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6:55 PM ET, July 15, 2014

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Jose Antonio Vargas / New York Times:
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant  —  One August morning nearly two decades ago, my mother woke me and put me in a cab.  She handed me a jacket.  “Baka malamig doon” were among the few words she said.  ("It might be cold there.")  When I arrived at the Philippines' Ninoy Aquino International Airport …
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Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Undocumented Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas Detained At The Border  —  Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas was arrested Tuesday after attempting to board a plane out of McAllen, Texas, according to United We Dream, an immigration advocacy group.
Discussion: The Dish, Twitchy and Hullabaloo
David Weigel / Slate:
New GOP Idea That Can Close the Gender Gap: Bring Policy “Down to a Woman's Level”  —  Ashe Schow is out with an intriguing story from a panel that no other reporter scored a ticket for.  It was a Friday panel put on by the Republican Study Committee, the House's conservative caucus …
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Six Californias measure heading for 2016 ballot, backers say  —  Purple: Northern California Gold: Silicon Valley Red: Central California Green: West California Orange: Southern California  —  Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper will submit signatures Tuesday to put …
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Jennifer Chaussee / Reuters:
Billionaire's breakup plan would chop California into six states Reuters 12 hrs ago
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Hit & Run
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Progressives turn from Obama to embrace Warren  —  SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Populist Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) got a rock-star reception during a standing-room-only campaign rally here Monday, as hundreds of liberal activists cheered her broadsides against corporate interests and voiced hopes …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Ready for Warren? Backers launch site
Discussion: The Boston Globe and Taylor Marsh
CNN:
Cheney: Any attempt to impeach Obama would be distraction  —  (CNN) — Although a fierce critic of Barack Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney does not support calls from some on the far right of his party to impeach him, saying it would simply create a distraction.
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CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for July 15, 2014
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and New York Times
Brad Devereaux / MLive.com:
Police: Michigan woman pulls out shotgun ‘to make a point,’ accidentally shoots herself in the face  —  FREMONT TOWNSHIP, MI — A 51-year-old woman accidentally shot herself in the face after she slammed the butt end of a shotgun on the floor, causing it to discharge, the Tuscola County Sheriff's Department reports.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:   Mich. Woman Accidentally Shoots Self In Face While Trying To ‘Make A Point’
Jonathan Chait Follow / New York Magazine:
Diane Ravitch: Campbell Brown Shouldn't Worry Her Pretty Little Head About Education Policy  —  An edifying turn in the education-reform debate.  —  Paul Farhi profiles Campbell Brown, the former CNN anchor turned education-reform activist, who is working to end strict teacher tenure protections.
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Campbell Brown goes after teacher tenure in transition from journalist to advocate
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and NewsBusters
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THINGS IN POLITICO THAT MAKE ME WANT TO MAINLINE ANTIFREEZE, PART THE INFINITY … Close it down.  —  Its puerilty has finally crossed over into indecency.  Its triviality has finally crossed over into obscenity.  The comical political starfcking that is its primary raison d'erp …
CBO's Publications:
The 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook  —  Between 2009 and 2012, the federal government recorded the largest budget deficits relative to the size of the economy since 1946, causing its debt to soar.  The total amount of federal debt held by the public is now equivalent to about 74 percent …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
How long can the GOP last as the cranky oldster party?  —  TWEET SHARE +1 LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT  —  You can tell it's the dog days of summer because some of Washington's finest minds are spending their time debating the inherently unknowable question of whether today's teenagers will grow up to be Republicans.
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Former Utah Attorneys General John Swallow, Mark Shurtleff arrested  —  Former Utah Attorneys General John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff have been arrested.  —  The two were arrested Tuesday morning and are in custody, according to a law enforcement official.
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Two Former GOP Utah Attorneys General Arrested In Corruption Case
Discussion: Deseret News
Rolling Stone:
Pistols  —  Popular among handgun-owners, pistols are defined by their built-in barrel and short stock.  They are the most commonly recovered firearm type reported by the ATF.  With more than 119,000 pistols found at crime scenes in 2012, this handgun model holds an unfortunately solid first place in criminal weaponry.
Brandon Darby / BREITBART.COM:
LEAKED BORDER CRISIS INTEL SHREDS NARRATIVE FROM MEDIA AND OBAMA ADMIN  —  HOUSTON, Texas—An elite, law-enforcement sensitive El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) intel report from July 7, 2014 was leaked to Breitbart Texas and reveals that homicide rates in Central America suggest violence …
Sally Kohn / The Daily Beast:
Why We'll Always Need a Civil Rights Movement  —  The civil rights movement is not some dusty antique—it's alive and well today, and we need it as much as ever.  —  When we hear the phrase “civil rights movement,” our minds automatically click into history mode and visualize those grainy …
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Zachary Roth / msnbc.com:
Obama admin to join voting rights cases in Ohio and Wisconsin
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and ACS Blog
John Parkinson / ABC News:
‘Shocked’ Rep Scolds VA Over ‘Deception’ in Latest Revelations  —  Chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee Rep. Jeff Miller is pictured on July 10, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images  —  A flabbergasted congressman scolded officials from the Veterans Benefits Administration …
Discussion: Hot Air and RedState
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Getting the Government Out of Your Wedding  —  Some years ago, I officiated at a wedding.  It was a Quaker wedding, and since there are no Quaker ministers, the happy couple needed a kind of master of ceremonies to keep the program moving along.  They handled most everything themselves …
Marvel.com:
MARVEL PROUDLY PRESENTS THOR  —  Marvel is excited to announce an all-new era for the God of Thunder in brand new series, THOR, written by Jason Aaron complimented with art from Russell Dauterman.  —  This October, Marvel Comics evolves once again in one of the most shocking and exciting changes ever …
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Akin says that like Joe McCarthy, he was victim of political assassination  —  • By Chuck Raasch craasch@post-dispatch.com > 202-298-6880  —  WASHINGTON  • In one of his first interviews since his defeat in 2012, former Rep. Todd Akin told the Post-Dispatch on Monday …
NBC News:
Poll: Dems Retain Slight Lead in Battleground States  —  Democrats hold single-digit leads in Colorado and Michigan, as well as in Colorado's gubernatorial race, according to new NBC News/Marist polls.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and National Review
CNN:
Suspect in Benghazi attack found dead  —  Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — Faraj al-Shibli, who was suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been found dead, a Libyan source and locals in the town of Marj said.
 
 
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Conservative groups mobilizing against House highway bill
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