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7:50 AM ET, August 15, 2015

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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  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton entrusted her email server to an IT firm that was not cleared to handle classified materials, according to the chief spokesman for the Defense Security Service.
Discussion: Associated Press and Instapundit
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
AP Story Demonstrates Weak Claims Against Hillary On E-mails
Emily Smith / Page Six:   The Clintons' $100K Hamptons rental
Associated Press:
‘Top secret’ emails on Clinton server discussed drone program, may reference classified info
Discussion: Mediaite and protein wisdom
James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Sexually Abused American Hostage Kayla Mueller, Officials Say  —  Before her death earlier this year, American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly raped by the top leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to counter-terrorism officials.
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James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Sexually Abused American Hostage Kayla Mueller, Officials Say
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Family history hounds Jeb Bush on campaign trail  —  DES MOINES — When Jeb Bush stepped up onto the fabled soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, fairgoers pelted him with questions about the legacy of his brother, a former president.  And his father, another former president.
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Exclusive — Donald Trump Expects to Face VP Joe Biden in General Election: Hillary Clinton's …
Nick Valencia / CNN:
Pistol-whipped detective says he didn't shoot attacker because of headlines  — Sergeant: “We have officers walking on eggshells because of how they're scrutinized in the media”  —  (CNN)A Birmingham, Alabama, police detective who was pistol-whipped unconscious said Friday that he hesitated …
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
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Tissue company cuts ties with Planned Parenthood after videos  —  StemExpress, one of the tissue companies that works with Planned Parenthood, is cutting its ties with the women's health organization after a series of sting videos that have prompted congressional inquiries, sources tell POLITICO.
Olivia Solon / Bloomberg Business:
VW Has Spent Two Years Trying to Hide a Big Security Flaw  —  Got a VW, Fiat, Audi, Ferrari, Porsche or Maserati?  Then you might want to check the model.  —  Thousands of cars from a host of manufacturers have spent years at risk of electronic car-hacking, according to expert research …
Discussion: Bloomberg View, Mashable and The Local
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
Jen Steer / fox8.com:
Dash cam captures Ohio trooper's fight to save driver: 'Don't you die on me' … PIQUA, Ohio- A trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol was honored on Thursday for saving a semi-truck driver's life.  —  The patrol said Trooper Eric Devers of the Piqua Post arrived at a crash scene in Miami County 12 minutes before paramedics.
Discussion: FOX2now.com
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bungling Beijing's Stock Markets  —  China is ruled by a party that calls itself Communist, but its economic reality is one of rapacious crony capitalism.  And everyone has been assuming that the nation's leaders are in on the joke, that they know better than to take their occasional socialist rhetoric seriously.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Arizona ‘Patriot’ Militia Busted By Feds In Plot To Steal Drugs From Bogus Cartel  —  Parris Frazier allegedly thought he was going to make $15,000 per kilogram of cocaine he ripped from a drug cartel's load vehicle last month at an Arizona warehouse.  —  Unfortunately for him …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Scott Walker / National Review:
We Don't Like Obamacare, and We Don't Have to Keep It  —  Let's be honest.  Obamacare was nothing more than a bait and switch.  But Americans never took the bait.  —  In 2010, as President Obama and his fellow Democrats were trying desperately to ram Obamacare down our throats, they made one false claim after another.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
 
 
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Peter Burke / WPLG-TV:
Video appears to show Miami police officer punch handcuffed man
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
The Intercept:
SEC Admits It's Not Monitoring Stock Buybacks to Prevent Market Manipulation
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ben Carson / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: How to remedy America's social ills?  Exercise the mind's power to choose, says Ben Carson
CNN:
U.S. investigating ‘credible’ reports ISIS used chemical weapons
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Quotes Samuel Alito In Ruling Against Alabama Abortion Restriction
Freeman Klopott / Bloomberg Business:
Cuomo Has No Plan to Attend Gateway Meeting With Foxx
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Tom DiChristopher / CNBC:
Disney's Lasseter: Woody will find love in ‘Toy Story 4’
Discussion: FOX2now.com
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Host Apologizes To Christie: I Was Wrong To Say You Hugged Obama (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The 199 Most Donald Trump Things Donald Trump Has Ever Said
Discussion: Althouse
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Disqualified  —  Fareed Zakaria had a column out yesterday dissecting …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money