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10:50 AM ET, August 13, 2015

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Jonathan Allen / Vox:
Hillary elites are freaking out.  This memo tells them to STOP.  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign circulated a memo to top allies in Washington this week with an unmistakably Obama-esque theme: Don't worry, we've got this.  —  It comes at a time when Clinton's elite Acela-corridor allies …
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The Hill:
Dems near Clinton panic mode  —  Democrats are worried that the furor over Hillary Clinton's private email server will be prolonged and intensified after her sudden move to hand it to the FBI.  —  The Clinton campaign's decision to give up the server and a thumb-drive containing back-up copies …
Discussion: Hot Air and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Is Sounding Out Allies About a 2016 Bid  —  Some Democrats press the vice president to run as an alternative to Hillary Clinton  —  Vice President Joe Biden is using part of his vacation in South Carolina this week to sound out friends and family about a presidential bid …
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Howard Dean and Bernie Sanders — compare and contrast
Discussion: Washington Post
John R. Schindler / The Daily Beast:
The Spy Satellite Secrets in Hillary's Emails  —  These weren't just ordinary secrets found in Clinton's private server, but some of the most classified material the U.S. government has.  —  After months of denials and delaying actions, Hillary Clinton has decided to turn over her private email server to the Department of Justice.
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Why Hillary's Email Saga Hurts  —  It is giving Republicans the perfect opportunity to highlight her least appealing qualities.  —  Barring an indictment for criminal behavior, Hillary Clinton, if she's the Democratic nominee, will not lose the 2016 presidential election because of her emails.
Rachael Bade / Politico:   Hillary Clinton email probe turns to Huma
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Turmoil mounts surrounding Clinton emails
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Hillary Clinton Keeps Making Untrue Claims About Her Use of a Private Email Server
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Roger Ailes to Donald Trump: ‘We resolve this now...or go to war’  —  Fox News chairman Roger Ailes woke up Monday morning thinking that his network and Donald Trump's campaign had reached an understanding.  —  After a weekend's worth of stressful phone calls, the tacit agreement …
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
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Eric Martin / Bloomberg Business:
Sorry Donald Trump, Mexico Says It Will Not Pay for Border Wall  —  Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration said there's no truth to U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's assertion that the nation would pay for a wall along the border between the countries.
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Navy shuffles up aircraft carrier fleet  —  The Navy is playing musical chairs and moving around three aircraft carriers in a complicated maneuver that will leave the Asia-Pacific region without a forward-deployed carrier for several months.  —  The Navy announced Tuesday …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Eric M. Johnson / Reuters:
Chelsea Manning could face solitary confinement at military prison  —  Chelsea Manning, a soldier imprisoned for leaking classified U.S. information to pro-transparency site WikiLeaks, could face solitary confinement on charges she violated prison rules by having prohibited reading material, her attorney said on Wednesday.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Jezebel
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Vince Chadwick / Politico:
Live: Greece's rescue deal  —  Greek parliament votes on bailout deal, while Germany still has doubts.  — We are following developments from Greece today as MPs in Athens debate the terms of the €86 billion bailout reached with creditors on Tuesday.
BBC:
China explosions: Dozens killed in Tianjin port blasts  —  The massive explosions in China's northern city of Tianjin are now known to have killed at least 50 people.  —  More than 700 have been injured and hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of casualties.
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Vijai Maheshwari / Politico:
Kiev's hipster revolution  —  With Russia breathing down their necks, the young seek refuge in ramen burgers and beards.  —  KIEV — A disc jockey spins a remix of Daft Punk's “Get Lucky” on a stage by the river, while scores of young fashion brands that have sprung up in Ukraine's capital since …
Nicholas Hirst / Politico:
Top 5 competition fights in sports  —  European Commission shows the red card.  —  If Margrethe Vestager excercises her power, she could change the future of several sports in Europe.  —  The competition commissioner is investigating complaints against the governing bodies of champion events for ice skating, soccer and others.
Desmond Lachman / The Hill:
Casting the first stone at China's currency devaluation  —  Yesterday's surprise 2 percent Chinese currency devaluation is bound to raise charges in Congress that China is a serial currency manipulator.  Never mind the context in which that devaluation occurred and the sharp appreciation of the Chinese currency that preceded it.
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Police Abuse Is a Form of Terror  —  Writing about the wave of deadly encounters — many caught on video — between unarmed black people and police officers often draws a particular criticism from a particular subset of readers.  —  It is some variation of this:
Discussion: Shakesville
Yahoo Politics:
The myth of Trump's angry legions  —  Voters of America: Get ahold of yourselves, please.  —  I know you're irrational and seething with anger.  I know this because I keep reading about it, in every somber piece of punditry about Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders or what's going to drive the 2016 campaign.
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 …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Former president Jimmy Carter, 90, announces that he has cancer
 
 
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
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Tony Blair / Guardian:
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Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
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Los Angeles Times:
Woman killed by LAPD after robbery reported in South L.A.
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Washington Post:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Howard Stern of SiriusXM snags a surprise interview with President Biden, following reports of Biden's refusal so far to give The NYT a sit-down interview

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