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8:40 AM ET, July 4, 2016

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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump draws rebuke for his tweet with an image of Clinton and a Star of David  —  It was so close to the message that Republicans say they want from Donald Trump: a tweet describing Hillary Clinton as “crooked” and the “most corrupt candidate ever,” on the morning that the likely Democratic presidential nominee met with the FBI.
Discussion: ABC News, Power Line, Politico and Althouse
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Star of David Tweet Came From a Fringe Website, a Report Says  —  The Star of David imagery used in a Twitter post by Donald J. Trump this weekend had previously appeared on a message board known for anti-Semitism and white supremacy, as well as on a Twitter account with a history …
USA Today:
Week of terror underscores a ‘desperate’ Islamic State  —  A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Baghdad marketplace, killing more than 100 people.  The Karada district was packed with people who had gone out to socialize after breaking the Ramadan fast.  —  Three cities in separate countries hit …
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
The worst ISIS attack in days is the one the world probably cares least about … First, they came for Istanbul.  On Tuesday night, three suspected Islamic State militants launched a brazen assault on Turkey's main airport, exploding their suicide vests after gunning down numerous passengers and airport staff.
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
GOP senator: Lynch-Clinton meeting ‘raises questions about interference’  —  (R-Ark.) said Sunday that Attorney General Loretta Lynch's meeting with former President Bill Clinton  —  raises questions about the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton  —  's use of a personal email server while she was secretary of State.
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Collin Szewczyk / Aspen Daily News Online:
Gingrich makes the case for Trump  —  Ex-Speaker of the House mum on potential VP run  —  Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said that while he was surprised that Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump received the party's nomination, he foresees the outspoken businessman having …
Discussion: Mediaite
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trade and Jobs: A Note  —  Given Trump's economic policy speech - well, “policy” speech - it seems time to brush up on trade and jobs, an issue I used to write a lot about.  The big story in the academia/policy space lately has been the work of Autor et al, who in two papers have estimated large losses from Chinese import penetration.
Discussion: EconLog and Equitable Growth
Craig Gilbert / Des Moines Register:
Priebus: Republicans need to unite ‘more than ever’  —  WASHINGTON — As the head of a party turned upside down by its nominating fight, Reince Priebus says Republicans need “more than ever” to have a unifying convention this month.  —  “Given the drama that we've had ... I think now …
Telegraph:
Tory candidates need a plan for Brexit - here's mine in 5 points  —  Boris greeted by angry crowd as he arrives in Tiverton  —  Play!  —  On Friday I heard a new dawn chorus outside my house.  There was a rustling and twittering, as though of starlings assembling on a branch.
Matt Higgins / CBS New York:
Man Suffers Severe Leg Injury In Central Park Explosion  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A firework that exploded when a 18-year-old unwittingly stepped on it Sunday in Central Park, seriously injuring his left foot, didn't appear to be designed to intentionally hurt people, police officials said.
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Samantha Nelson / USA Today:
How America celebrates the 4th of July: The numbers … You may think the way we celebrated Independence Day in 1777 was different and in many ways that would be true.  However there are some similarities.  Ramon Padilla, Summer Bedard and Jerry Mosemak  —  American flag?  Check.  Hot dogs?
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Craziest Convention Moments You've Never Heard Of  —  A legion of political journalists is heading to Cleveland this month with a sense of anticipation that's been absent for decades: at long last, a national convention with the prospect that something unexpected might actually happen.
New York Daily News:
Income for top 1% in America rose twice as fast in 2015 than it did for the remaining 99%  —  WASHINGTON — Financial inequality became even wider in the United States last year, with average income for the top 1% of households surging 7.7% to $1.36 million.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Milo Yiannopoulos: 50% of Gays Will Vote for Donald Trump After Orlando Islamist Massacre (VIDEO)  —  This weekend Milo Yiannopoulos joined the Russia Today Network to talk about Donald Trump, globalists, guns and the threat of Islam to gay people everywhere.
Telegraph:
Michael Gove: it's telling Boris pulled out of Tory leadership race  —  Boris Johnson's former campaign manager Ben Wallace writes that Michael Gove is unfit to be Prime Minister because he is a gossip.  —  There is a convention among campaign managers that, after the dust has settled …
BBC:
Attack near US consulate in Saudi city of Jeddah  —  A suspected suicide bomber has died after detonating a device near the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, the interior ministry says.  —  Two security officers were slightly injured as they tackled the man, but no one else was hurt.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
 
 
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Valerie Siebert For / Daily Mail:
Owner of dating site ChristianMingle agrees to open doors to gay singles in judge-approved …
Discussion: Townhall.com
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hillary struggles with going big in campaign message
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Will Need His Oratory Powers to Sell Globalization
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Biden and Obama rewrite the rulebook on college sexual assaults
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Gary Johnson: Trump says ‘racist’ things and should be disqualified from presidency
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
‘God wants you to die’: Dhaka's long night of terror
Discussion: Hot Air
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Eric Trump: Biased media the worst part of society
Discussion: alan.com and Hullabaloo
Bernie Sanders / Philly.com:
Party platform still needs work
Discussion: whorunsGov, NPR and Politico
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Clinton and Trump are about to draw the battle lines in their fight for North Carolina
Dave Boucher / Tennessean.com:
Republican leader resigns, blasts Tennessee GOP
Discussion: Raw Story
Daily Mail:
What planet are you on, Leo? …
Discussion: Fox News Insider