memeorandum: When Does A Candidate Become A Candidate? (Bradley A. Smith/The Daily Caller)

10:40 AM ET, August 13, 2015

Top Items:

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.

Discussion: National Review, BizPac Review, RedState, Washington Free Beacon and Commentary Magazine

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.

Discussion: Politico, Instapundit and New York Times

Rachael Bade / Politico:

Hillary Clinton email probe turns to Huma — Clinton's top aide is likely to face more questions, not least from congressional investigators, about her access to Clinton's system. — Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's most trusted confidante, is increasingly becoming a central figure …

Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Turmoil mounts surrounding Clinton emails

Discussion: Mr. Conservative, Politico, Common Dreams, Boston Herald and Liberaland

Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Queen of Paradox and Her Crumbling Stone Wall

Discussion: BREITBART.COM, miamiherald, Liberal Values, Washington Free Beacon, Conservatives4Palin and New York Times

Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Hillary Clinton Keeps Making Untrue Claims About Her Use of a Private Email Server

Discussion: NBC News, JustOneMinute, NO QUARTER USA NET, Jezebel, The Intercept, Hot Air, National Review, Outside the Beltway, CNN, The Daily Caller, American Spectator and Business Insider

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Politico, CNN and The Daily Caller

The Hill:

Dems near Clinton panic mode — Democrats are worried that the furor over Hillary Clinton's private email server will be prolonged and intensified after her sudden move to hand it to the FBI. — The Clinton campaign's decision to give up the server and a thumb-drive containing back-up copies …

Discussion: Political Wire

Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Is Sounding Out Allies About a 2016 Bid

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Political Wire, Fox News and Washington Post

Van Jones / CNN:
Disrupting Bernie Sanders and the Democrats: 5 lessons

Discussion: Progressive Secular Humanist, Hullabaloo, Politico and Yahoo Politics

Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Howard Dean and Bernie Sanders — compare and contrast

Discussion: Washington Post

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 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Mediaite, Political Wire, The Big Picture and Contemptor

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

ATR / Americans for Tax Reform:
Send to Kindle Follow @taxreformer — Governor Chris Christie …

Discussion: New Jersey Online, CNN, Business Insider, RedState and Washington Times

Eric Martin / Bloomberg Business:

Sorry Donald Trump, Mexico Says It Will Not Pay for Border Wall — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration said there's no truth to U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's assertion that the nation would pay for a wall along the border between the countries.

Discussion: Political Wire and Outside the Beltway

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

CNN:

CNN/ORC Poll: Donald Trump takes the top slot in Iowa - CNNPolitics.com — Read the full topline results from the CNN/ORC poll released at 4 p.m. on August 12, 2015.

Discussion: Washington Post, NBC News, New York Times, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, National Review, OnPolitics, Guardian, Des Moines Register, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, WQAD-TV and Talking Points Memo

CNN:
CNN / ORC Poll: Trump tops in Iowa as Scott Walker drops

Discussion: The Atlantic, p m carpenter's commentary, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, FiveThirtyEight and No More Mister Nice Blog

BBC:

China explosions: Dozens killed in Tianjin port blasts — The massive explosions in China's northern city of Tianjin are now known to have killed at least 50 people. — More than 700 have been injured and hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of casualties.

Discussion: Reuters, Common Dreams, CNN, en.people.cn, Poynter. and CCTV America

BBC:
China blasts: Casualties in Tianjin port city explosions

Discussion: Washington Post, CCTV America, english.cntv.cn, CNN, NBC News, en.people.cn, The Atlantic, Washington Free Beacon and Joe.My.God.

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Carson: Planned Parenthood clinics in black neighborhoods to ‘control’ population — GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson late Wednesday tied Planned Parenthood to eugenics and then eugenics to Hillary Clinton, saying the organization puts clinics in black neighborhoods to “control that population.”

Discussion: Political Wire

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:

Discussion: Shakesville

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.

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.

Discussion: Mediaite, OnPolitics, American Spectator, The Daily Caller and Detroit Free Press

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.

Sun-Sentinel:

One teen dead, five hurt in Fort Lauderdale boat crash

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 …