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1:10 PM ET, July 19, 2015

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Mike Allen / Politico:

TRUMP: NO APOLOGY! — 'TRUMP IS TOAST ... Boom to bust': Luntz sees onslaught by veterans if no apology - HILLARY on Trump and GOP field: ‘can be hard to tell the difference’ — By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)

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ABC News:

???This Week??? Transcript: Donald Trump — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR “THIS WEEK” ON JULY 19, 2015. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC THIS WEEK, Trump firestorm — what he's saying now that has some Republicans demanding he drop out. Did he just go too far?

Discussion: Politico, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post

Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:

Draft-Dodging Trump Says POW McCain ‘Not A War Hero’ — Despite five draft deferments, the very rich political bully thinks he has the right to criticize Sen. John McCain's war record. — In September 2008, Donald Trump donated $28,450 to John McCain's Victory Committee and endorsed him on Larry King Live.

Discussion: CNN, NPR, Washington Post and Mediaite

Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:

Trump GOP Candidacy Blows Up — Donald Trump confirmed two things during a stop in this central Iowa town Saturday: He has no class and he may well run as an independent when he does not win the Republican nomination. — There had been considerable public evidence of both long …

Discussion: Arizona Republic, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Slantpoint, BuzzFeed, Betsy's Page, Liberal Values, Hit & Run, National Review, Mediaite, Fox News Insider, PoliticusUSA, Addicting Info and Hot Air

New York Times:
Donald Trump Says John McCain Is No War Hero, Setting Off Another Storm

Discussion: Raw Story, Liberaland and Perry for President

Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Donald Trump Mocks John McCain: “I Like People That Weren't Captured”

Discussion: BizPac Review, Mediaite, WREG-TV, Talking Points Memo, The Week, New York Times and Hot Air

Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Trump Campaign's Turning Point

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Pressthink, Phantom Public, The Atlantic, Politico and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump slams McCain for being ‘captured’ in Vietnam; other Republicans quickly condemn him

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Guardian, The Mahablog, CNN and Hit & Run

Chris Moody / CNN:

O'Malley apologizes for saying ‘all lives matter’ at liberal conference — Democratic presidential candidates under pressure at liberal event 03:11 — Phoenix (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley apologized on Saturday for saying “All lives matter” while discussing police violence …

Discussion: Hinterland Gazette, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller

Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
O'Malley booed off stage at Netroots Nation after saying “all lives matter”

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit

Martin Pengelly / Guardian:
O'Malley and Sanders interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters in Phoenix

Discussion: The Hill, Scared Monkeys, Common Dreams, The Gateway Pundit, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller and Patterico's Pontifications

New York Times:

Bill Cosby, in Deposition, Said Drugs and Fame Helped Him Seduce Women — He was not above seducing a young model by showing interest in her father's cancer. He promised other women his mentorship and career advice before pushing them for sex acts. And he tried to use financial sleight …

Discussion: CNN, Liberaland, Slantpoint, Daily Mail, Washington Post, Fox News, Hinterland Gazette, Associated Press, Guardian, NPR, Gawker, Mashable, The Week, Mediaite and Deadline

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Walker: 'I don't know' if being gay is a choice — Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) said on Sunday he is not sure if homosexuality is a choice. — The 2016 GOP presidential candidate refused comment on the issue during an interview on CNN's “State of the Union.”

WDEF-TV:

Muhammad Abdulazeez reportedly spotted at gun range before deadly attack — CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee(WDEF) - According to a tip that came into WDEF, Muhammad Abdulazeez was spotted at a gun range just weeks before killing four Marines and one Navy Petty Officer.

Discussion: Pamela Geller and Jihad Watch

New York Times:
Federal Inquiry Scrutinizes Chattanooga Gunman's Travel and Texts

Discussion: CNN, The PJ Tatler, The Huffington Post and NPR

Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:

Student Visas from Muslim Countries on the Rise, 127K Last Year … Register — How many more potential Islamic terrorists like Mohammad Youssef Adbulazeer are living freely in this country? And to what extent is our political class going to continue their suicidal policies?

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Gateway Pundit

Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:

With Buzzfeed video, Carly Fiorina continues her millennial outreach — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — In a video for Buzzfeed, Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina took on the differences between how men and women are treated in the workplace.

Discussion: alicublog and JustOneMinute

New York Times:

The Morning After the Iran Deal — If the historic nuclear accord with Iran gets through Congress and is not derailed by hard-liners in Iran, then what? — Apart from preventing Iran from building a nuclear bomb, the agreement is already altering the region's political dynamics …

Discussion: Reuters and John Hawkins' Right Wing News