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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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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.
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 …
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
50 Cent Backs Hillary Clinton For President: 'It's Hillary Time!'
Discussion: Politico, Business Insider and CBS DC
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Why Bill and Hillary Clinton May Want to Throttle Me
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
You want hypotheticals?  Here's one.  —  Ramadi falls.  The Iraqi army flees.
William Kristol / USA Today:   We were right to fight in Iraq
The Atlantic:
The Middle East Interview
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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Juliet Linderman / Associated Press:
Prosecutor: 6 Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray
Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
Freddie Gray death: Grand jury indicts police officers
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.
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Obama's Game of Chicken with the Supreme Court  —  Sometime next month, the Supreme Court will decide King v. Burwell, and the conventional wisdom about the stakes in the case appears to have shifted.  The case represents a challenge to the core of the Affordable Care Act.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judge Expands Alabama Marriage Ruling Statewide, But Puts Order On Hold
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
'Look ... It's My Name on This': Obama Defends the Iran Nuclear Deal  —  On Tuesday afternoon, as President Obama was bringing an occasionally contentious but often illuminating hour-long conversation about the Middle East to an end, I brought up a persistent worry.
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Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:
Obama rejects ‘rubber stamp’ of Israel policies
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 …
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Boy Scouts' President Calls for End to Ban on Gay Leaders  —  The president of the Boy Scouts of America on Thursday called for an end to the group's blanket ban on gay adult leaders, warning Scout executives that “we must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be,” and that …
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Jason Sickles / Yahoo! News:
Robert Gates: Boy Scouts' ban on gay adult leaders not sustainable
New York Post:
CBS throws Letterman set into Dumpster  —  Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller  —  CBS wasted no time in kicking David Letterman to the curb.
Discussion: BREITBART.COM, Ed Driscoll and CNNMoney
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.
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Maggie Gyllenhaal on Hollywood Ageism: I Was Told 37 Is ‘Too Old’ for a 55-Year-Old Love Interest  —  “It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel angry, and then it made me laugh,” the actress tells TheWrap  —  Every time we think things are getting better for women in Hollywood, something comes along to remind us — naaah.
 
 
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Michael Weiss / The Daily Beast:
Inside Palmyra, the Ancient City ISIS Just Sacked
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
This Time, Senate Votes to Advance Trade Pact
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Bin Laden had the book on Obama
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Gillian Mohney / ABC News:
This Is What the California Oil Spill Looks Like Up Close
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ABC News:
Mansion Fire: DNA on Pizza Crust Led Authorities to DC Murder Suspect, Sources Say
Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Rick Santorum Rips Fox News Over ‘Arbitrary’ Debate Rules
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Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Militants tighten grip on Palmyra, one of the Mideast's most renowned sites
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Jeet Heer / The New Republic:
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Discussion: American Spectator
Will Sommer / Loose Lips:
Marion C. Barry Gets Probation for Bank Charges, Backs Off Ward 8 Race
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg Business:
White House Makes Final Lobbying Push to Pass NSA Bill in Senate
Ian Tuttle / National Review:
‘Mattress Girl’ Is a Perfect Icon for the Feminist Left
 

 
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