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11:45 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 …
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.
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 …
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
Discussion: Fox News
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
Dr. Jen Gunter:
Ben Carson did research on 17 week fetal tissue  —  Dr. Ben Carson, GOP nominee hopeful, told Fox's Megyn Kelly that “There's nothing that can't be done without fetal tissue” and that the benefits of fetal tissue have been “over promised” and the results have “very much under-delivered.”
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Virginia Hughes / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson Once Did Research On Fetal Brain Tissue  —  In a 1992 study, Carson and his colleagues from Johns Hopkins used fetal tissue to better understand how the human brain develops.  But in the wake of the Planned Parenthood videos, the presidential candidate has called fetal tissue research “disturbing.”
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carson: Planned Parenthood clinics in black neighborhoods to ‘control’ population
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Jeb Bush offered inaccurate version of Iraq war history  —  Foreign policy speech aimed at undercutting Hillary Clinton twisted facts  —  He omitted fact his brother set date for U.S. withdrawal  —  Is there any point to arguing now over who lost Iraq? … WASHINGTON
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Black lawmakers stand behind disruptions of Sanders, Dem events  —  Black lawmakers on Capitol Hill are defending the young activists using confrontation to press top Democratic presidential candidates to tackle the nation's protracted problems of racial injustice.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Test Results Are In, and the Secret About Harding Is Out  —  WASHINGTON — She was denounced as a “degenerate” and a “pervert,” accused of lying for money and shamed for waging a “diabolical” campaign of falsehoods against the president's family that tore away at his legacy.
Discussion: Business Insider
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.
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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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
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Workman: House Rules chair by day, Uber driver by night  —  TALLAHASSEE—The lobbyist was waiting for her Uber driver Tuesday when state Rep. Ritch Workman pulled up.  —  “How are you doing?” he said, unlocking the backdoor.  —  “Oh no. Thank you for the ride.  I'm waiting for my Uber,” she said.
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.
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
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 …
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
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.
 
 
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