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3:39 AM ET, July 10, 2015

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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 …
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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.
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)
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
New York Times:
Can't Fire Him: Republican Party Frets Over What to Do With Trump
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
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Mediaite and Hullabaloo
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep: Confederate Flag Isn't Racist Symbol, Just “Misused”
Discussion: Daily Kos
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House cancels vote amid fight over Confederate flag
Dylan StablefordSenior / Yahoo Politics:
John Boehner calls for ‘adult’ debate in Congress about Confederate symbols
Discussion: American Spectator
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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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Hacking of Government Computers Exposed 21.5 Million People  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday revealed that 21.5 million people were swept up in a colossal breach of government computer systems that was far more damaging than initially thought, resulting in the theft …
Discussion: Slantpoint and Engadget
ABC News:
22 Million Affected by OPM Hack, Officials Say
Discussion: The Atlantic and Fusion
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.
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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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 …
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Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Democrats 2016: Not Feeling the Bern
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: Raw Story, Hot Air and Mediaite
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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 …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Clinton Foundation keeping Trump money
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Clinton Foundation hangs on to donations from Donald Trump
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
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 …
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 …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
We've Met the Doofus. And He is Jeb
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:
Jeb Bush's Money Juggernaut: $114 Million and Counting  —  The former Florida governor is crushing the field in fundraising.  —  Jeb Bush raised $11.4 million in his first 16 days as a presidential candidate, and the super PAC he tirelessly fundraised for before he formally entered …
Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post and Politico
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Purple-State Republicans and the Two Electorates  —  Anybody who's read my book on the 2014 elections can surely appreciate my enthusiasm for an analysis of the GOP presidential field offered today by Bloomberg Politics' Ken Goldstein, which looks at the candidates' record of “electability” …
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Ken Goldstein / Bloomberg Business:   Why Rubio, Bush, Walker, and Kasich Are Not as Purple as They Look
 
 
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Washington Post:
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David Sherwood / Reuters:
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