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10:30 AM ET, July 15, 2015

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Washington Post:
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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Planned Parenthood:
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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Slate:
Live Action Puts Out Another Titillating but Misleading Video About Planned Parenthood
David Daleiden / The Center for Medical Progress:
Planned Parenthood's Top Doctor, Praised by CEO, Uses Partial-Birth Abortions to Sell Baby Parts
Nick Gass / Politico:
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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Washington Post:
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 …
USA Today:
Poll: Trump leads the GOP field but falters against Clinton
Gregory Holyk / ABC News:
Trump's Popularity Rises, Still 2-1 Negative, While Clinton Regains Positive Territory (POLL)
Discussion: Politico
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Obama Makes His Case on Iran Nuclear Deal  —  In an exclusive interview with Thomas L. Friedman, the president explains why he has no second thoughts about the accord with Iran.  —  Watch in Times Video »  —  Only hours after the conclusion of an agreement with Iran to lift oil …
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Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
Nuke Deal Helps Qasem Soleimani, The Top Iranian General With ‘American Blood on His Hands’  —  John Kerry denied it.  So did Iran's foreign minister.  But the world's most notorious spymaster stands to benefit—big time—from the accord with Tehran.  —  Among the big winners in the agreement …
Discussion: Foreign Policy and RedState
Politico:
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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Julie Bykowicz / Associated Press:
Presidential election already fueled by $377 million  —  2 photos  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2016 presidential contest is barely underway, and already donors have poured some $377 million into it, an Associated Press review shows.  —  The first peek behind the fundraising curtain comes …
Discussion: ABC News
Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:   Top GOP Donors Form New Mystery PAC Focused on 2016
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
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.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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Manu Raju / Politico:
GOP senators challenge Ted Cruz book claims
Electa Draper / Denver Post:
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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Becket Fund:
Court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor
Discussion: Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
Bill Turque / Washington Post:
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.
Los Angeles Times:
Videos of Gardena police shooting of unarmed men are made public  —  Videos that the city of Gardena fought to keep secret show police officers fatally shooting a man who appeared confused at their orders and did not appear to pose an immediate threat.  Police wounded a second man.
Discussion: Guardian
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Los Angeles Times:
This is the video Gardena police didn't want you to see
Discussion: Hit & Run and Associated Press
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
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.
Jessica Roy / New York Magazine:
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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Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed:
Lena Dunham Is Launching A Newsletter For Young Women
Discussion: CNNMoney, Guardian, Mediaite and Mashable
Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg Business:
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.
Discussion: The Verge
Mark Steyn / Steyn Online:
Far Worse Than Munich  —  I checked in with Sean Hannity on Fox News to share my thoughts on both the Iran “deal” and illegal immigration.  You can see the full interview here.  —  Sean started by cross-cutting Barack Obama on Tuesday with Neville Chamberlain in 1938.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Dick Cheney: Iran deal makes ‘actual use of nuclear weapons’ more likely  —  Not since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki nearly 70 years ago has the world been closer to the use of nuclear weapons, former Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Homeland Security Chief Mispronounces Kate Steinle's Name, Doesn't Seem To Know Who She Is [VIDEO]
Eliot Van Buskirk / Spotify Insights:
Musical Map: Cities of the World
Discussion: Mashable, The Week and The Verge
Reuters:
Mexico shows security footage of Guzman moments before he disappeared into tunnel
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP crafts Iran deal attack plan
Discussion: New York Times
Jeffrey Ball / The Atlantic:
Why the Saudis Are Going Solar  —  Prince Turki bin Saud bin …
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
TSA's response to criticism: Longer airport lines
Discussion: The Hill and Outside the Beltway
 Earlier Items: 
Daily Mail:
Knifeman shouting ‘Allah is great’ …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Jawa Report
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Obama calls for criminal justice system reform
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Warren calls for return of Glass-Steagall
Discussion: Slantpoint and Reuters
Catherine Lucey / Des Moines Register:
Behind in the polls, Martin O'Malley looks to Iowa
Discussion: Phantom Public
Ben Dreyfuss / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Just Tweeted a Campaign Ad Featuring What Look Like Nazi Soldiers
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and Hullabaloo
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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