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TransCanada, the owner of the recently-nixed northern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, has won a bid from Mexico's government to build a 155-mile pipeline carrying gas from hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in the United States to Mexico's electricity grid. 

By Dave Lindorff

            There is something fishy going on in the way the US is talking about civilian plane crashes that are in some way linked, or said to be linked to Russia.

By Dave Lindorff

By Dave Lindorff

Most Americans living in the northeastern and Midatlantic region of the country probably didn't realize that for the last year or so they've been being spied on from the sky by a sophisticated 'eye-in-the-sky' blimp tethered to the ground in Maryland's Aberdeen Proving Ground.

By Alfredo Lopez

The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, initialed by the delegations of the 12 participating countries in early October, is one of the most talked-about mysteries of our time. The moment the treaty was announced, there was a tidal wave of commentary and criticism: most of it based on previous versions, speculation and a few leaks. Because it won't be published for months (even years perhaps), nobody really knew what the document actually said.

Gowdy: Many significant Benghazi questions are still unanswered - The Washington Post

Benghazi committee was first ever to ask for Stevens' emails, ambassador joked about U.S. unwilling to pay for his security - Washington Examiner

Benghazi memos recovered from compound detail staff security worries - Washington Times

Mother of Benghazi victim: My son told me the night before that he was really worried...he didn't expect to live till morning’ (VIDEO) - Breitbart

The “Stand Up” Order That Never Happened in Benghazi, Clinton Failed to Send Any Assistance to Protect Americans in Harm’s Way - townhall.com

VIDEO: Bolton on Benghazi: Mrs. Clinton went home for the evening, never spoke at all to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta or Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey - WSJ

VIDEO ARCHIVE: Panetta, Dempsey testify: No Word from Hillary During Benghazi Attack - The Weekly Standard

ARCHIVE: Benghazi testimony: Dempsey says that a contingent was not sent because the State Department didn't request one - CNN.com

ARCHIVE: Gen. Dempsey agrees that the four special ops members were indeed told not to go to Benghazi - newsmax.com

VIDEO ARCHIVE (Compilation): Benghazi Testimony by Panetta and Dempsey - YouTube

The fundamental question: Was Benghazi a gun running operation to take Qaddafi’s abandoned weapons and turn them over to Syrian rebels? - Fox News

How US Ambassador Chris Stevens May Have Been Linked To Jihadist Rebels In Syria - Business Insider

Judicial Watch: New State Documents Show Quick White House Effort to Link Benghazi to Internet Video, Detail Delays and Lack of Support During the Attack - Judicial Watch

Hillary’s Libya Post-War Plan Was ‘Play It by Ear,’ Gates Says - The Daily Beast

Hillary Clinton State Department approved U.S. weapons shipment to Libya despite ban - Washington Times

POLL (NBC/WSJ): More Americans Unsatisfied With Clinton's Response to Benghazi Attack - NBC News

Pro-Clinton Super PAC Releases First Ad On Benghazi, Touting Her Record As Secretary Of State (VIDEO) - NBC News

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Cable shows ambassador sought security staffing before Benghazi attack, State Department turned down the request - Fox News

Gowdy: New Benghazi emails show "total disconnect" between the U.S. security needs in Libya and the priorities of Clinton's State Dept - AP

Trey Gowdy: How did 7 Congressional Committees miss Amb. Stevens’ emails showing his request for additional security? - The Daily Caller

Benghazi assessment by Green Beret stands test of time, as probes conclude the security was woefully inadequate - Washington Times

Officials worked to steer the narrative away from terrorist nature of the Benghazi attacks, security shortfalls, and lack of a military rescue - WPBN

Former White House counsel Lanny Davis: 'There was no stand-down order, there was no immediate ability to rescue those four individuals given the distance and the logistics' - WND

ARCHIVE: Top CIA officer in Benghazi delayed response to terrorist attack, US security team members claim (VIDEO) - Fox News

Timing of Movie About Benghazi Attack Could Test Clinton Campaign, '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi' Set for Release by Paramount Pictures on Jan. 15  - The New York Times

VIDEO: '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi' Official Trailer - YouTube

Benghazi Democrats publish report defending Clinton on Benghazi - Washington Examiner

REPORT: No Evidence to Support Top Republican Allegations About Secretary Hillary Clinton on Benghazi - democrats.benghazi

'Super PAC' Backing Hillary Clinton to Air Ad on Benghazi Testimony - The New York Times

New battle over claim that Clinton mishandled CIA secrets - TheHill

VIDEO (and transcripts): Face the Nation: Interviews with Gowdy, Cummings - CBS News

Gowdy appears to accidentally release CIA source's name, citing 'human error' State Department acknowledges it failed to delete name when clearing email for disclosure - POLITICO

POLL (Rasmussen): Most Don't Believe Hillary Honest on Benghazi - newsmax.com

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Clinton Foundation Donors Lobbied State Department for Haiti Hotels - Washington Free Beacon

ARCHIVE: Schweizer: Clinton Donors, Relatives Got Rich Off Haiti Contracts, US Taxpayers - Breitbart

State Department under Hillary Clinton redirected $27 million for Bill Clinton’s pet project in Rwanda - The Boston Globe

The Clintons and the Emirates, Secretary Clinton’s top aid Cheryl MIlls was paid to negotiate a private deal - WSJ

ARCHIVE: Hillary Suggests Clinton Foundation $$$ To Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills’ Domestic Partner For Haiti Project — thehillarydaily.com

Under Clinton, State’s cybersecurity suffered according to independent audits and interviews - AP

Teen says he hacked CIA director’s personal AOL account - New York Post

Hundreds of Obama bundlers missing from Clinton's elite fundraising ranks - usatoday.com

Democratic National Committeewoman says her party is 'clearing a path' for Hillary Clinton - Daily Mail Online

Clinton emails reveal Tony Blair's deal with George Bush over Iraq war was forged one year before invasion started - Daily Mail Online

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POLL (HuffPost/YouGov): Democrats name Clinton the debate winner, 55 % said Clinton won, Sanders was second with 22 % - huffingtonpost.com

POLL: (NBC): Clinton wins debate re-energizing core backers, Clinton gets 56% as best debater while Sanders 30% - NBC News

POLL: Bernie won online polls and social media, not the debate. Hillary won the debate - slate.com

POLL (Suffolk University/Boston Globe): For the first time in three months Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire - Business Insider

POLL (NBC-SurveyMonkey): Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton among millennials, Sanders' only age-demographic lead can be found among those ages 19 to 29. - UPI.com

Hillary Clinton $33M 'Cash on Hand' eclipses all candidates in the POTUS race - Examiner.com

Hillary Clinton 2016: Campaign cash flow issues - POLITICO

Clinton and Bush still tops with Wall Street, lawyers - POLITICO

Hillary Clinton Still Leads Showbiz Fundraising in Latest Quarter - Variety

Hillary Clinton takes in big money from drug industry - The Boston Globe

Bill Clinton stepping up fundraising for Hillary - POLITICO

Hillary moneyman highlights new Saudi connection - yahoo.com

Hillary Clinton to appear on 'Late Show' with Stephen Colbert - POLITICO

Insurrection erupts at the Democratic National Committee, insiders say chairwoman Wasserman Schultz's autocratic ways in limiting the number of primary debates alienated many - bloomberg.com

VIDEO: Wolf Blitzer’s questions Debbie Wasserman-Schultz on the limited number of debates - CNN

VIDEO: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: I was unwelcomed from the first Democratic debate after calling for more debates - CNN

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Source: FBI probe of Clinton email focused on ‘gross negligence’ provision, whether there were violations of the Espionage Act Section 793 (f) - Fox

Text of Section 793 (f) of Espionage Act - law.cornell.edu

Obama’s comments about Clinton’s emails rankle some in the F.B.I., White House says he was not trying to influence the investigation - nytimes.com

Homeland-security expert: Sanders is wrong, Clinton’s cybersecurity blunder is a real issue - TheHill

Clinton server’s software had hacking risk - AP

VIDEO: Herridge: Whistleblowers Call Out Double Standard in Hillary's Email Scandal - Fox News Insider

Edward Snowden: Clinton made 'false claim' about whistleblower protection - The Guardian

Mike Huckabee Calls For Special Prosecutor For Hillary Email Scandal - Breitbart

Watchdog probes Clinton Foundation payments to Hillary's campaign - Washington Examiner

Judicial Watch: New State Department Emails Reveal Clinton Aide Huma Abedin Failed to Provide Financial and Employment Information As Required By Law - Judicial Watch

New Huma Abedin Email Address Discovered Before Benghazi Committee Appearance - National Review Online

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By Alfredo Lopez

As expected, the European Union court has thrown out an agreement, forged in 2000, that allows virtually uninhibited data sharing and transfer between the United States and EU countries and is the legal basis for National Security Agency's on-line surveillance and data capture programs.

By Dave Lindorff

Evidence continues to mount that the US committed a monstrous war crime in attacking and destroying a fully operational hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan on the night of Oct. 3, killing at least 22 people including at least 12 members of the volunteer medical staff of Medicine Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), the French based international aid organization that operated the hospital.

In a letter Trey Gowdy says Democrats thwarting Benghazi investigation, plans new release of Clinton emails - Washington Times

Emails suggest Clinton pushed Libyan business interests of off-the-books adviser, shared classified identity of CIA source - Washington Free Beacon

Emails show Qaddafi son offered talks – but Clinton ordered top general to 'not take the call,' source says - Fox News

VIDEO: Emails show Clinton rejected peace talks with Libya in 2011 - Fox News

New Hillary Clinton Emails: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Sidney Blumenthal Urged Libya Military Action - In These Times

Statement by the Benghazi Committee Informing State Department of Intent to Add to Public Record with Release of New Clinton Emails - Benghazi Committee

Text of the Gowdy's letter to Ranking Member Cummings - benghazi.house.gov

VIDEO: Trey Gowdy Schools the Media on Benghazi - The American Spectator

Gowdy: Benghazi panel to interview Blumenthal again - Washington Examiner

Gowdy says McCarthy ‘screwed up’ with Clinton, Benghazi committee remarks - McClatchy DC

House blocks attempt to disband Benghazi committee - CNNPolitics.com

The White House did not join Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in calling for the House Select Committee on Benghazi to be shut down - Breibart

NY Times helped turn Clinton's call to disband the Benghazi Committee into action - Washington Examiner

NBC furious at Hillary Clinton editing news clip for attack ad addressing Benghazi (VIDEO) - Daily Mail Online

Benghazi Committee Democrats Launch "Asked & Answered" Website as well as Cost Tracker - dailykos.com

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Clinton server hack attempts came from China, Korea, Germany - AP

Clinton e-mails were vulnerable to hackers, Datto tech firm warned - The Washington Post

Datto revealed: Nerf gun fights, costume parties and exotic dancers, The data security firm was hacked with a basic password - Daily Mail Online

Employees at Platte River working with Clinton email server expressed concerns, ‘Really is covering up some shady shit’ - CNNPolitics.com

Unbeknownst to Clinton, IT firm Datto had emails stored on cloud; now in FBI’s hands - McClatchy DC

Clinton tech company Platte River: Cloud backup was 'enormous surprise' - Washington Examiner

Court refuses to combine Clinton email cases - Washington Times

Judicial Watch: New State Department Documents Raise More Questions on Clinton Conflict of Interest Reviews - Judicial Watch

Conservative opposition PAC American Rising drops report on top Clinton aide Huma Abedin - Washington Examiner

The Complete Huma Abedin Report - America Rising PAC

Hillary Clinton aide, Huma Abedin, paid by firm to stage event with Bill Clinton while at State - Washington Times

Lobbying Firm Discloses Communications with Top Clinton Aide Cheryl Mills After Email Surfaces - Washington Free Beacon

Hillary Clinton's chief of staff gave advice to Clinton Foundation - POLITICO

State Department Clarifies Clinton Aide’s Position, Cheryl Mills unpaid ‘advisor’ during first four months at the agency - Washington Free Beacon

How Hillary Clinton kept her wealthy friends close while at State Department - The Washington Post

Clinton e-mails: Did donors get special State Department access? - CSMonitor.com

The Mystery Of Hillary's Missing Millions - Forbes

Drip, drip, drip: New Clinton Foundation scandal involves millions of dollars! - WND

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By Dave Lindorff

            Really? The best that Nobel Peace Laureate President Obama can do after the US bombs and destroys a hospital in Afghanistan, killing 22 people, including 12 volunteer doctors from Doctors Without Borders, is to say, “We’re sorry”?

TPP deal: US and 11 other countries reach landmark Pacific trade pact - The Guardian

Pacific Deal Rewrites Rules on Trade in Autos, Patented Drugs, Agriculture - Bloomberg Business

Summary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - United States Trade Representative

VIDEO: TPP Atlanta Ministerial Press Conference - United States Trade Representative

The U.S. Official Website On The Trans-Pacific Partnership - United States Trade Representative

Statement by President Obama on the Trans-Pacific Partnership - enewspf.com

White House: How the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Boosts Made in America Exports, Supports Higher-Paying American Jobs, and Protects American Workers - whitehouse.gov

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding the Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership - USDA Newsroom

Statement Of U.S. Conference Of Mayors President On Announcement Of Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Deal - PRNewswire

Trade deal seen as win for tech, apparel, agriculture; negative for pharma, manufacturing - MarketWatch

Most agriculture groups favorable to TPP - Capital Press

Drugmakers say Pacific trade pact to stifle investment in cures, negotiators should have extended protection for 12 years - newsmax.com

Medicines won't be more expensive under Trans-Pacific Partnership: Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull - smh.com.au

Statement of American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and American Lung Association: Trans-Pacific Partnership Protects Public Health from Tobacco Industry Attack - lung.org

Trade deal could curb cyber theft, advocates say - TheHill

How Trans-Pacific Partnership Could Impact Hollywood - Variety

Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal: US Banks Get Victories In TPP Agreement - ibtimes.com

China left out of landmark trade deal, but door is left open for the future - LA Times

S. Korea welcomes TPP agreement, will strive to join mega trade bloc - The Korea Observer

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AFL-CIO Statement on TTP: We will evaluate the details carefully and work to defeat this corporate trade deal if it does not measure up - aflcio.org

Statements of Five Union Presidents Opposing TPP Treaty - Talking Union

Bernie Sanders bashes trade deal as 'disastrous' - POLITICO

Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - Congressional Progressive Caucus

Levin Statement Following Conclusion of TPP Negotiations in Atlanta - Congressman Sandy Levin

Exclusive — Donald Trump Declares War On Obamatrade: ‘Time To Send A Real Businessman’ To White House To End This - Breitbart

Will The Trans-Pacific Partnership Improve Labor Standards? - ibtimes.com

Automaker Ford, others say trade deal lacks currency protections - freep.com

Statement: Ford Calls for ‘Better Plan’ on Trade - at.ford.com

Domestic Manufacturers' Council Rejects TPP Deal as Inadequate and Harmful to US National Interests - americaneconomicalert.org

National Farmers Union Vigorously Opposes TPP Without Currency Manipulation Enforcement - BARN OnAir

White House Says Enviros Love This Trade Pact, But Enviros Say Otherwise - huffingtonpost.com

Obama’s Pacific Trade Deal Has Some Environmentalists Celebrating — and Others Crying Foul - VICE News

Sierra Club: Congress Should Reject Polluter-Friendly Trans-Pacific Partnership - Sierra Club National

Friends of the Earth: The U.S. cuts an ugly deal on Trans Pacific trade agreement - Friends of the Earth

Statement by Doctors Without Borders on the Conclusion of TPP Negotiations in Atlanta - Doctors Without Borders

Users Have Been Betrayed in the Final TPP Deal—Help Us Tell Washington How You Feel - Electronic Frontier Foundation

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By Rip Rense

The L.A. Times sent one of its managing editors to Cuba a few months ago, to report on the status of the society, culture, etc. Good that they sent a big gun, instead of just a run-of-the-mill reporter. Here are two of the stunning findings from this report. Brace yourself!

By Alfredo Lopez

A legal case, virtually unreported in the U.S., could very well unhinge a major component of this country's surveillance system. In any case, it certainly challenges it.

POLL (Bloomberg): Clinton's lead over Biden and Sanders slips among Democrats - The Guardian

POLL (Bloomberg): Full Results of the Bloomberg national poll - Bloomberg

POLL (Fox News): Biden takes bite out of Clinton's lead, Sanders remains at the same level - Washington Examiner

POLL (Fox News): Full results of the Fox News Poll - foxnews.com

POLL (Chegg) : Hillary plummets among college students, Sanders climbs - Washington Examiner

POLL (Chegg): Full Results of the Chegg Presidential Campaign Tracking Study - cheggmediacenter

Top unions put brakes on Clinton endorsement, SEIU and AFSCME decide to hold off in part because of a prospective Biden candidacy - POLITICO

Democratic donors urge Biden to challenge Clinton in U.S. 2016 race - Reuters

Key Hollywood Donor Backs Joe Biden for President, Says Others Could Follow (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter

Election 2016: Joe Biden team considers whether to set up "exploratory committee" - CBS News

Biden invites 2 Iowa co-chairs for the Draft Biden super PAC to greet Pope Francis, Also guest in the VIP greeting area was Sanders - desmoinesregister.com

Biden, the first Catholic vice president, will trail the pope throughout his six-day visit to the United States - ABC

Joe Biden Op-Ed: ‘Pope Francis Is Challenging Us’ - TIME

VIDEO: Bernie Sanders says the pope's progressive agenda is just like his - CNN

Bernie Sanders supports striking US Capitol workers, says government has more low wage workers than McDonald's - Fortune

Sanders Now Beating Clinton In Google Searches And Trump Is Higher Than Ever - Forbes

A Pro-Clinton Super PAC Is Going Negative On Bernie Sanders - huffingtonpost.com

Sanders sees burst of fundraising after pro-Clinton research against him surfaces - The Washington Post

Bernie Sanders scores 100+ celebrity endorsements - MSNBC

2016 election: Hillary Clinton, DNC face pressure to add debates - POLITICO

VIDEO: DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz Gets Heckled By Protesters Calling for More Democratic Debates - ABC News

DNC allows one additional 2016 candidate forum - Washington Examiner

Progressive Groups Release Letter Urging DNC Chair to Host Additional Presidential Debates - MoveOn.Org

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FBI reportedly recovers deleted emails from Clinton server - Fox News

GOP Pressing DOJ About Investigation Into Clinton Emails - The New York Times

POLL (Fox News): Voters think Clinton is lying about emails - Fox News

Judge orders quicker State Dept review of emails from Hillary Clinton aide - AP

State Department: New Batch of Clinton Aides’ Private Emails May Also Contain Classified Info - Washington Free Beacon

Hillary Clinton Aide Huma Abedin Exposed State Department Travel Schedules On Unsecure Private Network - Breitbart

Judicial Watch Obtains New Huma Abedin Emails from Clintonemail.com Server - Judicial Watch

Hillary Clinton Email Company Was Hacked By Foreign Attackers - Breitbart

Huma Abedin private consulting firm ties shown in emails - POLITICO

Emails showing Clinton charity ties withheld by State Department - Washington Examiner

Clinton fundraises with State Dept. contractor - Washington Examiner

Obama skips Global Initiative Clinton summit, The president's decision comes as his vice president is weighing whether to run - POLITICO

Clinton Global Initiative Gets 'Half of Dow,' Draws Sponsorships - newsmax.com

Clinton Foundation remains on Charity Navigator's 'watch list': spokeswoman - Washington Times

Book: 'Call off your f- -king dogs!’ Hillary rages to Obama, furious at what she believed were damaging leaks by Obama aides on the private email server - New York Post

Hillary Clinton’s Violent Rages & Fits Of Paranoia Are Exposed In Explosive Ed Klein Tell-All - The National Enquirer

VIDEO: Ed Klein Examines 'The Problem With Hillary' in New Book ‘Unlikeable’ - newsmax.com

Hillary is dealing with mounting health issues, new book claims - New York Post

More Than 30 Reporters From Across The Spectrum Explain Why You Shouldn't Trust Anti-Clinton Author Ed Klein - Media Matters for America

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POLL (ABC News/Washington Post) : Clinton's support falls by 21 points to 42 %, while Sanders and Biden are at 24 % and 21 % - POLITICO

POLL: Sharp erosion in Clinton support among Democratic women - The Washington Post

POLL: Clinton’s e-mail issues have become a massive political problem, Just 35 percent believe she is 'honest' and 'trustworthy' - Washington Post

POLL: Full results of the ABC News/Washington Post poll - langerresearch.com

POLL (CBS News/YouGov): Sanders Surges in Iowa, NH; Clinton holds the lead in SC - CBS News

POLL: (CBS News/YouGov): Should Joe Biden run for president? - CBS News

Why Are Women Ditching Hillary? - The Daily Beast

Clinton faces trouble in Florida - TheHill

Hillary Clinton says Bill as VP has 'crossed her mind', 'He would be good, but he's not eligible, under the Constitution' - CNNPolitics.com

'Stand with the poor, stand with working people’, Bernie Sanders tells thousands of students at Christian conservative Liberty University - usatoday.com

VIDEO: Bernie Sanders Full Speech at Liberty University - C-SPAN

TRANSCRIPT: Bernie Sanders’ Liberty University speech, annotated - The Washington Post

Bernie who? Winning over southern black voters is Sanders campaign’s next hurdle - The Guardian

Meet the Group of African-American Organizers Building Black Support for Bernie Sanders - In These Times

Bernie Sanders running strong among Kansas Democrats - The Wichita Eagle

Bernie Sanders has zero endorsements from elected national Democrats in his bid for the White House - The Daily Caller

Democrats divided over Biden run - TheHill

Joe Biden advisers, supporters eyeing ballot deadlines - CNNPolitics.com

Biden Secretly Meets With Top Obama Bundler During New York Swing - Bloomberg Politics

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GOP senators ask Justice to clarify Clinton email inquiry - Newsday

Text of GOP Sens. Grassley and Johnson letter to Justice Dept wanting details on investigations into Clinton email server - grassley.senate.gov

GOP senators want to talk to Clinton tech staffer's boss - POLITICO

State Dept. has no plans to make all Huma Abedin, Cheryl Mills emails public - Washington Times

State Dept 'transparency czar' received classified Clinton emails she is meant to oversee - Washington Examiner

State Dept. records showed four-month gap in Clinton emails, though the agency claims it has filled in the gaps - TheHill

Tech company: No indication that Clinton’s e-mail server was ‘wiped’, If true tens of thousands of e-mails that Clinton has said were deleted could be recovered - The Washington Post

These Are the Forensic Tests the FBI Is Running on Hillary Clinton's Server - Mother Jones

Hillary Clinton email scandal: Experts raise questions about Gmail and other services - POLITICO

Clinton Foundation illegally solicited tax-exempt donations - WND

Clinton Foundation and the IRS - National Review Online

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POLL (CNN-ORC): Clinton’s lead over Sanders shrinks nationally as her edge over GOP vanishes, gets 37%, Sanders 27% and Biden 20% - CNN

POLL: Full results of the CNN-ORC poll - CNN

POLL (Quinnipiac): Bernie Sanders leaps to 1-point lead over Clinton in Iowa, erases 19-point deficit - desmoinesregister.com

POLL: Full results of the Quinnipiac poll - Quinnipiac University

VIDEO: Sanders 'stunned' he's beating Clinton - YouTube

Sanders campaign set for expansion, strategy is focused on a slew of primary elections on March 1 known as Super Tuesday - TheHill

Sanders makes pitch to black caucus - TheHill

Sanders to roll out criminal justice bill - TheHill

Bernie Sanders: 'Not Acceptable' To Jail Young Pot Smokers And Let Big Bank CEOs Walk - huffingtonpost.com

Bernie Sanders on the Senate floor outlines his support of the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal, likening its critics to those who backed the Iraq War in 2002 - CNN

VIDEO: Bernie Sanders on the Senate floor: War Should Be the Last Option: Why I Support the Iran Deal - YouTube

Bernie Sanders Has a Fan in the James Bond Actor Daniel Craig - The New York Times

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Clinton calls for tougher response to Russia on Ukraine and Syria, 'effort to really up the costs on Russia and in particular on Putin'  - rferl

Hillary Clinton draws hard line on Iran as she speaks in support of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with the country - MSNBC

VIDEOS: A compilation of Brookings remarks from Hillary Clinton on her view of the Iran nuclear deal (full speech included) - YouTube

Hillary Clinton's foreign policy isn't ‘muscular’—it's bellicose, When the press mistakes being hawkish for being strong - The Atlantic

Hillary Clinton Speaks to Mostly Empty Hall in Columbus, Ohio - Breitbart

Donors urge Hillary Clinton to stop ignoring Sanders - POLITICO

Hillary Clinton’s Bulldog David Brock Blazes New Campaign Finance Trails - TIME

Pro-Clinton crusader David Brockin in his new book: The New York Times has 'a special place in hell' - POLITICO

Joe Biden visits New York City amid 2016 presidential bid speculation - Newsday

Joe Biden, in Colbert Interview, Expresses Doubts About Bid for President - The New York Times

Two D.N.C. Officials Call for Adding More Debates - The New York Times

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Huma Abedin, top Clinton aide, formally investigated by feds for embezzlement - Washington Times

Huma Abedin criminal probe: Watchdog opened, but DOJ passed - POLITICO

State Department only turns over fraction of requested documents about Clinton aide Huma Abedin - Fox News

Clinton aide Abedin to testify at Benghazi panel on Oct 22 - TheHill

Justice Department rules Hillary Clinton followed law in deleting emails - Washington Times

State Department 'Email Czar' Received Classified Hillary Emails - breitbart.com

Kirby: Transparency Czar's Donations To Hillary 'Not Relevant' - Breitbart

Lawsuit seeks info on Hillary Clinton lawyer's thumb drive - POLITICO

Hillary Clinton IT specialist Pagliano takes the Fifth - POLITICO

Wall Street expert: Clinton Foundation a ‘vast criminal conspiracy’ - WND

Second Interim Report on the Clinton Foundation - Charles Ortel

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Intel review backs up finding that Clinton emails had top secret information, 'Both emails were classified when they were created' - Fox

Hillary: Intel review does not change the fact that I did not send or receive any information that was marked classified at the time (VIDEO) - Breitbart

Hillary Clinton Offers Apology for E-Mail Practices: ‘That Was a Mistake. I’m Sorry’ (VIDEO) - ABC News

VIDEO: Full Interview of Hillary Clinton on emails -  ABC News

VIDEO: Kirby: State Dept’s claim that the information is not “Top Secret" is based on documents we believe that only we have - C-SPAN.org

VIDEO: Kerry says there's a massive amount of overclassification, no evidence that Clinton emails were classified at the time - Huffington Post

Kerry choice for State Dept 'transparency' czar donated to Clinton’s presidential campaign the maximum allowed of $2700 - Fox

Exclusive: U.S. State Dept to shift 50 staff to boost office handling Clinton emails - Reuters

VIDEO: Gowdy: Kerry 'Protecting' Hillary with 'Staggering' State Department Stonewalling - Breitbart

Senate Republicans want immunity for Clinton's former IT staffer - politico.com

Clintons personally paid State Department staffer to maintain her private server - The Washington Post

Clinton's IT guy earned  $140,000 per year at the State Department and was classified as a GS-15 in his job as a special advisor and deputy chief information officer  - The Daily Caller

Meet the insider who screened Hillary Clinton's emails - politico.com

Hillary Clinton's emails likely reside on multiple servers, expert says - Washington Times

Spam Companies May Have Copies Or Logs Of Clinton's Emails - The Daily Caller

Former Obama Intel Chief Says Suspend Hillary’s Security Clearance - The Daily Caller

Sec. Clinton was a bad manager: Look at how the State Department's Office of Inspector General criticized her tenure - NY Daily News

Clinton E-mails Reveal Clinton's Shocking Dependence on Aides for Menial Tasks - National Review Online

Hillary Clinton was warned Benghazi terrorists used video as ‘cover’, but she went ahead and publicly blamed the Youtube video anyway. - breitbart.com

VIDEO: George Will: Clinton Needs To Answer For Libyan Debacle And Refugee Crisis, "That Is Our Fault" - RealClearPolitics

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POLL: Hillary Clinton's lead drops further as interest in Biden grows according to the latest nationwide Monmouth University poll - POLITICO

POLL: Full text of results of the nationwide Monmouth University poll - monmouth.edu

Biden walks with big labor, to cheers of 'run, Joe, run' - Fox News

VIDEO: Vice President Joe Biden's Labor Day speech in Pittsburgh (FULL) - YouTube

VIDEO: Biden marches in Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade, Voters say 'Give It A Go Joe' - YouTube

POLL: Biden more popular than Clinton in Iowa, NH - TheHill

Top Democrats in South Carolina unnerved by Hillary Clinton’s inability to get beyond her email controversy, say Biden’s on-a-wing-and-a-prayer strategy isn’t hopeless - politico.com

Joe Biden 2016: Draft Biden super PAC Iowa co-chairs lined up - politico.com

Murdoch: Biden to run ... and win - politico.com

Bernie Sanders Draws Blue-Collar Workers in Iowa - NBC News

VIDEO: Sanders joins a picket line in Iowa - TheHill

Inside Bernie Sanders' strategy to win over organized labor - Reuters

Trumka: AFL-CIO presidential endorsement unlikely before first two state contests - peoplesworld

POLL: Bernie Sanders Leads Hillary Clinton by 9 in New Hampshire, Gains in Iowa - NBC News

How Bernie Sanders Is Winning New Hampshire - Fortune

Bernie Sanders surge reflects US shift on socialism: In the 18-29 age bracket 69 percent have no problem voting for a socialist, same with 47 percent of older Americans - VOA

POLL: New Hillary Clinton's Favorable Rating One of Her Worst - gallup.com

Clinton campaign to spend $4 million on ads in Iowa, New Hampshire - CNNPolitics.com

Full updated list of endorsements for the Democratic Party presidential candidates, 2016 - Wikipedia

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Former Clinton IT specialist will plead the fifth and not testify in House probe, lawyer says - Reuters

Exclusive: Former Clinton IT specialist has rebuffed FBI and State Department investigators in email probe - Reuters

Judicial Watch asks whether the State Dept hired Clinton’s IT specialist and spent taxpayer money to maintain her private server - Judicial Watch

VIDEO: Hillary Clinton's Press Secretary, Brian Fallon, discusses the email controversy, including a former aide pleading the fifth - CNN

Critics say State Dept. tries to block cases in court by requesting a single judge to handle all of the Clinton email lawsuits - Washington Times

Judge sees rocky road for feds' plan to coordinate Hillary Clinton email lawsuits - politico.com

Hillary Clinton classified emails mostly sent by Jake Sullivan, Cheryl Mills, Huma Abedin - Washington Times

Cheryl Mills, Adviser to Hillary Clinton, Testifies on Benghazi and Email Practices - The New York Times

Judge poised to order search for backups of the roughly 31,000 emails Clinton claims were personal and deleted from her private server - TheHill

Watchdog Sues For Hillary Clinton Email Metadata - The Daily Caller

New Clinton Violations In Use Of Thumb Drives For Emails - The Daily Caller

FBI Scours Clinton Server for Evidence of Spying - Bloomberg View

Snowden: No way Hillary’s private server was secure - politico.com

VIDEO: Edward Snowden says it is 'ridiculous' to think Hillary Clinton emails were secure (Starts at min 1:00) - Al Jazeera

Exclusive: Hillary's Email Server Had A Webmail Portal That Allowed UNRESTRICTED ACCESS To Hackers - Breitbart

Six Ways Hillary Clinton's Email Could Have Been Hacked - huffingtonpost.com

Exclusive: Hillary's Email Server Crashed Three Times, In One Occasion Weeks After Benghazi - Breitbart

Hillary Paid to Hide Identity of People Running Her Email Server - Breitbart

Bill Clinton's Top Adviser Ran Hillary's Email Network - breitbart.com

Emails show how Hillary fundraiser-turned-lobbyist used connections for clients who were also donors to the Clinton Foundation - OpenSecrets Blog

Haiti Fraudster Had Line to Clinton at State Department - Washington Free Beacon

Hillary Suggests Clinton Foundation $$$ To Cheryl Mills’ Domestic Partner For Haiti Project - The Hillary Daily

Clinton Foundation looked to bring CEO of sanctioned oil company to US - New York Post

Schweizer: Emails 'Confirming' Clinton Had 'Intertwining Relationships' Between Foundation and Official Dutes - Breitbart

Schweizer: Clinton Set Up Server To Hide 'Blurring' Between Private Clinton Activity and State Dept Business - Breitbart

Interactive graphic: Hillary Clinton's insider network - Washington Examiner

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Bernie Sanders' rise a 'good thing for the party,' White House says - Washington Times

Joe Biden: Bernie Sanders ‘doing a helluva job’ - politico.com

Sanders: I'm best to beat Republicans in November (VIDEOS) - desmoinesregister.com

Sanders says organization is growing - AP

VIDEO: Full Interview: Sen. Bernie Sanders with Register editorial board - desmoinesregister.com

Legion of Tech Volunteers Lead a Charge for Bernie Sanders - The New York Times

How Bernie Sanders' Online Army Is Using Reddit to Fuel His 2016 Campaign Surge - mic.com

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Op-Ed: This is the difference between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders - The Washington Post

Donald Trump fires back at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - NY Daily News

Bernie Sanders Said to Be Close to Signing Fund-Raising Deal With Democratic Party - The New York Times

The fact-checker's guide to viral graphics contrasting Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders - PunditFact

POLL: According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll Clinton's favorability continues to drop while Trump sees progress - Washington Examiner

Hillary Clinton to give rare national interview with NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell on Friday - politico.com

Biden says he cannot say yet whether he will mount White House run - Reuters

Biden's boosters race to lock up Democratic donors - usatoday.com

Draft Biden staffs up in early-voting states New Hampshire and South Carolina - TheHill

Pennsylvania Democrats Put Support Behind Biden - NBC 10 Philadelphia

Sen. Elizabeth Warren likely to endorse a candidate in 2016 primary - The Boston Globe

O’Malley organizing protest at DNC HQ over debate schedule - TheHill

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President Barack Obama is on track to go down in history as one of the, or perhaps as the worst and most criminal presidents in US history. 

State Department releases thousands of Clinton emails, 125 contain classified information - Fox News

Clinton wrote classified e-mails sent using private server - The Washington Post

State: No way to know if Clinton emails should have been classified at the time they were sent - Washington Examiner

VIDEO: Full State Department Briefing, Emails Questions Begin at 24 min thru 42 min - C-SPAN.org

Sources: Clinton email markings changed to hide contents, shielding extent of classified info - Fox News

Clinton Told Special Envoy for Middle East Mitchell to Send 'Born Classified' Info to Her Private Email Account - National Review

Hillary Clinton may have broken US secrecy rules with emails from Tony Blair and Downing Street - Telegraph

Tony Blair Shows up in Latest Clinton Emails, Discrediting Hillary's Private Server Excuses - National Review Online

Hillary Clinton emails: Cherie Blair lobbied for Qatari crown prince - The Guardian

Text of all released Secretary Clinton emails - U.S. Department of State

Hillary Clinton emails compromised spy satellite data on North Korean nukes - Washington Times

Hillary's Email Crashed: State Dept IT Staff Didn't Know The Account Was Hers! - Breitbart

State Dept Still Does Not Know Whether Clinton’s Server was Breached - Washington Free Beacon

Exclusive: Hillary Shared An Email Network With The Clinton Foundation - Breitbart

Clinton Enlisted State Employees to Steer Funds to Clinton Foundation Partner - Washington Free Beacon

Feds move to consolidate lawsuits over Hillary Clinton emails, dozens of Freedom of Information Act cases could be placed in front of a single judge - POLITICO

Emails Show How Hillary Clinton Valued Input From Sidney Blumenthal - The New York Times

Blumenthal: Being Hillary Clinton's Private Spy Was a Full-Time Job - gawker.com

Huma complained she wasn't paid enough, the Clinton’s closest aide was able to change her fortunes with a little help from friends: her pay reached $490,000 - The Weekly Standard

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POLL: Biden is top choice of Democrats if Clinton falters: Reuters/Ipsos poll - PhillyVoice

POLL: Only One Quarter of Undecided Democratic Primary Voters Have Favorable View of Hillary Clinton - Washington Free Beacon

AFL-CIO’s Trumka to walk with VP Joe Biden on Labor Day - The Boston Globe

Trumka: Democratic field 'still wide open,' Biden has time, early AFL-CIO endorsement conceivable - Yahoo News

VIDEO: AFL-CIO’s Trumka Explains Low Labor Enthusiasm For Clinton, Urges Her To Reject Pacific Trade Agreement - YouTube

Draft Biden super PAC names Eaton New Hampshire director, more staff to be hired - WMUR

Stephen Colbert's Late Show lands Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders - Orlando Sentinel

Sanders to introduce bill targeting high drug prices - TheHill

Bernie Sanders applied for ‘conscientious objector’ status during Vietnam, campaign confirms - ABC

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Tweets Support For Bernie Sanders - huffingtonpost.com

Elizabeth Warren says potential vice presidential bid 'something I'm not talking about’ - AP

Women explain why they're anti-Hillary Clinton in the anonymous posting platform Whisper - AOL

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POLL: Bernie Sanders close to 7 points of Hillary Clinton in the Iowa Poll, She's the pick for 37 percent, he for 30 percent - desmoinesregister.com

POLL: Without Declaring His Candidacy Biden Places Third in Iowa, with 14 Percent of Likely Democratic Caucus-Goers - Bloomberg Politics

VIDEO: Iowa pollster Ann Selzer joins "Face the Nation" to discuss the latest Bloomberg/Des Moines Register poll - CBS

POLL: Presidential Candidates on Both Sides Confronting Angry Iowans - Bloomberg Politics

POLL: Read the methodology and questions of the Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll - businessweek.com

VIDEO: Bernie Sanders Reflects on Iowa Poll Momentum: Full interview - CNN

Sanders fires off long list of policy disagreements with Clinton - Washington Examiner

Sanders: Dems ‘dead wrong’ on limiting the number of debates to just four before the first round of voting takes place - TheHill

Activists turn up heat on DNC for more debates - TheHill

Bernie Sanders Defends Gun Control Record, Brags About D-Minus NRA Grade - huffingtonpost.com

VIDEO: Raddatz Grills Bernie Sanders on Lack of Foreign Policy Positions - ABC

Sanders says he would be prepared to use military force in world affairs, 'But that should be a last resort' - AP

Sanders: I wouldn’t end drone program, but limit their use so that they do not end up killing innocent people - TheHill

VIDEO: Bernie Sanders addresses the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in Minneapolis - SPAN.org

Draft Biden Reaction to new Iowa Poll - Mark Halperin on Twitter

Top donors to President Obama's two national campaigns are galvanizing around a potential run by Joe Biden - Washington Examiner

Bill Clinton parties with rock stars while Hillary baby-sits - Page Six

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Source: FBI ‘A-team’ leading ‘serious’ Clinton server probe, focusing on defense info - Fox News

Emails show Bill Clinton asked State Dept. for OK on N. Korea, Congo invites - Fox News

State Dept. bypassed ethics officers on some Bill Clinton talks, Grassley says - Miami Herald

Group: Clinton and her aides mixed State Department business with the Clinton Foundation's fundraising efforts - CNN

Panel: Who do the Clinton staff really work for? Abedin worked simultaneously for the State Dept, the Clinton Foundation and controversial consulting firm Teneo Strategies - Washington Examiner

What's Inside The Newly Released Huma Abedin State Department Emails - The Times

Elite Fundraiser for Obama and Clinton Linked to Justice Department Probe - Foreign Policy

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POLL: Hillary declines sharply in Quinnipiac poll, 45% down from 55% a month ago, Sanders has 22% and Biden 18% - philly.com

POLL: Joe Biden polls better than Hillary Clinton against all Republicans, beating them by a larger margin - New York Post

POLL: The top three words voters think of to describe Hillary are 'liar', 'dishonest' and 'untrustworthy' - Washington Examiner

POLL: List of 50 Words Americans Used to Describe Hillary Clinton - Breitbart

POLL: Full results of the Quinnipiac Poll - Quinnipiac Poll

POLL: Biden 'Honest,' 'Genuine' in Reuters/Ipsos poll - The Times

POLL: Donald Trump would beat Hillary Clinton in Utah, BYU poll says - The Salt Lake Tribune

Biden to meet with AFL-CIO chief as he weighs White House run - TheHill

Biden to Meet With Jewish Leaders to Make Case for Iran Nuclear Deal - WSJ

Possible Biden run puts Obama fundraising network on high alert - The Washington Post

DNC chair: Biden 'would be welcomed' to presidential race - POLITICO

DNC to honor Beau Biden - TheHill

DNC announces fundraising agreement with Clinton, says it’s pursuing similar agreements with the other Democratic primary campaigns - POLITICO

O'Malley: Rallying around Clinton a 'big mistake' - TheHill

Christie: Hillary Clinton should quit presidential race - NJ.com

Obituaries Keep Requesting Loved Ones Not Vote for Hillary - Washington Free Beacon

Progressive groups press Hillary on Wall Street's golden parachutes, Two former Clinton aides received bonuses from banks when they left to join her at the State Dept - huffingtonpost.com

VIDEO: Clinton equates GOP stance on women to terrorists - TheHill

Clinton, Sanders united in call for more federal spending on higher ed, vary on college affordability approach - InsideHigherEd

Hamptons home rented by the Clintons could be yours for $32.5M - New York Post

How Chronic Disease Could End Hillary Clinton’s White House Run - The National Enquirer

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Clinton Data Went Unsecured For Over a Month After ‘Classified’ Data Discovered - Washington Free Beacon

Clinton's attorney got security clearance just before handling emails - Washington Examiner

GOP senator accuses Clinton of improperly passing state secrets to her lawyer - McClatchy DC

Hillary Clinton emails: Chuck Grassley questions lack of permanent IG at State Department - Washington Times

Hillary Clinton’s State Department IG Was More Lapdog than Watchdog, Its Oversight Was Toothless, Lax - National Review Online

Top senator presses State on whether Clinton has security clearance despite FBI probe - Fox News

Group: Hillary Clinton mixed State, foundation business - CNNPolitics.com

Clinton ally accused of running interference on email scandal - Washington Examiner

How Huma Abedin operated at the center of the Clinton universe - The Washington Post

Former AG Mukasey says he was wrong to suggest that if Clinton was ever convicted of destroying government records by erasing her server, she would be legally unqualified for the presidency - NBC

Hillary Clinton’s Handling of Email Issue Frustrates Democratic Leaders - The New York Times

Dems: Grassley's probe of Clinton's email gives Biden wide opening - Washington Examiner

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Exclusive: State Dept.-released Clinton email had classified intel from 3 agencies, possibly violating Obama order (VIDEO) - Fox News

DHS has no record of State Dept. giving info for Clinton server audit, despite rules - Fox News

Trey Gowdy frustrated by State Dept stonewalling on Clinton and her aides - Washington Examiner

Clinton's emails discuss conversations with foreign diplomats, embassy security and countries from Russia to China - Washington Examiner

POLL: 46 percent of voters believe Clinton should suspend her campaign amid email scandal, 44 percent disagree -  Washington Free Beacon

POLL: Should Hillary Clinton Suspend Her Campaign? - Rasmussen Reports

Former attorney general says classified email scandal 'disqualifies' Hillary Clinton from serving as president – IF she's broke federal law - Daily Mail Online

Memo Analyzes Possibility Hillary Clinton Prohibited From Holding Office - causeofaction.org

President Bill Clinton's top spy blasts alleged Hillary email cover up - Examiner.com

Hillary Clinton’s lawyer had 'top secret' clearance - POLITICO

Hillary Clinton Used Email-Monitor Linked to Personal Tax Lawyer - breitbart.com

Hillary Server Firm Employs Top Clinton Operative - breitbart.com

Questions arise about existence of second, private Clinton email server - Fox News

Hillary Clinton E-mails Reveal Inner Circle of Yes Men - National Review Online

Emails Draw Huma Abedin, a Clinton Aide, Back Into the Spotlight - The New York Times

Occupy Argues Clinton Unfit To Run For President - The Moderate Voice

4 State Parties Sign Fund-Raising Pacts With Clinton Campaign - The New York Times

Maserati, Ferrari, Bentley and Porsche at Hillary Clinton fundraiser - Daily Mail Online

POLL: Hillary Clinton lagging against Republicans in summer target state polls - Washington Examiner

POLL: Michigan poll shows Hillary Clinton trails Jeb Bush; barely leads Donald Trump - freep.com

POLL: Clinton trouncing Trump, edging rest of GOP in Virginia - Washington Examiner

POLL: Hillary Clinton still a strong frontrunner in Iowa - CBS News

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Obama gives Joe Biden 'blessing' for 2016 bid - CNNPolitics.com

POLL: Yes He Can! 64% of Dems say VP Biden can win presidency in the  Economist/YouGov Poll - Washington Examiner

Joe Biden to Hold Unusual Conference Call With Hundreds of DNC Members - The New York Times

Joe Biden 2016: Draft Biden group circulates pro-Joe memo to DNC members - POLITICO

Draft Biden on track to be up in 50 States by next week, the super-PAC hopes to raise $3 million by the end of September - Bloomberg

Top Democratic fundraisers invited to meet with Joe Biden at Naval Observatory - The Washington Post

Joe Biden 2016: Big donors being courted by advisers - POLITICO

Hedge funder asked to host Joe Biden luncheon - Page Six

CBS: Citing Email Scandal, Major Clinton Donor Would Flip Support to Biden If He Ran (VIDEO) - Washington Free Beacon

More Democrats crack open door for Biden presidential run - Reuters

Joe Biden hires communications chief with campaign experience, she comes to the White House from the Motion Picture Association of America - Washington Examiner

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POLL: Bernie Sanders surges ahead of Hillary Clinton in second striking New Hampshire poll - Business Insider

POLL: Sanders is gaining ground on Clinton, but he has little support among non-white Democrats - Economist/YouGov Poll

Bernie Sanders Grassroots Planning Huge March on Washington in October, this Facebook RSVP movement has garnered so far over 87,000 signatures - Observer

Bernie Sanders Gets Stamp of Approval From Cornel West - The New York Times

Bernie Sanders’s Success in Attracting Small Donors Tests Importance of ‘Super PACs’ - The New York Times

Deez Nuts endorses Bernie Sanders and John Kasich for presidential nomination, meet the 15-year-old presidential candidate (VIDEO) - huffingtonpost.com

Exclusive: Dozens of Clinton emails were classified from the start, U.S. rules suggest - Reuters

Declassify Dates of Some Clinton's Emails Raise Questions - VOA

Snipers, vehicle moves among classified data emailed to Clinton - Bloomberg

U.S. said to probe how classified data got on Clinton’s Server, blending info from multiple sources that included classified content - Bloomberg

Court says Clinton emails broke 'government policy', orders State Department to get FBI findings on Clinton e-mails - Washington Times

State Department did nothing to protect Clinton emails after hack - McClatchy DC

Critics say new State Department guidelines meant to 'chill' employee speech - Fox News

Denver-based Platte River Networks questioned by U.S. Senate over Hillary Clinton email server - 7NEWS Denver

Clinton’s Email Server Firm Scrubs ‘Data-Disposal’ References from Website, Hiding a Partnership with a Company Specialized in '100 Percent Data Destruction' - Washington Free Beacon

VIDEO: The IT Firm That Managed Hillary Clinton's Private Server Speaks Out - Fox News

Clinton Blames The Fed's 'Ridiculous Classification Rules' - The Daily Caller

The Real Clinton Email Scandal: Our Ridiculous Classification Rules - POLITICO Magazine

Intel, Military Officials Fire Back At Hillary’s Over-Classification Tweet - The Daily Caller

Watchdog: Two National Security Laws Appear Broken in Clinton Email Scandal - Washington Free Beacon

Everything you need to know about how the State Department classifies information - The Washington Post

VIDEO: Hillary For America's campaign Press Secretary, Brian Fallon, is here to fact check tweets about the emails controversy - YouTube

Déjà Vu: When Bill Clinton Pardoned His Former CIA Director over Classified Documents on His Home Computer - National Review Online

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Decision nearing, Biden games out mechanics of a 2016 run - Chicago Tribune

Biden buzz grows amid new polling, ‘draft’ movement picks up key adviser - Fox News

VIDEO: Draft Biden movement gains momentum, Interview with former Obama campaign adviser Steve Schale - MSNBC

Hollywood Panic: Hillary Clinton's Email Scandal Has Some Donors Whispering, 'Joe Biden' - thewrap.com

Swing-State Quinnipiac Poll Suggests Joe Biden Opening - Bloomberg Politics

POLL: Quinnipiac: Clinton Has Nearly 2-to-1 Dishonesty Ratings in Key Swing States - Washington Free Beacon

Full text of results of the 2016 Presidential Swing State Polls Poll - Quinnipiac University 

POLL: A Fox 2 Detroit/Mitchell Research poll shows Republicans beating Clinton in Michigan - Washington Examiner

Democrats urge Clinton to offer better explanation of emails - AP

NBC: Democrats Think the Clinton Campaign Is ‘In Denial’ Over Email Scandal (VIDEO) - Washington Free Beacon

Fellow diplomats question Clinton's email defense - POLITICO

VIDEO: Email controversy sheds lights on Clinton's confidante Huma Abedin - CNN

Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin tried to force past Secret Service without ID - Daily Mail Online

Bernie Sanders Draws Big Crowds to His ‘Political Revolution’ - The New York Times

Martin O’Malley puts pressure on Clinton with new Social Security plan - POLITICO

Clinton Campaign On Alert For Undercover Conservative Sting - time.com

The Hamptons where Hillary feels at home, Clintons prefer to vacation next to the rich one percent - POLITICO

The joke third-party presidential candidate Deez Nuts tops Trump, Clinton in Internet traffic - TheHill

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