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9:35 AM ET, July 30, 2016

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Reuters:
Exclusive: Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats  —  A computer network used by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack on Democratic political organizations, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Grant Smith / Reuters:
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points after Democratic confab: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a 6- percentage-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll with new wording that was released on Friday …
Associated Press:
Trump's Russia Reset Ideas Alarming Allies, Many in US  —  Donald Trump's flurry of offhand remarks and abrupt zingers on Russia — praising Vladimir Putin, dismissing NATO — have jolted the world, not to mention the U.S. presidential campaign.  —  With Russia's behavior rattling nerves …
Discussion: Politico
NBC News:
Computer Program Used by Clinton Campaign Hacked as Part of DNC Cyber Attacks  —  A computer data program used by Hillary Clinton's campaign was hacked, the campaign said Friday in the latest revelation in a series of cyber-attacks on Democratic Party properties.
Discussion: AOL and Hillary Clinton Speeches
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Clinton Campaign Is Said to Be Hacked, Apparently by Russians
Discussion: NoisyRoom.net, Gizmodo and Refinery29
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dem anxiety hangs over Clinton
Manu Raju / CNN:
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee target of cyberattack
Discussion: Vocativ, NBC News and Reuters
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney Thinks Donald Trump Could Win The Election  —  Former Republican nominee Mitt Romney said earlier this month he thought Donald Trump could win the presidency, citing Hillary Clinton's high unfavorable numbers and the unpredictability of the race.
Discussion: BizPac Review
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Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed:
Apple CEO Tim Cook To Host Hillary Clinton Fundraiser
John Kruzel / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton 'Doesn't Know How to Win'
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump blames GOP as Dems top RNC ratings
ABC News:
Recapping the Week in Politics
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Donald Trump & RNC Top Hillary Clinton & Final Night Of DNC In Viewers
Discussion: Right and The Gateway Pundit
Annabelle Timsit / Politico:
Seven Minutes That Shook the Convention  —  He walked onto the convention stage Thursday night with his wife beside him, the Constitution to guide him and the pride of a father who knows he has a story to tell.  —  “Tonight,” said Khizr M. Khan, “we are honored to stand here as the parents …
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
I rewatched Khizr Khan's speech — and it made me weep for our country  —  If you haven't yet seen it, you really need to watch Thursday night's Democratic convention speech by Khizr Khan, the father of Army Cpt.  Humayun Khan, a Muslim immigrant who was killed in action in Iraq in 2004 while protecting his unit from a car bomb.
Discussion: Politicus USA, MSNBC and Politico
Nabi Dressler / Right Wing Watch:
Sandy Rios Questions Khizr Khan's Patriotism: 'We're Not Even Sure About You, Sir'  —  On her radio show today, Sandy Rios of the American Family Association (AFA) questioned the patriotism of Khizr Khan, the father of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who died while serving in Iraq.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Former Fox News Booker Says She Was Sexually Harassed and ‘Psychologically Tortured’ by Roger Ailes for More Than 20 Years  —  The morning after Fox News chief Roger Ailes resigned, the cable network's former director of booking placed a call to the New York law firm hired by 21st Century Fox …
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
100 days to go in volatile race  —  One hundred days from now, either Hillary Clinton  —  will be elected president.  —  In such a volatile political year, the outcome is anyone's guess.  —  Clinton and Trump are hampered by the worst favorability ratings for nominees in modern times …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
‘No more war’ chants interrupt general … PHILADELPHIA — Anti-war protesters repeatedly interrupted retired Gen. John Allen on Thursday night as he offered a speech supporting Hillary Clinton  —  for president.  —  Chants of “no more war” were heard at least three times from pockets …
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Democratic Delegate: Stop Shouting USA, 'That's A Trump Chant'
Amnesty International:
Venezuela: New regime effectively amounts to forced labour  —  A new decree establishing that any employee in Venezuela can be effectively made to work in the country's fields as a way to fight the current food crisis is unlawful and effectively amounts to forced labour, said Amnesty International.
Discussion: Power Line, CNBC, UPI and Business Insider
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CNNMoney:   Venezuela's new decree: Forced farm work for citizens
Edwin Mora / Breitbart:
Naval War College Dodges Hatch Act Violation of Faculty Member  —  The U.S. Naval War College has defended the ardent denunciation of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump by its national security professor Dr. Tom Nichols, a self-identified “Never Trump Republican,” arguing that he has the right to do so.
New York Times:
4 Zika Cases in Florida Were Likely Spread by Local Mosquitoes, C.D.C. Says  —  Four cases of Zika infection in Florida are very likely to have been caused by mosquitoes there, the State Department of Health said Friday — the first documented instances of local transmission in the continental United States.
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Rebecca Morelle / BBC:
Plastic bag use plummets in England since 5p charge  —  Plastic bag use has plummeted in England since the introduction of a 5p charge last year, the government has said.  —  In the six months after the levy was brought in last October, 640 million plastic bags were used in seven major supermarkets in England, it says.
Discussion: Guardian and Forbes
Emily Satchell / WAVY-TV:
Man killed while mowing lawn in Newport News by teen driver eluding police  —  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Police say a 17-year-old girl struck and killed a man mowing grass Friday afternoon in Newport News.  —  42-year-old Arnold Coates died after being hit on Red Oak Circle around 3:30 p.m., according to police.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump's Bernie gambit  —  Donald Trump's constant overtures to millions of disaffected Bernie Sanders supporters aren't likely to net him many votes.  But that hasn't stopped him from making more of an effort to win over the most progressive members of the Democratic Party than he is to unify his own.
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NBC News:
First Read: An OK Speech, But a Powerful Convention
 
 
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Clinton's Portrayal of Trump as Dictator Aims at the Left and Right
Wayne Grudem / Townhall.com:
Why Voting for Donald Trump Is a Morally Good Choice
NPR:
FACT CHECK: Hillary Clinton's Speech To The Democratic Convention, Annotated
Discussion: Refinery29
Jamie K. White / CNN:
Little girl has tea party with officer who saved her life
Discussion: RedState and Hot Air
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Kochs reject push to meet with Trump
Discussion: NBC News, The Right Scoop and Reuters
New York Times:
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Requirement
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Asher / FiveThirtyEight:
Baton Rouge Drug Enforcement Has Plummeted Since Police Killed Alton Sterling
Discussion: The Crime Report
New York Post:
Bosses mocked my ADHD — and CC'd me on the emails
Discussion: Gothamist and Raw Story
David Mastio / USA Today:
Election 2016 is over. Trump won: David Mastio
Discussion: Instapundit