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5:45 PM ET, August 3, 2015

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Steven Shepard / Politico:
With debate looming, Trump has huge lead in new poll  —  The identities of the 10 Republicans likely to be on stage at Thursday's presidential debate are coming into focus after another poll on Monday shows Donald Trump running away from the rest of the field and Rick Perry lagging behind his competitors for the final spot.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Paul Singer / USA Today:
Everson to file complaint over first GOP debate  —  The Republican presidential race kicks off in earnest this week with the first GOP debate in Cleveland Thursday.  Meanwhile all 17 candidates are jockeying to get a spot on the stage and a place in the hearts and minds of voters.  (Aug. 2) AP
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
D.L. Hughley: Trump's popularity is tied to his racism — 'If he said n****r he'd be elected tomorrow'
Discussion: LiberalAmerica.org and TMZ.com
Politico:   Donald Trump is cash cow for GOP state parties
Jake Halpern / New Yorker:
The Cop  —  Darren Wilson was not indicted for shooting Michael Brown.  Many people in Ferguson question whether justice was done. … “I know it's late, but you wanna come up for a coconut or something?”  —  BUY THE PRINT » … BUY THE PRINT » … “Once you learn, though, you'll never forget.”
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Bobby Jindal Cuts Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthoods In Louisiana  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) announced he had ended the state's Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood in response to an anti-abortion “sting” video campaign against the reproductive health service.
Discussion: The Week
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Monday: Planned Parenthood vote
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Call Donald Trump's Cell Phone and Ask Him About His Important Ideas  —  Last month, American reality show entertainer turned American political system entertainer Donald Trump publicized presidential rival Sen. Lindsey Graham's cell number, urging his supporters to “try it.”
Steve Politi / New Jersey Online:
Christie booed mercilessly — twice — at the Haskell  —  OCEANPORT — It was one long happy celebration at Monmouth Park for the great American Pharoah's latest victory.  At least, that is, until Gov. Chris Christie stepped into the Winner's Circle to present the trophy.  —  And then, the record crowd of 60,983 booed.
Discussion: Business Insider and Progress Pond
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Chris Christie Gets Booed ‘Loudly’ During Actual Horse Race In New Jersey
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz Makes Disgusting Bacon Using ‘Machine Gun’ (VIDEO)  —  Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is hoping for a viral hit (in the vein of Sen. Lindsey Graham) when he teamed up with Independent Journal Review on Monday to cook bacon with a “machine gun.”  —  Spoiler: It's disgusting.
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Ted Cruz Says Climate-Change Fears Falsified by Scientists and Politicians
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP's anger turns in upon itself  —  With the first GOP primary debate this week, the Republican Party will be at the center of the nation's political attention.  —  This should be a high time for Republicans.  —  The party won control of the Senate last year while holding its majority in the House.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
WATCH: Clueless Klansman at Confederate flag rally confronted for wearing FUBU shoes  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A man with a Ku Klux Klan tattoo and hat was caught wearing FUBU shoes — an iconic brand associated with hip hop — at a rally in support of the Confederate flag at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia.
Stanley Greenberg / Washington Monthly:
The Average Joe's Proviso  —  Democrats cannot win big or consistently enough, deep enough down the ticket or broadly enough in the states, unless they run much stronger with white working-class and downscale voters.  That includes running better with white working-class swing voters, of course.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP field gets ready to rumble  —  Thursday marks the true opening salvo in the GOP presidential race, as the top 10 candidates are slated to face off in the long-awaited Fox News debate.  —  With just more than half the declared candidates on stage, the event will give voters a chance …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
America's Un-Greek Tragedies in Puerto Rico and Appalachia  —  On Friday the government of Puerto Rico announced that it was about to miss a bond payment.  It claimed that for technical legal reasons this wouldn't be a default, but that's a distinction without a difference.  —  So is Puerto Rico America's Greece?
Discussion: Forbes
John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:
Where Joe Biden Is Coming From  —  Three years ago, in mid-August 2012, I spent several days in close quarters with Joe Biden for a magazine profile I was writing.  In an interview in his cabin aboard Air Force Two, I asked Biden about a topic much discussed back then, and even more so …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Jeb Bush Threatens To Unilaterally Cut Members Of Congress' Pay If They Don't Do What He Wants  —  Late last month, Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush cast the Constitution's model for separation of powers to the winds with a 15 second video centered around one proposal …
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Jeb Bush on His Campaign Cash: Tough Luck if Critics Don't Like It
Discussion: Progress Pond
James Cook / Business Insider:
Apple is preparing to launch a voicemail service that will use Siri to transcribe your messages  —  Apple employees are testing a voicemail service that uses Siri to answer your calls and transcribe voicemail messages.  Apple's iCloud service will then send you the text of the transcribed voicemail …
Discussion: US News, Mashable and The Week
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Bobby Jindal: Mayors Of Sanctuary Cities Should Be Arrested  —  “I would hold them as an accomplice.  Make them criminally culpable.”  —  Stacy Revere / Getty Images  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told Boston Herald Radio on Monday morning that mayors of sanctuary cities should be arrested.
Austin American-Statesman:
Ken Paxton arrested, booked; indictment released  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  The indictment listing three felony charges also expected to be made available to the public.  —  Attorney general scheduled to get fingerprinted, and mugshot taken, Monday morning.
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Now 60% Chance Of A Government Shutdown  —  The chance of a federal government shutdown increased dramatically and precipitously last week from 40 percent to 60 percent.  It's now more likely than not that a shutdown will result from the craziness going on in Washington.
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Sen. Graham moved up in Air Force Reserve ranks despite light duties  —  Of all the candidates vying to become the nation's next commander in chief, none has spent as much time in the military as Sen. Lindsey O. Graham.  The South Carolina Republican retired from the Air Force this summer …
 
 
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John Lippert / Bloomberg Business:
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Question of the Day  —  National Review's Jay Nordlinger wins …
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