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12:25 PM 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
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.
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National Review:
VIDEO: How Well Do We Know Hillary Clinton?  —  She may be the only formidable Democrat candidate running for president, but Hillary Clinton has plenty of scandals to overcome — and lots of questions to answer.  —  As more Americans decide she simply can't be trusted look for alternatives …
Richard H. Pildes / New York Times:
At the Supreme Court, a Win for Direct Democracy  —  IN 2000, voters in Arizona adopted a state constitutional amendment that created an independent commission to draw congressional districts.  But the commission immediately faced a legal challenge: the United States Constitution gives …
Discussion: Althouse
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Mindlessly Literal Reading Loses Again  —  This Supreme Court decision is a dig at Bush v. Gore.  —  The Supreme Court ended its term Monday with another major rejection of conservative attempts to use wooden, textualist arguments to upset sensible policies.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Liberals Shouldn't Assume Redistricting Verdict Will Help Them
Discussion: Slantpoint
Susanna Kim / ABC News:
Walmart Apologizes for Making ISIS Cake for Man Denied Confederate Flag Design … A man in Louisiana is asking for an explanation from Walmart after his request for a Confederate flag cake at one of its bakeries was rejected, but a design with the ISIS flag was accepted.
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Christie's Bid Relies on His Brash Touch  —  LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, whose dazzling rise as a national Republican in his first term was matched only by his spectacular loss of stature at home in his second, entered the 2016 presidential race …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Betting it all on New Hampshire
Discussion: ABC News
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.
Washington Post:
The only prudent way forward for Greece  —  GREEK PRIME Minister Alexis Tsipras chose an academic expert on game theory as finance minister, so it's fitting that his left-wing government has now decided to play games with the fate of Europe and the global economy.  Alas, it's no theoretical exercise.
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Christine Byers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Justice Department faults Ferguson protest response  —  FERGUSON  • Police trying to control the Ferguson protests and riots responded with an uncoordinated effort that sometimes violated free-speech rights, antagonized crowds with military-style tactics and shielded officers from accountability …
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
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, PinkNews and Raw Story
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.
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Jeb Bush to Release 33 Years of Tax Returns  —  Republican Jeb Bush is planning to release 33 years of tax returns Tuesday - the most ever by U.S. presidential candidate.  —  The decision to release more than three decades of financial information comes as Mr. Bush aims to demonstrate …
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Carl Cameron / Fox News:
Bush to release 33 years of personal tax returns
Discussion: NBC News and OnPolitics
Riley Snyder / Associated Press:
Rand Paul Meets With Cliven Bundy on Nevada Campaign Stop  —  Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul met with southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy on Monday during a question-and-answer session in the town of Mesquite with about 50 supporters and activists interested in land rights.
Robbie Collin / Telegraph:
Back to the Future remake?  Over my dead body, says Robert Zemeckis … In news that will either come as a crushing disappointment or a soaring relief for fans of the classic 1985 blockbuster, Hollywood won't be going back to Back to the Future...for the foreseeable future, at least.
Alex Guillén / Politico:
Supreme Court's ruling comes too late for coal  —  President Barack Obama's opponents won a Supreme Court skirmish in the “war on coal” Monday, but the ruling blocking his mercury pollution rule won't do anything to reverse coal's waning role in the nation's power supply.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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The Hill:
Supreme Court overturns landmark EPA air pollution rule
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Moe Lane
 
 
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