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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:

Second Review Says Classified Information Was in Hillary Clinton's Email — WASHINGTON — A special intelligence review of two emails that Hillary Rodham Clinton received as secretary of state on her personal account — including one about North Korea's nuclear weapons program …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, NBC News, The PJ Tatler and Twitchy

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Hillary Clinton to Show More Humor and Heart, Aides Say — There will be no more flip jokes about her private email server. There will be no rope lines to wall off crowds, which added to an impression of aloofness. And there will be new efforts to bring spontaneity to a candidacy that sometimes seems wooden and overly cautious.

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, Politico, OnPolitics, Twitchy and LifeNews.com

Catherine Lucey / Associated Press:

Clinton says no email apology: ‘What I did was allowed’ — 6 photos — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she does not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because “what I did was allowed.”

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, Liberal Values, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Talking Points Memo

Seung Min Kim / Politico:

Countdown to shutdown begins — Congress returns from its long summer vacation Tuesday to an all-out, three-week sprint to avert a government shutdown - and no apparent plan yet to quell the conservative rebellion over Planned Parenthood that has dramatically increased the odds …

Discussion: Political Wire

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Boehner's future as speaker in doubt — Something has changed for John Boehner.Figures in his close-knit circle of allies are starting to privately wonder whether he can survive an all-but-certain floor vote this fall to remain speaker of the House.

Discussion: Political Wire

David Edwards / Raw Story:

Fox News panel concludes that Kim Davis' lawyer is ‘ridiculously stupid’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A panel of legal experts on Fox News came to the conclusion on Monday that Kim Davis' attorney, Mat Staver, was “ridiculously stupid” for asserting that the Supreme Court …

Discussion: Addicting Info, Friendly Atheist and Mediaite

Ryan T. Anderson / New York Times:
We Don't Need Kim Davis to Be in Jail

Discussion: Slantpoint and BizzyBlog

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

Joe Biden's hope-and-pray South Carolina strategy — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Biden thinks he can win South Carolina. And that victory, he believes, would hurtle his campaign into a rally toward the Democratic nomination no matter who has already taken Iowa and New Hampshire. He thinks …

Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Labor unions hold back on endorsements for Hillary

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, Guardian and RedState

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

How Donald Trump rewired the 2016 campaign — This is not the race Jeb Bush expected to run. The plan was to craft a policy-focused campaign, with scores of policy aides hired to help him articulate meaty ideas on the trail and distinguish himself as a policy-oriented candidate.

Discussion: Political Wire

Geoffrey Skelley / Politico:
The Truth About the 2016 Race — The rise of Donald Trump …

Discussion: New York Times

Michael Barbaro / New York Times:

Donald Trump Likens His Schooling to Military Service in Book — Donald J. Trump, who received draft deferments through much of the Vietnam War, told the author of a forthcoming biography that he nevertheless “always felt that I was in the military” because of his education at a military-themed boarding school.

Discussion: Political Wire and Betsy's Page

Hans Bader / Liberty Unyielding:

Education Department rewards lying by twisting Title IX — The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, where I used to work, is gradually turning Title IX into a license to lie about sexual harassment and assault. And it is thumbing its nose at federal court rulings in doing so.

Financial Times:

Capital flight now the big concern for slowing China — Question shifts from what it will do with incoming capital — Last month, Dalian Wanda, one of the most outward facing corporates in China, bought the organiser of the Ironman triathlons from a US private equity firm for $650m.

Discussion: Balding's World

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:

Campaigns start too early? Well, not Jim Gilmore's. — Jim Gilmore is running for president. — He's just not campaigning for president. That's what sets him apart. — In fact, since Gilmore — a former governor of Virginia — officially got into the presidential race on July 30 …

Discussion: Bloomberg View

Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:

Panetta: Iran Deal Is Bad. Pass It and Prepare for War — Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta admits that the Iran deal is bad, but says it provides an opportunity for the U.S. to become more aggressive in dealing with the Iranian regime. — In an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times on Friday …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Israel Matzav