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Charlie Gasparino / Fox Business:
Trump is Digging His Own Grave...Literally — GOP presidential contender and real estate mogul Donald Trump wants to live in the White House but he's planning to be buried on a golf course—his own. — The flamboyant billionaire has received approval to build a private cemetery …
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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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New York Times:
Donald Trump, Stealing Spotlight With Caustic Comments, Eclipses His Rivals — The month of July once held great potential for Republican presidential candidates hoping for momentum to carry them into the first primary debates. — Instead, the summer campaign has been dominated by Donald J. Trump …
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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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Slantpoint
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Poll: Clinton trails top Republicans in battleground states — Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton trails three top Republican presidential candidates in head-to-head matchups in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia, a new survey shows. — The latest Quinnipiac University swing state polling released Wednesday shows …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Financial Disclosure — What We Learned — Republican Donald Trump's federal financial disclosure provides a window into his sprawling network of real-estate and entertainment companies, marking his first-ever public tally of his holdings. Here are some things we learned:
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Business Insider and New York Times
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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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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Rick Wilson / Politico:
Trump voters are Hillary's new best friends
Trump voters are Hillary's new best friends
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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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New York Times:
Titans Clash as Donald Trump's Run Fuels His Feud With Rupert Murdoch
Titans Clash as Donald Trump's Run Fuels His Feud With Rupert Murdoch
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Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite and Vanity Fair
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
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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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
DOJ to review Planned Parenthood videos
DOJ to review Planned Parenthood videos
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Dems call for DOJ probe of group behind Planned Parenthood videos
Dems call for DOJ probe of group behind Planned Parenthood videos
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Washington Free Beacon, Patterico's Pontifications, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Are Furious That Trump Is Distracting From Planned Parenthood
Conservatives Are Furious That Trump Is Distracting From 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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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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Politico, 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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Daily Kos, Los Angeles Times and Associated Press
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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St. John Barned-Smith / Houston Chronicle:
Officials: Sandra Bland spoke of previous suicide attempt
Officials: Sandra Bland spoke of previous suicide attempt
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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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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.
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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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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Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:
Obama: New citizens can skip pledge to take up arms and defend the U.S. — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday said it will no longer require incoming U.S. citizens to pledge that they will “bear arms on behalf of the United States” …
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Oliver Lane / BREITBART.COM:
Christian Asylum Seekers Hounded Out of Immigrant Housing by Muslim Residents — A group of Christian asylum seekers in Sweden were subjected to bullying tactics by Muslim neighbours for wearing the symbol of the cross. — The group consisted of two Christian families who lived …
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Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
McDonald's Could Offer All-Day Breakfast Nationwide in October — Results in test markets have been encouraging, memo says — McDonald's Corp. could start offering all-day breakfast nationwide in October, just months after it began testing the idea, according to a memo sent to U.S. franchisees and employees on Tuesday.
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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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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