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3:50 PM ET, August 7, 2015

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Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Fox News Couldn't Kill Trump's Momentum and May Have Only Made It Stronger  —  Judging by Thursday's electric debate, he may have sensed his true opponent before anyone else had a clue: the network.  —  t joshuagreen  —  A few hours before Thursday's Fox News debate, a friend of Donald Trump's confided to me that Trump was nervous.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
From Trump on Down, the Republicans Can't Be Serious  —  This was, according to many commentators, going to be the election cycle Republicans got to show off their “deep bench.”  The race for the nomination would include experienced governors like Jeb Bush and Scott Walker …
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Is Trump a Clinton plant?  —  Tongues are wagging throughout the world of political insiders with news that former president and potential future first gentleman Bill Clinton had a great chat with Donald Trump shortly before the real estate magnate announced his candidacy for president.
Alex Weprin / POLITICO New York:
Fox News GOP primary debate smashes ratings records  —  Last night's GOP debate on Fox News was the most watched primary debate in history, averaging a whopping 24 million viewers from 9 to just past 11 pm, according to data from Nielsen.  7.9 million of those viewers were in the cable news core demo of adults 25-54.
Discussion: The Daily Banter, RedState and Politico
Eliza Collins / Politico:
7 things Trump said that would have destroyed any other GOP candidate  —  Donald Trump has said things publicly that seemingly no other candidate could have gotten away with.  Criticize Sen. John McCain for being captured during the Vietnam War?  Check.  Call women he doesn't like fat pigs?
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
A Foxy, Rowdy Republican Debate  —  The first question to Chris Christie was about the nine credit downgrades that New Jersey had suffered since he became its governor.  —  Ben Carson was reminded of his domestic-policy blunders, of his foreign-policy blunders, of a whole raft of loopy statements …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Graham: Trump questions were an ‘inquisition’ not a debate
Discussion: CNN, Instapundit and Politico
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
The GOP debate: 7 takeaways
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Trump: Fox News Questions “Not Nice,” “Inappropriate”
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump lunched with Fox's Roger Ailes
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and BuzzFeed
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump makes it clear that he plays by his own rules
Discussion: Fox News and Hot Air
Chuck Schumer / Medium:
My Position on the Iran Deal  —  Every several years or so a legislator is called upon to cast a momentous vote in which the stakes are high and both sides of the issue are vociferous in their views.  —  Over the years, I have learned that the best way to treat such decisions is to study …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
MoveOn rips Schumer on Iran, says Dems should find ‘a new leader’
New York Times:
Chuck Schumer Opposes Iran Nuclear Deal, Shaking Democratic Firewall
New York Times:
Opposing Iran Nuclear Deal, Chuck Schumer Rattles Democratic Firewall
Discussion: JustOneMinute and The Right Pundit
Bloomberg Business:
Oops: Jeb's Website Publishes, Then Deletes, Attacks on Walker, Rubio  —  The former Florida governor's campaign describes the attacks as “draft pages.”  —  Jeb Bush's official campaign website on Thursday briefly featured two separate sections attacking two top Republican rivals …
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CNN:
Debate coach: Why Kasich was fantastic
Discussion: Refinery29 and Kasich for America
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:   Whose Party Is It, Anyway?
Politico:
The Debate's Biggest Winners-And Losers
Discussion: Washington Post
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Winners at the G.O.P. Debate Did Not Include Bush and Trump
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Trump Alters the Way the Rest of the Field Is Perceived
Chad Livengood / Detroit News:
Recordings: State rep asked aide to hide relationship  —  Lansing — State Rep. Todd Courser planned the distribution of a fictional email alleging he had sex with a male prostitute in a bid to conceal his relationship with Rep. Cindy Gamrat, according to audio recordings obtained by The Detroit News.
TIME:
Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Primetime Republican Debate  —  Ten Republican presidential candidates met in Cleveland for a primetime debate on Fox News.  —  At the debate, real estate mogul Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio …
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CBS News:
Transcript of the 2015 GOP debate (9 pm)
Discussion: ThinkProgress and National Review
Daniel Veditz / Mozilla Security Blog:
Firefox exploit found in the wild  —  Yesterday morning, August 5, a Firefox user informed us that an advertisement on a news site in Russia was serving a Firefox exploit that searched for sensitive files and uploaded them to a server that appears to be in Ukraine.
KLTV-TV:
Judge sentences East Texas man to get married or face jail time  —  An East Texas couple says their choice to marry when they wanted to was taken away by a criminal court judge.  —  In July, a Smith County judge sentenced Josten Bundy to get married to his 19-year-old girlfriend as part of his probation …
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
18-Year-Old Sentenced to Five Years for Robbing Man, 84, She Met on Dating Site  —  A teenager who with her twin sister robbed an octogenarian they met on an Internet dating site was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison.  —  The woman, Shaina Foster, 18, had pleaded guilty to one count …
Discussion: Jezebel and New York's PIX11
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Big Dog That Didn't Bark in the Republican Debate  —  Pop quiz: what's the biggest strategic decision facing the Republican Party over the next two months?  If you answered “whether to shut down the federal government over Planned Parenthood, climate change regs, immigration, Obamacare …
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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Jordan Robertson Michael Riley / Bloomberg Business:
American Airlines, Sabre Said to Be Hit in Hacks Backed by China
Discussion: Daily Mail and Computerworld
Jennifer S. Mann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fired Ferguson court clerk now working in another nearby court
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
One America / PR Newswire:
Ben Carson Scores Big Win at the First GOP Debate followed by Marco Rubio
Discussion: The Pulse 2016 and Hot Air
Sarah Sell / Detroit Free Press:
GRPD arrests 5 suspects in assault seen on video
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Denver Post:
EPA accidently releases water; Durango residents warned to cut back on water use as health officials evaluate river
Sara Pelissero / KARE-TV:
University of Minnesota athletics director abruptly resigns
Discussion: WWBT-TV
Julie Wurth / News-Gazette:
Updated: Phyllis Wise to resign as UI chancellor, effective next week
 Earlier Items: 
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Jon Stewart Cements His Legacy in ‘Daily Show’ Finale
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Tara Copp / Military.com:
Navy: No Charges Against Officer for Weapons Violations in Attack
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton dismisses debate, rips GOP on voting rights
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Democrats tweet sexist attack on Carly Fiorina
Discussion: Althouse, The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Judge asked to seize USB flash drive containing Hillary Clinton's email
 

 
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