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7:25 AM ET, July 22, 2015

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Politico:
Donald Trump gives out Lindsey Graham's cell phone number  —  If Lindsey Graham has to change cellphone numbers, he has Donald Trump to thank.  —  On Tuesday, Trump ramped up his attacks on the South Carolina senator — who made headlines Monday for calling the Donald a “jackass” — and even gave out Graham's private phone number.
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CBS News:
Lindsey Graham to Trump: “Stop being a jackass”  —  Shares -  —  Presidential candidate and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has “had it” with Donald Trump.  —  After Trump undermined the military service of Graham's longtime colleague Sen. John McCain, Graham had a clear message for his GOP rival.
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Obama and Trump: Two of a Kind
Discussion: alicublog
Jaeah Lee / Mother Jones:
New Video Shows Aggressive Arrest of Sandra Bland Prior to Her Death in a Texas Jail  —  The county prosecutor says the 28-year-old black woman's case is “being treated just as it would be a murder investigation.”  —  On Tuesday, Texas officials released a police dash cam video showing …
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Ben Norton:
Dashcam Video of Violent Arrest of Sandra Bland Was Edited  —  The dashcam video released to the public of the violent arrest of Sandra Bland was edited.  —  Bland was a 28-year-old Black Lives Matter civil rights activist and vocal critic of police brutality who died in police custody …
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
What happened to Sandra Bland in cell 95? Debate continues with video release
Bruce Weber / New York Times:
E. L. Doctorow, Literary Time Traveler Who Stirred the Past Into Fiction, Dies at 84  —  E. L. Doctorow, a leading figure in contemporary American letters whose popular, critically admired and award-winning novels — including “Ragtime,” “Billy Bathgate” and “The March” …
The Annie E. Casey Foundation:
1.7 Million More Children Live in Low-Income Working Families Today Than in Midst of Great Recession  —  About 1.7 million more children live in low-income working families today than during the Great Recession, according to the newly released 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie.  E. Casey Foundation.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Common Dreams
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whitehouse.gov:
Presidential Proclamation — Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Chattanooga, Tennessee  —  HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  Our thoughts and prayers as a Nation are with the service members killed last week in Chattanooga.
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Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
Facebook must hand over New York users' info to prosecutors, court rules  —  Facebook Inc cannot challenge search warrants New York prosecutors used to get information from its site on hundreds of users suspected of Social Security fraud, a state appeals court said on Tuesday …
Discussion: The Week
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama defends IRS, says tea party targeting didn't happen  —  President Obama defended the IRS Tuesday in an interview with “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, saying the tea party targeting scandal was actually Congress's fault for passing “a crummy law” and that the real problem is the agency doesn't have enough money.
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town  —  The shrubbery stirs in the breeze, which carries the odor of crushed asphalt.  —  Yellow paint is chipping off the curbs.  —  A single orange traffic cone sits in the revolving door that no longer revolves …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Iran Nuclear Agreement Meets With Public Skepticism  —  Little Confidence in Iran's Leaders to Live Up to Deal  —  More Americans disapprove than approve of the deal struck last week by the U.S., Iran and five other nations to limit Iran's nuclear program: Among the 79% of Americans …
David Larter / Navy Times:
Sources: Navy officer, Marine fought to take out Chattanooga gunman  —  A Navy officer and a Marine fired their sidearms hoping to kill or subdue the gunman who murdered five service members last week in Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to multiple military officials familiar with internal reporting on the tragedy.
The Atlantic:
What Was the Most Significant Airplane Flight in History? … Erica Jong, author, Fear of Flying  —  Amelia Earhart's last flight ended her life and gave birth to a myth.  —  Tom D. Crouch, senior curator for aeronautics, National Air and Space Museum  —  “Success four flights Thursday morning …
Discussion: LewRockwell
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Congratulations, ‘Dishonest Fascists’ — #GamerGate Destroys Max Read  —  “Never underestimate your enemy,” is a maxim of military strategy.  Before you decide to go to war on the Internet, first consider the fate of Max Read, who was riding high as editor of Gawker until he decided that insulting #GamerGate was a smart move.
Discussion: Vox Popoli, Hot Air and New York Times
CNN:
Police officer shoots man to death in Cincinnati traffic stop  —  Police officer kills man during traffic stop 01:20  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Cincinnati police are investigating the fatal shooting of an apparently unarmed black man by a University of Cincinnati police officer after a confrontation during a traffic stop Sunday.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Raw Story
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Greeks Laugh As Bankers Implore Depositors To Return Money  —  President of Greek Banks Association Louka Katseli appealed at the citizens to return their money to the banks.  “Banks are absolutely trustworthy,” Katseli told Mega TV “as guaranteed by the ECB and the Bank Association …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Fox News:
British charge Muslim man in plot against U.S. military, trying to join ISIS  —  British Authorities charged two Muslim relatives on Tuesday with terror-related offenses, including plotting an attack against U.S. military personnel in the UK and planning to go to the Middle East to join ISIS.
Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Republicans' ‘Munich’ fallacy  —  You have to feel sorry for Munich.  Home to museums, universities, beer halls and one spectacular glockenspiel, it gets international recognition instead for a misbegotten 1938 summit conference in which British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Apple Profit Up 38%, but iPhone Sales Disappoint Wall Street  —  Apple's profit soared 38 percent and revenue rose 33 percent in its fiscal third quarter, as sales of iPhones continued to surge, yet the performance did not meet Wall Street's high expectations.
 
 
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Fred Barnes / Wall Street Journal:
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Chainsaw-wielding Rand Paul wants voters to care about tax cuts again
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
President Obama on Iran deal critics: They were wrong on Iraq, too
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The Hill:
House to vote on blocking federal grants to sanctuary cities
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Arctic ice ‘grew by a third’ after cool summer in 2013
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Scott Yeoman / New Zealand Herald:
Kiwi wins French Scrabble championship
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Great Lost Huckabee Constituency
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