memeorandum: Brexit boosts ‘CANZUK’ replacement for European Union: Column (James C. Bennett/USA Today)

5:45 PM ET, June 25, 2016

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Trump Packs His Blunt Phrase Book Abroad — When Mitt Romney traveled to Europe as a presidential candidate in 2012, he created an uproar when he wondered aloud whether London was sufficiently prepared to host the Summer Olympics. British tabloids derided him as “Mitt the Twit” and CNN declared: “Romney's Trip Begins in Shambles.”

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:

‘Brexit’ Revolt Casts a Shadow Over Hillary Clinton's Caution — For Hillary Clinton, Britain's emotionally charged uprising against the European Union is the sort of populist victory over establishment politics that she fears in the coming presidential election.

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James C. Bennett / USA Today:

Brexit boosts ‘CANZUK’ replacement for European Union: Column — Older Americans will remember the demolition of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St Louis in 1972. It was built in 1954 with the best of intentions and designed with the expert opinion of social scientists and architects.

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Politico:

How David Cameron blew it — The behind-the-scenes story of a failed campaign to keep Britain in the European Union. … ONDON — Jeremy Corbyn never budged. Not even Barack Obama could have convinced the Labour leader to help David Cameron make the case against Brexit.

Will Davies / Political Economy Research Centre:

Thoughts on the sociology of Brexit — The geography reflects the economic crisis of the 1970s, not the 2010s — It became clear early on in the night that Leave had extraordinary levels of support in the North East, taking 70% of the votes in Hartlepool and 61% in Sunderland.

Aneri Pattani / The Texas Tribune:
Can Texas Legally Secede From the United States?

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Tony Blair / New York Times:
Brexit's Stunning Coup

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Reihan Salam / Slate:
Why Immigration Pushed Britons to Brexit

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Alex Massie / Foreign Policy:
David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure

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New York Times:
Is ‘Brexit’ the Precursor to a Donald Trump Presidency? Not So Fast

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Fraser Nelson / Wall Street Journal:
Brexit: A Very British Revolution

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ABC News:
Now That Britain Wants out, EU Must Figure out How to Do It

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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:

Many experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has finally acknowledged that to best compete against Hillary Clinton he needs more than the bare-bones campaign team that led him to primary success. But many of the most experienced Republican …

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Michael Anthony Blog:

Exclusive: Interview with Dr. James Dobson - Did Donald Trump Recently Accept Christ? — EXCLUSIVE - — INTERVIEW WITH DR. JAMES DOBSON — DID DONALD TRUMP RECENTLY ACCEPT CHRIST? — I WAS AT TUESDAY'S HISTORIC “CONVERSATION WITH DONALD TRUMP AND BEN CARSON” at the Marriott Marquis on Broadway.

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Kristen East / Politico:

James Dobson: Trump recently accepted ‘a relationship with Christ’ — Donald Trump: Born-again Christian? — The presumptive Republican nominee captured a significant number of evangelical voters during the Republican primary, and that may be due to recently accepting “a relationship with Christ …

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Bob Eschliman / Charisma News:

Dr. James Dobson: Donald Trump Has Accepted Christ — Donald Trump, according to a new report, has accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. — No, you didn't accidentally click on The Onion. That's a factual statement, according to a well-respected evangelical faith leader.

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Matt Welch / Hit & Run:

George Will Leaves the Republican Party over Trump: ‘Make sure he loses’ — At a Federalist Society lunch in Washington yesterday, conservative columnist and TV commentator George Will announced that he changed his Maryland voter registration this month from Republican to unaffiliated.

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Barstool Sports:

Donald Trump Was The Victim Of Some Vicious British Insults, Which Are Incredible And My New Favorite Thing — So Donald Trump is in Scotland today. He's there to re-open a golf course/get a shitload of golf balls with swastikas on them thrown in his general direction...

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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:

Trump Says Muslim Ban Plan to Focus on ‘Terrorist’ Countries — Presumptive Republican nominee says he would act with ‘heart’ — Reporters treated to tour of golf links on Scottish coast — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Saturday that he wouldn't characterize …

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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump now proposes only Muslims from terrorism-heavy countries would be banned from U.S.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

Dems adopt $15 minimum wage in platform draft — Democrats' platform drafting committee took a first step toward giving Bernie Sanders — a major concession, voting to adopt language in support of a $15 minimum wage. — The committee, which will continue drafting the party's guiding document Saturday …

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Ken Thomas / U.S. ELECTIONS:
Democrats reject platform proposal opposing trade deal

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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:

‘Citizens of the World’? Nice Thought, But ... I didn't think it would actually happen. — Sitting in an airport with middle-class Britons last week, I heard far more support for leaving the European Union than for staying in. But heading into Thursday's voting, I couldn't quite believe it.

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Sam Levin / Guardian:

Too straight, white and corporate: why some queer people are skipping SF Pride — Disaffected by the annual parade, members of San Francisco's LGBT community are choosing alternative events to celebrate identity and solidarity with Orlando — San Francisco resident Katy Birnbaum is eager …

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Fox News:

Top IT official: Disabling security for Clinton server laid out ‘welcome mat’ for hackers — A 2010 decision temporarily disabling State Department security features to accommodate Hillary Clinton's private server effectively laid out a “welcome mat” for hackers and foreign intelligence services …

Robert Post / Washington Post:

Exxon-Mobil is abusing the first amendment — Robert Post is the dean and a professor of law at Yale Law School. — Global warming is perhaps the single most significant threat facing the future of humanity on this planet. It is likely to wreak havoc on the economy, including …

Julia B. Chan / Reveal:

The man inside: Four months as a prison guard — Prisons are almost impossible for reporters to get inside, and few people know what life inside is like for inmates and guards. But one journalist cracked the shell of secrecy by getting a job as a prison guard.

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