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3:50 PM ET, July 22, 2015

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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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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.
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 …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Will GOP debate be the Trump show?
New York Times:
Titans Clash as Donald Trump's Run Fuels His Feud With Rupert Murdoch
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump to tour U.S.-Mexico border
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump to visit Texas border
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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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  —  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.
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
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Hot Air
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cruz threatens to tie Iran deal to highway bill
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.”
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Henry Farrell / Washington Monthly:
A Brief Theory of Very Serious People
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Dylann Roof, Charleston Shooting Suspect, Is Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges  —  WASHINGTON — Dylann Roof, the man suspected of killing nine people at a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., last month was indicted on Wednesday on federal hate crime and other charges …
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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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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% …
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.
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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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.”
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg View and National Review
 
 
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Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
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Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
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Heather McManamy / ABC News:
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Washington Post petitions U.N. to help free journalist held in Iran
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Kevin McCarthy says House won't take up Senate's highway bill
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul Says He Supports Using Military Force If Iran Is Building Nukes
Discussion: Mediaite
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Obama's Plan for Guantánamo Is Seen Faltering
Lindy West / Guardian:
My wedding was perfect - and I was fat as hell the whole time
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Lisa Kaylor / The Augusta Chronicle:
Entrance of pro-LGBT Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer defaced with graffiti
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Two fired from Decatur business, claim Confederate Battle Flag to blame
 

 
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