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10:10 AM ET, August 7, 2015

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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 …
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Chuck Schumer Planning To Break With Obama, Oppose Iran Deal
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 …
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
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Trump Alters the Way the Rest of the Field Is Perceived  —  Donald Trump brought the circus to town.  Credit where it's due; when confronted with past name-calling, he killed with that “Only Rosie O'Donnell” line.  He makes everyone else look boring; he also makes everyone else look responsible, polite and grown-up.
Washington Post:
Trump roils first debate among GOP contenders
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Politico:
The Debate's Biggest Winners-And Losers
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.
Ed Kilgore / Talking Points Memo:
Fox News Had Its Own GOP Debate Agenda: Narrow Down The Field  —  The Republican Party has famously missed most of the markers set out for it in the RNC's so-called “autopsy report” in March of 2013.  The party hasn't gotten behind comprehensive immigration reform.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump wins the Internet
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
New York Times:
Before Main Republican Debate, Bottom 7 Contenders Put On Brave Faces
Discussion: Politico and POLITICO New York
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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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.”
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
The Best, Classiest Debate Ever  —  Best debate ever, right?  —  But entertainment value aside, there were a handful of foundational clarifications about the candidates, if not the race itself.  Quickly:  —  Donald Trump: Mark Hemingway joked: … And holy cow is that dead-on.
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: BuzzFeed
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 …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Federalist
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Judge asked to seize USB flash drive containing Hillary Clinton's email  —  A federal judge is being asked to seize the USB flash drive that holds copies of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private emails.  —  Conservative legal activist Larry Klayman on Wednesday filed a motion …
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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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Added 215,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment Still 5.3%
Discussion: ThinkProgress
USA Today:
Republican debate needs immigration unity: Column
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
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Rick Santorum complains about Fox News moderators
Discussion: Mediaite
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg Business:
Bernie Sanders Takes on Clinton Welfare Legacy as He Woos Iowa Unions
Discussion: The Hill
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Socialism Crumbles In Venezuela, But Democrats Think It's a Great Idea
Discussion: Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
ABC News:
GOP Debate: Rick Perry's Campaign Denies He Said ‘Ronald Raven’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
James Miklaszewski / CNBC:
Russia hacks Pentagon computers: NBC, citing sources