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6:05 PM ET, July 29, 2015

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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.
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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.
Katie Yoder / NewsBusters:
Nets Covered Cecil the Lion More in 1 Day Than Abortion Videos in 2 Weeks  —  Share it Tweet it  —  America's anchors have spoken: the shooting of one lion vastly outweighs the trafficking of baby parts by a taxpayer-funded abortion giant.  —  In other words, the broadcast news shows spent …
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 …
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Politico:
Longtime congressman Chaka Fattah indicted
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Hannah Hess / Roll Call:
Rep. Chaka Fattah Charged in 29-Count Indictment (Updated)
Discussion: Booman Tribune
6abc.com:
Rep. Chaka Fattah indicted in racketeering case
Discussion: Moe Lane and The Gateway Pundit
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
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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.
Lisa Cornwall / Associated Press:
U of Cincinnati Officer Indicted For Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Motorist  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday, adding that the officer …
Discussion: Associated Press, KLFY-TV and The Week
CNN:
University cop indicted for murder in shooting of Samuel DuBose
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.
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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 …
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
People Are Flooding This Dentist's Facebook After He Was Named As The Hunter Who Killed Cecil The Lion
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 …
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
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.
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CNN:
Taliban's Mullah Omar died in 2013, Afghan government says
Discussion: NBC News and Bloomberg View
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 …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hillary's haircut: $600?  —  Hillary Clinton reportedly went …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Boehner Brushes Off Leadership Challenge  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) brushed off a challenge to his leadership from Rep. Mark Meadows (R., N.C.) on Wednesday, but not without showing some irritation.  —  Mr. Boehner said Wednesday he had not spoken with Mr. Meadows …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Boehner: Fall agenda ‘smooth sailing’
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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.
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 …
Washington Post:
State Department official charged with spying on D.C. women in their homes  —  A senior State Department official facing charges of soliciting a juvenile for sex in Fairfax County was arrested in the District on Sunday and charged with taking videos of women through the windows of their homes, according to authorities.
Discussion: ABC News
 
 
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Ted Cruz stands by calling President Obama a sponsor of terrorism
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London Evening Standard:
Cable Street museum which promised to celebrate East End women now devoted to Jack the Ripper
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Newly recovered Lois Lerner email shows IRS tried to cover up tea party targeting
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Paul Nussbaum / Philly.com:
SEPTA will sell pope passes by lottery
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
A Dream Undone
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Wheaton College ends coverage amid fight against birth control mandate
Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Bernie Sanders' Southern Strategy
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Closing Europe's Harbors
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FOX 4 reporter confronts woman accused of stealing his identity
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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