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Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
‘No one remembers him’: Donald Trump's classmates from UPenn business school have ‘no memory of him whatsoever,’ doubt his claims of being top in class — Donald Trump styles himself a natural-born genius with the academic credentials and business savvy to save the nation.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Rupert Murdoch Wants to Stop Donald Trump, But First He's Got to Rein In Roger Ailes — Has Fox News spun out of the media mogul's control? — Shares … The mounting problem Donald Trump poses to Republicans is also a mounting problem for the country's most powerful conservative media mogul: Rupert Murdoch.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Marco Rubio to Trump: We Already Have a President with No Class — Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio took a shot at Donald Trump during an appearance on Fox and Friends, saying the presidency didn't need another man with no class. — When asked about Trump …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Will GOP debate be the Trump show?
Will GOP debate be the Trump show?
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Donald Trump / The Onion:
Admit It: You People Want To See How Far This Goes, Don't You?
Admit It: You People Want To See How Far This Goes, Don't You?
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump's success annoys GOP
Trump's success annoys GOP
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump to tour U.S.-Mexico border
Donald Trump to tour U.S.-Mexico border
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Fred Fleitz / National Review:
IAEA Tells Congressmen of Two Secret Side Deals to Iran Agreement That Won't Be Shared with Congress — Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) and Congressmen Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.) issued a press release today on a startling discovery they made during a July 17 meeting with International Atomic …
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Senator Tom Cotton / Facebook:
On Friday, I had a meeting in Vienna with the International …
On Friday, I had a meeting in Vienna with the International …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Provision in Iran Accord Is Challenged by Some Nuclear Experts
Provision in Iran Accord Is Challenged by Some Nuclear Experts
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JustOneMinute and Hot Air
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cruz threatens to tie Iran deal to highway bill
Cruz threatens to tie Iran deal to highway bill
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Los Angeles Times, Daily Kos and Associated Press
Michael B. Oren / Politico:
What a Good Iran Deal Would Look Like
What a Good Iran Deal Would Look Like
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Israel Matzav and Washington Free Beacon
New York Times:
The Campaign of Deception Against Planned Parenthood — A hidden-camera video released last week purported to show that Planned Parenthood illegally sells tissue from aborted fetuses. It shows nothing of the sort. But it is the latest in a series of unrelenting attacks on Planned Parenthood …
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Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Crush Planned Parenthood
Crush Planned Parenthood
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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 …
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Richie Duchon / NBC News:
Sandra Bland Death: Texas to Look Into Alleged Edits of Dashcam Video
Sandra Bland Death: Texas to Look Into Alleged Edits of Dashcam Video
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Henry Farrell / Washington Monthly:
A Brief Theory of Very Serious People — Tyler Cowen argues that the concept of “Very Serious People” refers to people who “realize that common sense morality must, to a considerable extent, rule politics.” I'm not either the originator nor the popularizer of the term, but I think that's wrong.
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
What makes the Very Serious People so very serious? — I mean that question quite um...seriously. — Paul Krugman, who I believe originated the concept, recently defined it as follows: “...someone distinguished by his faith in received orthodoxy no matter the evidence.”
New York Times:
Service Members Risked Lives During Chattanooga Attack, Officials Say — CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Marines and sailors risked their lives for one another in Chattanooga last week, trying to distract the gunman who assaulted a naval center here, helping people scale a fence to reach safety …
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David Larter / Navy Times:
Sources: Navy officer, Marine fought to take out Chattanooga gunman
Sources: Navy officer, Marine fought to take out Chattanooga gunman
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Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump's Financial Disclosure Form Has Landed—And It's Huge — Donald Trump's personal financial disclosure form is public now, and it's as big as promised. — The 92-page report starts with the 515 entities where the Republican presidential candidate has a title (usually president, chairman or both).
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Art Swift / Gallup:
Pope Francis' Favorable Rating Drops in U.S. — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pope Francis' favorability rating in the U.S. has returned to where it was when he was elected pope. It is now at 59%, down from 76% in early 2014. The pontiff's rating is similar to the 58% …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I gave out Lindsey Graham's phone number ‘for fun’ — Donald Trump has no regrets about giving out Lindsey Graham's cellphone number on Tuesday. — In fact, Trump said Wednesday, he “did it for fun.” — Story Continued Below — Asked on “Fox and Friends” …
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Bloomberg Business:
These Are the Top 20 Cities Americans Are Ditching — Soaring costs of living meant residents left New York City and its suburbs in droves — New York City, Los Angeles, Honolulu: They're all places you would think would be popular destinations for Americans.
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WCTX-TV and Crain's Cleveland Business
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
De Blasio Administration Dropping Plan for Uber Cap, for Now — The de Blasio administration has backed away from its fight with the app company Uber, agreeing on Wednesday to drop for now its plan to place a cap on the number of vehicles operated by Uber in New York City.
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Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Europe to America: Your love of air-conditioning is stupid — The weather in Washington, D.C., and Berlin, Germany, has been pretty similar recently. There is one striking difference between the two capitals, though: Whereas many Americans would probably never consider living or working …
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Julia Hahn / BREITBART.COM:
Obama's ICE Director: No Immigration Enforcement Until Amnesty Is Passed — President Obama's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director tells lawmakers that no consequences are planned for sanctuary cities until Congress first passes “comprehensive immigration reform.”
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BizPac Review and John Hawkins' Right Wing News