch  —  Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch later when she passes the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.  —  She will have reigned for 63 years and seven months - calculated at 23,226 days …
Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
New James Bond gets a live-in girlfriend and ‘outspoken’ gay friend  —  A cast of new characters drags James Bond firmly into 2015  —  For decades he has swaggered through life conquering women, chain smoking and saving the world, untroubled by the sensitivities of the 21st century.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
National Geographic magazine shifts to for-profit status with Fox partnership  —  The National Geographic magazine, a nonprofit publication since its founding in 1888, will shift to for-profit status under a new partnership with 21st Century Fox, the entertainment company controlled by the family …
Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Exclusive — Mulvaney: Boehner Lacks Enough GOP Votes for Re-Election, His Future Depends on Whether Dems Bail Him Out  —  Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), one of the 28 Republicans who publicly supports replacing House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) with a Republican alternative …
Discussion: sunshinestatenews.com
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
698K Native-Born Americans Lost Their Job In August: Why This Suddenly Is The Most Important Jobs Chart  —  After the Fed admitted over a year ago that the US unemployment rate (which in 2012 was supposed to be a rate hike “threshold” once it hit 6.5% and is now at 5.1%) …
 
 
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Damien Gayle / Guardian:
Rescuers revive escape artist after ‘buried alive’ stunt goes wrong
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Molly Redden / Mother Jones:
“Sometimes, I feel like I've gone back 40-some years. And I can hardly believe that.”
Discussion: RedState and Slantpoint
For The / Daily Mail:
Now Chrissie Hynde attacks today's lewd pop stars branding them ‘sex workers’ who have created a ‘pornography culture’
Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times:
Seattle teachers go on strike; superintendent is going to court
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Stranger …
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Senate Intel chair: Cyber bill not likely until October
Discussion: Washington Post
EU Press Room:
State of the Union 2015: Time for Honesty, Unity and Solidarity
Max Chafkin / Fast Company:
What Makes Uber Run
Discussion: Business Insider and The Hill
Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN moves prime-time GOP debate to 8 p.m.
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Noah Davis / The Awl:
If You Don't Click on This Story, I Don't Get Paid
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Charlie / Improv Everywhere:
Ballroom Crosswalk  —  Pedestrians in a busy New York city …
Discussion: Gothamist
Jamie Self / The State:
EXCLUSIVE: SC GOP voters prefer Trump, Carson; most say Graham should drop out
Discussion: Political Wire
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Private group seeks minority actors for Trump ‘smear video’
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
Rick Perry loses South Carolina headquarter offices
 

 
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