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6:35 PM ET, July 9, 2015

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Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
The GOP frontrunner: Donald Trump?  —  Trump leads the GOP pack this week, though few think he will win the nomination  —  The Republican horserace continues to be a contest of multiple candidates - with frontrunners sometimes ahead by only a few points, and no one dominating the race.
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Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump leads GOP presidential field in new national poll  —  Media coverage of Donald Trump's controverisal immigration remarks have lifted the GOP presidential candidate to the top of the Republican field, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.  —  Trump was the preferred GOP nominee …
Washington Post:
GOP leaders fear damage to party's image as Donald Trump doubles down  —  Since Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, he's drawn plenty of controversy and outrage for his comments on the campaign trail.  Here are some of the key moments.  (The Washington Post)
Karen Schwartz / New York Times:
F.A.A. to Drop Donald Trump-Related Navigation Codes  —  Three navigation coordination points above Palm Beach International Airport that had been named in honor of Donald J. Trump will be renamed, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.  —  “In general, the F.A.A. chooses names …
Washington Post:
Trump vows long campaign, won't commit to backing GOP nominee  —  Since Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, he's drawn plenty of controversy and outrage for his comments on the campaign trail.  Here are some of the key moments.  (The Washington Post)
Ted Nugent / WND:
Give Trump the Medal of Freedom  —  Exclusive: Ted Nugent whacks ‘professional political punks’ for criticizing candidate  —  Ted Nugent is an American rock ‘n’ roll, sporting and political activist icon.  He is the author of “Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto” and “God, Guns & Rock ‘N’ Roll” (Regnery Publishing).
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Clinton Foundation keeping Trump money
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Clinton Foundation hangs on to donations from Donald Trump
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The GOP's Two Latino Problems
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Pelosi ambushes GOP with Confederate flag resolution  —  The House voted Thursday to refer legislation banning the Confederate flag image from the Capitol to a committee, effectively punting the issue.  —  The dramatic vote was forced by Minority Leader  —  Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) …
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Behind Confederate Flag Vote: GOP Leadership Asked Me To Do It  —  Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) issued a statement on Thursday explaining his decision to introduce and then cancel a vote on an “important and sensitive issue,” namely his amendment that would have preserved the display of Confederate flag in national parks.
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House cancels vote amid fight over Confederate flag  —  House GOP leaders abruptly canceled a vote Thursday on a spending bill for the Interior Department amid an intraparty split over the display of the Confederate flag.  —  The bill was pulled after the House moved to vote on an amendment …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep: Confederate Flag Isn't Racist Symbol, Just “Misused”
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dylan StablefordSenior / Yahoo Politics:
John Boehner calls for ‘adult’ debate in Congress about Confederate symbols
Discussion: American Spectator
Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
Lost Girls … In 1974, when she was only 14, Jackie Fuchs would wake up way before her parents and catch a ride with friends from her house in the San Fernando Valley across the Santa Monica Mountains and into Malibu.  She'd hit the beach and paddle out in the quiet, pre-dawn dark.
Discussion: Mashable and Radio.com
Jacob Frantz / Facebook:
Updated Controls for News Feed  —  News Feed is a personalized stream of stories that you build from the people and Pages you've connected to on Facebook.  The goal of News Feed is to show you the stories that matter most to you.  To do this, we use ranking to order stories based …
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Democrats 2016: Not Feeling the Bern  —  Despite big crowds, Sanders remains a huge underdog to Clinton  —  The Buzz about Bernie has taken hold on the Democratic side of the 2016 campaign, and it's easy to see why.  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is drawing huge crowds and great poll numbers …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Economic Agenda Aims at a Party Moving Left
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Cafe Hayek
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Jeb Bush and longer working hours: gaffesplainer 2016  —  Jeb Bush's stated goal of 4 percent annual GDP growth, though unrealistic, in general sounds nice.  But during a New Hampshire Union Leader interview live-streamed on Periscope, Bush got granular about his plan, revealing that part …
The Hill:
Schumer calls for ban on gun-shaped iPhone cases  —  Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is raising alarm about the sale of iPhone cases that are made to look like the handle of a 9 mm handgun.  —  In letters to online retailers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the senator said the product …
Mary Ellen Klas / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn  —  TALLAHASSEE — In a precedent-setting ruling Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court overturned the state's congressional districts drawn by the GOP-led Legislature and ordered a new map with eight districts redrawn in time for the 2016 election.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Naked Politics
Ken Goldstein / Bloomberg Business:
Why Rubio, Bush, Walker, and Kasich Are Not as Purple as They Look  —  There are now 17 announced, or soon-to-be-announced, Republican candidates for president.  And to the degree that they're serious about winning the White House (an open question in some cases) they're all trying …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:   Purple-State Republicans and the Two Electorates
Robert George / New York Post:
The comedy censors' inane assault on Amy Schumer  —  So, after having the hottest show on Comedy Central, a much-buzzed-about movie opening next week and Chris Rock directing her upcoming HBO special, Amy Schumer has fallen afoul of the modern-day Calvinists.
Discussion: Instapundit
 
 
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David Sherwood / Reuters:
Maine allows gun owners to carry concealed weapons without permit
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Joint Chiefs Nominee Calls Russia Greatest Threat to US National Security
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John Nichols / The Nation:
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America, Like Greece, May End with a Lawless Whimper
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump In 1999: “I Believe In Universal Health Care...It's An Entitlement” From Birth
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Puerto Rico's crisis illustrates the risks of minimum wage hikes
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