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1:30 PM ET, July 21, 2015

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Des Moines Register:
Trump should pull the plug on his bloviating side show  —  It's time for Donald Trump to drop out of the race for president of the United States.  —  People who run for public office typically perform a great public service, regardless of whether they win on Election Day.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump calls The Des Moines Register ‘sophomoric’  —  First the Wall Street Journal editorial board called on conservative media to buck up and ditch Donald Trump.  —  Then late Monday, Iowa's largest newspaper, The Des Moines Register called on Trump to just drop out of the race.
Ginger Adams Otis / New York Daily News:
Photos show Donald Trump in military uniform, with athletic teams before dodging the Vietnam draft with ‘bull—t’ injury  —  Donald Trump — once a smiling teenage cadet at a military academy — dodged the Vietnam War with student deferments and a boo-boo on his foot, records show.
CNN:
Jeb Bush defends McCain, but supported Swift Boat attacks against Kerry  —  Washington (CNN)After Donald Trump questioned Republican Sen. John McCain's status as a war hero, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush quickly jumped to McCain's defense.  —  “Enough with the slanderous attacks.
Washington Post:
Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race
Dylan StablefordSenior / Yahoo Politics:
Trump opens double-digit lead on GOP rivals as paper calls for end to ‘his bloviating side show’
Discussion: Washington Post, TalkLeft and CNN
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Why It's Hard for the GOP to Discredit Donald Trump
Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite and US News
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
Discussion: Guardian, Shakesville, Mediaite and The Week
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Shock Video Catches Another Top Planned Parenthood Doctor Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies  —  A second shocking video in as many weeks has been released showing a top Planned Parenthood official discussing and arranging the sale of body parts of aborted babies.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Second secretly recorded Planned Parenthood video fuels storm  —  A second secretly recorded video released by an anti-abortion rights group appears to show an official from Planned Parenthood negotiating prices for selling fetal tissue.  —  The new video from the Center for Medical Progress highlights …
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Austin Ruse / BREITBART.COM:
New Video Shows Another Planned Parenthood Doctor Haggling Price of Baby Body Parts
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
John Kasich throws a Hail Mary  —  The Ohio governor needs to get his name out there, and fast.  —  Getty  —  John Kasich is poised to launch a Hail Mary bid for the presidency on Tuesday, making him the last entrant in the Republican Party's most crowded field in decades.
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Yahoo Politics:
John Kasich through the years
Discussion: Politico
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Ohio's John Kasich brings heat, intrigue to 2016 GOP race
Discussion: Washington Post and The PJ Tatler
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It  —  I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold.  —  Though I hadn't touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
White House to engage Iran critics through @TheIranDeal  —  The new Twitter handle will have a ‘have at me’ attitude.  —  The Obama administration is stepping up its defense of the Iran nuclear deal in a major forum filled with plenty of naysayers: Twitter.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:   White House on defense after Security Council vote on Iran
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
K Street bouncing back in 2015  —  Nearly all of Washington's …
Discussion: RedState
Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD finds 1,200 guns, two tons of ammo in dead man's Pacific Palisades home  —  It wasn't what police expected to find when they searched a man's Pacific Palisades home last week.  —  More than 1,200 guns were strewn about the Palisades Drive house and garage, police said.
The Texas Tribune:
Bland's Death Being Treated Like Murder Investigation … Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional details.  —  HEMPSTEAD — The probe into Sandra Bland's hanging death inside a Texas jail — which a medical examiner ruled a suicide last week — now includes the possibility of murder.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Mitch McConnell to headline fundraiser for former rival  —  Matt Bevin is running in a closely watched gubernatorial contest against Democrat Jack Conway this fall.  —  Mitch McConnell and Matt Bevin are trying to put last year's ugly Senate primary behind them.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Bruce Schreiner / Yahoo Politics:
McConnell: ‘Gender card’ alone not enough for Clinton
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos and Politico
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Legendary SEAL Marcus Luttrell Seemingly Sends Clear, Four-Word Message to Obama Over Chattanooga Shooting  —  Retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author and subject of “Lone Survivor,” responded tersely Monday to reports indicating officials have told U.S. Marine recruiters not to wear …
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Democrats Plan To Introduce Sweeping LGBT Rights Bill In Congress This Week  —  The measure, which lawmakers plan to file in the House and Senate, would ban discrimination in seven categories — including housing, education, and public accommodations.  —  Getty Images / Afp
Paul Bowers / Charleston City Paper:
Sousaphonist serenades Confederate flag supporters in Columbia  —  'I didn't really know how to show my opposition, so that was my way of doing it,' says musician  —  Saturday afternoon, as defenders of the Confederate flag assembled in Columbia to protest the flag's removal from Statehouse grounds …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
Woman leaps to death off rooftop bar, patrons keep drinking  —  Police are the scene where a woman jumped 20 stories to her death from swanky rooftop bar 230 Fifth.  —  A woman jumped 20 stories to her death from a swanky rooftop bar in the Flatiron District Monday night.
Discussion: Business Insider and Gothamist
Reuters:
Kerry says Iran vow to defy U.S. is ‘very disturbing’  —  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday vowing to defy American policies in the region despite a deal with world powers over Tehran's nuclear programme was “very disturbing”.
 
 
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