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11:50 AM ET, July 1, 2015

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CNN:
Poll: Bush, Trump rising nationally for GOP, but both trail Clinton  —  Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)With nearly all of the expected 2016 presidential candidates formally in the race, a new CNN/ORC national poll finds two recent entrants to the GOP field on the rise …
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MJ Lee / CNN:
First on CNN: Macy's dumps Donald Trump  —  What's Next for Donald Trump?  —  (CNN)Macy's is pulling Donald Trump brand merchandise from its stores after the Republican presidential candidate's recent controversial remarks created a public uproar.  —  The department store …
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker Sees Iowa Lead Shrink in Latest Quinnipiac Poll
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
New Trove of Hillary Clinton's Emails Highlights Workaday Tasks at the State Department  —  WASHINGTON — The State Department released a trove of email messages on Tuesday night from Hillary Rodham Clinton's first year as secretary of state amid deep curiosity in both parties about what they will show …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
New Hillary Clinton emails show expansive role of Sidney Blumenthal
Daily Mail:
Email bombshells from Hillary's secret account show she didn't know when cabinet meetings were held …
Discussion: Power Line and Business Insider
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State Dept. hands over 3,600 pages of Benghazi-related docs
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
New York Times:
Gov. Chris Christie's Phony Truth-Telling  —  On his new website, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey portrays himself as a guy who gets attacked for “telling it like it is,” but that's what his mom told him to do from her deathbed.  —  It is part of the legend Mr. Christie has carefully cultivated …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What's Coming Up For Cuba
Discussion: NBC News, Fusion and The Federalist
National Journal:
Chris Christie Is Running For President. But Is He Too Late?
Nick Gass / Politico:
Bon Jovi: I ‘absolutely’ gave Christie permission to use my songs
Brent Budowksy / The Hill:
Budowsky: Obama could sink 2016 Dems  —  Nothing better dramatizes the damage that President Obama has done to Democrats than the fact that Republicans now control the House of Representatives, the Senate and a majority of governorships across America.  —  Nothing better illustrates the reason …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans slam the door on scrapping the filibuster
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Cindy Archer / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Filing a Civil-Rights Lawsuit  —  Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and his agents ransacked my house and ruined my career.  —  By  —  After much soul-searching, I am filing a civil-rights lawsuit on Wednesday against Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm.
Melissa Boughton / Post and Courier:
Fire crews responding to blaze at African American church in Greeleyville  —  A prominent African-American church that was burned to the ground by the KKK in 1995 is currently on fire, according to the State Law Enforcement Division.  —  Fire crews are still battling an active blaze …
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CNN:
South Carolina church fire: Mt. Zion AME burns in Greeleyville
Discussion: WREG-TV, Fusion and Talking Points Memo
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
America is not racist  —  In wake of the Charleston massacre in South Carolina, many on the left want us to believe America is a racist nation dominated by white supremacy and hatred for blacks.  —  They're wrong.  —  “Racism, we are not cured of it.  And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say n—
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Elizabeth Drew / The Atlantic:
Richard NIxon Was Not Misunderstood  —  Every once in a while someone writes a book arguing that Richard Nixon has been misunderstood.  These authors tend to focus on some particular aspect of his presidency that, the argument goes, is more important than that Watergate business.
Discussion: FishbowlDC
Peter Spiegel / Financial Times:
Alexis Tsipras backs down on many Greece bailout demands  —  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will accept most of the bailout creditors' conditions offered last weekend but is still insisting on a handful of changes that could thwart a deal, according to a letter he sent late on Tuesday night.
CBS Sacramento:
Modesto Vigilantes Attack Homeless Man After False Facebook Warning Goes Viral  —  MODESTO (CBS13) — A post on Facebook warning of a man trying to attack women in Modesto went viral, but Modesto Police say not only was the post not true, the man ended up becoming the victim of a crime himself.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Mail
Jonathan Rauch / Politico:
No, Polygamy Isn't the Next Gay Marriage  —  Group marriage is the past—not the future—of matrimony.  —  AP Photo.  —  I am a gay marriage advocate.  So why do I spend so much of my time arguing about polygamy?  Opposing the legalization of plural marriage should not be my burden …
Discussion: BarbWire.com, Althouse and Hit & Run
WBIR-TV:
East Tennessee hardware store puts up ‘No Gays Allowed’ sign  —  (WBIR) An East Tennessee store owner is using what some call a controversial sign to express his beliefs following the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage.  —  Several WBIR 10News viewers brought this story to our attention on Facebook.
Daniel J. Ikenson / Cato Institute:
Free Market Capitalists Should Celebrate Ex-Im's Demise, But the “Eternal Vigilance” Thing  —  At midnight tonight, the gears of crony capitalism will grind to a halt at 811 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. After 81 years of funneling taxpayer dollars to favored companies, projects …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and EconLog
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Barack Obama / BostonGlobe.com:
Why America needs the Export-Import Bank
Discussion: Washington Post
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Sunny Side of Greed  —  In the dire prophecies of science-fiction writers and the fevered warnings of left-wing activists, big corporations will soon rule the earth — or already do.  —  Fine with me.  —  They've been great on the issue of the Confederate flag.
 
 
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Patience Spent, de Blasio Accuses Cuomo of Hurting New York City Out of ‘Revenge’
Sara Burrows / The Federalist:
Polyamory Is Next, And I'm One Reason Why
Washington Post:
Officers often lack the training to approach the mentally unstable, experts say
Discussion: NOLA River and Daily Kos
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Redistricting litigation persists in key states despite court ruling
Discussion: The Hill and 89.3 KPCC
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
A Momentous Week, and a GOP That Needs to Change
Discussion: The Hill, Booman Tribune and Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Donald Trump sues Univision for $500 million
Paul Coombs / Guardian:
I created the Isis dildo flag at London Pride to start a dialogue, not get a laugh
Discussion: Towleroad, Mediaite and Poynter.
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
The Cheerful Belligerence of Lindsey Graham
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Supreme Court To Hear Case Seeking To Gut Public Sector Unions
 

 
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Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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