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3:00 PM ET, August 1, 2015

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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Clinton aide and confidante was overpaid at State Dept.  —  State Department investigators have concluded that Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, was overpaid by nearly $10,000 while working at the State Department, the Washington Post reports.
Discussion: Progress Pond
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Washington Post:
Top Clinton aide accused of receiving overpayments at State Department  —  State Department investigators concluded this year that Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's closest aides, was overpaid by nearly $10,000 because of violations of rules governing vacation and sick leave during her tenure as an official in the department.
Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Federal Judge Orders State Department to Ask Hillary Clinton to Account for Government Records and Email Use, Turn Over All Government Records  —  (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered the U.S. State Department …
William Saletan / Slate:
The Iran hearings have shown how the Republican Party can no longer be trusted with the presidency.  —  If Republicans win the White House next year, they'll almost certainly control the entire federal government.  Many of them, running for president or aspiring to leadership roles in Congress …
Hayley Peterson / Business Insider:
The FBI has subpoenaed lewd text messages between Subway's Jared Fogle and a former Subway franchisee  —  The FBI has subpoenaed an affidavit containing alleged texts between former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle and a former female Subway franchisee in which Fogle says he paid for sex with a 16-year-old girl …
Politico:
Why Jeb Bush played nice with Hillary Clinton in Florida  —  She ripped his ‘right to rise’ campaign slogan.  He thanked her for being there.  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Appearing Friday at the National Urban League Conference here in the country's most important swing state …
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Wall Street Journal:   Billionaires Put Their Stamp on 2016 Presidential Campaigns
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush at Urban League: Obama was ‘speaking the truth’ after shooting
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Robby Soave / The Daily Beast:
The College That Hates ‘Americans’  —  A University of New Hampshire speech guide explains why just about every adjective—including “American”—is somehow problematic.  —  The administrator who added a confusing, tin-eared Bias-Free Language Guide—a 4,500-word assault on the English language …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Joe Biden in 2016: What Would Beau Do?  —  WASHINGTON — A PATTERN of cutting corners, a patina of entitlement and inevitability, has led to this.  —  Destroying digital messages and thwarting official investigations while acting all innocent about wiping out sensitive material.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Allen West / Allen B. West:
What's happening to this heroic Navy officer from the Chattanooga shooting will make your blood BOIL  —  I never like to be reactionary and follow anything that may just be hyperbole or conspiracy theory.  That's why I held off on addressing this issue until I got confirmation — which came Friday afternoon via text message.
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Obama Appointee And Bundler Blocks More Video Releases By Group Behind Planned Parenthood Sting  —  A federal judge late Friday granted a temporary restraining order against the release of recordings made at an annual meeting of abortion providers.  The injunction is against the Center for Medical Progress …
Roxane Gay / New York Times:
Of Lions and Men: Mourning Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion  —  LIKE many others, I was stunned by the story of the Minnesota dentist who hunted and killed a 13-year-old lion, Cecil, in Zimbabwe.  It was a brutal, senseless thing.  —  The story has gone viral because it offers a strange alchemy …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Turns out Obamacare is a government takeover  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  During the legislative debate over the passage of President Obama's healthcare law, supporters of the program were sensitive to any suggestion that it represented a government takeover of the healthcare system.
Discussion: Newsalert and Bloomberg View
Wills Robinson For / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Cecil the lion's brother Jericho shot dead by poachers in Zimbabwean park  —  Cecil the lion's brother Jericho has been shot dead in a park in Zimbabwe.  —  Johnny Rodrigues, Chairman for Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, said in a statement: 'It is with great sadness and regret …
Olivia / Right Wing Watch:
As Trump's Homeland Security Secretary, Ann Coulter Pledges Protestant-Only Holidays  —  Ann Coulter shared her love for Donald Trump last week at Eagle Forum's Collegian Summit, where she told the crowd of young conservatives that Trump is “more likely to be the next president than Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio” …
Washington Post:
Cecil the lion's killer may have trouble avoiding extradition, experts say  —  Walter Palmer, the wealthy big-game hunter who killed a famous lion, could be headed back to Africa — if the Zimbabwe government has its way.  —  On Friday, officials in Zimbabwe said they intended to press ahead …
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
We're Making Life Too Hard for Millennials  —  TO some, millennials — those urban-dwelling, ride-sharing indefatigable social networkers — are engaged, upbeat and open to change.  To others, they are narcissistic, lazy and self-centered.  —  I'm in the first camp, but regardless of your opinion …
Jessica McMaster / KSHB-TV:
Video of Lenexa PD arrest goes viral, sparks concerns  —  LENEXA, Kan. - A video that shows two Lenexa police officers making an arrest has gone viral and sparked concerns on social media.  —  John Sherman said he was at the Winstead's restaurant, located near 95th Street and Quivira …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Kerry Picket / The Daily Caller:
Dem: Obama Ready To Ignore Congress If Veto On Iran Deal Is Overridden  —  WASHINGTON — California Rep. Brad Sherman warns that even if Congress were to override Barack Obama's veto of the Iran deal, the president could still get the deal he wants.  —  Sherman, a Democrat who serves …
Discussion: Freedom Outpost and Hot Air
 
 
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Donald Trump's companies have sought visas to import at least 1,100 workers
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Decides to Retaliate Against China's Hacking
Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Rivals of ISIS Attack U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Group
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Economics 101: Wal-Mart Hikes Minimum Wages, Prepares To Fire 1000
Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
Top Trump adviser has a history of provocative and racial Facebook posts
Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal:
Japanese Police Arrest Mark Karpelès of Collapsed Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox
Discussion: New York Times, The Verge and Guardian
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Trump GOP Favorable Image Drops, but Still Positive
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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Ashley Southall / New York Times:
Award in Lead Paint Lawsuit Can't Be Tied to Ethnicity, Judge Rules
Discussion: Addicting Info and Raw Story
Kay Steiger / ThinkProgress:
Huckabee Floats Plan To Deploy U.S. Troops To Stop Women From Getting Abortions
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Trump Sues Chef Who Backed Out Of Restaurant Deal
Discussion: Politico