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Jessica Taylor / The Hill:
Judge strikes down GOP-drawn Florida congressional lines — A Florida Circut County Court has struck down the state's congressional map and ordered a redrawing of district lines. — In his 41-page ruling issued Thursday evening, Judge Terry Lewis writes that the map drawn …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Florida Court Declares One Of The Worst Partisan Gerrymanders In The Country Unconstitutional — Florida's congressional districts are some of the most GOP-friendly in the country. Although President Obama won a narrow victory over Mitt Romney in Florida during the 2012 presidential election …
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Politico:
Pay up: House GOP cash woes prompt dues crackdown — House Republicans, so worried that a swelling cash deficit will keep them from making big gains this November, have begun cracking down on dozens of lawmakers who haven't paid dues crucial to the party's campaign accounts.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Boehner To Sue Obama For Unilateral Delay Of Obamacare Employer Mandate
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Lauren French / Politico:
GOP's Obama lawsuit to focus on employer mandate
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Muslims Most Approving of Obama, Mormons Least — Relative rank order of religious groups stable throughout his presidency — PRINCETON, NJ — Seventy-two percent of U.S. Muslims approved of the job President Barack Obama was doing as president during the first six months of 2014 …
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Obama approval high with Muslims — President Barack Obama's approval rating is higher among Muslims than any other religious group, a new poll says. — According to a Gallup poll released Friday that tracked responses for the first six months of 2014, 72 percent of Muslims said they approve …
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hrms.urban.org:
QuickTake: Number of Uninsured Adults Continues to Fall under the ACA: Down by 8.0 Million in June 2014 — Sharon K. Long, Genevieve M. Kenney, Stephen Zuckerman, Douglas Wissoker, Adele Shartzer, Michael Karpman, and Nathaniel Anderson — The Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey …
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Jenna Levy / Gallup:
In U.S., Uninsured Rate Sinks to 13.4% in Second Quarter
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New York Times:
Who Wants a Depression? — One unhappy lesson we've learned in recent years is that economics is a far more political subject than we liked to imagine. Well, duh, you may say. But, before the financial crisis, many economists — even, to some extent, yours truly — believed …
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Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo, Washington Post and Eschaton
Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:
Obama speaks with Netanyahu, offering to broker ceasefire with Hamas — US President reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself against attacks; Congress prepares resolution supporting Israel; State Department points finger at Hamas as perpetrator of crisis.
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Killing of Palestinian Youth Puts an Israeli Focus on Extremism
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William Saletan / Slate:
The Gaza Rules — Israel, unlike Hamas, isn't trying to kill civilians.
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New York Times:
Sheldon Adelson, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates on Immigration Reform — AMERICAN citizens are paying 535 people to take care of the legislative needs of the country. We are getting shortchanged. Here's an example: On June 10, an incumbent congressman in Virginia lost a primary election …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
‘The bear is loose’: Is Obama breaking free or running away? — President Obama visited Denver on the first leg of a three-day trip to tout economic gains, fundraise and meet with ordinary citizens. Here are some thing to do in Denver when you're president. (Tom LeGro and Natalie Jennings/The Washington Post)
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George Clooney / USA Today:
Exclusive: George Clooney rejects ‘Mail’ apology — There is one constant when a person or company is caught doing something wrong. The coverup is always worse. — In this case, the Daily Mail has printed an apology for insinuating religious tensions where there are none.
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Guardian, The Raw Story and The Huffington Post
Jonathan Pearlman / Telegraph:
Australian judge says incest may no longer be a taboo — Judge in Australia says incest may no longer be a taboo and the only reason it is criminal is potential birth abnormalities, which can be solved by abortion — A judge in Australia has been criticised after saying incest may no longer …
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www.austin360.com:
Obama visits Franklin Barbecue, buys lunch for a couple of patrons — Less than 24 hours after polishing off some barbecue from John Mueller, Barack Obama hit another one of Austin's most famous men of smoked meat on his way out of town. — Following his speech at the Paramount …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Brace for the next round of Obamacare rate shock — OBAMACARE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE INDUSTRY — As insurance companies begin to propose premiums for 2015, it's time for Americans to brace themselves for the next round of rate shock in the wake of President Obama's health care law.
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Vanity Fair:
Audio: Nixon's Secret White House Tapes — OVAL TEAM President Richard Nixon with National-Security Adviser Henry Kissinger (right) and Kissinger's deputy, Alexander M. Haig Jr., 1972. — In an adaptation from their forthcoming book, Vanity Fair contributing editor Douglas Brinkley …
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Tom Junod / Esquire:
IN PRAISE OF 42-YEAR-OLD WOMEN — In our occasional ranking of the ages, we found that this year's most alluring is not what you'd expect. It's not 27 (honored in 1999) or 39 (2008) or 86 (1937 and 1983). No, this year it's 42. Because it's not what it used to be. … Marc Hom/Trunk Archive
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Crisis on the Border — No one who wants to help has authority, and no one with authority is helping. — What is happening at the southern border is a true and actual crisis. News accounts justly use words like chaos, collapse and breakdown. They feature images of children …
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The PJ Tatler and Right Wing News
Congressman Steve Stockman:
Stockman files motion ordering the arrest of Lois Lerner — Democrats endorse arrest powers: “I could have arrested Karl Rove on any given day” Pelosi said just days ago — > CNN, New York Times also endorse the House's power to arrest — WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Stockman Thursday filed …
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Samuel Gibbs / Guardian:
iPhone 6 screen looks like sapphire, says expert who spoke to Apple — Bigger iPhone screen could be made of third-hardest material known, after Apple consulted experts 18 months ago — Apple discussed forming screens from super-hard “sapphire glass” 18 months ago with experts in the field …
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