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7:20 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
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’
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
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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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
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 …
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.
CNN:
University cop indicted for murder in shooting of Samuel DuBose
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 …
CNN:
Taliban's Mullah Omar died in 2013, Afghan government says  —  Afghan officials: Mullah Omar is dead 02:43  —  Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar died in April 2013 in Pakistan, a spokesperson for Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday in a news release, citing “credible information.”
Discussion: NBC News and Bloomberg View
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BBC:
Taliban conflict: Afghanistan probes Mullah Omar ‘death’ claim
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.
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 …
Judicial Watch:
Federal Judge Threatens To Hold IRS Commissioner, DOJ Lawyers in Contempt of Court over Lerner  —  (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced that U.S District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan today threatened to hold the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Justice Department attorneys …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Newly recovered Lois Lerner email shows IRS tried to cover up tea party targeting
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: Hot Air and Daily Mail
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.
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
 
 
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Dismantling military's transgender ban to begin Monday
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Jail Guards Tortured Inmate With A Burmese Python, Lawsuit Says
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Aaron Pero / KRON4.com:
Timeline: Maddy Middleton murder investigation
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Boehner Brushes Off Leadership Challenge
Discussion: US News
Washington Post:
State Department official charged with spying on D.C. women in their homes
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Paul Nussbaum / Philly.com:
SEPTA will sell pope passes by lottery
Discussion: Religion News Service
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
A Dream Undone
Discussion: National Review
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Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Bernie Sanders' Southern Strategy
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Chris Christie doubles down on marijuana comments
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Politico:
The Kochs freeze out Donald Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Closing Europe's Harbors
Discussion: Crooked Timber
New York Times:
Under Oath, Donald Trump Shows His Raw Side
 

 
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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

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

 
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