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12:20 AM ET, July 16, 2015

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Sen. Mark Kirk On Iran Deal: Obama “Wants To Get Nukes To Iran,” Predicts Nuclear War In Middle East  —  “...tens of thousands of people in the Middle East are gonna lose their lives because of this decision by Barack Hussein Obama.”  —  Mark Wilson / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com
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Abe Greenwald / Commentary Magazine:
The Deal Wasn't About Iran's Nukes  —  If you think the United States just struck a poor nuclear deal with Iran, you're right; but if that's your key takeaway, you're missing the point.  Iran's nuclear program was last on the list of the Obama administration's priorities in talking to Tehran.
Discussion: Power Line
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
How Democrats will pretend to fight the nuclear deal
Discussion: The Hill and Hot Air
CNN:   Iran nuclear deal: What does it mean for Americans held in Iran?
Associated Press:
The Latest: Obama Thanks Putin for Russian Help in Nuke Deal
Discussion: Politico
The Hill:
Sanders rains on Hillary's parade  —  Hillary Clinton took Capitol Hill by storm on Tuesday with a daylong series of friendly talks with congressional Democrats on the most pressing issues of the day.  But if it was Clinton's parade, no one told Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Two Americas  —  Hillary Clinton and Scott Walker have utterly …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: Hillary Clinton's lead shrinks among Democrats
Discussion: Yahoo Politics and The PJ Tatler
Washington Post:
Trump's popularity spikes among Republicans
Keith Koffler / Politico:
How Barack Obama Created Donald Trump  —  The Donald's appeal is real—and his anger connects with conservatives.  —  AP Photo.  —  SHARES  —  It is an unassailable doctrinal truth in the modern Republican Party that Ronald Reagan was a great president and that the United States …
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Sarah Zagorski / LifeNews.com:
Company Buying Aborted Baby Body Parts From Planned Parenthood Takes Down Web Site  —  Planned Parenthood has a dilemma on their hands: the Center for Medical Progress has released a video of their top doctor, Deborah Nucatola, discussing their negotiations with a business called Stem Express …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The Planned Parenthood controversy over aborted fetus body parts, explained
Tyler Miller / The Daily Beast:
Planned Parented Doesn't Sell Fetuses: The Real Story Behind That Shady Video
Laura J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Breaking Uber should be suspended in California and fined $7.3 million, judge says  —  The ride-hailing giant Uber should be fined $7.3 million and suspended from operating in California because its parent company did not comply with state laws, a state administrative judge said Wednesday.
Discussion: The Week, Hit & Run and Daily Mail
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Clueless Reporters Question President Pinocchio: A Pathetic Press Conference  —  Today President Obama met the White House press corps at length to defend his Iran nuclear deal.  One could deconstruct his evasions line by line, but that would largely duplicate the content of many posts we have done over the past weeks and months.
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Frederick Kagan / Wall Street Journal:
Why They're Cheering in Tehran
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Ted Cruz challenges Fox debate standards  —  Ted Cruz's campaign is leading a charge to pressure Fox News into raising its standards for the national polls that will decide who gets into the first Republican presidential debate.  —  In a memo sent to fellow GOP campaigns on Wednesday …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This Man Took On Fox News And Became A Hero To His City  —  Scott Wiener, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, knew Fox News was lurking.  —  “They've been stalking various members of the board of supervisors for the last week.  They went to someone's home.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
CNN:
President George H.W. Bush in the hospital after fall - CNNPolitics.com  —  Former President George H.W. Bush fell Wednesday while at his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine, breaking a vertebrae in his neck.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
whitehouse.gov:
Press Conference by the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody.  Yesterday was a historic day.  The comprehensive, long-term deal that we achieved with our allies and partners to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon represents a powerful display of American leadership and diplomacy.
Jennifer Wright / Philly.com:
Before Ben became Bibi, he played soccer at Cheltenham HS  —  THE ISRAELI prime minister recently got a blast from the past courtesy of a few former classmates from Cheltenham High School.  —  Alums from the 1973 class sent Benjamin Netanyahu, a 1967 graduate, his class yearbook.
Discussion: ABC News
Dustin Volz / National Journal:
How Much Damage Can the OPM Hackers Do With a Million Fingerprints?  —  The pilfering of 1.1 million fingerprints is “probably the biggest counterintelligence threat in my lifetime,” one former NSA official said.  —  The Office of Personnel Management announced last week that the personal data for 21.5 million people had been stolen.
Discussion: Slantpoint and Washington Monthly
Los Angeles Times:
This is the video Gardena police didn't want you to see  —  The day after the release of videos showing Gardena police officers shooting two unarmed men, one fatally, the survivor and the deceased victim's brother called for a deeper investigation into the Gardena Police Department.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
This Parody Perfectly Nails Every Jade Helm Conspiracy Theory Video  —  What's more sinister than FEMA death camps?  Some black tarps and a chain-link fence.  —  Just in time for the Wednesday kickoff of “Jade Helm 15,” a YouTube user under the handle Get Right America posted an amazing parody …
Discussion: The Daily Banter and Guardian
whitehouse.gov:
FACT SHEET: ConnectHome: Coming Together to Ensure Digital Opportunity for All Americans  —  Today, the President will travel to Durant, Oklahoma, to announce ConnectHome, a new initiative with communities, the private sector, and federal government to expand high speed broadband to more families across the country.
 
 
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Jeb Bush to Release Names of His Fund-Raisers
Stephen Bush / New Statesman:
Jeremy Corbyn “on course to come top” in the Labour leadership election
Discussion: Guardian and Spectator
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
President Obama Says ‘No Precedent’ to Revoke Bill Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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Alex Davies / Wired:
Self-Driving Cars May End the Fines That Fill City Coffers
Discussion: Hit & Run
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid threatens to block No Child Left Behind renewal
Discussion: ThinkProgress and RedState
Erwin Chemerinsky / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Justice Scalia: Why he's a bad influence
Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Dems: Benghazi panel has ‘abandoned’ its work to focus on Hillary
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton