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8:25 PM ET, August 6, 2015

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Politico:
How Jeb and the GOP got trumped  —  The establishment wanted a sweet '16, not a 17-candidate pileup.  Here's what happened.  —  SHARES  —  Jeb Bush, the man who would be front-runner, was as surprised as anybody when Donald Trump jumped into the 2016 presidential race in June.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Trump Campaign Has Descended Into Civil War — Even Ivanka Has Gotten Involved  —  Left unchecked, the dysfunction threatens to undermine the Donald's core message: his management acumen.  —  Shares … No matter what happens when Donald Trump takes center stage at the prime …
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
The Official GOP Debate Drinking Game Rules  —  On Thursday, August 6th, in Cleveland, Fox is hosting the first of many debates between candidates for the Republican Party presidential nomination.  —  Actually there will be two debates.  One is for the top 10 poll performers …
Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Business:
The King of Coal Reveals $1 Million Bet on Jeb Bush  —  Chris Cline, the billionaire coal baron, revealed himself today as the donor behind a $1 million contribution to a super-PAC supporting Jeb Bush's presidential campaign.  —  “Chris is proud to support Right to Rise,” said Brian Glasser …
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Carly Fiorina Attacks Jeb Bush For ‘Foolish’ Comment on Women's Health  —  Carly Fiorina took aim at Jeb Bush on Thursday over the former Florida governor's comments earlier in the week in which he said he was “not sure we need half a billion dollars for women's health issues.”
Discussion: The Week
James Miklaszewski / CNBC:
Russia hacks Pentagon computers: NBC, citing sources  —  NBC News is reporting Russia has hacked computers at the Pentagon, with CNBC's Sue Herera.  —  U.S. officials tell NBC News that Russia launched a “sophisticated cyberattack” against the Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system …
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Nancy A. Youssef / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Hack ‘Most Sophisticated’ Ever
Discussion: Business Insider
NBC News:
Russian Cyber Attack Targets Pentagon Email Systems: Officials
Discussion: CNN, The Verge and Mashable
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux — Surprise, We're Married!!!  (PHOTOS)  —  JENNIFER ANISTON & JUSTIN THEROUX  —  SURPRISE ... WE'RE HITCHED!!  —  8/6/2015 7:08 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux had a surprise wedding at their Bel Air mansion last night …
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux Marry in Top-Secret Wedding: Details!  —  J&J forever!  Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux have at last tied the knot, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.  The couple married in a top-secret wedding at their L.A. home on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Discussion: TMZ.com, fox8.com, The Week and Guardian
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham gets America to Google him  —  Lindsey Graham's brief, morose comments about the difficult times of his life appears to have spurred a huge spike in search interest for the South Carolina senator.  He talked about the death of his parents at about 6:10 p.m. — and Google searches for him spiked immediately afterward.
Discussion: Hit & Run
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Associated Press:
The Latest: GOP Hopefuls Say They'll Cancel Obama's Orders  —  The Latest on the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign for president:  —  What's the first executive order they'll issue on the first day in the Oval Office?  —  For the candidates taking part in the early forum …
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Fox News Moderators Look for Ways to Keep 10 Candidates on Their Toes  —  CLEVELAND — Just over 24 hours before the first Republican primary debate here, more than a dozen Fox News executives and producers gathered Wednesday with their debate moderators — Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
No apology from GOP, Santorum says
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Race to 2016: Second-tier GOP candidates face tough questions in debate
Washington Post:
Head of nuclear agency speaks to Senate committee on nuclear deal  —  The head of the international organization that is the linchpin of the Iran nuclear deal told a Senate committee Wednesday that he cannot divulge confidential details of its arrangement to examine Iran's nuclear research …
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Alan M. Dershowitz / USA Today:
Mr. Obama, your Iran deal will fall apart: Alan Dershowitz
Discussion: Instapundit
Wall Street Journal:
Inspectors So Far Denied Access to Iran's Scientists
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump's Six Stages Of Doom  —  The recent polling surge by Donald Trump has launched a thousand stories about Trump's “unprecedented campaign.”  But it's nothing all that unusual: Similar surges occurred for almost every Republican candidate four years ago, including Herman Cain …
Emily L. Mahoney / Arizona Republic:
Bounty hunters mistakenly target Phoenix police chief's house  —  Raw video: Bounty hunters mistakenly target Phoenix police chief's house  —  It was a case of mistaken identity worthy of reality television.  And it could have had deadly consequences.  —  Eleven bounty hunters looking …
Discussion: KFOR-TV
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Bounty Hunters Mistakenly Target Phoenix Police Chief's House (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
David Lat / Above the Law:
Jared Leto's Lawyer Strenuously Objects To Claims That Her Client Has A Large — Yes, Large — Penis  —  On Tuesday, Allison S. Hart of Lavely & Singer, the prominent entertainment law firm, sent a letter threatening legal action against Lipstick Alley, a celebrity gossip site featuring message boards …
Discussion: Jezebel and Refinery29
Politico:
Democrats set debate schedule  —  Democrats have got themselves a primary.  —  The first debate for the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential contenders will take place October 13 in Nevada and be hosted by CNN, the Democratic National Committee announced Thursday, just hours …
John Hersey / New Yorker:
I—A NOISELESS FLASH  —  At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works, had just sat down at her place …
Kevin Reece / KHOU-TV:
Dash cam video released of state rep's traffic stop  —  The Austin County Sheriff's Office released the dash camera video of a July 14 traffic stop of State  —  The Austin County Sheriff's Office released the dash camera video of a July 14 traffic stop of State Representative Garnet Coleman Tuesday …
Barack Obama / Medium:
50 Years After the Voting Rights Act, We Still Have Work to Do … Fifty years ago today, because of the sacrifice of countless men and women, that right was secured for more Americans.  —  On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law …
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Republican Committee Quietly Rejects Anti-Gay Marriage Resolution  —  The Republican National Committee's resolutions committee quietly rejected a pair of resolutions critical of homosexuality Wednesday.  —  The controversial resolutions dealing with sex education and same-sex marriage threatened …
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Police review video of Northern California officer pulling gun on man recording him  —  A Northern California police department is reviewing a video showing one of its officers pulling a gun on a man who was recording him on his cellphone.  —  The video, posted on YouTube …
Discussion: Shakesville
Jack Holmes / New York Magazine:
White Kids Get Medicated When They Misbehave, Black Kids Get Suspended — or Arrested  —  <span>Troublemakers can get help or get punished — it all depends on what school they go to.</span>  —  In recent years, as a national conversation about racial discrepancies in American policing has heated up …
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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Paxton ordered to contempt hearing over same-sex marriage
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Top GOP senator blocking State nominees over Clinton probe
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Daily Mail:
ISIS executes 19 girls for refusing to have sex with fighters as UN envoy reveals how sex slaves …
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Hillsborough man pleads guilty to murder of co-worker, setting her body on fire
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Exclusive: Justice Department Admits Misleading Congress on Marijuana Vote
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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”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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