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4:10 PM ET, July 15, 2016

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Kelly O'Donnell / NBC News:
News Leaks Drive Confusion on Trump VP Decision  —  Donald Trump planned to announce his selection of a vice presidential running mate just before noon Friday, but a deadly terror attack in France - coupled with statements from the candidate himself that appeared to conflict with leaked reports …
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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
For Social Conservatives and Fans of Religious Liberty, Pence Pick Will Sting  —  Last year's RFRA battle was not a good look for the Hoosier governor.  —  Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call  —  Donald Trump has reportedly picked Indiana governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate (though it's not quite official yet).
New York Times:
Mike Pence: A Conservative Proudly Out of Sync With His Times  —  Long after government regulators had confirmed the lethal consequences of cigarette smoking, Mike Pence mocked their warnings as “hysteria” in 1998.  —  “Time for a quick reality check,” he wrote.  “Smoking doesn't kill.”
Discussion: Indianapolis Star and CNBC
New York Times:
Donald Trump Selects Mike Pence, Indiana Governor, as Running Mate  —  Donald J. Trump has chosen Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate, turning to a well-established conservative who brings government experience to the Republican presidential ticket, Mr. Trump said in a Twitter post at 10:50 a.m. Friday.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump delays V.P. announcement, even as Pence emerges as probable choice
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump reportedly thought about dumping Pence as VP. Which is believable, thanks to Trump.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Manafort: ‘I think’ Trump has picked VP
Keyan Milanian / Mirror.co.uk:
Nice terror attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel told police 'I'm delivering ice cream' when questioned just hours before massacre  —  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The 31-year-old French-Tunisian later drove the lorry he had hired two days before through packed crowds who were headed home after Bastille Day firework celebrations
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Who is the Nice terror attack suspect?  Everything we know so far about Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel  —  Moment police fire at Nice terror attacker  —  Play!  —  Who is Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel?  —  Lahouaiej Bouhlel was a 31-year-old French-Tunisian delivery driver known to police …
New York Times:
Terrorist Attack in Nice, France, Leaves 84 Dead and 202 Injured  —  NICE, France — The toll of a terrorist attack on a Bastille Day fireworks celebration in the southern French city of Nice rose on Friday to 84 dead and 202 injured, as the government identified the attacker as a 31-year-old native …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - 'He drank alcohol, ate pork and took drugs. …
Austin American-Statesman:
Family: Lakeway father, son die in Nice, France attack  —  An Austin area father and son were two of at least 84 people who were killed Thursday when a truck drove through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, according to friends and relatives.  —  Sean Copeland, 51 …
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The White House:
Statement by the President on the Attack in Nice, France  —  On behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the families …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Head to Head: Here's Who's Winning Battleground States  —  Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in four of the most diverse presidential battleground states, according to brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.  —  Clinton is ahead of Trump by eight points among registered voters in Colorado …
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Polls Find Clinton Leading in 4 Key Swing States
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Caller
Louise Mensch / Heat Street:
EXCLUSIVE: France ‘Suppressed Reports of Gruesome Torture’ at Bataclan Massacre  —  HEAT STREET EXCLUSIVE - A French government committee has heard testimony, suppressed by the French government at the time and not published online until this week, that the killers in the Bataclan appear …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Sharia Does Not Mean What Newt Gingrich Thinks It Means  —  In response to the latest terrorist atrocity, Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, and quite possibly the next secretary of state, suggested that the U.S. should investigate American Muslims to ascertain their level of commitment to sharia, or Islamic law.
Discussion: Slate, Raw Story and Techdirt
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Newt Gingrich Explains His Calls to ‘Test’ Muslims in America
Discussion: Politico and 6abc.com
Nick Gass / Politico:
Former top-ranking CIA officer: Obama has failed to defend U.S.
Discussion: The Week
Jon Ward / Yahoo:
Mike Lee predicts backlash after RNC smothers delegate rebellion  —  CLEVELAND — Mike Lee climbed out on a limb here Thursday evening, publicly aligning himself with an effort to potentially deny Donald Trump the Republican presidential nomination at the party's national convention next week.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
GOP Cleveland organizers beg Adelson for $6 million
Bloomberg:
French Unity Cracks as Opposition Slams Nice Security Response  —  Opposition held off criticism after last year's attacks  —  Political show of unity seen fading as election approaches  —  French security failed the people of Nice.  —  That's what opposition politicians …
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Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump-Pence logo mocked on social media for being ‘suggestive’  —  The first logo for the newly announced Donald Trump  —Mike Pence presidential ticket faced public ridicule on social media shortly after it was revealed Friday morning.  —  The Republican National Committee's joint fundraising committee …
Discussion: Hot Air and Allen B. West
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Why Justice Ginsburg's Trump Derangement Syndrome is a bad sign  —  Now that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has taken herself to the woodshed, it's worth asking what her brief bout of Trump Derangement Syndrome says about our system's ability to withstand four years of a Trump presidency.
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New York Post:   Ruth Bader Ginsburg's ‘regrets’ don't cut it
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
ESPN: the worldwide leader in bulls**t  —  Each year, ESPN holds something called the ESPYs.  Apparently, the event is a sort Academy Awards for sports.  The idea seems ridiculous.  Part of what makes sports wonderful is that it's not show business.  —  According to Larry O'Connor at HotAir …
Discussion: Hot Air and Daily Wire
Hope Jensen / WSB-TV:
Homeless teen bikes 6 hours to get to college, sleeps in tent  —  BARNESVILLE, Ga. —  At just 19 years old, Fred Barley has proven he knows what he wants out of life and he'll do anything to make it happen.  —  Officers found the teen sleeping in a tent over the weekend outside a local college.
 
 
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Tim Prudente / Baltimore Sun:
Police kill gunman after he fires on officers in West Baltimore
Discussion: POLICE Magazine and The Root
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Ivanka Trump's rabbi backs out of convention role
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders gets primetime speaking slot at Democratic National Convention
Discussion: ABC News and Joe.My.God.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: July 2016
Vienna Catalani / KOMO:
Sheriff: Deputies asked not to eat at Skagit Co. restaurant; owner claims misunderstanding
Discussion: Raw Story and LawNewz
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump leads in Missouri; Senate Race Gives Dems Opportunity
 Earlier Items: 
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Georgia Cops Tase the Wrong Man
Discussion: Vox, Raw Story and The Week
Morning Call:
State police pay $195K to man jailed over soap
USA Today:
Refugees in Europe say they fear terrorists are among them
Discussion: Pamela Geller and Jihad Watch
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Clinton Has a Team of Silicon Valley Stars. Trump Has Twitter
Discussion: Shakesville
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Tim Tebow Says He Won't Speak at the Republican Convention
Annie Karni / Politico:
Has Hillary finally found her voice?
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks
 
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