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9:55 AM ET, June 29, 2015

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Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Rand Paul: Government Should Get Out of the Marriage Business Altogether  —  Paul is the junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky.  —  While I disagree with Supreme Court's redefinition of marriage, I believe that all Americans have the right to contract.  —  The Constitution is silent on the question …
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Will He Run?  Biden Speculation Mounts  —  Both sons urged the vice president to enter 2016 presidential race, but so far a bid doesn't seem imminent  —  When deciding whether to run for office, Vice President Joe Biden has made it a practice to seek his family's counsel.
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
The pollution of politics  —  When President Obama lobbied for fast-track authority on his trade bill he asked House Democrats to “play it straight.”  Capitol Hill Republicans reacted by saying to Congressional Democrats, “We told you so. ”  —  Their argument is that this president is an intellectual bully.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What The GOP Is Saying About SCOTUS
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:
Attorney General Paxton: Religious Liberties of Texas Public Officials Remain Constitutionally Protected After Obergefell v. Hodges  —  Attorney General Ken Paxton today made the following statement and issued an opinion in response to questions about the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that redefined marriage:
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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 …
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.
Washington Post:
Jeb Bush dogged by decades of questions about business deals  —  In early 1989, seven weeks after his father moved into the White House, Jeb Bush took a trip to Nigeria.  —  Nearly 100,000 Nigerians turned out to see him over four days as he accompanied the executives of a Florida company …
Discussion: The Week
Mark Oppenheimer / TIME:
Now's the Time To End Tax Exemptions for Religious Institutions  —  Mark Oppenheimer writes the biweekly “Beliefs” column for The New York Times and is editor-at-large for Tablet.  He also reports for The Atlantic, The Nation, This American Life, and elsewhere.
Discussion: The Federalist and RedState
Karl Rove / Medium:
A Time for Setting the Record Straight  —  I'm surprised Senator Ted Cruz criticizes me in his new book, particularly since I have been promoting it on my website, Rove.com, since April.  Regardless, my recollection of the phone call he references from six years ago (2009) differs from his reported account.
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Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Subway vigilante Bernie Goetz fighting the possible eviction of his pet squirrel  —  Notorious subway vigilante Bernhard Goetz is going nuts over the possible eviction of his beloved three-legged squirrel.  —  The eccentric gunman's pet, named Glinda's Sister, has had a rear leg amputated, and the other is paralyzed.
Peter Spence / Telegraph:
The world is defenceless against the next financial crisis, warns BIS  —  Monetary policymakers have run out of room to fight the next crisis with interest rates unable to go lower, the BIS warns  —  The world will be unable to fight the next global financial crash as central banks have used …
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
Pope's activism sets stage for awkward visit to Capitol Hill  —  Congressional Republicans say they are ready to welcome Pope Francis to Capitol Hill this fall — even if he uses part of his speech to challenge them on issues like climate change or income inequality.
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
 
 
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Chief Justice Roberts Rejected Marriage Equality In The Best Possible Way For Liberals
Discussion: Hot Air
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
When Reporters Write Books, Does The Times Win, Too?
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
GOP rep: White supremacist threat overstated
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Chris Christie's nothing-left-to-lose campaign
Washington Post:
In Bernie Sanders, an unlikely — but real — threat to Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Liberaland
Mike Allen / Politico:
John Kasich to announce presidential bid July 21
J. Nathan Matias / The Atlantic:
Were All Those Rainbow Profile Photos Another Facebook Experiment?
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Max Fisher / Vox:
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Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Advocate and Hullabaloo
Shelley Murphy / BostonGlobe.com:
Bulger's advice to local teens: Don't waste your life
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Bernie Sanders
CNN:
More than 500 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Alison Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Responds to Hypothetical Gay Person Questioning His Three Marriages
Discussion: The Hill