Top Items:
Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:
In one-on-one interview, Clinton talks issues, calls Planned Parenthood videos ‘disturbing’ — New Hampshire Union Leader — Calling them “disturbing,” Hillary Clinton said undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue raise questions about the process nationwide.
RELATED:
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: The GOP Congress is set to run off the rails. That could help Hillary Clinton. — Hillary Clinton has signaled that she hopes to run for president in part by painting the GOP-controlled Congress — and, by extension, the Republican Party — as a divisive, destructive, hidebound, reactionary force.
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Examiner, Fox News and Political Wire
Katie Yoder / NewsBusters:
Nets Covered Cecil the Lion More in 1 Day Than Abortion Videos in 2 Weeks
Nets Covered Cecil the Lion More in 1 Day Than Abortion Videos in 2 Weeks
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, LifeNews.com, Wizbang, WBAY-TV, abc13.com, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Mail and Guardian
CNN:
Third Planned Parenthood video released as Senate Republicans seek to end funding
Third Planned Parenthood video released as Senate Republicans seek to end funding
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Refinery29, Common Dreams, Politico and The Hill
Dylan StablefordSenior / Yahoo Politics:
Marco Rubio: ‘All this outrage over a dead lion, but where is all the outrage over the planned parenthood dead babies’
Marco Rubio: ‘All this outrage over a dead lion, but where is all the outrage over the planned parenthood dead babies’
Discussion:
Politico, New York Times and Washington Post
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Calls Planned Parenthood Videos ???Disturbing???
Hillary Clinton Calls Planned Parenthood Videos ???Disturbing???
Discussion:
Power Line, Washington Post, Associated Press, Business Insider and National Review
Emma Ockerman / The Columbus Dispatch:
Rep. Bill Patmon introduces bill to strip state funding from Planned Parenthood
Rep. Bill Patmon introduces bill to strip state funding from Planned Parenthood
Discussion:
RedState
U.S. Department of Justice:
Congressman Chaka Fattah and Associates Charged with Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy — A member of Congress and four of his associates were indicted today for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes that were intended to further the political …
Discussion:
ABC News, Sun-Times National, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Daily Kos and Washington Free Beacon
RELATED:
Philly.com:
U.S. Rep. Fattah indicted, allegedly took illegal $1 million loan
U.S. Rep. Fattah indicted, allegedly took illegal $1 million loan
Discussion:
NPR, Mediaite, The Week and Philebrity.com
Hannah Hess / Roll Call:
Rep. Chaka Fattah Charged in 29-Count Indictment (Updated)
Rep. Chaka Fattah Charged in 29-Count Indictment (Updated)
Discussion:
Booman Tribune
Cincinnati.com:
Deters: UC officer ‘purposefully killed’ DuBose — Provided/Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters — University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge for fatally shooting Samuel DuBose during a traffic stop July 19.
Discussion:
Salon, Common Dreams and Refinery29
RELATED:
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
University of Cincinnati Officer Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Driver — A University of Cincinnati police officer was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge in what a prosecutor called “a senseless, asinine shooting” during a minor traffic stop. It was the first time such a charge had been leveled against an officer in the city.
Discussion:
Firedoglake, ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway, Washington Post and The Stranger …
Lisa Cornwall / Associated Press:
U of Cincinnati Officer Indicted For Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Motorist
U of Cincinnati Officer Indicted For Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Motorist
Discussion:
Associated Press, The Week and KLFY-TV
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Cecil the lion's killer donated to Romney — The Minnesota dentist who authorities say killed a beloved Zimbabwe lion named Cecil donated to Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. — Federal Elections Commission (FEC) forms show Walter James Palmer, a dentist in Eden Prairie, Minn., donated $5,000 to the Romney campaign in 2012.
Discussion:
CNN, CBS News, Joe. My. God., TPNN, Twitchy, The PJ Tatler and PoliticusUSA
RELATED:
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
People Are Flooding This Dentist's Facebook After He Was Named As The Hunter Who Killed Cecil The Lion — American dentist Walter Palmer was identified Tuesday by The Telegraph as the hunter who paid $50,000 to kill one of Africa's most famous lions earlier this month. — youtube.com
Discussion:
Mediaite, Heavy.com, Raw Story, Pharyngula, ThinkProgress, Vox, The Mahablog, Guardian, The Daily Banter, Common Dreams, Mashable, Addicting Info, Telegraph and Star Tribune
CNN:
American dentist says he regrets role in death of Cecil the lion — Story highlights — (CNN)Two Zimbabwean men were expected to appear in court Wednesday over the killing of Cecil the lion, one of Africa's best known big cats. But most of the attention — and the anger …
Discussion:
NBC News, TIME, Raw Story, National Geographic, WREG-TV, Guardian, WQAD-TV, FOX5 San Diego, The Stranger …, KTLA, The Daily Caller, Slantpoint, fox8.com, NPR and Mediaite
David Daley / Salon:
Camille Paglia takes on Jon Stewart, Trump, Sanders: “Liberals think of themselves as very open-minded, but that's simply not true!” — Trump's a carnival barker, but funnier than Stewart. Richard Dawkins is a joke. Sanders and Drudge earn approval — In part one of our three …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, BREITBART.COM, Daily Mail, The Daily Caller, Flavorwire, National Review, Philebrity.com, Maggie's Farm and The Federalist
RELATED:
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Jon Stewart's secret Obama meetings reveal he's a partisan hack
Jon Stewart's secret Obama meetings reveal he's a partisan hack
Discussion:
Politico, NewsBusters, Hot Air and alicublog
BBC:
Taliban conflict: Afghanistan probes Mullah Omar ‘death’ claim — Mullah Omar, filmed in secret by a BBC crew in 1996, was rarely seen in public — The Afghan government is investigating new reports that Taliban leader Mullah Omar has died, a spokesman said.
RELATED:
CNN:
Taliban's Mullah Omar died in 2013, Afghan government says
Taliban's Mullah Omar died in 2013, Afghan government says
Discussion:
NBC News and Bloomberg View
The Express TribuneThe Express Tribune:
Taliban leader Mullah Omar died in a Karachi hospital, says Afghanistan
Taliban leader Mullah Omar died in a Karachi hospital, says Afghanistan
Discussion:
Washington Post, Fox News, USA Today, The Daily Caller, The Week and Washington Free Beacon
Ayaz Gul / Voice of America:
Taliban Denies Reported Death of Leader Mullah Omar
Taliban Denies Reported Death of Leader Mullah Omar
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, ABC News, The Diplomat and abc13.com
Robert Schmidt / Bloomberg Business:
Wall Street Money Dries Up for Lawmaker After Anti-Gay Remarks — Representative Scott Garrett, who heads an influential House subcommittee overseeing the U.S. capital markets, is facing a revolt by corporate and Wall Street donors after he reportedly made anti-gay remarks at a private meeting of Republican lawmakers.
Discussion:
Political Wire and New Jersey News …
Daily Mail:
Linda Tripp reveals why ‘Hillary Clinton must never be President’ — Power play: Linda Tripp, now 65, was a civil servant who had a ringside seat during Clinton's administration. Her office was directly adjacent to Hillary's. Her recorded conversations with Lewinsky …
Discussion:
Red Alert Politics, BizPac Review and The Right Scoop
RELATED:
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hillary's haircut: $600? — Hillary Clinton reportedly went …
Hillary's haircut: $600? — Hillary Clinton reportedly went …
Discussion:
Page Six, Daily Kos and Washington Free Beacon
Tom Brady / Facebook:
I am very disappointed by the NFL's decision to uphold the 4 game suspension against me. I did nothing wrong, and no one in the Patriots organization did either. — Despite submitting to hours of testimony over the past 6 months, it is disappointing that the Commissioner upheld …
Discussion:
JustOneMinute, New York Times, Bloomberg View, Guardian, CBS Boston, ABC News, Mediaite, Mashable, USA Today, NBC News, Taylor Marsh, WBUR, The Right Scoop, ESPN, The Daily Caller, abc13.com, ProFootballTalk and Associated Press
Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Illegal immigrant ordered freed by feds now suspected of murder in Ohio — An illegal immigrant suspected of murdering one woman, wounding another and attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl was released earlier this month by Ohio sheriff's deputies after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents told …
Discussion:
Daily Mail and Hot Air
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that economic activity has been expanding moderately in recent months. Growth in household spending has been moderate and the housing sector has shown additional improvement; however …
Discussion:
Guardian, Telegraph, Wall Street Journal and Washington Free Beacon
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Ted Cruz stands by calling President Obama a sponsor of terrorism — According to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran is essentially financing terrorism. And he's not backing down after the president called his comments “outrageous.”
Discussion:
Slantpoint and The PJ Tatler
Manya Brachear Pashman / Chicago Tribune:
Wheaton College ends coverage amid fight against birth control mandate — Taking a firm stand against Obamacare's controversial contraception mandate, Wheaton College on Friday will stop providing any health insurance for students. — The decision, announced to students July 10 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, AMERICAblog News and Friendly Atheist
CNN:
Debris in Indian Ocean checked for MH370 ties — (CNN)Apparent airplane debris found off the coast of Reunion island, a French department in the western Indian Ocean, is being examined to see if it is connected to the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a member of the French Air Force in Reunion said Wednesday.
Discussion:
Mashable, Metro.co.uk, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite