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3:50 PM ET, July 9, 2015

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Washington Post:
GOP leaders fear damage to party's image as Donald Trump doubles down  —  Since Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, he's drawn plenty of controversy and outrage for his comments on the campaign trail.  Here are some of the key moments.  (The Washington Post)
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Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
The GOP frontrunner: Donald Trump?  —  Trump leads the GOP pack this week, though few think he will win the nomination  —  The Republican horserace continues to be a contest of multiple candidates - with frontrunners sometimes ahead by only a few points, and no one dominating the race.
Washington Post:
Trump vows long campaign, won't commit to backing GOP nominee  —  Since Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, he's drawn plenty of controversy and outrage for his comments on the campaign trail.  Here are some of the key moments.  (The Washington Post)
Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
Taking On Donald Trump May Be a Key Step in Getting to the Oval Office
Karen Schwartz / New York Times:
F.A.A. to Drop Donald Trump-Related Navigation Codes
Discussion: Mediaite
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The GOP's Two Latino Problems
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House cancels vote amid fight over Confederate flag  —  House GOP leaders abruptly canceled a vote Thursday on a spending bill for the Interior Department amid an intraparty split over the display of the Confederate flag.  —  The bill was pulled after the House moved to vote on an amendment …
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Behind Confederate Flag Vote: GOP Leadership Asked Me To Do It  —  Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) issued a statement on Thursday explaining his decision to introduce and then cancel a vote on an “important and sensitive issue,” namely his amendment that would have preserved the display of Confederate flag in national parks.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
In Late-Night Move, House GOP Rallies To Defend Confederate Flag  —  In a sudden late-night reversal Wednesday, House Republicans unexpectedly rallied to the defense of the Confederate flag.  The surprise move came just one day after the House passed Democratic amendments to restrict the display …
Cynthia Roldan / Post and Courier:
‘New day in South Carolina’: House votes to take down Confederate flag  —  Rep. Wendell Gilliard and other representatives of the Lowcountry gather to remember the victims of the Emanuel AME Church shootings before the House voted early Thursday morning to bring down the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Jeb Bush and longer working hours: gaffesplainer 2016  —  Jeb Bush's stated goal of 4 percent annual GDP growth, though unrealistic, in general sounds nice.  But during a New Hampshire Union Leader interview live-streamed on Periscope, Bush got granular about his plan, revealing that part …
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Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Team Says It Raised $114 Million in Early Months
Discussion: Politico
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush's summer surge
Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air
Angela Rowlings / Boston Herald:
Jeb Bush walks back ‘hours’ gaffe
Discussion: Fox News
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush: People Need to Work Longer Hours
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Jeb Bush: ‘People need to work longer hours’
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:   Jeb Bush: 'We've got to start solving problems'
Sandra Pedicini / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney World removes Confederate flag from Epcot display  —  Get unlimited digital access to OrlandoSentinel.com.  Try it now for ONLY $0.99.
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Jenny Horne: How a descendant of the president of the Confederacy helped vanquish his flag
The State:
Gov. Haley to hold bill signing ceremony Thursday afternoon
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Democrats 2016: Not Feeling the Bern  —  Despite big crowds, Sanders remains a huge underdog to Clinton  —  The Buzz about Bernie has taken hold on the Democratic side of the 2016 campaign, and it's easy to see why.  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is drawing huge crowds and great poll numbers …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Economic Agenda Aims at a Party Moving Left
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Brent Budowksy / The Hill:
Brent Budowsky: A Bernie Sanders summer
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
Lost Girls … In 1974, when she was only 14, Jackie Fuchs would wake up way before her parents and catch a ride with friends from her house in the San Fernando Valley across the Santa Monica Mountains and into Malibu.  She'd hit the beach and paddle out in the quiet, pre-dawn dark.
Discussion: Mashable and Radio.com
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Obama administration revives plan once criticized as ‘death panels’  —  Six years after end-of-life planning nearly derailed development of the Affordable Care Act amid charges of “death panels,” the Obama administration has revived a proposal to reimburse physicians for talking …
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Jacob Frantz / Facebook:
Updated Controls for News Feed  —  News Feed is a personalized stream of stories that you build from the people and Pages you've connected to on Facebook.  The goal of News Feed is to show you the stories that matter most to you.  To do this, we use ranking to order stories based …
Robert George / New York Post:
The comedy censors' inane assault on Amy Schumer  —  So, after having the hottest show on Comedy Central, a much-buzzed-about movie opening next week and Chris Rock directing her upcoming HBO special, Amy Schumer has fallen afoul of the modern-day Calvinists.
Discussion: Instapundit
Politico:
Democrats' primary nightmare comes true: Alan Grayson runs for Senate  —  The DSCC had hoped to keep Grayson from challenging Patrick Murphy in Florida.  —  Next year's Florida Senate primary between Reps. Alan Grayson and Patrick Murphy will test whether Sunshine State Democrats are ready to embrace a deep-blue liberal.
 
 
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Discussion: Hot Air
Washington Post:
Finally, a vindication of Bill Cosby's accusers
Discussion: The Week, Poynter. and The Federalist
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Puerto Rico's crisis illustrates the risks of minimum wage hikes
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The Hill:
Day of ‘technical’ glitches puts lawmakers on edge
 

 
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
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Sources: if Sony and Apollo acquire Paramount Global, they plan to sell off CBS, cable channels like MTV, and Paramount+, while keeping Paramount Pictures

Lisa Schlein / Voice of America:
The UN high commissioner for human rights condemns Russia's crackdown on journalists; at least 30 journalists are currently detained on various criminal charges
 
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