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8:15 PM ET, July 13, 2015

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ABC News:
Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist  —  The estranged son of a respected Boston police captain was arrested July 4 by FBI agents as part of a counter-terrorism operation against alleged ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists, federal officials told ABC News today.
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Byron Barnett / WHDH-TV:
Son of Boston Police capt. charged in connection with ISIS terrorism plot
Discussion: UPROXX, Jihad Watch and Mashable
Daily Mail:
Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman THREATENS Donald Trump on Twitter  —  By ALASDAIR BAVERSTOCK IN MEXICO CITY and OLLIE GILLMAN FOR MAILONLINE  —  Mexico's billion dollar drugs lord known as ‘El Chapo’ has gloated on Twitter about his escape from a maximum security jail …
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TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Calls in FBI Over Death Threats Involving El Chapo  —  CALLS IN FBI  —  Over Death Threat Involving El Chapo  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Donald Trump tells TMZ he is contacting the FBI to investigate threats just made by a man claiming to be the son of escaped Mexican drug lord El Chapo.
Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Donald Trump on Mexican drug lord's escape: ‘I told you so’  —  “Unbelievable corruption and USA is paying the price.”  —  Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Donald Trump used the escape of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman this weekend to criticize Mexico, the Media and fellow candidates for president.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Listening to Donald Trump swear and talk politics on his private plane
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Santorum points to gay marriage fissures in Walker household  —  Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) warned Monday that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's dissonance with his wife on same-sex marriage could cause him to be less “active” in his opposition.  —  “Spouses matter,” Santorum said in an editorial meeting with The Daily Caller.
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Masters Exemption’: Rick Santorum Wants To Be Grandfathered Into Debates  —  As reigning victor of the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum is arguing he should be guaranteed a spot on the Republican presidential debate stage regardless of his polling numbers.  —  “I call it the Masters exemption …
Discussion: Mediaite and NPR
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Santorum Jumps to Right of Cruz, Walker on Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment  —  Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Monday he wants a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman in all 50 states, less than three weeks …
Discussion: ABC News and Outside the Beltway
The White House:
President Obama Announces 46 Commutations in Video Address: “America Is a Nation of Second Chances”  —  As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and criminal defense attorney, I'm well acquainted with how federal sentencing practices can, in too many instances, lead nonviolent drug offenders to spend decades, if not life, in prison.
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Washington Post:
Obama commutes sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders
Discussion: TalkLeft
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Obama's silence on Kathryn Steinle killing is deafening  —  After Trayvon Martin was killed, President Obama spoke emotionally about his death, declaring “this could have been my son.”  —  After Michael Brown was killed, Obama promised to ensure that “justice is done” and declared …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Ben White / Politico:
Clinton speech react: ‘Is that it?’  —  The Democratic front-runner manages to underwhelm both Wall Street and its reformers in her signature economic policy speech.  —  NEW YORK CITY — Hillary Clinton gave a big economics speech here on Monday and the snap reaction among Wall Street investors …
Discussion: Yahoo Politics and The PJ Tatler
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush renew sparring match over worker hours, pay
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and Althouse
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Amazon: ‘No evidence’ of bulk sales for Ted Cruz book  —  The New York Times' refusal to put Ted Cruz's memoir on its bestseller list is once again being called into question — this time by Amazon, the largest Internet retailer in the country.  —  On Sunday, an Amazon spokesperson told …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
NY Times Taking a Beating In Its Battle With Ted Cruz
Discussion: Instapundit
Katy Stech / Wall Street Journal:
Rapper 50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy … The rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, halting a dispute over a sex tape.  —  The 40-year-old rapper, Curtis James Jackson III, filed for chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Conn., on Monday …
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Dawn McCarty / Bloomberg Business:
Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico Seeks Bankruptcy
Discussion: Business Insider
Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Can Scott Walker Have It Both Ways?  —  The biggest question hanging over Walker's presidential campaign is whether the political strategy that got him this far can work at the next level.  —  “I'm pro-life,” Scott Walker said, looking directly into the camera.
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Hillel Fendel / Reuters:
ISIS Breaks Own Cruelty Record: Blows Up Baby for Demonstration  —  Arabic media reports say ISIS trainer taught recruits booby-trap methods by blowing up infant child.  —  ISIS jihadi (file)  —  In arguably one of its cruelest acts yet, the Islamic State (ISIS) has reportedly blown …
Discussion: The Jawa Report, TPNN and Jihad Watch
Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
The thing Bernie Sanders says about inequality that no other candidate will touch  —  Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) waves at supporters during the Independence Day Parade in Waukee, Iowa July 4, 2015.  REUTERS/Scott Morgan  —  There are very few unspoken rules …
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Politico:
Bernie Sanders' Senate colleagues stunned by his ascent
Discussion: The Week
Kathryn Schulz / New Yorker:
The Really Big One  —  An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest.  The question is when. … “I'll do what everybody does—sell this startup just before we have to hire a female employee.”  —  BUY THE PRINT » … JULY 20, 2009  —  BUY THE PRINT »
Discussion: New York Times, The Awl and The Week
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Alabama's chief justice: Satan made Supreme Court ‘destroy the institution of God’ in marriage ruling  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Outspoken Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore told a church gathering on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court “destroyed the institution of God …
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Eric Garner Case Is Settled by New York City for $5.9 Million  —  New York City reached a settlement on Monday with the family of Eric Garner, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve the claim over his killing by the police last July on Staten Island, according to a lawyer representing the family.
Discussion: Guardian
Page Six:
Hamptons partying keeps Pelosi awake until 4 a.m.  —  Nancy Pelosi didn't get much sleep in the Hamptons on Saturday night.  —  The 75-year-old House minority leader stayed at the hip hotel The Capri, where parties often go well into the early hours.  Sources told us Pelosi …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Boy Scouts Executive Committee Unanimously Votes To End Gay Leadership Ban  —  The move would allow individually chartered troops to make their own decisions about leadership standards.  A final vote is set for July 27.  —  Scout leader Jesse Pacem (left) directs Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts …
Discussion: Mashable and The Week
 
 
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Missouri County Will Lower Flags To Mourn Gay Marriage Ruling For A Year
S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
Jim Webb confronts leftists: ‘Not my Democratic Party’
Discussion: Fox News and Hot Air
Mike Weston / Wall Street Journal:
‘Smart Cities’ Will Know Everything About You
Discussion: The Interrobang
Reuters:
Euro zone strikes Greek deal with tough conditions
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
K Street coalition launches blitz against ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Hillary Clinton Transcript: Building the ‘Growth and Fairness Economy’
Conor Dougherty / New York Times:
Sundar Pichai of Google Talks About Phone Intrusion
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Iran talks expected to continue into Tuesday
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
This Study Should End The Debate About Whether Women Regret Having Abortions
Discussion: The Week
Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
Walker's anti-union law has labor reeling in Wisconsin
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Alabama ‘Feeling the Bern’ for Sanders
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