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11:05 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:
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).
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 …
New York Times:
Can't Fire Him: Republican Party Frets Over What to Do With Trump
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Says R.N.C. Chairman Called to Congratulate Him
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
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
Dylan Byers / Politico:
N.Y. Times keeps Cruz off bestseller list  —  The New York Times informed HarperCollins this week that it will not include Ted Cruz's new biography on its forthcoming bestsellers list, despite the fact that the book has sold more copies in its first week than all but two of the Times' bestselling titles, the On Media blog has learned.
Alana Wise / Reuters:
Over 60 percent of Republicans oppose court on gay marriage: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Almost two-thirds of Republicans oppose the Supreme Court's backing of gay marriage, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which gives hope for conservative presidential candidates who have come out strongly against marriage equality.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Bush Outstrips Rivals in Fund-Raising as ‘Super PACs’ Swell Candidates' Coffers
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:   Purple-State Republicans and the Two Electorates
Ken Goldstein / Bloomberg Business:   Why Rubio, Bush, Walker, and Kasich Are Not as Purple as They Look
Stuart Stevens / The Daily Beast:
This Is How Hillary Loses the Primary  —  Bernie Sanders will never be president.  But unless Clinton changes her strategy—and soon—he can still wind up toppling her.  —  Something remarkable is happening in American politics.  For the first time in our history, a socialist is running …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Democrats 2016: Not Feeling the Bern
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Economic Agenda Aims at a Party Moving Left
U.S. Office of Personnel Management:
OPM Announces Steps to Protect Federal Workers and Others From Cyber Threats  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the results of the interagency forensics investigation into a recent cyber incident involving Federal background investigation data …
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Bill Laitner / Detroit Free Press:
Judge jails kids for refusing lunch with dad  —  The children were sent to a juvenile detention facility for defying her orders — while in court — that they go to lunch with their father.  —  CONNECT  —  Three Oakland County children who refused to go to lunch with their father …
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Jordan Golson / Wired:
HEY LOOK THE MOST NIGHTMARISH IDEA FOR PLANE SEATING EVER  —  Flying economy is terrible.  TSA checkpoints, crap food (or no food at all, which might be better), middle seats.  But things can always get worse, thanks to airlines desperate to crank up profits by cramming as many of us into the cabin as possible.
Discussion: The Verge, Daily Mail, Mashable and NPR
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: Radio.com and Mashable
Alex Jaffe / NBC News:
Alan Grayson: Dems Would ‘Crawl Over Hot Coals Naked’ To Back Me  —  Rep. Alan Grayson's reputation as a progressive bomb-thrower is exactly what's made national Democrats fearful that his bid for Senate in Florida could cost them a top pickup opportunity.  —  But when he launched his bid on Thursday …
Discussion: Hot Air, Raw Story and Mediaite
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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 …
 
 
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Mary Spicuzza / JSOnline:
Assembly passes bill banning abortion after 20 weeks
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Washington Post:
Greece submits last-ditch request for a bailout
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Mary Ellen Klas / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn
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NASA Selects Astronauts for First U.S. Commercial Space Flights
David Sherwood / Reuters:
Maine allows gun owners to carry concealed weapons without permit
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Robert George / New York Post:
The comedy censors' inane assault on Amy Schumer
Discussion: Instapundit
Les Cunliffe / National Review:
America, Like Greece, May End with a Lawless Whimper
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
 

 
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