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1:05 PM ET, August 15, 2015

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Who Lost Iraq?  —  Hugh Hewitt has been making news regularly lately.  If you haven't been listening to his radio show, you should.  Tonight I was driving home from work and heard the following exchange between Hugh and Lindsey Graham.  First, this observation: Graham is not my favorite Republican …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Jeff Adelson / The Advocate:
‘Heritage Act’ cited by Bobby Jindal admin to defend Confederate statues apparently doesn't exist  —  The hope that Gov. Bobby Jindal might invoke a state “Heritage Act” to keep the four controversial public monuments in New Orleans in place may be a lost cause.
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Lexington Herald-Leader:
Time for Davis to do her job or resign  —  Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has chosen to prolong her moment in the limelight by defying a federal judge's order to issue marriage licenses to legally qualifed people who apply for them.  —  U.S. District Judge David Bunning kindly …
Discussion: Friendly Atheist and Joe.My.God.
Stephen Marche / New York Times:
The Closing of the Canadian Mind  —  THE prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, has called an election for Oct. 19, but he doesn't want anyone to talk about it.  —  He has chosen not to participate in the traditional series of debates on national television, confronting his opponents in quieter …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
New York Times:
F.B.I. Tracking Path of Classified Email From State Dept. to Hillary Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents investigating Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server are seeking to determine who at the State Department passed highly classified information from secure networks …
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
Exclusive: Hillary's IT Contractor Did Not Have Proper Security Clearance
New York Times:
Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace  —  SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon's singular way of working.  —  They are told to forget the “poor habits” they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled.
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Democrat to block Obama trade nominee  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Friday that he will block a trade nominee's Senate floor vote until the Obama administration makes the text of a sweeping transpacific agreement available to eligible staffers.  —  Brown said he put a hold on the Marisa Lago …
Awr Hawkins / BREITBART.COM:
Church Builds Gun Range, Launches Range Ministry ‘In The Name Of Jesus Christ’  —  Rocky Mount United Methodist Church decided what to do with the gully behind their church-they built a gun range and launched a gun range ministry “in the name of Jesus Christ.”  —  Rocky Mount United Methodist is located in Jemison, Alabama.
Alix Bryan / WTVR-TV:
Police find Henrico mom who vanished after texting husband she was injured  —  HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Henrico police said late Friday afternoon that missing mother Connie Ditto has been found safe.  —  Her husband Mark Ditto said he had been a nervous wreck, not having seen or heard from Connie since Tuesday night.
Discussion: fox8.com and FOX2now.com
Charlie Riedel / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Pokes Fun at Email Scandal During Wing Ding Dinner in Iowa  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poked fun at her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state while at a dinner in Iowa Friday.  —  “You may have seen that I recently launched …
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
Republican presidential candidates' reckless anti-tax crusade  —  NEW JERSEY Gov. Chris Christie hardly stands out in this crop of Republican presidential candidates for putting ideology above reality.  But given his desire to be seen as a truth-teller of unusual courage …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Daily Mail:
Lord of the Rings actor warns world has ‘lost its moral compass completely’ and fears the end of ‘Western civilization’ due to ISIS threat in Middle East  — His new film ‘Return to the Hiding Place’ recalls the brave heroes who helped save many Dutch Jews during World War II
Debbie Emery / The Wrap:
Bryan Cranston Calls Donald Trump's Presidential Campaign ‘Refreshing’ (Audio)  —  “Breaking Bad” star praises GOP candidate's “'I-don't-give-a-sh-t' attitude that really kind of keeps others honest”  —  Donald Trump has been called many things over recent months and “refreshing” is not one of them.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Shakesville
 
 
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Jen Steer / fox8.com:
Dash cam captures Ohio trooper's fight to save driver: 'Don't you die on me'
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Arizona ‘Patriot’ Militia Busted By Feds In Plot To Steal Drugs From Bogus Cartel
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Quotes Samuel Alito In Ruling Against Alabama Abortion Restriction
Scott Walker / National Review:
We Don't Like Obamacare, and We Don't Have to Keep It  —  Let's be honest.
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A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
WGA East members working for PBS member stations reach a deal, averting a strike; the union says the deal expands protections to animation writers

 
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