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3:00 PM ET, August 2, 2015

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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Donald Trump Surges in New NBC News/WSJ Poll  —  Days before the first Republican debate, Donald Trump has surged into the national lead in the GOP primary race, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush following, a new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll shows.
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Trump builds his political machine  —  Donald Trump is assembling a team of political strategists and campaign staffers charged with sustaining his lead in the Republican presidential polls.  —  While strategists say Trump still got a ways to go to catch up to his rivals for the White House …
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Daily Mail
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Trump leaves door open to third-party run  —  Donald Trump made clear on Sunday that he's not ruling out a third-party run if his bid for the Republican presidential nomination falters.  —  In a phone interview on ABC's “This Week,” the billionaire businessman-turned-political celebrity said he'd have …
Discussion: ABC News
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump  —  ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC's THIS WEEK, breaking news — new debris found.  —  Is it from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 and will it help pinpoint where the plane went down?  —  Crunch time — Donald Trump surging in the polls, ahead of the crucial first GOP debate.
Discussion: abc13.com, Slantpoint and The Week
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Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Trump: Compared To Chopping Off Heads, 'Waterboarding Doesn't Sound Very Severe'  —  More tough talk about of the GOP's leading carnival barker, Donald Trump.  —  From ABC's This Week:
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Charles Koch: ‘Life or death struggle for our country’  —  Kicking off a donor seminar, the billionaire casts reckless foreign policy and overspending as bipartisan problems.  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - Charles Koch, in a Saturday evening speech welcoming major donors and leading Republicans …
Fox News:
Seattle CEO who set firm's minimum wage to $70G says he has hit hard times  —  The Seattle CEO who reaped a publicity bonanza when he boosted the salaries of his employees to a minimum of $70,000 a year says he has fallen on hard times.  —  Dan Price, 31, tells the New York Times that things …
Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
No Really—What's the Difference Between a Democrat and a Socialist?  —  What's the difference between a Democrat and a socialist?  As self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders makes a play for the Democratic presidential nomination, party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says there are more pressing questions at hand.
New York Times:
Obama to Unveil Tougher Climate Plan With His Legacy in Mind  —  WASHINGTON — In the strongest action ever taken in the United States to combat climate change, President Obama will unveil on Monday a set of environmental regulations devised to sharply cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions …
Telegraph:
Migrants think our streets are paved with gold  —  Those fleeing Africa for financial gain in Europe have unrealistic ideas about what we can offer  —  By Theresa May and Bernard Cazeneuve, France's Minister of the Interior  —  Last week, we saw very starkly the desperate measures …
Amir Taheri / New York Post:
Iran publishes book on how to outwit US and destroy Israel  —  While Secretary of State John Kerry and President Obama do their best to paper over the brutality of the Iranian regime and force through a nuclear agreement, Iran's religious leader has another issue on his mind: The destruction of Israel.
Discussion: Power Line and Israel Matzav
 
 
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Todd Martin / Los Angeles Times:
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge wants Clinton certification on emails
Discussion: Power Line and Hot Air
Politico:
Congress balks at lifeline for Puerto Rico
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Associated Press
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Texas sheriff refuses to turn over jailhouse video after 32-year-old gay man dies of ‘natural causes’
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New York Post:
Crime wave grips Central Park
Discussion: Daily Mail
Richard N. Haass / Wall Street Journal:
Desert Storm, the Last Classic War
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Associated Press:
Biden Associates Resume Discussion About Presidential Run
Discussion: BREITBART.COM and Politico
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The Unbearable Nuttiness of Mike Huckabee