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Donald Trump: I don't know why I'm meeting Ted Cruz — Donald Trump is meeting with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Manhattan on Wednesday, though he claimed in an interview on MSNBC that he does not know why. — “Ted Cruz called me. And I don't know why I'm meeting him, to be honest …
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Trump's popularity spikes among Republicans — Donald Trump's popularity has surged among Republicans after dominating several news cycles with his anti-illegal immigration rhetoric, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. — Nearly six in 10 — 57 percent …
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SaintPetersBlog, Mediaite, The Week and Political Wire


Poll: Trump leads the GOP field but falters against Clinton
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Guardian, The Interrobang, Post On Politics, Liberal Values, Hit & Run, Washington Post, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, CNN, Slantpoint, BuzzFeed and Naked Politics

Trump's Popularity Rises, Still 2-1 Negative, While Clinton Regains Positive Territory (POLL)
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Politico

Ted Cruz and Donald Trump to meet Wednesday in New York
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Trail Blazers Blog

Undercover video shows Planned Parenthood official discussing fetal organs used for research — Editor's note: Contains graphic language. The Center for Medical Progress released a video that allegedly shows a Planned Parenthood executive talking about selling fetal organs. (The Center for Medical Progress)
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Statement from Planned Parenthood on New Undercover Video — Statement from Eric Ferrero, Vice President of Communications, Planned Parenthood Federation of America: — “In health care, patients sometimes want to donate tissue to scientific research that can help lead to medical breakthroughs …


Live Action Puts Out Another Titillating but Misleading Video About Planned Parenthood — The conservative media is a-flutter thinking they have a “gotcha” against Planned Parenthood: a video supposedly exposing the organization for “selling” fetal body parts, which is against the law.
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Right Wing Watch, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Mediaite and The American Conservative


Appease in Our Time: Nuke deal reached with Iran; Kerry apologizes for the sanctions — The administration that has been wrong on just about everything is patting themselves on the back for reaching a nuke agreement with Iran after successfully killing off the definition of the word “deadline”:
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The Gateway Pundit, ThinkProgress and The Atlantic
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Nuke Deal Helps Qasem Soleimani, The Top Iranian General With ‘American Blood on His Hands’
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Foreign Policy and RedState

The Iran Deal Is a Victory for Obama Diplomacy Over Bush Warmongering


Revenge of Citizens United — Republicans could barely contain their glee when the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision cleared the way for unlimited spending in political campaigns. — But now — headed into a crowded presidential primary that promises to be longer …
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Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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Presidential election already fueled by $377 million
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The next GOP president won't walk away from the Iran deal. Here's why. — Now that we have a nuclear deal with Iran, Republicans are jostling each other to determine who can make the most angry and apocalyptic statements about it. — Scott Walker said it “will be remembered as one of America's worst diplomatic failures.”
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Al Jazeera English, PoliticusUSA, The Huffington Post, Hot Air, Balloon Juice and Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
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Far Worse Than Munich
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Power Line, Fox News Insider and Israel Matzav

Dick Cheney: Iran deal makes ‘actual use of nuclear weapons’ more likely
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Political Wire


McConnell: No timeline for ObamaCare repeal — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said he does not have a timeline for using reconciliation to repeal ObamaCare, but indicated that Republicans would look to roll back as much of the law as they can.
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The PJ Tatler
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GOP senators challenge Ted Cruz book claims
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Trail Blazers Blog, Addicting Info and Daily Kos


10th Circuit Court of Appeals rules against Catholic sisters offering elder care in case over contraception mandate — The Denver-based Little Sisters of the Poor, who sued to avoid complying with the Obamacare contraception mandate, lost Tuesday in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals …
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Althouse and Washington Free Beacon
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Maryland Del. Ariana Kelly charged with indecent exposure, trespassing — A 39-year-old state lawmaker from Bethesda was arrested in late June and charged with indecent exposure and trespassing after a dispute at the home of her ex-husband, according to court records.
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Bethesda Magazine, Political Wire, Talking Points Memo and Washington Free Beacon


Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton … A few minutes before my meeting with Hillary Clinton on the Fourth of July, during my drive to the Mount Washington hotel in Bretton Woods, N.H., where she was staying, I passed a moose near the side of the road.
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The Daily Caller and Hot Air


This is the video Gardena police didn't want you to see — In the two years since Gardena police officers fatally shot an unarmed man, city officials fought to keep graphic video of the killing under wraps. — The grainy videos, captured by cameras mounted in two patrol cars …
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Hit & Run and Associated Press
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George Lopez in talks to replace Trump on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ — George Lopez is in talks with NBC to take over as the face of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” after the network severed ties with Donald Trump over his comments about Mexicans. — Representatives for the Mexican-American comedian …
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CNNMoney, Mediaite and The Daily Caller


C-SPAN to preempt first GOP debate — C-SPAN is partnering with a handful of regional newspapers in early-voting states for a nationally televised forum with the Republican presidential candidates just days before Fox News Channel's first scheduled debate. — The network has invited all 17 …
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Political Insider blog and The Week


Google to Offer Internet Service for Free in White House Program — Google Inc. and other companies will offer free or low-cost Internet service to more than 275,000 low-income households as part of President Barack Obama's effort to expand U.S. broadband service, the White House said.
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The Verge


Lena Dunham Tries to Cement Her Guru Status — A weekly newsletter called Lenny will land in your inbox in September. — Shares — Pin It — The Lena Dunham experience is getting another brand extension: Starting in September, Dunham will add “newsletter publisher” to her résumé …
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Althouse, Guardian, Entertain This! and The Week
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