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TMZ.com:
Josh Duggar Admits Molestation ... Resigns from Family Research Council  —  ADMITS MOLESTATION  —  Resigns from Family Research Council  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Josh Duggar has resigned as Executive Director of the Family Research Council, acknowledging he sexually molested underage girls including …
Discussion: FOX2now.com and KTLA
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The magic of Bill Clinton  —  My theory about how Democrats can win a big victory in the 2016 presidential campaign has long been based on the following.  —  The most popular American president in many decades is John F. Kennedy.  The most popular living former president is Bill Clinton.
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Washington Post:
Clinton Foundation reveals up to $26 million in additional payments  —  The Clinton Foundation reported Thursday that it has received as much as $26.4 million in previously undisclosed payments from major corporations, universities, foreign sources and other groups, despite an ethics agreement …
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Another reason why Hillary Clinton does not deserve to be president  —  Anti-Hillary Clinton political ads are writing themselves on a weekly basis.  The latest source is this New York Times report that Hillary's private email account contained sensitive information.
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
50 Cent Backs Hillary Clinton For President: 'It's Hillary Time!'
Discussion: Politico, CBS DC and Business Insider
Ahmed Ali / New York Times:
Calm Down.  ISIS Isn't Winning.  —  WASHINGTON — THE fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday, and of the Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, is a big gain for the Islamic State, but not an utter disaster, as many observers fear.  —  Rather than inducing panic in Western capitals …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
You want hypotheticals?  Here's one.  —  Ramadi falls.  The Iraqi army flees.  The great 60-nation anti-Islamic State coalition so grandly proclaimed by the Obama administration is nowhere to be seen.  Instead, it's the defense minister of Iran who flies into Baghdad …
William Kristol / USA Today:
We were right to fight in Iraq
Discussion: Hot Air and The Atlantic
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Senate staying in session until work is done  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is turning up the pressure on senators to make a deal on three important bills, vowing to keep the chamber in session until its work is done.  —  The Senate is quickly approaching …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
This Time, Senate Votes to Advance Trade Pact
Discussion: Moe Lane and The Week
WMAR:
6 Baltimore Police officers in Freddie Gray case indicted  —  BALTIMORE - The six Baltimore Police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray have been indicted, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Thursday.  —  The six officers will be arraigned on July 2.
Discussion: The Atlantic, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
Freddie Gray death: Grand jury indicts police officers
Juliet Linderman / Associated Press:
Prosecutor: 6 Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray
Suzy Strutner / The Huffington Post:
New Grads Can't Really Afford To Live Anywhere, Report Finds  —  Life after college graduation is thrilling... until you try to find somewhere to live.  Entry level salaries coupled with sky-high rents in the country's most desirable cities often makes finding a place more of a headache than a happy ending.
Discussion: Shot in the Dark
Politico:
Warren was paid up to $90,000 as witness in 2000 trade case  —  The senator who wants to keep an investor dispute process out of the Pacific trade deal was an expert witness in the same kind of case 15 years ago.  —  Elizabeth Warren is trying to kill President Barack Obama's trade agenda …
Elise Young / Bloomberg Business:
Christie Gets Candid, Profane With N.J. Reporters After Roast  —  Chris Christie gave an expletive-laced speech at an annual New Jersey media roast Wednesday, taking aim at reporters who had mocked him for the George Washington Bridge scandal, his travels and the state's finances.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Rate hikes expose shaky foundation of Obamacare  —  Though supporters of President Obama's healthcare program tout its success in providing insurance to millions of Americans, recent rate filings from large insurers have revealed that the law is built on a shaky foundation.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Greatly Overestimate Percent Gay, Lesbian in U.S.  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — The American public estimates on average that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from Americans' 25% estimate in 2011, and only slightly higher than separate 2002 estimates of the gay and lesbian population.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State department worker accused of ‘sextortion’ arrested in Atlanta  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Magistrate grants bond to State Department staffer accused of using his computer to stalk and humiliate women  —  Federal agents arrested a State Department employee flying out of Atlanta this week …
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Obama Set to Strengthen Federal Role in Clean Water Regulation  —  The Obama administration is expected in the coming days to announce a major clean water regulation that would restore the federal government's authority to limit pollution in the nation's rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Week
David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. publicly challenges China's moves in disputed islands  —  The U.S. military has begun to carefully but publicly challenge Chinese island-building on disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea, creating fresh tension in a potential global tinderbox as both countries shift forces into the area.
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
Rove's Crossroads PAC Is No Longer G.O.P.'s ‘Big Dog’  —  WASHINGTON — For three election cycles, American Crossroads, the brainchild of Karl Rove and other leading Republican strategists, has been among the most powerful forces in national politics, a shadow party that has spent hundreds …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Daily Mail:
ISIS execute a man with a BAZOOKA in shocking new video: Terror group blast prisoner after tying him to a post  —  No longer content with executing their prisoners with knives and guns, Islamic State militants have ratcheted up their savagery by blasting a man to death with a bazooka.
Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
Kansas has found the ultimate way to punish the poor  —  A dollar bill is a special kind of thing.  You can keep it as long as you like.  You can pay for things with it.  No one will ever charge you a fee.  No one will ask any questions about your credit history.
 
 
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Douglas Dalby / New York Times:
Referendum in Ireland Could Complete a Rapid Shift on Same-Sex Marriage
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Week and NPR
Michael Weiss / The Daily Beast:
Inside Palmyra, the Ancient City ISIS Just Sacked
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Guardian
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Bin Laden had the book on Obama
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and Politico
Gillian Mohney / ABC News:
This Is What the California Oil Spill Looks Like Up Close
Discussion: Common Dreams
Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Rick Santorum Rips Fox News Over ‘Arbitrary’ Debate Rules
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judge Expands Alabama Marriage Ruling Statewide, But Puts Order On Hold
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Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Militants tighten grip on Palmyra, one of the Mideast's most renowned sites
Discussion: Reuters, New York Times and Shakesville
Jeet Heer / The New Republic:
By Jeet Heer Illustration by Ashley Mackenzie
Discussion: American Spectator
New York Post:
CBS throws Letterman set into Dumpster
Discussion: BREITBART.COM, Ed Driscoll and CNNMoney
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
'Look ... It's My Name on This': Obama Defends the Iran Nuclear Deal