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12:30 PM ET, July 16, 2015

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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump  —  Over the weekend, Donald Trump held a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, that attracted several thousand people.  He shared the stage with the father of a man who was killed by an undocumented immigrant—and Trump continued his rant …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Univision poll: Trump in trouble with Hispanics  —  Hispanic voters overwhelmingly disapprove of Donald Trump's controversial comments on illegal immigration, according to a new Univision poll.  —  Seventy nine percent of Hispanic voters polled find Trump's comments offensive, and 71 percent hold an unfavorable view of Trump.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump crowds out second-tier GOP presidential candidates  —  Donald Trump's rise in the polls has caused heartburn for many people in the Republican Party, but it is the second-tier candidates in the presidential field who have been hurt most of all.  —  Candidates who have years …
Discussion: Hot Air, Taylor Marsh and Politico
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jeb Bush girds for debate smackdown with Donald Trump  —  The former Florida governor is bracing for the possibility of a presidential debate pile-on.  —  Since announcing his presidential bid last month, Donald Trump has thrown haymakers at a variety of candidates, but he's gone after Jeb Bush with particular zeal.
Associated Press:
AP-GfK Poll: Clinton's standing falls among Democrats  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's standing is falling among Democrats, and voters view her as less decisive and inspiring than when she launched her presidential campaign just three months ago, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
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Lanny Davis / The Hill:
Why is the media picking sides on polling?  —  On June 25, the results of two polls of likely New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary voters were published by their sponsors: CNN-WMUR and Bloomberg/Saint Anselm College.  The polls were conducted during the same time period(the prior week) …
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Bernie Sanders' official haul: $15.2 million
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
PHOTOS: Protesters Welcome Obama To Oklahoma With Confederate Flags  —  Supporters of the Confederate flag rallied Wednesday in Oklahoma as President Barack Obama arrived in the state for a series of events, including the first ever visit to a federal prison by a sitting President.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Leslie Rangel / KFOR-TV:
Oklahoma Black Man leads presidential protest by waving Confederate Flag
KFOR-TV:
“This is our heritage,” Confederate flag supporters protest ahead of Obama's Oklahoma arrival
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Republicans' Approval of Supreme Court Sinks to 18%  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — After a historic Supreme Court session that included rulings on same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act, Democrats' approval of the high court has surged to 76% and Republicans' approval has plummeted to a record-low 18%.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Reporter scolded by Obama: ‘Clearly it struck a nerve’  —  CBS correspondent Major Garrett said that his question during a televised White House press conference Wednesday that prompted a scolding from President Obama “struck a nerve.”  —  Garrett said the essence of his question concerned …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama, in Oklahoma, Will Focus on Overhaul of Criminal Justice System
Discussion: Hit & Run and Washington Post
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:   How President Obama Wants to Change the Way Americans Go to Prison
Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court ends John Doe probe into Scott Walker's campaign  —  The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ended a secret investigation into whether Republican Gov. Scott Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups in winning his 2012 recall election.
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Two Americas  —  Hillary Clinton and Scott Walker have utterly …
Discussion: Ordinary Times
USA Today:
S.F. ‘sanctuary’ policy violates common sense: Our view  —  Killing of Kathryn Steinle reflects costs of lack of cooperation with immigration authorities.  —  A little bit of common sense and discretion might have prevented the killing this month in San Francisco of Kathryn Steinle …
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
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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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Politico:
GOP lawmaker: No cash for campaign arm because it backs gays  —  New Jersey Republican Scott Garrett challenges his party's leadership.  —  Rep. Jeb Hensarling message seems aimed at Rep. Scott Garrett, who has angered some in the party.  Getty  —  Closed committee meetings are typically wonkish, routine affairs.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite
Annie Karni / Politico:
Unions seethe over early Clinton endorsement  —  Labor leaders said there was a clear understanding that no national unions would make an endorsement before July 30.  But the American Federation of Teachers jumped the gun.  —  There was never any question that the powerful American Federation …
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
Betsy Rothstein / The Daily Caller:
Mainstream Media Refuses To Give Planned Parenthood Scandal Legs.  The Question Is: Why?  —  Whenever abortion pops into the picture, emotions run high.  —  But where do mainstream newspapers get off simply not reporting the news?  —  This is what happened Tuesday when a video …
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Senate rejects climate change education measure  —  Republican senators rejected an amendment to a No Child Left Behind reform bill Wednesday that looked to establish a federal climate change education program.  —  The measure, from Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would have created a grant program …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 
 
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Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: TLC cancels ‘19 Kids and Counting’
Telegraph:
How you can help Jeremy Corbyn win - and destroy the Labour Party
Discussion: Spectator, Guardian and New Statesman
Tom Phillips / Guardian:
Uniqlo sex video: film shot in Beijing store goes viral and angers government
Discussion: Althouse, The Verge and en.people.cn
Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:
Only 3 Percent of Jeb Bush's Campaign Cash Came From Small Donors
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
University policy suggests disabled people can't consent to sex
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Christie Blatchford / National Post:
Ruling in Twitter harassment trial could have enormous fallout for free speech
Emily Greenhouse / Bloomberg Business:
Why Aren't More Women's Groups Fighting to Get Carly Fiorina Into the GOP Debate?
Discussion: Washington Post and US News
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
How the plunging price of oil has set off a new global contest
Discussion: RedState
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Lubet / The New Republic:
Ethnography on Trial  —  Alice Goffman's acclaimed book …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Leo Hohmann / WND:
Mayor brags: Our white population plummets
Discussion: Liberaland
Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
Sweet Home Alabama
Discussion: Ordinary Times
RealClearBooks:
Hayward v. Marshall on the ‘Shattered Consensus’
Discussion: Power Line and Real Clear Politics
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Who Will Pay the Political Price for Affordable Housing?
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST
CNN:
President George H.W. Bush in the hospital after fall - CNNPolitics.com
Discussion: Mediaite and Slantpoint
 

 
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