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10:35 AM ET, June 30, 2015

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CNN:
Obama's approval rating grows following memorable week  —  Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)Could Barack Obama's great week mark a turning point in his poll numbers?  —  After months of stagnant approval ratings, a new CNN/ORC poll finds that for the first time in more than two years …
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Barack Obama / The Huffington Post:
A Hard Day's Work Deserves a Fair Day's Pay  —  It's been a good few days for America.  —  On Thursday, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the Affordable Care Act.  It is here to stay.  —  And, Democrats and Republicans in Congress paved the way for the United States to rewrite the rules …
Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Ted Cruz: States should ignore gay-marriage ruling  —  Ted Cruz has some unsolicited advice for the states not specifically named in last week's Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage: Ignore it.  —  “Those who are not parties to the suit are not bound by it,” the Texas Republican told NPR News' Steve Inskeep …
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
As Book Is Released, Ted Cruz Sours on His Role Model  —  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, in his new memoir “A Time for Truth,” confides that when he was a young lawyer learning how to argue a case in the Supreme Court, he had a role model: John G. Roberts, whom he described as …
David French / National Review:   The Church Will Survive Gay Marriage if It Sticks to Its Guns
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Why Ted Cruz watched pornography with Supreme Court justices
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Weigh Race in College Admissions
Charles J. Dean / al.com:
Roy Moore: Alabama judges cannot issue same-sex marriage licenses for 25 days
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics To Remain Open
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Betting it all on New Hampshire  —  Never before have so many White House hopefuls had so much riding on a single primary.  —  As soon as he makes his presidential announcement tomorrow, Chris Christie will race to New Hampshire for a town hall.  The embattled New Jersey governor has little choice …
Discussion: ABC News
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Chris Christie's Uphill Run for President Relies on His Brash Touch  —  LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, whose meteoric rise as a national Republican in his first term was matched only by his spectacular loss of stature at home in his second, enters the 2016 presidential race …
Carl Cameron / Fox News:
Bush to release 33 years of personal tax returns
Discussion: NBC News and OnPolitics
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Begin Planning to Nuke Filibuster and Repeal Obamacare  —  Jeb Bush and Scott Walker are onboard; other candidates will follow.  —  Shares … The pairing of Supreme Court decisions last week, on same-sex marriage and health care, created an impression that the fate of the two issues …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Republicans Should Reform Obamacare, Not Repeal It
Discussion: Washington Post
The Hill:
Politics shift on ObamaCare
Discussion: Daily Kos and Business Insider
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Next Culture War  —  Christianity is in decline in the United States.  The share of Americans who describe themselves as Christians and attend church is dropping.  Evangelical voters make up a smaller share of the electorate.  Members of the millennial generation are detaching themselves from religious institutions in droves.
Walt Mossberg / Re/code:
Apple Music First Look: Rich, Robust — But Confusing  —  Paid streaming music has arrived on Planet Apple, where it was regarded as unworthy for years.  Today, the tech giant has entered the streaming music business with its much-anticipated Apple Music subscription service.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
AC/DC Songs Will Be Added to Streaming Services Like Apple Music
Matthew Halverson / Seattle Met:
Donor Says Girl Scouts Can't Use $100K Gift for Transgender Girls  —  So the organization gave the money back.  And now they want your help.  —  Courtesy Girl Scouts of Western Washington  —  A $50,000 donation is cause for celebration at the Queen Anne offices of the Girl Scouts of Western Washington.
Discussion: Advocate, Raw Story and PinkNews
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Arkansas Clerk Plans To Resign To Avoid Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses  —  A county clerk in Arkansas plans to resign on Tuesday due to a moral objection to issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, ArkansasOnline reported on Monday.  —  Dana Guffey, who served as a clerk …
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Wall Street Journal:
Greece Considering Overture to Creditors to Secure Last-Minute Bailout Deal  —  Athens nears expiration of European bailout program, likely default on IMF loan repayment  —  Greece's government is considering a last-minute overture to its creditors in search of more favorable financing terms …
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John Fund / National Review:
The Greek Crisis: Too Little Democracy, Too Much Bureaucracy
Discussion: Instapundit
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Does John Kerry want an Iran deal too much?  —  Critics worry the secretary of state is so eager for a deal that he'll accept a bad one.  —  As he meets with Iranian officials in search of a nuclear deal in the coming days, John Kerry may sense another presence in Vienna's Palais Coburg hotel: his legacy.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
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Washington Post:
A college balks at Hillary Clinton's fee, so books Chelsea for $65,000 instead  —  When the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker to headline its gala luncheon marking the opening of a women's hall of fame, one name came to mind: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Farm Waste and Animal Fats Will Help Power a United Jet  —  Sometime this summer, a United Airlines flight will take off from Los Angeles International Airport bound for San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived from animal fats.  —  For passengers …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Taylor Marsh and The Week
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Monica Lewinsky blocked from sitting near Al Gore at Cannes festival  —  Snub comes days after speech in which Lewinsky described her experience as ‘patient zero’ of cyberbullying following relationship with Bill Clinton  —  Monica Lewinsky was barred from sharing a box with former US vice-president Al Gore …
Discussion: Daily Mail, CBS DC and The Daily Caller
 
 
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