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2:50 PM 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: CNN, Politico and Hullabaloo
S.V. Dáte / National Journal:
Trump Trouble For The GOP in New Hampshire
Daily Mail:
Email bombshells from Hillary's secret account show she didn't know when cabinet meetings were held, was dumbfounded by a fax machine and emailed aides to fetch her iced tea  — State Department published a massive tranche of Hillary Clinton's emails Tuesday night from her days as secretary of state
Discussion: Business Insider and Power Line
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
The 12 Hillary Clinton emails you must read
Discussion: Daily Kos
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
New Hillary Clinton emails show expansive role of Sidney Blumenthal
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Supreme Fallout  —  Yesterday morning when I was discussing the topic of my weekly TPMCafe column with my editor over there, I offered to do either a joyful trashing of Chris Christie's presidential prospects or an analysis of how Republicans were coping with last week's landmark Supreme Court decisions.
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Markos Moulitsas / The Hill:
A bad week for the GOP  —  If you're one of the nearly 20 Republicans running for president next year, you need to find a way to differentiate yourself from the herd — so you're probably grateful to the conservative-led Supreme Court for chumming the waters last week.
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
A Momentous Week, and a GOP That Needs to Change
Discussion: The Hill, Booman Tribune and Daily Kos
Andrea Morabito / New York Post:
TV Land pulls ‘Dukes’ — Confederate flag a no-no  —  Tom Wopat (left) and John Schneider with their car, the General Lee.  —  The latest victim of the growing controversy over the Confederate flag is the 1980s TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard.”  —  A TV Land spokesperson confirmed Tuesday …
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Jessica Derschowitz / EW.com:
TV LAND PULLS DUKES OF HAZZARD EPISODES OFF ITS SCHEDULE  —  TV Land has pulled reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard off its schedule, a spokesperson for the network confirmed to EW on Wednesday.  —  The network did not comment further or say why the episodes were removed, but the news comes …
Daniel Schulman / Mother Jones:
An Inside Look at How Hillary Clinton Plays the Media  —  “Greta...is malleable.”  —  On Tuesday night, the State Department released some 3,000 pages of emails between Hillary Clinton and her aides during her tenure as secretary of state.  The correspondence offers a fascinating behind …
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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 …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi: Elizabeth Warren doesn't speak for the Democratic Party
Discussion: CNBC and The Daily Caller
Jennifer Rankin / Guardian:
Greek debt: Merkel dismisses Tsipras's last-ditch compromise plan  —  German chancellor reiterates stance of no new negotiations with Athens until after Sunday's referendum on bailout  —  Germany has dismissed a last-ditch compromise plan from Greece that bowed to some key demands of its creditors.
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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.
James W. Loewen / Washington Post:
Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy?  Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong.  —  False history marginalizes African Americans and makes us all dumber.  —  History is the polemics of the victor, William F. Buckley allegedly said.  Not so in the United States, at least not regarding the Civil War.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
In Touch Weekly:
Discussion: Liberaland, KRQE-TV, Raw Story and Advocate
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
US, Cuba to open embassies on July 20  —  The United States and Cuba will re-establish diplomatic ties and open their long-shuttered embassies on July 20, the Cuban government said Wednesday.  —  Cuba's foreign ministry made the announcement after the U.S.'s top diplomat in Havana delivered …
Discussion: ABC News and Slantpoint
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Reuters:
U.S., Cuba restoring diplomatic ties after 54 years
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Raises Record $45 Million in First Quarter of Campaign  —  Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign raised at least $45 million during its first quarter, her campaign told Bloomberg on Wednesday.  —  Clinton's haul from her campaign's launch in mid-April through June 30 is a record for a candidate's first quarter.
Billie Jean Shaw / WIS-TV:
Female pastors in Clarendon County receive letters threatening their safety  —  Two Clarendon County pastors say they have been targeted with threats of violence just because they are women.  —  The two pastors received letters where the writer used Bible verses to threaten the women, leaving them concerned about their safety.
Discussion: Raw Story and Friendly Atheist
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
CNN:
South Carolina church fire: Mt. Zion AME burns in Greeleyville  —  Story highlights  — Then President Bill Clinton called for racial national unity before the dedication of the new church  —  (CNN)A fire broke out at the Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, on Tuesday.
Discussion: WREG-TV, New York Times and Fusion
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Melissa Boughton / Post and Courier:
Fire crews responding to blaze at African American church in Greeleyville
Sean Kelly / Opposing Views:
Woman Says She Won't Have Abortion If $1 Million Is Raised For Her Baby  —  5.6 K  —  A woman pledged to cancel a planned abortion if pro-life advocates can raise $1 million for her baby.  —  The unidentified woman launched a website where she detailed her plans to abort her 7-week pregnancy …
NY1 News:
De Blasio Slams Cuomo for ‘Lack of Leadership’  —  In an exclusive interview with NY1 Political Anchor Errol Louis, Mayor de Blasio delivered a withering critique of Governor Cuomo, saying that his “lack of leadership” got in the way of the city's business during this year's legislative session.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Patience Spent, de Blasio Accuses Cuomo of Hurting New York City Out of ‘Revenge’
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 
 
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Michelle Higgins / New York Times:
Average Home Price in Manhattan Reaches $1.87 Million, a New High
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CBS Sacramento:
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