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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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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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Morning Consult, Hot Air, Political Wire, The Week and National Review
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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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Yahoo Politics, more at Mediagazer »
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Rick Perry Calls Donald Trump a Cancer and Carnival Act
Rick Perry Calls Donald Trump a Cancer and Carnival Act
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Political Wire and Booman Tribune
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Will GOP debate be the Trump show?
Will GOP debate be the Trump show?
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ABC News, NBC News, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg View and Washington Post
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Poll: Clinton trails top Republicans in battleground states
Poll: Clinton trails top Republicans in battleground states
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Erick on the Radio and JustOneMinute
Perry for President:
Defending Conservatism Against the Cancer of Trump-ism AUSTIN …
Defending Conservatism Against the Cancer of Trump-ism AUSTIN …
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Vox, Business Insider, Mediaite, Hot Air, The Week, CNN, Washington Times and The Federalist
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump's success annoys GOP
Trump's success annoys GOP
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ABC News, CNN, Politico, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Fox News
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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The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and CBS News
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 Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during which the agency conveyed to the lawmakers that two side deals made between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the IAEA as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will remain secret …
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The Right Scoop, Pamela Geller and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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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Pamela Geller, 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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FactCheck.org:
Unspinning the Planned Parenthood Video
Unspinning the Planned Parenthood Video
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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.”
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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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
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Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
New York Panel Recommends $15 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers
New York Panel Recommends $15 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers
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Daily Kos, The Right Scoop, The Albany Project and Associated Press
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump to tour U.S.-Mexico border — What's next in the immigration crisis? — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's colorful presidential campaign heads to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, where the billionaire businessman is sure to expand on his controversial comments about immigrants.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I gave out Lindsey Graham's phone number ‘for fun’
Trump: I gave out Lindsey Graham's phone number ‘for fun’
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Althouse, Engadget, Hullabaloo and The Huffington Post
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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Slantpoint
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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Mediaite, Pamela Geller, Hot Air, Navy Times, The Right Scoop, Business Insider and American Spectator
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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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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Bloomberg View and National Review
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
More Than Four in 10 Americans Say They Have Tried Marijuana — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Oregon becomes the fourth state to make recreational marijuana use legal, 44% of Americans say they have tried marijuana. This is the highest percentage Gallup has found since it began asking the question in 1969.
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Yahoo Politics and Friendly Atheist