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By Julia Bottles | August 5, 2015 4:52pm

President Obama Slams Iran Deal Detractors

President Obama says that the upcoming congressional vote on the Iran nuclear deal is the most important decision lawmakers have had to make since voting to invade Iraq in 2002. In a speech at American University delivered Wednesday, the president slammed opponents of the deal as supporting military action rather than diplomacy. [CNN]

GOP Candidates React to Missing the Cut for Thursday's Debate

Perry, Graham, Fiorino and Santorum are out of Thursday night's primetime Republican candidate debate, and at least one of their spokesmen isn't happy about it. [NBC News]

This handy new map from Google showing the top searched Republican candidates might explain one reason the top 10 candidates made the cut. [Time]

The debate airs at 9 PM EST on Fox News. 

HERE ARE SOME PLACES WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THE DEBATE.

Netflix Announces Year-Long Maternity and Paternity Leave

Moms and dads working for the online streaming giant Netflix will have unlimited time off one year after a birth or adoption. In a statement released Tuesday, the company said, "We want employees to have the flexibility and confidence to balance the needs of their growing families without worrying about work or finances." [Forbes]

Jon Stewart's Defends Self During Farewell Tour

Jon Stewart will host the The Daily Show for the last time Thursday, but the comedian's farewell tour hasn't entirely been smooth sailing. He's defending himself after a Politico article last week revealed that he paid President Obama "secret" visits at the White House. [Vanity Fair]

Kermit and Miss Piggy Call It Quits

RIP Kermit and Miss Piggy.

We still aren't over yesterday's shocking news that the couple decided to call it quits ahead of ABC's "The Muppets" reboot this fall

Today Kermit sat down to talk about the breakup and the new show. [AP]