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3:40 PM ET, July 28, 2016

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The Huffington Post:
Clinton Campaign: Trump Needs To Guarantee He Won't Leak Before Getting Briefed  —  “This isn't a normal political story, and it's not funny.”  —  Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  PHILADELPHIA The chairman of Hillary Clinton's campaign urged U.S. intelligence agencies …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: I Was ‘Being Sarcastic’ When I Asked Russia To Release Clinton Emails  —  In an interview that aired Thursday morning on “Fox and Friends,” Donald Trump said he was not being serious when he called on Russia to find and release emails deleted by Hillary Clinton.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump on Dem attacks: ‘I take it a little bit personally’
Max Fisher / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Appeal to Russia Shocks Foreign Policy Experts
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
DNC insiders detail months of escalating dysfunction  —  PHILADELPHIA — Debbie Wasserman Schultz wasn't supposed to ask Joe Biden to come to her daughter's bat mitzvah.  —  Democratic National Committee staff had sent the chair to the vice president armed with four specific requests …
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders to Return to Senate as an Independent
Victor Morton / Washington Times:
WikiLeaks releases hacked DNC voicemails
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
The Democrats' well-deserved WikiLeaks blowback
Elizabeth Koh / The Charlotte Observer:
North Carolina GOP mistakenly attacks Kaine for ‘shameful’ Marine pin that honored his son  —  When Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine addressed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Wednesday night, the North Carolina GOP thought it quickly spotted something wrong.
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USA Today:
As Obama speaks, chaos and arrests outside DNC  —  PHILADELPHIA—As President Barack Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention inside the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night, a chaotic situation erupted nearby that led to seven arrests.  —  Protesters stormed security barricades …
Discussion: Vox
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Daily Mail:
We won't quit Bern-stock say the Sanders backers who are testing Philadelphia's patience by camping outside the DNC - and threatening to stay after it's over  — Illegal camp in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park is outside Wells Fargo Center where Hillary Clinton's coronation as candidate is under way
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
No Obama Bounce For DNC Day 3 Ratings As They Fall Behind RNC, ‘Wayward Pines’ Finale Down From 2015
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Megyn Kelly hangs out at CNN Grill, stoking speculation that she could leave Fox News … Under different circumstances, the photo above might not be a big deal.  So what if Fox News's Megyn Kelly was hanging out with CNN's Don Lemon at 3 a.m., after Democratic National Convention coverage ended?
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
‘I felt angry that it took so long’: Gretchen Carlson on Roger Ailes's ouster from Fox News
Discussion: TVNewser and BillMoyers.com
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump urges viewers to skip Clinton speech as Democrats rack up ratings wins  —  President Obama's prime time speech lifted the Democratic convention to its third straight night of ratings wins over the Republican convention last week — and now the Trump campaign is exhorting supporters not to watch the Democrats' final night.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Suffolk University:
Suffolk University Poll Shows Clinton Leading Trump by 9 Points in Pennsylvania  —  Just hours before Democrat Hillary Clinton is set to make history in Philadelphia as the first woman to accept her party's U.S. presidential nomination, a new Suffolk University poll of likely general-election voters …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says  —  Daniel Rushing was arrested after an Orlando cop searched his car and tested Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze as positive for methamphetamine.  He was charged with possession of meth and carrying a firearm. … Privacy Policy
Kevin L. Jones / KQED Arts:
‘Sesame Street’ Lets Go Longtime Cast Members Bob, Gordon and Luis [UPDATE]  —  UPDATED: See statement from Sesame Workshop, the creators of ‘Sesame Street,’ below  —  Sesame Street, the 46-year-old award-winning children's show, cut three of its most senior cast members earlier this year …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Exclusive: Gingrich returning to Fox News on Aug. 1  —  The Hill has learned that Newt Gingrich will be returning to Fox News as a contributor.  —  The network suspended its contributor agreement with the former House Speaker on July 12 to avoid a conflict of interest after he was reported …
Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Light streaks across night sky, generating a frenzy  —  A streak of light burst across the night sky late Wednesday, generating a frenzy and prompting questions:  —  Was it a meteor or meteor shower?  A fireball or smoldering satellite?  —  From witness accounts, the glowing trail was spotted in Nevada …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Chelsea Clinton: I'd consider meeting with Ivanka to discuss campaign tone  —  Chelsea Clinton would entertain the idea of a meeting with Donald Trump's children, or perhaps just her longtime friend Ivanka Trump, over the tone and rhetoric of the presidential campaign between their parents.
Discussion: Washington Post
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
No, President Obama doesn't eat exactly 7 almonds every night  —  Obama: I don't really eat 7 almonds a night; I was kidding!  —  PLAY VIDEO  —  “This has been really weighing on me,” Obama joked after discussing more weighty topics in his exclusive interview with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie.
New York Times:
Championing Optimism, Obama Hails Clinton as His Political Heir  —  PHILADELPHIA — President Obama delivered a stirring valedictory address at the Democratic convention Wednesday night, hailing Hillary Clinton as his rightful political heir and the party's best hope to protect democracy from …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Rocketeer’ Reboot in the Works From Disney (Exclusive)  —  The project, in the early development stages, is being looked at as a sequel-reboot and will be headlined by a black female character.  —  The Rocketeer is ready to blast off once again.  —  Walt Disney Studios is developing …
Discussion: IndieWire, The Verge and Gizmodo
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Trump's minimum wage two-step confuses business groups, advisers  —  's new call to raise the minimum wage has outside experts and even his closest advisers scratching their heads.  —  This week, Trump said the government should raise the federal minimum wage by roughly one-third, calling for a legal standard of $10 per hour.
Discussion: alan.com
St. Louis American:
Black cops call for dismissal of Fox 2 reporter Bobby Hughes after ‘lead diet’ joke about killing of Mike Brown  —  Black St. Louis police officers said they are appalled by a white city officer's inappropriate Facebook post about Michael Brown Jr.'s mother, Lezley McSpadden …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Richa Naidu / Reuters:
New York Times posts loss, forecasts rebound in digital ad sales
Alex Zielinski / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump Believes Inconsistently Following Federal Law Makes Him A Disability Rights Champion
Discussion: Political Wire and Philly.com
FOX News Radio:
Trump On Asking Russia To Find Hillary's Missing E-Mails: “I Was Being Sarcastic”
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Uber's Latest Push Toward Driverless Cars
Discussion: Tech Insider
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office: Dinesh D'Souza's 'Hillary's America' Becomes Top Grossing Doc of 2016
Discussion: Townhall.com and Hot Air
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
5 takeaways from Obama's last convention
 Earlier Items: 
Tom Batchelor / Daily Express:
Merkel admits EU is being RAVAGED BY TERROR but says Germany should welcome MORE refugees
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Pamela Geller
Rebecca Flood / Daily Express:
German doctor's horror as patient screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ threatened to behead him
Discussion: Pamela Geller
Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com:
The realization hit: The shark was right there.
Discussion: NOLA River
Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Why These Union Members and Lifelong Democrats Are Voting Trump
Michael Vickers / Politico:
Why Trump Fails—and Clinton Passes—the Commander-in-Chief Test
New York Times:
After Lying Low, Deep-Pocketed Clinton Donors Return to the Fore