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11:30 PM ET, July 28, 2015

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Mike Allen / Politico:
Fox lowers threshold for early debate  —  The change serves to guarantee the presence of candidates such as Lindsey Graham and Carly Fiorina.  —  Getty  —  Fox News is opening its 5 p.m. debate to all the announced Republican candidates who fail to make the cut for the Aug. 6 prime-time event …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Mediaite
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Donald Trump says he'd tap Sarah Palin for a Cabinet post  —  Donald Trump has succeeded in alienating many of his fellow Republicans with his personal attacks, but if he does win in November 2016 and is forced to assemble a cabinet of GOP allies, he knows exactly whom he would call on: Sarah Palin.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump: 'I'd love' to have Sarah Palin in my administration  —  Sarah Palin stood up for him after his recent controversial remarks about John McCain's war hero status sparked a firestorm of criticism, so now Donald Trump is returning the favor — by offering her a cabinet position in his future administration.
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Donald Trump Would Consider Tapping Sarah Palin For Future Trump Administration  —  Yesterday, Donald Trump appeared on “The Palin Update,” a show dedicated to all things Palin.  After Trump hailed Palin as a “tough and smart” leader who bravely stood up to “disgusting lies,” …
Politico:
Planned Parenthood hires crisis communications firm  —  Planned Parenthood has hired high-profile Washington public relations firm SKDKnickerbocker as it scrambles to deal with the ongoing scandal and release of a third undercover video Tuesday showing a clinic's staff handling fetal tissue after an abortion.
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Austin Ruse / BREITBART.COM:
Planned Parenthood Investigation Reportedly Shows Doctors Discussing How to Maximize Revenue …
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Poll Commissioned by Planned Parenthood Says Planned Parenthood Is Popular
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Meet Donald Trump's Proud Bullies, Goons, And Thugs  —  Photo illustration by BuzzFeed News / Trump: Getty Images  —  When Donald Trump's longtime political adviser and attorney was asked by the Daily Beast Monday to comment on a potentially explosive story about his boss …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump adviser Michael Cohen apologizes for rape comment  —  Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)A top adviser to Donald Trump apologized Tuesday for comments he made in an explosive interview while defending the Republican presidential candidate from a decades-old rape accusation.
Adam Edelman / New York Daily News:
Ivana Trump rejects rape allegations, says she and Donald Trump are ‘the best of friends’
Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg Business:
Smoke That Pot Now, Chris Christie Tells Users in States That Allow It  —  Residents in U.S. states that have legalized marijuana should toke up while they still can, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said.  —  “If you're getting high in Colorado today, enjoy it,” Christie …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Christie to Colorado: Pot party ends with me  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday doused the hopes of those who might want to enjoy state-legalized marijuana with him in the White House.  —  “If you're getting high in Colorado today, enjoy it,” Christie, a Republican presidential candidate …
Harriet Alexander / Telegraph:
Cecil the lion's killer revealed as American dentist  —  EXCLUSIVE: A Minnesota father of two is discovered to be the hunter who shot dead Cecil - one of Zimbabwe's most loved lions  —  Cecil the lion - the most famous creature in one of Zimbabwe's national parks - was killed by an American hunter …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Jon Stewart's secret White House visits  —  Obama, aides took unusual steps to cultivate ‘Daily Show’ comic  —  Jon Stewart slipped unnoticed into the White House in the midst of the October 2011 budget fight, summoned to an Oval Office coffee with President Barack Obama that he jokingly told …
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Jon Stewart Stunned Into Silence By Huckabee's Holocaust Comments (VIDEO)
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Politico:
House conservative seeks John Boehner's ouster  —  The move by Rep. Mark Meadows represents a new level of opposition to GOP leadership from House's right wing.  —  Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) has filed a motion to try to force Speaker John Boehner from his leadership post.
William Saletan / Slate:
Please Stop Talking, John Kerry  —  America's chief diplomat is saying way too much about the Iran deal.  —  John Kerry, the U.S. secretary of state, is a thoughtful, honest man.  He's remarkably adept at seeing conflicts and issues from the perspectives of other people.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Dems clash with Kerry over Iran deal
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos
Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
Teen ‘Lured’ 8-Year-Old Santa Cruz Girl Into Apartment Before Killing Her, Dumping Body in Recycling Bin: Police  —  A teenage boy arrested in the death of an 8-year-old Santa Cruz girl who went missing over the weekend allegedly lured the child into his apartment before killing her and dumping …
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Stevengoddard / Real Science:
Mind-Blowing Temperature Fraud At NOAA  —  The measured US temperature data from USHCN shows that the US is on a long-term cooling trend.  But the reported temperatures from NOAA show a strong warming trend. … They accomplish this through a spectacular hockey stick of data tampering …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Inside Rand Paul's downward spiral  —  He was once a serious contender for the White House.  Now, his campaign is fighting over what went wrong.  —  Rand Paul, once seen as a top-tier contender, finds his presidential hopes fading fast as he grapples with deep fundraising and organizational problems …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The Vox conversation  —  When Sen. Bernie Sanders launched his presidential campaign, few treated it as a serious challenge to Hillary Clinton.  Sanders, after all, isn't even a Democrat: He's an “democratic socialist.”  But his campaign struck a chord.  He's raised more than $15 million …
David Daley / Salon:
Camille Paglia: How Bill Clinton is like Bill Cosby  —  In exclusive Salon interview, the cultural critic finds parallels between Cosby and Clinton, takes down modern p.c.  —  Camille Paglia, the political and cultural critic, has been a brave and brilliant provocateur on Salon for almost 20 years now.
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Jonathan Pollard, Spy for Israel, to Be Released on Parole in November  —  WASHINGTON — Jonathan J. Pollard, who was sentenced to life in prison in 1985 for passing classified documents to the Israeli government, will be released on parole in November after 30 years in prison, a government panel decided on Tuesday.
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CNN:
Obama: ‘I think if I ran again I could win’  —  Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he could win a third term in office if he ran again, but is barred by the Constitution.  —  “I think if I ran again I could win.  But I can't!”  Obama said.  —  Barack Obama's presidency 52 photos
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Says ‘I Could Win’ 3rd Term as President
Justin Bachman / Bloomberg Business:
Delta Is About to Offer One of the Coolest Upgrades Yet—to Very Few Flyers  —  Exclusive: Inside the company's innovative plan to get its best customers off the airline and into private jets  —  Delta Air Lines is cooking up what may be one of the most appealing flight upgrades yet …
Discussion: NBC News, The Verge and Daily Mail
 
 
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Hawa Konte / KRQE-TV:
Albuquerque firefighter on administrative duty after mishandling 911 call
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Dennis Prager / Townhall.com:
The Left's Contempt for America: Left-Right Differences, Part VI
Monica Anderson / Pew Research Center:
15% of Americans don't use the internet. Who are they?
Discussion: The Atlantic and New York Times
Kristin Toussaint / Boston Globe:
Cop caught on dash cam threatening to ‘blow a hole’ through driver's head
Discussion: PINAC, Mediaite and Mashable
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Lena Dunham, Kate Winslet Face Off With Amnesty International Over Sex-Trade Debate
Discussion: Jezebel, ThinkProgress and Hit & Run
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry / The Week:
Why pro-lifers shouldn't trust the GOP
Ken Belson / New York Times:
Tom Brady's Four-Game Suspension Is Upheld by Roger Goodell
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Scott Walker: GOP nominee might not be known until close to convention
Rebecca Berg / Real Clear Politics:
Walker Tells Private Group He'll Skip Florida Primary
Ben White / Politico:
Jeb Bush's eye-popping event: $100K per ticket
Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Who Will Make the Debate Cut?  —  Only the top 10 GOP candidates …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Progress Pond and NBC News
Robert Gavin / Albany Times Union:
Watervliet schools cop faces sodomy charges
Discussion: Daily Mail and Raw Story
 

 
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