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9:35 AM ET, August 13, 2015

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John R. Schindler / The Daily Beast:
The Spy Satellite Secrets in Hillary's Emails  —  These weren't just ordinary secrets found in Clinton's private server, but some of the most classified material the U.S. government has.  —  After months of denials and delaying actions, Hillary Clinton has decided to turn over her private email server to the Department of Justice.
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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Queen of Paradox and Her Crumbling Stone Wall  —  Hillary Clinton is both a political colossus and a catastrophe.  —  For once, Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to be a decent candidate.  Taking aim at weak spots in the GOP lines, she attacked Jeb Bush on women's health, Marco Rubio on abortion …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Turmoil mounts surrounding Clinton emails  —  Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Wednesday sought to dismiss criticism that her decision to give the FBI her private email server suggested any admission of wrongdoing.  —  The vigorous pushback came as the server's handover dominated …
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Why Hillary's Email Saga Hurts  —  It is giving Republicans the perfect opportunity to highlight her least appealing qualities.  —  Barring an indictment for criminal behavior, Hillary Clinton, if she's the Democratic nominee, will not lose the 2016 presidential election because of her emails.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Hillary Clinton email probe turns to Huma
Discussion: The Hill
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Hillary Clinton Keeps Making Untrue Claims About Her Use of a Private Email Server
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Outsiders take over GOP  —  Outsiders who have never before held political office are dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination.  —  Donald Trump is the GOP front-runner, while businesswoman Carly Fiorina is surging after a strong performance in last week's debate.
Discussion: BREITBART.COM
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CNN:
CNN / ORC Poll: Trump tops in Iowa as Scott Walker drops  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has a significant lead in the race to win over likely Iowa caucus-goers, according to the first CNN/ORC poll in the state this cycle.  —  Trump tops the field with 22% and is the candidate seen …
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The Post-Debate Losers (Walker) and Winners (Fiorina)
Jonathan Allen / Vox:
Hillary elites are freaking out.  This memo tells them to STOP.  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign circulated a memo to top allies in Washington this week with an unmistakably Obama-esque theme: Don't worry, we've got this.  —  It comes at a time when Clinton's elite Acela-corridor allies …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Howard Dean and Bernie Sanders — compare and contrast
Discussion: Washington Post
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Kathleen Foody / Associated Press:
Jimmy Carter says he has cancer, revealed by recent surgery  —  2 photos  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday.  —  “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Former president Jimmy Carter, 90, announces that he has cancer
Washington Post:
Donald Trump mocks Rand Paul, calls on him to quit presidential race  —  UPDATE: At 6:50 p.m., Donald Trump sent The Washington Post a lengthy response to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's ad.  Here it is, in full. … At 7:32 p.m., Paul campaign strategist Doug Stafford sent this response.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Roger Ailes to Donald Trump: ‘We resolve this now...or go to war’  —  Fox News chairman Roger Ailes woke up Monday morning thinking that his network and Donald Trump's campaign had reached an understanding.  —  After a weekend's worth of stressful phone calls, the tacit agreement …
Yahoo Politics:
The myth of Trump's angry legions  —  Voters of America: Get ahold of yourselves, please.  —  I know you're irrational and seething with anger.  I know this because I keep reading about it, in every somber piece of punditry about Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders or what's going to drive the 2016 campaign.
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Navy shuffles up aircraft carrier fleet  —  The Navy is playing musical chairs and moving around three aircraft carriers in a complicated maneuver that will leave the Asia-Pacific region without a forward-deployed carrier for several months.  —  The Navy announced Tuesday …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Desmond Lachman / The Hill:
Casting the first stone at China's currency devaluation  —  Yesterday's surprise 2 percent Chinese currency devaluation is bound to raise charges in Congress that China is a serial currency manipulator.  Never mind the context in which that devaluation occurred and the sharp appreciation of the Chinese currency that preceded it.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Police Abuse Is a Form of Terror  —  Writing about the wave of deadly encounters — many caught on video — between unarmed black people and police officers often draws a particular criticism from a particular subset of readers.  —  It is some variation of this:
Reason:
Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism  —  They're jealous, he says, they side with rulers, and they don't understand how markets work.  —  “Intellectuals have always disdained commerce” says Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey.  They “have always sided …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Sneed exclusive: Trump willing to consider a woman for VP  —  Sign-up for Chicago Sun-Times newsletters. … Getty Images  —  The Trump report  —  GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump tells Sneed he would be open to having a woman as his running mate.
Discussion: Poynter. and ThinkProgress
Jason Leopold / VICE News:
The Google Search That Made the CIA Spy on the US Senate  —  John Brennan was about to say he was sorry.  —  On July 28, 2014, the CIA director wrote a letter to senators Dianne Feinstein and Saxby Chambliss — the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee (SSCI) and the panel's ranking Republican, respectively.
Discussion: The Atlantic, Politico and Boing Boing
 
 
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Tony Blair / Guardian:
Even if you hate me, please don't take Labour over the cliff edge
Discussion: National Review and Spectator
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
L.A. Times Columnist: Carly Fiorina Should Shut Up About Beating Cancer
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Cuba dissidents won't attend US Embassy event
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
Kelly Wallace / CNN:
Kids have three times too much homework, study finds; what's the cost?
Discussion: Blogcritics
Christine Rushton / USA Today:
How to watch the Perseid meteor shower
Alejandra Cancino / Chicago Tribune:
Kraft Heinz cuts jobs as new era begins
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and WQAD-TV
Los Angeles Times:
Woman killed by LAPD after robbery reported in South L.A.
Discussion: KTLA and ABC News
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Judge Gives Texas Deadline on Same-Sex Marriage Policies
Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
NBCUniversal Buys Big Chunks of Vox Media and BuzzFeed
Lynh Bui / Washington Post:
5 GAO workers charged with fraud in obtaining school lunch subsidies
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Brandi Lee Weaver-Gates, Pennsylvania Beauty Queen, Arrested After Allegedly Faking Cancer
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., 65% Favor Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run