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4:20 PM ET, August 7, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
GOP debate: Early numbers suggest record audience  —  Early overnight Nielsen ratings suggest that Thursday's Republican debate was not just the most-watched primary debate in history — it may have been twice as big as the previous record-holder.  —  The debate on Fox News …
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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.
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.
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 …
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
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?
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Graham: Trump questions were an ‘inquisition’ not a debate  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is criticizing Fox News, saying the moderators of Thursday night's debate were too harsh with GOP rival Donald Trump.  —  “This was more of an inquisition than it was a debate,” Graham said on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Friday morning.
Discussion: CNN, Instapundit and Politico
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
The GOP debate: 7 takeaways
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:   Whose Party Is It, Anyway?
CNN:
Debate coach: Why Kasich was fantastic
Discussion: Refinery29 and Kasich for America
Alex Weprin / POLITICO New York:
Fox News GOP primary debate smashes ratings records
Discussion: The Daily Banter and RedState
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
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Trump: Fox News Questions “Not Nice,” “Inappropriate”
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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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Schumer, White House at war over Iran  —  Senator's opposition to Iran deal riles Obama allies, as both sides quarrel over timing.  —  The White House lit into Sen. Chuck Schumer on Friday for his decision to vote no on the Iran deal and suggested that he's put his clear path to be the next Democratic leader in doubt.
Discussion: Political Wire
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
David Brooks / New York Times:
3 U.S. Defeats: Vietnam, Iraq and Now Iran
Discussion: Power Line and JustOneMinute
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Schumer comes out against Iran deal
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 …
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 …
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
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
24 Million Watch GOP Debate on Fox News; Most-Watched Cable News Program Ever  —  In the estimation of many reporters who cover the political and media beats, Fox News was the winner of the first GOP debate.  And with the just-released ratings we can confirm that.
 
 
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James Fallows / The Atlantic:
The President Defends His Iran Plan
Discussion: Slate and Hullabaloo
Jordan Robertson Michael Riley / Bloomberg Business:
American Airlines, Sabre Said to Be Hit in Hacks Backed by China
Discussion: The Hill, 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
 Earlier Items: 
Julie Wurth / News-Gazette:
Updated: Phyllis Wise to resign as UI chancellor, effective next week
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Jon Stewart Cements His Legacy in ‘Daily Show’ Finale
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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
 

 
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