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12:50 PM ET, July 21, 2015

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Des Moines Register:
Trump should pull the plug on his bloviating side show  —  It's time for Donald Trump to drop out of the race for president of the United States.  —  People who run for public office typically perform a great public service, regardless of whether they win on Election Day.
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Washington Post:
Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race  —  Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making disparaging remarks …
Ginger Adams Otis / New York Daily News:
Photos show Donald Trump in military uniform, with athletic teams before dodging the Vietnam draft with ‘bull—t’ injury  —  Donald Trump — once a smiling teenage cadet at a military academy — dodged the Vietnam War with student deferments and a boo-boo on his foot, records show.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump calls The Des Moines Register ‘sophomoric’  —  First the Wall Street Journal editorial board called on conservative media to buck up and ditch Donald Trump.  —  Then late Monday, Iowa's largest newspaper, The Des Moines Register called on Trump to just drop out of the race.
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Why It's Hard for the GOP to Discredit Donald Trump
Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite and US News
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
Discussion: Shakesville, Mediaite and The Week
Jake Tapper / CNN:
First on CNN: Palin calls both McCain and Trump heroes
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Shock Video Catches Another Top Planned Parenthood Doctor Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies  —  A second shocking video in as many weeks has been released showing a top Planned Parenthood official discussing and arranging the sale of body parts of aborted babies.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Second secretly recorded Planned Parenthood video fuels storm  —  A second secretly recorded video released by an anti-abortion rights group appears to show an official from Planned Parenthood negotiating prices for selling fetal tissue.  —  The new video from the Center for Medical Progress highlights …
Discussion: The Daily Signal
David Daleiden / The Center for Medical Progress:
Second Planned Parenthood Senior Executive Haggles Over Baby Parts Prices, Changes Abortion Methods  —  #PPSellsBabyParts SECOND PLANNED PARENTHOOD SENIOR EXECUTIVE HAGGLES OVER BABY PARTS PRICES, CHANGES ABORTION METHODS  —  President of PPFA Medical Directors' Council Mary Gatter Doesn't Want to …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
John Kasich throws a Hail Mary  —  The Ohio governor needs to get his name out there, and fast.  —  Getty  —  John Kasich is poised to launch a Hail Mary bid for the presidency on Tuesday, making him the last entrant in the Republican Party's most crowded field in decades.
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Yahoo Politics:
John Kasich through the years
Discussion: Politico
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Ohio's John Kasich brings heat, intrigue to 2016 GOP race
Discussion: Washington Post and The PJ Tatler
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It  —  I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold.  —  Though I hadn't touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting …
Discussion: Guardian, The Verge and Unfogged
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
White House to engage Iran critics through @TheIranDeal  —  The new Twitter handle will have a ‘have at me’ attitude.  —  The Obama administration is stepping up its defense of the Iran nuclear deal in a major forum filled with plenty of naysayers: Twitter.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:   White House on defense after Security Council vote on Iran
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
K Street bouncing back in 2015  —  Nearly all of Washington's …
Discussion: RedState
Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD finds 1,200 guns, two tons of ammo in dead man's Pacific Palisades home  —  It wasn't what police expected to find when they searched a man's Pacific Palisades home last week.  —  More than 1,200 guns were strewn about the Palisades Drive house and garage, police said.
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Legendary SEAL Marcus Luttrell Seemingly Sends Clear, Four-Word Message to Obama Over Chattanooga Shooting  —  Retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author and subject of “Lone Survivor,” responded tersely Monday to reports indicating officials have told U.S. Marine recruiters not to wear …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Mitch McConnell to headline fundraiser for former rival  —  Matt Bevin is running in a closely watched gubernatorial contest against Democrat Jack Conway this fall.  —  Mitch McConnell and Matt Bevin are trying to put last year's ugly Senate primary behind them.
Discussion: Political Wire
ABC News:
Chattanooga Shooter Mohammod Abdulazeez Followed Al Qaeda Cleric Online in 2013  —  FBI agents have found evidence that Chattanooga shooter Mohammod Abdulazeez was following a radical American member of al Qaeda online in 2013, as well as pages of writing that showed the young man was suicidal …
Discussion: KXAN-TV and 7online.com
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New York Times:
In Chattanooga, a Young Man in a Downward Spiral
Discussion: Jihad Watch, NBC News and Slantpoint
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Democrats Plan To Introduce Sweeping LGBT Rights Bill In Congress This Week  —  The measure, which lawmakers plan to file in the House and Senate, would ban discrimination in seven categories — including housing, education, and public accommodations.  —  Getty Images / Afp
Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
Woman leaps to death off rooftop bar, patrons keep drinking  —  Police are the scene where a woman jumped 20 stories to her death from swanky rooftop bar 230 Fifth.  —  A woman jumped 20 stories to her death from a swanky rooftop bar in the Flatiron District Monday night.
Discussion: Business Insider and Gothamist
Paul Bowers / Charleston City Paper:
Sousaphonist serenades Confederate flag supporters in Columbia  —  'I didn't really know how to show my opposition, so that was my way of doing it,' says musician  —  Saturday afternoon, as defenders of the Confederate flag assembled in Columbia to protest the flag's removal from Statehouse grounds …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
 
 
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Why Hillary Clinton Is Focused On The Short-Term Culture Of Corporate America
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Denton Record-Chronicle:
Confederate soldier memorial vandalized
Fox News:
North Korea says it won't do Iran-style nuclear deal with US
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Formal Restoration of Diplomatic Ties With Cuba Is Just a Beginning
Discussion: The Week and Outside the Beltway
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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Patience, Timing and Some Luck in New York Prisoner's Account of Escape
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Ryan Anderson / Townhall.com:
How Redefining Marriage Puts Unborn Children at Risk
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Dara Lind / Vox:
All lives matter, but not all lives are equally under threat
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