Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:45 PM ET, August 1, 2015

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Joe Biden Said to Be Taking New Look at Presidential Run  —  Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his associates have begun to actively explore a possible presidential campaign, an entry that would upend the Democratic field and deliver a direct threat to Hillary Rodham Clinton …
RELATED:
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Joe Biden in 2016: What Would Beau Do?  —  WASHINGTON — A PATTERN of cutting corners, a patina of entitlement and inevitability, has led to this.  —  Destroying digital messages and thwarting official investigations while acting all innocent about wiping out sensitive material.
Washington Post:
Top Clinton aide accused of receiving overpayments at State Department  —  State Department investigators concluded this year that Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's closest aides, was overpaid by nearly $10,000 because of violations of rules governing vacation and sick leave during her tenure as an official in the department.
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Clinton aide and confidante was overpaid at State Dept.  —  State Department investigators have concluded that Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, was overpaid by nearly $10,000 while working at the State Department, the Washington Post reports.
Discussion: Progress Pond
Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Federal Judge Orders State Department to Ask Hillary Clinton to Account …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Power Line
Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
Judge Orders Hillary Clinton to Answer for ‘Home-Brew’ Server
Ryan Carey-Mahoney / USA Today:
Jericho, Cecil the lion's brother, killed  —  The brother of Cecil the lion, whose death sparked widespread outrage this week, was killed by a hunter Saturday afternoon in Zimbabwe, a local conservation group said.  —  “I'm very disappointed.  I'm heartbroken,” Zimbabwe Conservation Task …
Discussion: KSNG-TV, Slantpoint and France 24
RELATED:
Wills Robinson For / Daily Mail:
Has a poacher killed Cecil's brother?  Zimbabwe park claims ANOTHER lion has been shot dead - and it may be cub protector Jericho  —  There are fears Cecil's brother Jericho has been shot dead by poachers in Zimbabwe, but others believe it could be another lion.
CNN:
Cecil the lion's brother, Jericho, also illegally killed in Zimbabwe, official says  —  Beloved animals 8 photos  —  Cecil the lion probably never knew how beloved he was.  The Zimbabwean feline, who was killed on a hunt in early July, was a popular attraction among visitors …
Washington Post:   Cecil the lion's killer may have trouble avoiding extradition, experts say
William Saletan / Slate:
The Iran hearings have shown how the Republican Party can no longer be trusted with the presidency.  —  If Republicans win the White House next year, they'll almost certainly control the entire federal government.  Many of them, running for president or aspiring to leadership roles in Congress …
Hayley Peterson / Business Insider:
The FBI has subpoenaed lewd text messages between Subway's Jared Fogle and a former Subway franchisee  —  The FBI has subpoenaed an affidavit containing alleged texts between former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle and a former female Subway franchisee in which Fogle says he paid for sex with a 16-year-old girl …
New York Times:
Small Pool of Rich Donors Dominates Election Giving  —  Fewer than four hundred families are responsible for almost half the money raised in the 2016 presidential campaign, a concentration of political donors that is unprecedented in the modern era.  —  The vast majority of the $388 million …
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:   Billionaires Put Their Stamp on 2016 Presidential Campaigns
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush at Urban League: Obama was ‘speaking the truth’ after shooting
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Allen West / Allen B. West:
What's happening to this heroic Navy officer from the Chattanooga shooting will make your blood BOIL  —  I never like to be reactionary and follow anything that may just be hyperbole or conspiracy theory.  That's why I held off on addressing this issue until I got confirmation — which came Friday afternoon via text message.
Jessica McMaster / KSHB-TV:
Video of Lenexa PD arrest goes viral, sparks concerns  —  LENEXA, Kan. - A video that shows two Lenexa police officers making an arrest has gone viral and sparked concerns on social media.  —  John Sherman said he was at the Winstead's restaurant, located near 95th Street and Quivira …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Brendan James / International Business Times:
Salon.com Recognizes Union, Ending Monthlong Standoff With Editorial Staff  —  The liberal website Salon.com on Friday recognized its editorial staffers' request to form a union late Friday, ending a monthlong standoff between writers and managers at the 20-year-old publication, International Business Times has learned.
WFAA-TV:
Sources: Grand jury indicts Attorney General Ken Paxton  —  McKINNEY — A grand jury has indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on multiple felony charges, according to several sources who are familiar with the complaints.  —  The charges will be unsealed in McKinney on Monday about noon …
Discussion: New York Times, Towleroad and KLTV-TV
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Questions raised about Planned Parenthood cuts  —  If federal funding for Planned Parenthood is blocked, could community health centers fill in the gap in services?  —  Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) argues it's entirely possible, and the Senate is scheduled to vote on such a measure on Monday.
Discussion: ABC News and Hot Air
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 5:45 PM ET, August 1, 2015.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Reuters:
Exclusive: Donald Trump's companies have sought visas to import at least 1,100 workers
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Decides to Retaliate Against China's Hacking
Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Rivals of ISIS Attack U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Group
Robby Soave / The Daily Beast:
The College That Hates ‘Americans’
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Post
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Economics 101: Wal-Mart Hikes Minimum Wages, Prepares To Fire 1000
Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
Top Trump adviser has a history of provocative and racial Facebook posts
Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal:
Japanese Police Arrest Mark Karpelès of Collapsed Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox
Discussion: New York Times, The Verge and Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
We're Making Life Too Hard for Millennials
Kerry Picket / The Daily Caller:
Dem: Obama Ready To Ignore Congress If Veto On Iran Deal Is Overridden
Discussion: Freedom Outpost and Hot Air
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Turns out Obamacare is a government takeover
Discussion: Newsalert and Bloomberg View
Roxane Gay / New York Times:
Of Lions and Men: Mourning Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Ashley Southall / New York Times:
Award in Lead Paint Lawsuit Can't Be Tied to Ethnicity, Judge Rules
Discussion: Addicting Info and Raw Story
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page