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1:20 PM ET, July 22, 2015

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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 — Texas Department of Public Safety authorities said late Tuesday they were looking into alleged edits to a 52-minute dashcam video of the traffic stop and arrest of Sandra Bland, who subsequently died in her jail cell three days after her arrest.

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Jaeah Lee / Mother Jones:
New Video Shows Aggressive Arrest of Sandra Bland Prior to Her Death in a Texas Jail

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David Montgomery / New York Times:
Officer Threatened Sandra Bland With Taser, Police Video Shows

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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 …

Kirsten Powers / USA Today:

Crush Planned Parenthood — Caught in stomach-turning video, all it can apologize for is the tone. — Planned Parenthood head Cecile Richards apologized last week for the uncompassionate tone her senior director of medical research, Deborah Nucatola, used to explain the process …

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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
With Planned Parenthood Videos, Activist Ignites Abortion Issue

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Melissa Quinn / The Daily Signal:
Meet the 41 Companies That Donate Directly to Planned Parenthood

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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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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

Provision in Iran Accord Is Challenged by Some Nuclear Experts — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's claim that the Iran nuclear accord provides for airtight verification procedures is coming under challenge from nuclear experts with long experience in monitoring Tehran's program.

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:

Cruz threatens to tie Iran deal to highway bill — Sen. Ted Cruz is planning to use a highway funding bill to add sink a long-term Iran nuclear deal reached earlier this month. — The Texas Republican, who is running for president, will offer an amendment to the bipartisan …

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Pompeo, Mike:
Pompeo, Cotton Urge Disclosure of Complete Iran Nuclear Deal

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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Iran Nuclear Agreement Meets With Public Skepticism

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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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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump's success annoys GOP

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Will GOP debate be the Trump show?

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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham's phone is still ringing. Now Kelly Ayotte's kids are answering.

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Donald Trump / The Onion:

Admit It: You People Want To See How Far This Goes, Don't You? — The latest polls are out, and just as I predicted, I'm leading the Republican presidential race by a wide margin. You might be wondering how that could be. After all, it's hardly been a month since I entered the field …

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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump to visit Texas border

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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump to tour U.S.-Mexico border

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New York Times:

Marines Said to Divert Gunman in Chattanooga Killings — WASHINGTON — Some of the Marines who were shot to death last week in Chattanooga, Tenn., effectively sacrificed themselves to save the lives of others, diverting the gunman away from a larger group of potential victims …

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David Larter / Navy Times:
Sources: Navy officer, Marine fought to take out Chattanooga gunman

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Washington Post:
Marine in Chattanooga shooting may have been armed, officials say

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Rand Paul Says He Supports Using Military Force If Iran Is Building Nukes — “Diplomacy doesn't work without military force behind it...” — Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he supports military action against Iran to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon …

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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Rand Paul puts tax code in woodchipper

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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% …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Religion News Service, Washington Post and Politico

Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:

Army chief Odierno, in exit interview, says US could have ‘prevented’ ISIS rise — EXCLUSIVE: The Army's top officer told Fox News Tuesday it's “frustrating” to watch the gains he helped achieve in Iraq disintegrate at the hands of the Islamic State, saying in an exit interview that the chaos now unfolding …

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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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