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6:30 AM ET, August 13, 2015

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CNN:
CNN / ORC Poll: Trump tops in Iowa as Scott Walker drops  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has a significant lead in the race to win over likely Iowa caucus-goers, according to the first CNN/ORC poll in the state this cycle.  —  Trump tops the field with 22% and is the candidate seen …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Outsiders take over GOP  —  Outsiders who have never before held political office are dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination.  —  Donald Trump is the GOP front-runner, while businesswoman Carly Fiorina is surging after a strong performance in last week's debate.
Discussion: BREITBART.COM and Political Wire
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The Post-Debate Losers (Walker) and Winners (Fiorina)  —  You've already heard a lot of different takes about who won and who lost the first Republican presidential debates last week.  We've deliberately waited to name names; winning the media spin after a debate is often more important than “winning” the debate itself.
William A. Galston / Wall Street Journal:   The Five Plausible GOP Candidates
Echelon Insights / Medium:
New Poll: Trump Leads Post-Debate; Fiorina, Rubio, Carson, and Cruz Rise
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Turmoil mounts surrounding Clinton emails  —  Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Wednesday sought to dismiss criticism that her decision to give the FBI her private email server suggested any admission of wrongdoing.  —  The vigorous pushback came as the server's handover dominated …
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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Queen of Paradox and Her Crumbling Stone Wall  —  Hillary Clinton is both a political colossus and a catastrophe.  —  For once, Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to be a decent candidate.  Taking aim at weak spots in the GOP lines, she attacked Jeb Bush on women's health, Marco Rubio on abortion …
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Hillary Clinton Keeps Making Untrue Claims About Her Use of a Private Email Server
Washington Post:
Donald Trump mocks Rand Paul, calls on him to quit presidential race  —  UPDATE: At 6:50 p.m., Donald Trump sent The Washington Post a lengthy response to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's ad.  Here it is, in full. … At 7:32 p.m., Paul campaign strategist Doug Stafford sent this response.
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Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
Next GOP Debate Moderator Hugh Hewitt Comes Out Against Trump
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump to ‘Meet the Press’ - in person
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Lisa Chiu / CCTV America:
Enormous explosion rocks China port city Tianjin, kills at least 17  —  A fire and at least two massive explosions around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday local time injured hundreds and left at least 17 people and three firefighters dead at an industrial area roughly 75 miles southeast of Beijing.
Kathleen Foody / Associated Press:
Jimmy Carter says he has cancer, revealed by recent surgery  —  2 photos  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday.  —  “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body …
Jason Leopold / VICE News:
The Google Search That Made the CIA Spy on the US Senate  —  John Brennan was about to say he was sorry.  —  On July 28, 2014, the CIA director wrote a letter to senators Dianne Feinstein and Saxby Chambliss — the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee (SSCI) and the panel's ranking Republican, respectively.
Discussion: Politico and Boing Boing
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Howard Dean and Bernie Sanders — compare and contrast  —  Joe Trippi, who managed Howard Dean's insurgent campaign in 2003-04, compares Bernie Sanders' campaign to Dean's in an interview with the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza.  —  Speaking of Trippi, why has Fox News replaced …
Discussion: Washington Post
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Can We Interest You In Teaching?  —  Teaching can't compete.  —  When the economy improves and job prospects multiply, college students turn their attention elsewhere, to professions that promise more money, more independence, more respect.  —  That was one takeaway from a widely discussed story …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: DOJ Should ‘Criminally Prosecute Planned Parenthood’  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Wednesday laid out how he would tackle Planned Parenthood without the support of Congress if he were elected president.  —  When asked on about Iowa radio host Simon Conway …
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Los Angeles Times:
Woman killed by LAPD after robbery reported in South L.A.  —  Los Angeles police shot and killed a woman Wednesday afternoon in South L.A. after officers received a report of a robbery, officials said.  —  The incident unfolded about 1:40 p.m., when officers from the LAPD's Southwest Division went …
Discussion: KTLA and ABC News
Christine Rushton / USA Today:
How to watch the Perseid meteor shower  —  Pop some kernels and head outside for the meteor show Wednesday night!  —  Skywatchers can catch the Perseid meteor shower in one of its brightest displays in years thanks to a coinciding new moon.  —  “The Perseids feature fast and bright meteors …
Reason:
Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism  —  They're jealous, he says, they side with rulers, and they don't understand how markets work.  —  “Intellectuals have always disdained commerce” says Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey.  They “have always sided …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Lynh Bui / Washington Post:
5 GAO workers charged with fraud in obtaining school lunch subsidies  —  Five employees of a federal government watchdog agency, one of whom is a member of the Prince George's County school board, were indicted Tuesday on charges of illegally obtaining reduced-price school lunches for their children, officials said.
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Brandi Lee Weaver-Gates, Pennsylvania Beauty Queen, Arrested After Allegedly Faking Cancer  —  A Pennsylvania beauty queen is facing felony charges for allegedly raising thousands of dollars from donors whom she tricked into believing she was battling cancer, police say.
 
 
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Cuba dissidents won't attend US Embassy event
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
Kelly Wallace / CNN:
Kids have three times too much homework, study finds; what's the cost?
Discussion: Blogcritics
Alejandra Cancino / Chicago Tribune:
Kraft Heinz cuts jobs as new era begins
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and WQAD-TV
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Judge Gives Texas Deadline on Same-Sex Marriage Policies
Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
NBCUniversal Buys Big Chunks of Vox Media and BuzzFeed
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., 65% Favor Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run
Nicole Gaouette / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Keystone Decision Caught in Undertow of Canadian Election
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 Earlier Items: 
Diana Hefley / Herald:
Family files legal claim in Island County Jail dehydration death
Discussion: Guardian and ABC News
Sarah Mervosh / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas woman sues Uber, driver for over $1 million
Discussion: ABC News
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Jesse Ventura: Do you think Trump would consider me for VP?
Discussion: Hot Air, CNN, Mediaite and American Prospect
Ian Bogost / The Atlantic:
Don't Hate the Phone Call, Hate the Phone
Discussion: Boing Boing
New York Times:
Who Threatens America Most?  —  In what order does …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
 

 
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Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

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