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11:00 AM ET, August 7, 2015

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
A Foxy, Rowdy Republican Debate  —  The first question to Chris Christie was about the nine credit downgrades that New Jersey had suffered since he became its governor.  —  Ben Carson was reminded of his domestic-policy blunders, of his foreign-policy blunders, of a whole raft of loopy statements …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
The GOP debate: 7 takeaways  —  The first Republican debate of 2016 turned out to be an empty-calorie joy ride.  —  Takeaway 1: Jeb Bush was meh.  Getty  —  That was fun.  Now what?  —  The first Republican debate of 2016 was an empty-calorie joy ride, thanks to Donald Trump …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Republican presidential debate: 8 takeaways  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)The top 10 candidates for the Republican presidential nomination only had a few minutes each on Thursday to capture the attention of voters tuning in to the first big-league Republican presidential debate.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Politico:
The Debate's Biggest Winners-And Losers  —  22 political experts give their snap reactions.  —  Getty.  —  SHARES  —  ‘The best two performances came from John Kasich and Marco Rubio.’  —  Get POLITICO Magazine in your feeds  —  By John Hudak, Brookings fellow in Governance Studies and author of the GovFix blog.
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Fox News Couldn't Kill Trump's Momentum and May Have Only Made It Stronger  —  Judging by Thursday's electric debate, he may have sensed his true opponent before anyone else had a clue: the network.  —  t joshuagreen  —  A few hours before Thursday's Fox News debate, a friend of Donald Trump's confided to me that Trump was nervous.
Washington Post:
Trump roils first debate among GOP contenders
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Chuck Schumer / Medium:
My Position on the Iran Deal  —  Every several years or so a legislator is called upon to cast a momentous vote in which the stakes are high and both sides of the issue are vociferous in their views.  —  Over the years, I have learned that the best way to treat such decisions is to study …
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New York Times:
Chuck Schumer Opposes Iran Nuclear Deal, Shaking Democratic Firewall  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Schumer, the most influential Jewish voice in Congress, said Thursday night that he would oppose President Obama's deal to limit Iran's nuclear program.  —  “Advocates on both sides …
CNN:
Chuck Schumer to vote against Iran nuclear deal
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump: Megyn Kelly ‘behaved very nasty to me’  —  CLEVELAND — Donald Trump says he didn't get a fair shake.  —  Speaking in the spin room behind the debate stage, Trump said the questions he received from the moderators Thursday night “were far tougher” than those asked of the other candidates.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
GOP debate: Early numbers suggest record audience  —  Early overnight Nielsen ratings suggest that Thursday's Republican debate was not just the most-watched primary debate in history — it may have been twice as big as the previous record-holder.  —  The debate on Fox News …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Trump: Fox News Questions “Not Nice,” “Inappropriate”  —  CLEVELAND — Donald Trump criticized the questions asked by Fox News in the opening presidential primary debate on Thursday, calling them “inappropriate” and saying that Megyn Kelly “behaved very badly.”
Robert Costa / Washington Post:   Trump makes it clear that he plays by his own rules
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump lunched with Fox's Roger Ailes
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and BuzzFeed
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:   The Best, Classiest Debate Ever
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Democrats tweet sexist attack on Carly Fiorina  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  During Thursday's undercard debate, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina noted her business experience, which during her tenure saw the tech company's revenue double to $90 billion.
Discussion: Althouse, The Daily Caller and Hot Air
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Carly Fiorina won the ‘Happy Hour’ debate.  By a lot.  —  Carly Fiorina was the only woman on stage at the so-called “Happy Hour” debate on Thursday night.  She was also the only one of the seven candidates who made clear that she deserves more attention — and a more prime spot in the debates — as the campaign continues.
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Carly Fiorina Attacks Jeb Bush For ‘Foolish’ Comment on Women's Health
Discussion: The Week and Slantpoint
Washington Post:
Transcript: GOP Aug. 6 undercard debate
Discussion: Above the Law, Althouse and Slantpoint
TIME:
Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Primetime Republican Debate  —  Ten Republican presidential candidates met in Cleveland for a primetime debate on Fox News.  —  At the debate, real estate mogul Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio …
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John Althouse Cohen / Jaltcoh:
Live-blogging the first major Republican debate of the 2016 presidential race
Discussion: Defense One, Mediaite, The Week and Althouse
Keith Laing / The Hill:
Senate bill would nearly double the gas tax  —  Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) is introducing legislation that would nearly double the 18.4-cents-per-gallon federal gas tax to help pay for road and transit projects around the nation.  —  Carper's bill would increase the gas tax by 4 cents per year …
Discussion: Washington Post and Balloon Juice
Bloomberg Business:
Oops: Jeb's Website Publishes, Then Deletes, Attacks on Walker, Rubio  —  The former Florida governor's campaign describes the attacks as “draft pages.”  —  Jeb Bush's official campaign website on Thursday briefly featured two separate sections attacking two top Republican rivals …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton dismisses debate, rips GOP on voting rights  —  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton dismissed the first GOP-sanctioned debate Thursday before ripping into the Republican presidential field over voting rights.  —  During an interview on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio program …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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New York Post:
Here's the proof a NYC high school diploma is worthless
Discussion: Daily Mail and Joanne Jacobs
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Added 215,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment Still 5.3%
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Judge asked to seize USB flash drive containing Hillary Clinton's email
Dan Herbeck / Buffalo News:
Sources: Patrick Kane target of rape investigation
Discussion: Slantpoint
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Too many candidates to fit on a stage: Democrats then, Republicans now
Discussion: Betsy's Page
 Earlier Items: 
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Rick Santorum complains about Fox News moderators
Discussion: Mediaite
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Socialism Crumbles In Venezuela, But Democrats Think It's a Great Idea
Discussion: Reuters
ABC News:
GOP Debate: Rick Perry's Campaign Denies He Said ‘Ronald Raven’
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
 

 
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