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Headline Roundup August 5th, 2015

Prelude to the Fox News Debate

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OPINION: Republican debate: What establishment candidates must accomplish Thursday night
OPINION: Republican debate: What establishment candidates must accomplish Thursday night

Fox News Digital

Opinion

As the leading Republican candidates prepare to square off in their first debate, one thing has become clear: Americans are dissatisfied. The ascent of real estate mogul Donald Trump and Socialist Bernie Sanders testifies to serious doubts about establishment politicians.

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Bill Sammon Is The "Secret Weapon" Shaping The Fox News Debate
Bill Sammon Is The "Secret Weapon" Shaping The Fox News Debate

Media Matters

News

Bill Sammon, Fox News' vice president of News and Washington managing editor, is reportedly the "secret weapon" helping to develop the questions moderators will ask at the network's August 6 debate. Internal emails and critics within Fox have exposed Sammon's history of deception and his efforts to use his position at Fox to slant the network's news coverage to the right.

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6 things to watch at GOP debate
6 things to watch at GOP debate

CNN Digital

News

Donald Trump loves the spotlight and the camera. But when he takes center stage Thursday night, it won't be as the star of a reality TV show -- it will be as the Republican Party's front-runner presidential candidate. Trump and nine of his GOP rivals will battle it out in the 2016 cycle's inaugural GOP primary debate, hosted by Fox News in Cleveland. The stakes are high, as each participant clamors to stand out from a nearly unprecedented pack of 17 declared GOP candidates.

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