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11:00 AM ET, July 2, 2016

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The Daily Star:
Those who could cite Quran were spared: Gulshan attack victim's family  —  Rashidul Hasan  —  Those who could recite a verse from the Quran were spared, others were tortured, said a rescued hostage of the Gulshan restaurant attack where at least two lawmen were killed.
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Fox News:
At least 6 Islamist militants killed, 13 hostages rescued after commando raid on Bangladesh restaurant  —  DEVELOPING: Commandos backed by armored vehicles stormed a upscale restaurant in the Bangladesh capital's diplomatic zone early Saturday, killing at least six Islamist militants …
NBC News:   Dozens Feared Hostage After Gunmen Attack Bangladesh Cafe
New York Times:
Inside the Six Weeks Donald Trump Was a Nonstop ‘Birther’  —  Joseph Farah, a 61-year-old author, had long labored on the fringes of political life, publishing a six-part series claiming that soybeans caused homosexuality and fretting that “cultural Marxists” were plotting to destroy the country.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
EXCLUSIVE: Security Source Details Bill Clinton Maneuver to Meet Loretta Lynch  —  Former president delayed Phoenix takeoff to snare ‘20-25 minute encounter’ with Attorney General  —  An exclusive interview with a security source who was present at the unplanned meeting Monday night …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
How everyone looks bad because Bill Clinton met with Loretta Lynch  —  Bill Clinton has made a mess.  It was either out of foolish indifference or plain foolishness, but it has created a terrible moment for his wife and the Democrats, and for President Obama and perceptions of the integrity of his administration.
Discussion: Politico
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
WH defends Lynch's record after Clinton meeting  —  The White House on Friday defended the record of Attorney General Loretta Lynch and declined to weigh in on whether she erred in meeting with former President Bill Clinton  —  on an airport tarmac in Phoenix earlier this week.
Amy Chozick / New York Times:   Bill Clinton's Fondness for Tarmac Talk Gets Him Into Trouble
Kristen East / Politico:
Trump: I'll reveal ‘totally filled’ convention speaking spots next week  —  Donald Trump says he has lined up all the speakers for the 2016 Republican National Convention — and will reveal them next week.  —  The party's presumptive nominee tweeted Saturday that speaking slots …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Expected to Announce Running Mate Before Convention  —  Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, met with Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana on Friday, according to two people briefed on the meeting, adding to speculation that the conservative governor is among the finalists to be Mr. Trump's running mate.
Marc Racicot / Washington Post:
Americans can choose better than Trump
Discussion: BizPac Review, Daily Wire and Mediaite
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Trump Delegates: We're Bringing Guns to Cleveland
Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Kos and Bearing Arms
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
FBI to Interview Hillary Clinton in Coming Days About Email Scandal, Source Says  —  Hillary Clinton could be interviewed by the FBI in the coming days as part of an investigation into the former secretary of state and her staff's use of private email to conduct official U.S. State Department business …
Discussion: Business Insider and The Week
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton Scheduled To Meet With FBI On Saturday
Associated Press:
California Governor Signs Stringent Gun Bills, Vetoes Others  —  Gov. Jerry Brown signed six stringent gun-control measures Friday that will require people to turn in high-capacity magazines and mandate background checks for ammunition sales, as California Democrats seek to strengthen gun laws …
Discussion: alan.com
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Elite K-8 school teaches white students they're born racist  —  An elite Manhattan school is teaching white students as young as 6 that they're born racist and should feel guilty benefiting from “white privilege,” while heaping praise and cupcakes on their black peers.
John Hayward / Breitbart:
Sonnie Johnson on Blacks for Donald Trump: ‘We Want Greatness; We Do Not Want Free Sh*t’  —  Podcaster and blogger Sonnie Johnson was having a pretty good time with this year's BET Awards until Jesse Williams took the stage, as she told SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon on Friday's Breitbart News Daily.
WikiGuido / Guido Fawkes:
READ IN FULL: Article Pulled By Telegraph After Pressure From Theresa May's Campaign  —  Reproduced in full below is a Telegraph article by Jonathan Foreman* headlined “Theresa May is a great self-promoter, but a terrible Home Secretary”, which was pulled after pressure from her campaign.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Rampant Voter Fraud Alleged In Minnesota  —  Same day registration and other liberal “reforms” have made it easy for ineligible voters to cast ballots in many states.  When law-abiding citizens point out that liberal policies enable voter fraud, the left's response is always that 1) …
Discussion: American Experiment
Jim Ferretti / KXL:
Woodburn Shooter Deported Six Times Since 2003  —  Woodburn, Ore — The man accused of shooting and killing three people and injuring a fourth on a blueberry farm outside of Woodburn, has been deported from the U.S. six times since 2003.  The U.S. Immigration and Customes Enforcement spokeswoman says in a written statement:
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:   Oregon Killer Who Shot Dead 3 People Was Previously Deported 6 Times
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama After Dark: The Precious Hours Alone  —  WASHINGTON — “Are you up?”  —  The emails arrive late, often after 1 a.m., tapped out on a secure BlackBerry from an email address known only to a few.  The weary recipients know that once again, the boss has not yet gone to bed.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders is winning some big victories in the fight over the Democratic platform  —  The latest draft of the Democratic Party platform, which is set to be released as early as this afternoon, will show that Bernie Sanders won far more victories on his signature issues than has been previously thought …
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Bernie Sanders just won a string of concessions from the Democratic Party
Discussion: Advocate and The Atlantic
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump pivots backward  —  DENVER — Donald Trump began July looking to turn the page on a June swoon that dulled his post-primary momentum and hurt his ability to unify a fractured Republican coalition.  —  He did so by talking mostly about his surprising victory in the GOP primary that ended in May.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Palin rips Never Trump Republicans: ‘You are either with us or against us’
Discussion: alan.com and RedState
 
 
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Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Campaign, RNC to Discuss Minority-Outreach Efforts
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dennis Owens / WHTM-TV:
Pa. lawmaker questions use of Confederate flags in battle reenactments
Discussion: RedState and The American Mirror
Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Obama claims US drones strikes have killed up to 116 civilians
Peter Byrne / Fox News:
Clinton sought secret info on EU bailout plans as son-in-law's doomed hedge fund gambled on Greece
Discussion: The Last Tradition
Tessa Berenson / TIME:
Donald Trump to Turkish Reporter: ‘Are You Friend Or Foe?’
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Nearly 1 million immigrants — including more than 170K convicts — ignoring deportation
Discussion: The Last Refuge and twitchy.com
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Lessons of the Somme
Michael McGrady / The College Fix:
UC Berkeley ‘income inequality’ experts earn more than $300,000 a year
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Top conservative looks to shake up RNC
Sarah Betancourt / Guardian:
Macy's banned from detaining and fining alleged shoplifters, judge rules
Discussion: Jezebel, The Root and Raw Story
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
People writer quits in most scorched-earth way possible
Discussion: Jezebel, AOL and Mediaite
 

 
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Scott Stein / CNET:
Meta opens its VR OS, now called Horizon OS, to third parties, and says Asus and Lenovo plan Horizon OS-compatible headsets; Meta plans an Xbox branded Quest

Emilia David / The Verge:
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James Rundle / Wall Street Journal:
Source: UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare was compromised on February 12, nine days before the ransomware attack; the company paid a ransom to the hackers

 
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