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12:35 PM ET, July 4, 2016

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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Trump adviser: ‘Never any intention of anti-Semitism’ in tweet … 's presidential campaign said early Monday that there was “never any intention of anti-Semitism” in a tweet featuring the Star of David that sparked a backlash.  —  “We corrected it.  There was never any intention of any anti-Semitism …
Discussion: Politicus USA and CNN
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Denies That Controversial Tweet Was Anti-Semitic  —  Donald Trump via Twitter Monday denied that a tweet he posted Saturday that featured Hillary Clinton and a Star of David was anti-Semitic.  —  Trump blamed the media for depicting his tweet as anti-Semitic and said the the star shape …
Discussion: alan.com
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Star of David Tweet Came From a Fringe Website, a Report Says
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump draws rebuke for his tweet with an image of Clinton and a Star of David
Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Power Line and Althouse
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
Republicans' many tortured excuses for not going to their Donald Trump-led convention  —  It's no secret that the Republican Party is split right now; while millions and millions of Republicans voted for the party's presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, the party leadership is still wary …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:   Milo Yiannopoulos: 50% of Gays Will Vote for Donald Trump After Orlando Islamist Massacre (VIDEO)
Kevin Durant / The Players' Tribune:
My Next Chapter  —  PHOTOS BY JED JACOBSOHN/THE PLAYERS' TRIBUNE  —  This has been by far the most challenging few weeks in my professional life.  I understood cognitively that I was facing a crossroads in my evolution as a player and as a man, and that it came with exceptionally difficult choices.
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Huma Abedin admits that Clinton burned daily schedules  —  More On:  —  Hillary Clinton's closest aide revealed in a deposition last week that her boss destroyed at least some of her schedules as secretary of state — a revelation that could complicate matters for the presumptive Democratic nominee …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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.
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USA Today:   Week of terror underscores a ‘desperate’ Islamic State
Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP's pointless ObamaCare war  —  The House GOP has finally put out its own healthcare plan.  —  That giant choking sound you hear is coming from Donald Trump  —  . He can't swallow this one.  —  Trump, about to be crowned as the Republican presidential nominee …
Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Kennedy family BASHES Trump over Fourth of July weekend with a pinata of The Donald at their Cape Cod compound  — The Kennedy clam gathered at their family compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts over the weekend for their annual Fourth of July party  — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s daughter Kathleen …
Discussion: alan.com
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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New York Times:
After Slaughter, Bangladesh Reels at Revelations About Attackers  —  DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh's capital city reeled in shock on Sunday as clues began to flood social media about the privileged backgrounds of the half-dozen attackers believed to have butchered 20 patrons of a restaurant during a bloody siege here late last week.
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
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.
Alexandra Field / CNN:
Dhaka attack: ‘That is not my son,’ killer's horrified father cries  —  New video purports to show Dhaka cafe siege  —  Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN)The last time Meer Sameh Mobasheer's family saw him was when he walked out the door, munching on popcorn headed to an examination preparation class.
Discussion: Mediaite
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Tim Kaine's abortion predicament  —  Tim Kaine has been here before: a leading vice presidential contender with a complicated stance on abortion that doesn't neatly align with the top of the ticket.  —  His personal opposition to abortion generated significant scrutiny back in 2008 when Barack Obama …
Discussion: Politicus USA
The Hill:
Tech industry wants Trump agenda  —  The tech industry is pressing Donald Trump  —  to “get into the game” after Hillary Clinton  —  released a wide-ranging platform that touched on internet connectivity, cybersecurity and computer science education.  —  Industry officials generally …
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:
UKIP leader Nigel Farage stands down  —  Nigel Farage says he is standing down as leader of the UK Independence Party.  —  Mr Farage said his “political ambition has been achieved” with the UK having voted to leave the EU.  —  He said the party was in a “pretty good place” …
 
 
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
White House Prohibits Cabinet From Addressing Democratic Convention
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ariel Ben Solomon / Jerusalem Post:
Iranian military official: We have 100,000 missiles in Lebanon ready to hit Israel
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Reuters
New York Times:
Freedom, Fireworks and Brexit
Joel Kotkin / The Daily Beast:
Why the World Is Rebelling Against ‘Experts’
Sarah-Joyce Battersbystaff / Toronto Star:
Black Lives Matter protest scores victory after putting Pride parade on pause
BuzzFeed:
This Map Shows Why A Pro-EU Party Might Flop At The Next General Election
BBC:
Attack near US consulate in Saudi city of Jeddah
Discussion: Jihad Watch
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Samantha Nelson / USA Today:
How America celebrates the 4th of July: The numbers
Valerie Siebert For / Daily Mail:
Owner of dating site ChristianMingle agrees to open doors to gay singles in judge-approved …
Discussion: AOL
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hillary struggles with going big in campaign message
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Craziest Convention Moments You've Never Heard Of
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Biden and Obama rewrite the rulebook on college sexual assaults
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Daily News:
Income for top 1% in America rose twice as fast in 2015 than it did for the remaining 99%
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Gary Johnson: Trump says ‘racist’ things and should be disqualified from presidency
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trade and Jobs: A Note
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