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8:45 AM ET, July 14, 2015

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New York Times:
Iran Nuclear Deal Is Reached After Long Negotiations  —  VIENNA — Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States have agreed to a historic accord to significantly limit Tehran's nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions against Iran …
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Politico:
U.S., world powers reach historic deal with Iran  —  The accord follows 18 days of marathon diplomacy in Vienna — and heralds a summer of political blowback at home.  —  The United States and five other world powers have reached a deal with Iran that would place strict limits …
Carlos Barria / BuzzFeed:
President Obama Says He Will Veto Legislation To Block Iran Deal, Which Is “Built On Verification”  —  After more than a year of missed deadlines, a deal has been reached in the discussions over Iran's nuclear program.  —  Here's What's Happening:  — Iran and six world powers …
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Graham: Iran Deal ‘Akin to Declaring War’ on Israel  —  The newly announced deal between Iran and six world powers is “akin to declaring war on Israel and the Sunni Arabs,” and will be a huge problem for Hillary Clinton, according to GOP presidential candidate and Senator Lindsey Graham …
Billy House / Bloomberg Business:
Skeptical Congress Will Now Have Its Say on Iran Deal  —  The U.S. Congress will begin its scrutiny of the international nuclear agreement with Iran amid heavy skepticism among Republicans, many of whom said in advance that they're prepared to reject a deal that's weak and gives too much leeway to Tehran.
Discussion: Politico
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran, World Powers Reach Final Nuclear Deal  —  Iran and world powers on Tuesday announced they had sealed a final nuclear deal with Tehran that will lift most economic sanctions on the country and permit it to continue many of the most controversial aspects of its nuclear program …
Simon Vozick-Levinson / Rolling Stone:
America's Top Union Leader Just Destroyed Scott Walker in Six Words  —  “Scott Walker is a national disgrace,” reads the entirety of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's statement  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is one of the most hardcore right-wing extremists in America.
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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Scott Walker Is the Most Boring Presidential Candidate Ever  —  Scott Walker's appeal to American conservatives is obvious.  He's as hard-nosed and unwilling to compromise as any conservative activist, but as deft as a seasoned party operative who knows how to pile up victories in hostile territory.
Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Walker calls minimum wage ‘lame’
CNN:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launches bid with red meat speech
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Santorum points to gay marriage fissures in Walker household
Discussion: ABC News
Aaron Goldstein / American Spectator:
Six Reasons Why Scott Walker Will Be Elected President
Discussion: Washington Times and Politico
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Masters Exemption’: Rick Santorum Wants To Be Grandfathered Into Debates
Discussion: Mediaite
defense.gov:
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on DOD Transgender Policy  —  Over the last fourteen years of conflict, the Department of Defense has proven itself to be a learning organization.  This is true in war, where we have adapted to counterinsurgency, unmanned systems, and new battlefield requirements such as MRAPs.
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Politico:
Pentagon moves to allow transgender troops to serve openly
Discussion: The Last Tradition and ABC News
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Pentagon Moves to Allow Transgender People to Serve Openly in the Military
Discussion: The Week
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
Barack Obama's sanctuary country for criminal aliens  —  The debate over illegal immigration erupted again recently after 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle was shot and killed allegedly by seven-time felon and five-time deportee criminal alien Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez in San Francisco.
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Obama's silence on Kathryn Steinle killing is deafening
Discussion: Instapundit
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.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
N.Y. Times stands by Ted Cruz decision  —  The New York Times is standing by its decision to omit Ted Cruz's new memoir from its best-seller list on the grounds that sales were driven by “strategic bulk purchases,” despite the fact that both HarperCollins and Amazon say there is no evidence for that argument.
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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.
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John Marzulli / New York Daily News:
Eric Garner's widow rejects NYC's $5M offer to settle wrongful death suit: source
Discussion: The Huffington Post and The Week
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Primary amnesia  —  What the press forgets every election.  —  Getty.  —  SHARES  —  In his classic 1941 short story “Nightfall,” Isaac Asimov imagines a planet (Lagash) with six suns.  Only once every 2,049 years does total darkness fall—and with nightfall comes the appearance of the stars.
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 …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Blames Republicans for Promoting Inequality
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Report: One-third of vets on pending medical care list already dead  —  An internal Veterans Affairs Department report states that about one-third of the veterans waiting to receive medical care from the agency have already died.  —  A review of veteran death records provided …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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.
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 …
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Casey Toner / al.com:   Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling ‘destroyed the institution of God’
 
 
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Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Why Hillary Clinton made gender such a big deal in her major economic speech
Discussion: American Prospect
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
17 ways Hillary's big economic speech rehashed Obama
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Paul Richardson / Bloomberg Business:
Obama's Half-Brother Misses Home-Brew Days Ahead of Kenya Visit
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Week
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Sides Dispute Basis of North Carolina Voting Laws as Trial Contesting Them Opens
Sophie McNeill / ABC:
Jodi Magi: WA woman arrested and jailed in Abu Dhabi for ‘writing bad words’ on Facebook
Discussion: Al Jazeera English and Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Missouri County Will Lower Flags To Mourn Gay Marriage Ruling For A Year
Hillel Fendel / Reuters:
ISIS Breaks Own Cruelty Record: Blows Up Baby for Demonstration
Discussion: TPNN, The Jawa Report and Jihad Watch