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1:30 PM ET, July 31, 2015

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Dean Baquet / hillaryclinton.com:
Letter to the New York Times' Dean Baquet  —  Dear Mr. Baquet:  —  I am writing to officially register our campaign's grave concern with the Times' publication of an inaccurate report related to Hillary Clinton and her email use.  —  I appreciate the fact that both you and the Public Editor …
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Billy House / Bloomberg Business:
State Department to Release Next Load of Hillary Clinton E-Mails  —  The State Department is set Friday to post online its next batch of e-mails that Hillary Clinton sent and received on a personal account while she was secretary of state.  —  Communications with former department officials …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Politico
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
The movie Hillary Clinton should be very, very worried about
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Stuart Stevens / New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s Crowded Stage  —  ANYBODY not running for president?  —  It seems as if every Republican politician and some who aren't really politicians or even Republicans — that's Donald J. Trump, for one — are gleefully jumping into the most expensive, demanding and demeaning process available without an indictment.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:   Insiders warn Jeb: Don't engage with Trump
Politico:   Jeb crams, Donald scrams
Douglas Ernst / Washington Times:
Ky. man arrested after shooting down $1800 drone hovering over sunbathing daughter  —  A Kentucky man shot down an $1800 drone hovering over his sunbathing daughter and was then arrested and charged with first degree criminal mischief and first degree wanton endangerment.
Pete Baklinski / LifeSiteNews:
Jeb Bush was director of philanthropy that gave tens of millions to Planned Parenthood  —  Burkina Faso , Jeb Bush , Michael Bloomberg , Nicaragua , Planned Parenthood Global , Senegal , Tanzania , Uganda  —  Until the eve of his presidential campaign, Jeb Bush was director of a philanthropy …
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:   A Pro-Life Opportunity  —  In the wake of the undercover videos …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Pope Erick Speaks: Shut Down the Government!  —  The fury of antichoicers that their long-planned video stings aimed at Planned Parenthood did not instantly shut down the “abortion industry” (and more importantly, all that birth control and health services dispensing that is actually Planned …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Why aren't libertarians rejecting Rand Paul's fight against Planned Parenthood?
Yusuf Mehdi / Windows Blog:
Windows 10 - The First 24 Hours  —  It has been an incredible 24 hours for Windows and our fans.  We're humbled and grateful to see the response to Windows 10.  We have seen unprecedented demand for Windows 10, with reviews and customer feedback overwhelmingly positive around the globe.
Scott Campbell / Daily Express:
Calais goes UP IN FLAMES: Migrants fight to get into UK as ferry workers block harbour  —  FLAMES filled the air in Calais after striking French ferry workers blocked roads with burning tyres leaving the port now resembling a WARZONE.  —  PHILIPPEHUGUEN/GETTY
Discussion: Vox Popoli
ABC News:
MH370: US Intel Assessment Suggested That Plane Deliberately Taken Off Course, Source Says  —  U.S. intelligence agencies put together an assessment in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 indicating that the plane was deliberately taken off course, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
David W. Dunlap / New York Times:
1973 |  Meet Donald Trump  —  David W. Dunlap is a Metro reporter, and writes the Building Blocks column.  He has worked at The Times for 40 years.  —  Some Americans are just getting to know Donald Trump.  Readers of The Times have known him for 42 years.
Discussion: The Week
Ron Barnett / Greenville News:
Family's attorney says Seneca teen shot from behind  —  A lawyer representing the family of a Seneca teenager who was shot by police Sunday night said the autopsy shows that Zachary Hammond was shot from behind and his car was not moving, contrary to police reports that the car veered toward the officer during a drug sting.
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Army faces recruit deficit, may miss '15 goal  —  WASHINGTON — The Army is nearly 14% short of the recruits it will need to fill its ranks, marking the first time in six years — and only the third in the last 20 — that it may fall short of its recruiting goal for the year.
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Balloon Juice
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Koch Brothers Brave Spotlight to Try to Alter Their Image  —  Once known for grim letters to fellow wealthy Americans warning of socialist apocalypse, Charles G. Koch now promotes research on the link between freedom and everyday happiness.  Turn on “The Big Bang Theory” or “Morning Joe,” …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Exorcism to Air on Live TV  —  Destination America will air it on Oct. 30, just in time for Halloween.  —  Destination America is set to make what it's calling “TV history” this Halloween.  —  The Discovery-owned cable network will air what it's deeming the first live televised exorcism in U.S. history on Friday, Oct. 30, at 9 p.m.
Discussion: Mashable and Mediaite
Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Business:
In Money Race, Rick Perry's Campaign Shows the Power of Few  —  If Rick Perry ever wanted to thank the folks who provided most of the money behind his presidential bid, he wouldn't need to rent out a ballroom or even the back of an Austin restaurant.  He could squeeze them into the cab of a pickup truck.
Baltimore Sun:
Defense says prosecutors withholding evidence Freddie Gray ‘attempted to injure himself’ in previous arrest  —  Prosecutors have information indicating that Freddie Gray “attempted to injure himself” during a previous arrest, but have intentionally withheld it from their criminal case …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘World would unite if I were the leader’  —  Donald Trump said Thursday that he would unite the world should he become president, downplaying his penchant for controversy during a trip to Scotland.  —  “I think that I would be a great uniter.  I think that I would have great diplomatic skills …
Discussion: ABC News and Guardian
New York Times:
Bailout Money Goes to Greece, Only to Flow Out Again  —  FRANKFURT — The Greek businessman was nervous as he carried a suitcase stuffed with cash through passport control at the Athens airport a few months ago.  But the distracted and overworked customs officials waved him through.
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Rachel Yonkunas / WCDC-TV:
Vet finds hateful note on car at local shopping center  —  QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A simple trip to the store ended with a veteran getting a hateful letter left on his car.  —  When a local Iraq War veteran went shopping Thursday morning, he did not expect to find an anonymous note with ugly language left on his car.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
MSNBC cancels three shows amid transition  —  MSNBC has formally decided to cancel three programs — “The Cycle,” “Now with Alex Wagner” and “The Ed Show” — as part of a larger effort to shift its daytime lineup away from opinion programming, network sources told the On Media blog on Thursday.
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