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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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Trail Blazers Blog, Washington Post and Political Wire
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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


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

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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The American Conservative and Mediaite


Undercover Footage Captures Stunning Claim About Planned Parenthood
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The Center for Medical …, Addicting Info, New Orleans Times-Picayune, PoliticusUSA, Daily Mail, Townhall.com, Slantpoint and Twitchy


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 — 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 …
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ABC News


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.
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Political Wire
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The Iran Deal Is a Victory for Obama Diplomacy Over Bush Warmongering
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New York Times, Daily Kos, The Last Tradition, Al Jazeera English, Taylor Marsh, The Huffington Post, America Rising, Hit & Run and neo-neocon


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

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


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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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.
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Guardian
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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.
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Power Line, Fox News Insider and Israel Matzav


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.


Lena Dunham Is Launching A Newsletter For Young Women — On Sunday morning, Lena Dunham — on a break between days of shooting the fifth season of Girls and escorting her young cousin to a Taylor Swift concert — was sitting in a Brooklyn Heights restaurant, talking about Lenny …
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Lena Dunham Tries to Cement Her Guru Status
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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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Business Insider, Poynter., Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite and Mashable


Why the Saudis Are Going Solar — Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al Saud belongs to the family that rules Saudi Arabia. He wears a white thawb and ghutra, the traditional robe and headdress of Arab men, and he has a cavernous office hung with portraits of three Saudi royals.


TSA's response to criticism: Longer airport lines — The agency's response to a damning security audit will mean more random luggage checks and less reliance on expedited screening. — The Transportation Security Administration has a new strategy for improving its woeful performance …
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The Hill and Outside the Beltway

Last night, there was a post on our OKGOP Facebook page, and it was misinterpreted by many. I offer my apologies for those who were offended - that was not my intention. — This post was supposed to be an analogy that compared two situations illustrating the cycle of government dependency in America, not humans as animals.
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Addicting Info, Salon, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Politico, Balloon Juice and Shakesville