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3:50 PM ET, July 2, 2015

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Ben Brody / Bloomberg Business:
Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Iowa, Quinnipiac Poll Says  —  The Vermont senator has more than doubled his support since May.  —  Hillary Clinton enjoys a 19-point lead among likely Democratic caucus-goers in the key state of Iowa over her nearest challenger, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders …
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
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Michael WalshReporter / Yahoo Politics:
Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announces candidacy for 2016 presidency  —  Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced Thursday that he is running for the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  Webb, 69, revealed the decision to throw his hat in the ring via a lengthy open letter to his supporters, posted to his official website.
NBC News:
First Read: Is the GOP the Party of Big Business No More?
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Soros helps pro-Clinton Super PACs to $24 million haul
Mike Allen / Politico:
HILLARY'S OMNIPRESENT HUMA emerges as own power center - DEMS WANT BILL to rai$e for HRC super PAC; fears she'll lag Jeb - PERRY speech courts African Americans - RAND banks on Nev.  —  By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com), and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)
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New York Times:
Scott Walker's Hard Right Turn in Iowa May Hurt Him Elsewhere  —  Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin spent months persuading influential Republicans that he alone had the impressive conservative achievements and mainstream American appeal needed to not only win the party's nomination but also to recapture the White House.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary's shadow  —  After years as the former secretary …
Discussion: New York Times and Taylor Marsh
Nick Gass / Politico:
Scott Walker to announce White House run on July 13
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
George Takei: Justice Thomas ‘a clown in blackface’  —  Actor and gay rights advocate George Takei is slamming Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after his dissent to last week's decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide claimed that the government can neither give nor take away human dignity.
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Steve King: Impeach Ginsburg & Kagan Over Gay Marriage Decision
Claire Boston / Bloomberg Business:
Serta Will Stop Selling Donald Trump Mattress Line in Latest Defection  —  The move comes after the presidential candidate made disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants.  —  Serta, the largest U.S. mattress manufacturer, will end its business relationship with Donald Trump …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
As Donald Trump surges in polls, Democrats cheer
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Sorry, Donald Trump has a point
Loretta Chao / Wall Street Journal:
Revamped Bubble Wrap Loses Its Pop  —  Sealed Air, maker of the iconic packaging material, is rolling out a new flat version to cut down on the high costs of shipping air  —  Sealed Air Corp. has revamped its iconic Bubble Wrap.  The new product dubbed iBubble Wrap looks …
kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Late June 2015 - A Special Focus On The Supreme Court Decision  —  Liz Hamel, Jamie Firth, and Mollyann Brodie … Public Attention and Awareness Of King V. Burwell  —  The health care law faced its second major test at the Supreme Court this session …
Discussion: Wonk Wire, Daily Kos and ACASignups.net
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James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
Why Congress Should Let Puerto Rico Declare Bankruptcy  —  It hasn't exactly been a quiet week in the world's debt markets.  Not only has Greece defaulted on a loan from the International Monetary Fund but on Monday Puerto Rico's governor, Alejandro Padilla, announced that the island's seventy …
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Wall Street Journal:
Puerto Rico's Pain Is Tied to U.S. Wages
Discussion: Washington Post and Reuters
Bloomberg Business:
Jobs Report Disappoints, Participation Rate Falls to Lowest Since 1977 … An increase in June payrolls followed smaller gains in the prior two months and wages were little changed as U.S. job market reflected a more moderate pace of economic growth.  —  The addition of 223,000 jobs followed …
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Trump defends inflammatory comments, asks ‘Who is doing the raping?’  —  Washington (CNN)Businessman Donald Trump continued his verbal attack against illegal immigrants on Wednesday, in an exclusive interview set to air at 10 p.m. on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon.
Jason Gordon / Writers Guild of America East:
Salon Media's Editorial Staff To Unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East  —  NEW YORK, NY (JULY 2, 2015) - The editorial staff at Salon Media, Inc., the pioneering digital media outlet founded in 1995, today issued the following letter announcing plans to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO (WGAE):
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Philip Hamburger: Chevron's last days?  —  Philip Hamburger is the Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and the author, most recently, of Is Administrative Law Unlawful?  (Editor's note: Answer: Yes.)  It is easily one of the most important books published …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democrats Regain Edge in Party Affiliation  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — In the second quarter of 2015, Democrats regained an advantage over Republicans in terms of Americans' party affiliation.  A total of 46% of Americans identified as Democrats (30%) or said they are independents …
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to fight Islamic State  —  Middle East allies accuse Barack Obama and David Cameron of failing to show strategic leadership in fight against Isil, as MPs could be given vote on whether to bomb Syria
Walt Buteau / WPRI-TV:
Former state cemetery worker who took tombstones to enter guilty plea  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A former state employee accused of taking 150 veterans' headstones and using them for household projects, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, Target 12 has learned.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CBS Boston
David Catalfamo / t.e2ma.net:
GOVERNOR GEORGE PATAKI  —  132 East 43rd Street # 614 New York, NY 10017  —  Dear Fellow Republican candidates for president,  —  “And some, I assume, are good people.”  —  The last week of news coverage over the language used by Donald Trump to describe Mexicans has left me and a lot …
PR Newswire:
New Bipartisan Poll Finds Grateful Dead Popular Across Political Party Lines, All Age Groups  —  Favorable/Unfavorable Rating by Party: Republicans 32/15, Democrats 31/6, Independents 26/9  —  WASHINGTON, June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released by Strategic Media, Inc.:
S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
Joe Biden likely to join 2016 White House race next month, top fundraiser says … Vice President Joseph R. Biden's team is putting out the word that he is leaning in favor of joining the presidential race next month, according to a prominent Democratic fundraiser.
Monica Potts / Washington Monthly:
The Post-Ownership Society  —  Five and a half years ago, when I first moved to Washington, D.C., for a magazine job, I rented a basement apartment in a neighborhood called Bloomingdale.  The area was full of Victorian-era homes that had once been occupied by mostly middle-class black families …
 
 
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Sorry, Chuck Todd, But Reporters Are Not The Referees Of Politics
CNN:
Poll: Majority sees Confederate flag as Southern pride symbol, not racist
Alissa Greenberg / TIME:
Another Black Church Burns in the South, the 8th in 10 Days
Yahoo Politics:
Christie can't win New Jersey. Does that matter?
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Los Angeles Times:
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