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1:40 PM ET, July 18, 2015

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WANE-TV:
Sailor from Paulding one of Chattanooga shooting victims  —  Darlene Proxmire, the step-grandmother of Randall Smith, called NewsChannel 15 Saturday morning and said he passed away around 4 a.m.  —  This is an update to the previously published story:  —  PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) …
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Fox News:
Sailor in Chattanooga shooting has died, death toll now 5  —  BREAKING NEWS: The Navy said Saturday the sailor shot in Thursday's attack at a military support center in Chattanooga, Tenn. has died.  —  Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith was one of three people injured when a gunman opened fire …
Dante Chinni / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Surge Leaves All but Jeb Bush in Donald's Dust  —  Something strange has happened to the Republican presidential field since Donald Trump joined it a month ago: Mr. Trump and Jeb Bush are rising.  Everyone else is falling in the polls, or seems stuck in place.
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Trump Attacks McCain for Being Prisoner of War: 'I Like People That Weren't Captured'  —  Speaking today in Iowa, Donald Trump attacked John McCain for being a former prisoner of war.  Watch here:  —  “He's not a war hero,” Trump, a Republican running for president, said of McCain.
Discussion: Washington Post and The PJ Tatler
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Forecasters Expect a Strong Economy for the 2016 Presidential Election  —  When it comes to elections, fundamentals matter.  A lot.  —  A wide range of political science research suggests that if you want to know who will win the presidency, the state of the economy …
Discussion: US News
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Republicans Setting Sights on Same-Sex Marriage Law  —  WASHINGTON — Days after a showdown over the Confederate flag, House Republicans are barreling toward a new confrontation on another contentious issue: How should Congress respond to the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage?
Bad Journalist:
Goodbye to All That Gawking  —  To steal a tired line from an old dead writer: Gawker in 2013 was a very special time and place to be a part of.  I think - hope - that I still have some good years of writing and reporting and editing ahead of me, but whatever form that future takes …
African-American Conservatives:
Obama, the Great Negotiator  —  It is not often that I feel compelled to defend President Obama.  But in this case I will.  The recent nuclear deal with Iran reveals that he is not a poor negotiator but rather an excellent one.  —  The President has been mocked for his negotiation skills throughout …
CNN:
Who was Chattanooga shooter Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez?  —  Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee 7 photos  —  A police car blocks the entrances to the Navy reserve center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Thursday, July 16.  Authorities say Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24 …
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Reuters:
Iran leader withholds verdict on nuclear deal, vows anti-U.S. policies  —  Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei withheld his verdict on Iran's nuclear deal on Saturday but in a fiery address vowed enduring opposition to the United States and its Middle East policies, saying Washington sought Iran's ‘surrender’.
Discussion: Fox News, neo-neocon and Hot Air
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Fiorina: Obama ‘pallid’ on Chattanooga shooting  —  GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has been underwhelmed so far by President Obama's response to Thursday's mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tenn.  —  Fiorina argued Friday that Obama is not treating the attack with the dignity it deserves.
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Scott Walker Inquiry Shows the Danger of Secrecy  —  In 2010, Wisconsin convened a “John Doe” investigation into the misuse of funds in the Milwaukee county executive's office.  In the state, a judge can allow prosecutors to carry out a John Doe investigation, requiring secrecy from everyone involved.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Melissa Pamer / KTLA:
3,500-Acre North Fire in Cajon Pass Burns Homes and Vehicles, Shuts Down 15 Freeway  —  A dangerous, fast-moving wildfire spread through the Cajon Pass on Friday afternoon, damaging several homes and threatening about 50 others after jumping the 15 Freeway and destroying some 20 vehicles stopped on the pavement.
Discussion: WTVR-TV and WGN-TV
 
 
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Goldman Sachs' newly minted billionaire CEO Lloyd Blankfein grew up in the projects of Brooklyn
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