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12:30 AM ET, June 29, 2015

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New York Times:
Second New York Prison Escapee Said to Be Shot and Captured  —  MALONE, N.Y. — David Sweat, the surviving prison escapee on the run in northern New York, was shot by a state trooper on Sunday, according to three people briefed on the matter.  His condition was unknown.
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Richard A. Posner / Slate:
The chief justice's dissent is heartless.  —  It was no surprise that the Supreme Court held Friday that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.  It is very difficult to distinguish the case from Loving v. Virginia, which in 1967 invalidated state laws forbidding miscegenation.
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Austin American-Statesman:
Texas AG: County clerks can refuse gay couples  —  County clerks can refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples based on religious objections to gay marriage, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Sunday.  —  Paxton noted that clerks who refuse to issue licenses can expect to be sued …
Discussion: Walid Shoebat and Daily Kos
Nick Gass / Politico:
Jindal: Louisiana will obey the high court on gay marriages
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
The need to get our minds right
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Sanders: I was ahead of the curve on gay rights
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Prairie Weather
Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:   Mike Huckabee Suggests He Wouldn't Enforce Same-Sex Marriage Decision
New York Times:
Puerto Rico's Governor Says Island's Debts Are ‘Not Payable’  —  Puerto Rico's governor, saying he needs to pull the island out of a “death spiral,” has concluded that the commonwealth cannot pay its roughly $72 billion in debts, an admission that will probably have wide-reaching financial repercussions.
Discussion: NBC News and The Week
New York Times:
Greece Will Close Banks to Stem Flood of Withdrawals  —  ATHENS — Greece will keep its banks and stock market closed on Monday and place restrictions on the withdrawal and transfer of money, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a televised address on Sunday night, as Athens tries to avert a financial collapse.
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EU Press Room:
Information from the European Commission on the latest draft proposals in the context of negotiations with Greece  —  In the interest of transparency and for the information of the Greek people, the European Commission is publishing the latest proposals agreed among the three institutions …
Gil Ronen / Reuters:
Report: Powers Give in - No Inspection of Iran's Nuke Facilities  —  P5+1 cave in to Iranian demands and will not insist on inspections of nuclear installations, says Channel 1.  —  Iranian FM Javad Zarif (R) at press conference announcing nuclear deal  —  The P5+1 countries led …
Discussion: Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
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Associated Press:
Nuke Talks to Miss Target; Iran Foreign Minister Heads Home
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
US official: Iran talks to push past deadline
Discussion: Reuters
Alison Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Responds to Hypothetical Gay Person Questioning His Three Marriages  —  “They have a very good point,” he says.  —  t alielkin  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that he supports “traditional marriage” but that gay people who might question whether …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
CNN host calls out Donald Trump: 'What's traditional about being married three times?'
Discussion: Towleroad
Timothy Cama / The Hill:   Trump: 'I'm for traditional marriage'
J. Nathan Matias / The Atlantic:
Were All Those Rainbow Profile Photos Another Facebook Experiment?  —  Facebook, you may have noticed, turned into a rainbow-drenched spectacle following the Supreme Court's decision Friday that same-sex marriage is a Constitutional right.  —  By overlaying their profile photos with a rainbow filter …
Max Fisher / Vox:
CNN's most embarrassing flub ever?  The ISIS dildo gay pride flag, explained.  —  On Saturday, during coverage of a gay rights rally, CNN ran a segment with an alarming message.  According to the chyron on the bottom of the screen, “ISIS FLAG SPOTTED AT GAY PRIDE PARADE.”
Discussion: ACASignups.net and Hullabaloo
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
CNN Spots ‘ISIS Flag’ at London Gay Pride Parade — Guess What It Really Is...
Mike Allen / Politico:
John Kasich to announce presidential bid July 21  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich will jump into the crowded Republican presidential field on July 21 at the student union at his alma mater, The Ohio State University, in Columbus, advisers tell POLITICO.  —  Kasich, 63, who was overwhelmingly reelected …
Shelley Murphy / BostonGlobe.com:
Bulger's advice to local teens: Don't waste your life  —  James “Whitey” Bulger showed no mercy to the people he tortured and killed.  He refused to get on his knees when captured after more than a decade on the run because he didn't want to get his pants dirty.  And he swore at witnesses during his trial.
Discussion: Slantpoint and Mediaite
Washington Post:
In a fast-changing culture, can the GOP get in step with modern America?  —  CORYDON, Iowa — Mike Huckabee — former Fox News personality, Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher — gathered with a modest crowd here in the back of Breadeaux Pizza on his “Main Street American Family” tour and opened the floor to questions.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
As Left Wins Culture Battles, G.O.P. Gains Opportunity to Pivot for 2016
Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:   Donald Trump: Jeb Bush Sees Me as a Threat
 
 
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Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
No, GOP, biblical Marriage was not between one man and one woman
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Europe's Moment of Truth
Discussion: Business Insider and Hullabaloo
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Bernie Sanders
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CNN:
More than 500 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Jack Coleman / NewsBusters:
Ed Schultz: Purge of Confederate Flag is ‘Desecration’ of American History
Discussion: Mediaite and The PJ Tatler