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2:20 PM ET, July 14, 2015

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New York Times:
Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Built on Verification,’ Obama Says  —  VIENNA — Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States said they had reached a historic accord on Tuesday to significantly limit Tehran's nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions.
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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 …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Single Most Important Question to Ask About the Iran Deal  —  “Look, 20 years from now, I'm still going to be around, God willing.  If Iran has a nuclear weapon, it's my name on this.”  - President Barack Obama, May 21, 2015  —  The theocratic regime that rules Iran …
Wall Street Journal:
Oil Prices Fall as Nuclear Deal Paves Way for Iran Exports  —  Selloff depends on Tehran raising production and selling oil in the face of competition  —  A nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers sent oil prices lower on Tuesday, but any further selloff depends on how successfully Iran …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Bet for Obama on Iran Nuclear Deal May Take Years to Pay Off  —  VIENNA — Richard M. Nixon's opening to China more than 40 years ago was a huge Cold War gamble that he could forge a working relationship with a Communist country that had built a small arsenal of nuclear weapons and clearly had long-term ambitions for global power.
The Hill:
Hillary Clinton cautiously endorses Iran deal  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a cautious endorsement of the nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday following a meeting on Capitol Hill with House Democrats.  —  “This is an important step in putting a lid on Iran's nuclear program …
Discussion: Common Dreams
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
The historic nuclear deal with Iran: How it works
Discussion: NBC News and Progress Pond
Politico:
Republican lawmakers threaten to kill Iran deal
Billy House / Bloomberg Business:
Skeptical Congress Will Now Have Its Say on Iran Deal
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Daily Kos and Hot Air
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Munich for our time  —  The big news of the day is the announcement …
CNN:
Landmark deal reached on Iran nuclear program
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Netanyahu Denounces Iran Nuclear Deal as a ‘Historic Mistake’
Discussion: Hit & Run and Wall Street Journal
Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Walker calls minimum wage ‘lame’  —  Referring to the minimum wage as “lame,” Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker outlined the differences between his conservative labor agenda and those of his Democratic opponents.  —  Hours after announcing his candidacy for president, Walker took to the airwaves …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Scott Walker Is Overstating His Blue-State Appeal
Newsroom / Live Action News:
BREAKING: Planned Parenthood director caught on tape selling aborted ‘baby parts’  —  An undercover video recorded by the non-profit organization, Center for Medical Progress, shows Planned Parenthood Federation Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, discussing their fetal parts business.
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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Shock Video Catches Planned Parenthood's Top Doctor Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies  —  A shocking new expose' video has caught Planned Parenthood's top doctor describing how the abortion business sells the body parts of aborted babies.  —  New undercover footage shows Planned Parenthood Federation …
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
Will Trust Be a Deal-Breaker for Hillary Clinton?  —  Voters have previously elected at least one president they considered dishonest: Bill Clinton.  —  One topic that often comes up in serious conversations about 2016 presidential politics is whether questions about Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness will be her undoing.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What Scott Walker Said About Iran, Same Sex Marriage and More
Discussion: The Hill, ThinkProgress and Raw Story
Scott Eric Kaufman / Salon:
The Economist: Ta-Nehisi Coates' “Between the World and Me” is “just good enough to get away with” justifying its existence  —  “He writes with the torrential outrage of a campaigning Victorian,” the brave anonymous reviewer argues  —  The reviews of Ta-Nehisi Coates' controversial new book …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Andrew Sheeley / thesalemnewsonline.com:
COUNTY COMMISSION: Presiding commissioner says flag decision to be rescinded  —  The Dent County Commission voted unanimously Monday to observe one year of “mourning” over the Supreme Court's June 26 decision that gay couples have the constitutional right to marriage.
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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 …
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The Huffington Post:
Leaked Document: Nearly One-Third Of 847,000 Veterans In Backlog For VA Health Care Already Died
Discussion: Hot Air
Kelly Puente / Orange County Register:
Disneyland employee accused of trying to sell admission tickets in exchange for sex with underaged girl  —  ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  —  Authorities on Monday were searching for other possible victims of a Disneyland employee charged with attempting to trade tickets to Disneyland for sex with a minor.
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Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
Disneyland Employee Accused of Attempting to Sell Theme Park Tickets for Sex With Minor: DA's Office
Discussion: WTVR-TV, Daily Mail and KFOR-TV
Stephen Morris / Bloomberg.com:
Twitter Attracts Suitors  —  (Bloomberg) — Twitter is working closely with bankers after receiving an offer to be bought out for $31 billion, people with knowledge of the situation said.  —  Shares of Twitter have declined 35% since last reporting earnings and the company has recently become …
Jonathan Amos / BBC:
New Horizons: Nasa spacecraft speeds past Pluto  —  BBC Science Correspondent, Laurel, Maryland  —  This image of Pluto was taken on Tuesday and was downlinked just before the flyby  —  Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, speeding past at 14km per second.
Discussion: The Frisky
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
The Oklahoma Republican Party's Deeply Offensive Facebook Post  —  The Oklahoma Republican Party is making the case against food stamps by comparing poor people to animals, reviving a stereotype that's often deployed against Americans who rely on government benefits to feed their families.
Milo Yiannopoulos / VICE:
In Defense of Ayn Rand, Monster Under the Progressive Bed  —  Liberals are constantly begging for more female authors and female lead characters in literature, but one woman author and philosopher remains stubbornly absent from progressive reading lists.  Her name is Ayn Rand …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Marianne Seregi / Slate:
I Was Attacked on the Train.  No One Helped Me.  —  And I'm not sure I would have helped me, either.  —  What happened to Kevin Joseph Sutherland was horrific beyond imagining.  On July 4, in front of about 10 witnesses on the Washington, D.C., Metro, an assailant punched him, stomped on him …
Kim Soffen / New York Times:
Can Anyone Draw Unbiased Districts in Florida?  —  Is it even possible to draw congressional districts in Florida that do not favor Republicans?  —  Last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled by 5-2 that eight of Florida's 27 congressional districts were drawn with “partisan intent” favoring the Republican Party.
Discussion: Althouse and SaintPetersBlog
 
 
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