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1:55 AM ET, August 8, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump attacks Megyn Kelly: ‘There was blood coming out of her eyes’  —  Donald Trump's campaign for president has suddenly become a campaign against Fox News.  —  One day after he starred in Fox's GOP primary debate, Trump lashed out at debate moderator Megyn Kelly and the network as a whole.
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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.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Erick Erickson / RedState:
I Have Disinvited Donald Trump to the RedState Gathering  —  I have tried to give a great deal of latitude to Donald Trump in his run for the Presidency.  —  He is not a professional politician and is known for being a blunt talker.  He connects with so much of the anger in the Republican base …
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 …
TIME:
Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Primetime Republican Debate
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
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 …
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Irin Carmon / msnbc.com:
GOP candidates: Ban abortion, no exceptions  —  At the first debate among candidates vying for the GOP presidential nomination, the question was not whether or not to ban abortion or to defund Planned Parenthood.  It was about whether exceptions in the case of rape, incest, or a woman's life endangerment are legitimate.
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Big Dog That Didn't Bark in the Republican Debate
Discussion: Daily Kos
Bloomberg Business:
Oops: Jeb's Website Publishes, Then Deletes, Attacks on Walker, Rubio
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.
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Life Sentence for James Holmes, Aurora Theater Gunman  —  CENTENNIAL, Colo., — In a decision that surprised many in this community, a jury sentenced James E. Holmes to life in prison with no chance of parole on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the man who carried out a 2012 shooting rampage …
Discussion: The Week and Althouse
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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 …
Politico:
Don't disrespect our president, black lawmakers tell Netanyahu  —  The audience for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress on March 3 is shaping up to be largely Republican — and almost completely white.  —  Many members of the Congressional Black Caucus …
Discussion: Slantpoint
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.
Chicago Tribune:
U. of I. officials used personal email to hide discussions  —  University of Illinois senior administrators used personal email accounts to discuss sensitive and controversial issues, and then failed to disclose the records when they were requested by the public.
Los Angeles Times:
Exclusive Architect Frank Gehry is helping L.A. with its Los Angeles River master plan, but secrecy troubles some  —  Architect Frank Gehry is working with city officials to draft a new master plan for the redevelopment of the Los Angeles River, bringing the avant-garde sensibilities …
Discussion: 89.3 KPCC
BBC:
Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel hacked to death in Dhaka  —  Niloy Neel was an atheist from a Hindu background  —  A Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say.  —  Niloy Neel was attacked at his home in the city's Goran area.
NBC News:
Chattanooga Shooting: Navy Plans Armed Guards for Reserve Centers  —  After a gunman killed four Marines and a sailor at a Navy Reserve Center in Chattanooga last month, the Navy plans to station armed guards at all of its reserve centers across the country, NBC News has learned.
Discussion: CNN, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Caroline May / BREITBART.COM:
24,710,000 Foreign-Born People Employed In U.S.  —  The number of foreign-born people employed in the U.S. dipped slightly in July but remained about three times higher than the number of unemployed native-born Americans, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 
 
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Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
That's Not Funny!  —  Three comics sat around a café table …
Discussion: Mediaite and Instapundit
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Voting Rights Act is 50 years old. In North Carolina, its legacy hangs in the balance.
Yahoo Politics:
GOP 2016 Debates in Cleveland
Discussion: Yahoo News Photos
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
The President Defends His Iran Plan
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Schumer, White House at war over Iran
Jordan Robertson Michael Riley / Bloomberg Business:
American Airlines, Sabre Said to Be Hit in Hacks Backed by China
Discussion: The Hill, Computerworld and Daily Mail
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Jennifer S. Mann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fired Ferguson court clerk now working in another nearby court
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
One America / PR Newswire:
Ben Carson Scores Big Win at the First GOP Debate followed by Marco Rubio
Discussion: Hot Air and The Pulse 2016
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
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
18-Year-Old Sentenced to Five Years for Robbing Man, 84, She Met on Dating Site
Discussion: Jezebel and New York's PIX11
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Jon Stewart Cements His Legacy in ‘Daily Show’ Finale
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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