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5:35 PM ET, July 29, 2015

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Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:
In one-on-one interview, Clinton talks issues, calls Planned Parenthood videos ‘disturbing’  —  New Hampshire Union Leader  —  Calling them “disturbing,” Hillary Clinton said undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue raise questions about the process nationwide.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: The GOP Congress is set to run off the rails.  That could help Hillary Clinton.  —  Hillary Clinton has signaled that she hopes to run for president in part by painting the GOP-controlled Congress — and, by extension, the Republican Party — as a divisive, destructive, hidebound, reactionary force.
Katie Yoder / NewsBusters:
Nets Covered Cecil the Lion More in 1 Day Than Abortion Videos in 2 Weeks  —  Share it Tweet it  —  America's anchors have spoken: the shooting of one lion vastly outweighs the trafficking of baby parts by a taxpayer-funded abortion giant.  —  In other words, the broadcast news shows spent …
Niall Stanage / The Hill:   Trump's rise hurts Rubio, Carson; helps Jeb Bush
U.S. Department of Justice:
Congressman Chaka Fattah and Associates Charged with Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy  —  A member of Congress and four of his associates were indicted today for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes that were intended to further the political …
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Politico:
Longtime congressman Chaka Fattah indicted
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Hannah Hess / Roll Call:
Rep. Chaka Fattah Charged in 29-Count Indictment (Updated)
Discussion: Booman Tribune
6abc.com:
Rep. Chaka Fattah indicted in racketeering case
Discussion: Moe Lane and The Gateway Pundit
BBC:
Taliban conflict: Afghanistan probes Mullah Omar ‘death’ claim  —  Mullah Omar, filmed in secret by a BBC crew in 1996, was rarely seen in public  —  The Afghan government is investigating new reports that Taliban leader Mullah Omar has died, a spokesman said.
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CNN:
Taliban's Mullah Omar died in 2013, Afghan government says
Discussion: NBC News and Bloomberg View
Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Officials Say
Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air
Cincinnati.com:
Deters: UC officer ‘purposefully killed’ DuBose  —  Provided/Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters  —  University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge for fatally shooting Samuel DuBose during a traffic stop July 19.
Discussion: Salon, Common Dreams and Refinery29
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Lisa Cornwall / Associated Press:
U of Cincinnati Officer Indicted For Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Motorist  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday, adding that the officer …
Discussion: Associated Press, KLFY-TV and The Week
David Daley / Salon:
Camille Paglia takes on Jon Stewart, Trump, Sanders: “Liberals think of themselves as very open-minded, but that's simply not true!”  —  Trump's a carnival barker, but funnier than Stewart.  Richard Dawkins is a joke.  Sanders and Drudge earn approval  —  In part one of our three …
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Cecil the lion's killer donated to Romney  —  The Minnesota dentist who authorities say killed a beloved Zimbabwe lion named Cecil donated to Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.  —  Federal Elections Commission (FEC) forms show Walter James Palmer, a dentist in Eden Prairie, Minn., donated $5,000 to the Romney campaign in 2012.
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CNN:
American dentist says he regrets role in death of Cecil the lion  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Two Zimbabwean men were expected to appear in court Wednesday over the killing of Cecil the lion, one of Africa's best known big cats.  But most of the attention — and the anger …
Daily Mail:
Linda Tripp reveals why ‘Hillary Clinton must never be President’  —  Power play: Linda Tripp, now 65, was a civil servant who had a ringside seat during Clinton's administration.  Her office was directly adjacent to Hillary's.  Her recorded conversations with Lewinsky …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hillary's haircut: $600?  —  Hillary Clinton reportedly went …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
Boehner Brushes Off Leadership Challenge  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) brushed off a challenge to his leadership from Rep. Mark Meadows (R., N.C.) on Wednesday, but not without showing some irritation.  —  Mr. Boehner said Wednesday he had not spoken with Mr. Meadows …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Boehner: Fall agenda ‘smooth sailing’
Discussion: Political Wire
Tom Brady / Facebook:
I am very disappointed by the NFL's decision to uphold the 4 game suspension against me.  I did nothing wrong, and no one in the Patriots organization did either.  —  Despite submitting to hours of testimony over the past 6 months, it is disappointing that the Commissioner upheld …
New York Times:
Under Oath, Donald Trump Shows His Raw Side  —  Donald J. Trump seemed irritated.  He had been grilled for two hours in a lawsuit over a failed Florida real estate project, and he told the lawyer that her questions were “very stupid.”  —  When the lawyer, Elizabeth Beck, asked for a medical break …
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CNN:
Lawyer: Trump called me ‘disgusting’ for request to pump breast milk
Robert Schmidt / Bloomberg Business:
Wall Street Money Dries Up for Lawmaker After Anti-Gay Remarks  —  Representative Scott Garrett, who heads an influential House subcommittee overseeing the U.S. capital markets, is facing a revolt by corporate and Wall Street donors after he reportedly made anti-gay remarks at a private meeting of Republican lawmakers.
Discussion: New Jersey News …
Washington Post:
State Department official charged with spying on D.C. women in their homes  —  A senior State Department official facing charges of soliciting a juvenile for sex in Fairfax County was arrested in the District on Sunday and charged with taking videos of women through the windows of their homes, according to authorities.
Discussion: ABC News
CNN:
Debris in Indian Ocean checked for MH370 ties  —  (CNN)Apparent airplane debris found off the coast of Reunion island, a French department in the western Indian Ocean, is being examined to see if it is connected to the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a member of the French Air Force in Reunion said Wednesday.
 
 
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London Evening Standard:
Cable Street museum which promised to celebrate East End women now devoted to Jack the Ripper
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Newly recovered Lois Lerner email shows IRS tried to cover up tea party targeting
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Paul Nussbaum / Philly.com:
SEPTA will sell pope passes by lottery
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
A Dream Undone
Discussion: National Review
Manya Brachear Pashman / Chicago Tribune:
Wheaton College ends coverage amid fight against birth control mandate
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Closing Europe's Harbors
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FOX 4 reporter confronts woman accused of stealing his identity
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