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How Americans Feel About Religious Groups — Jews, Catholics & Evangelicals Rated Warmly, Atheists and Muslims More Coldly — Jews, Catholics and evangelical Christians are viewed warmly by the American public. When asked to rate each group on a “feeling thermometer” ranging from 0 to 100 …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Pelosi, in Reversal, Says She Opposes Speeding Child Deportations — WASHINGTON — Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, reversed course on Wednesday and said she would not back changes to a 2008 law that gave certain undocumented immigrant children broader legal rights to enter the United States.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Partisanship Infuses Hearings on Health Law and Executive Power
Partisanship Infuses Hearings on Health Law and Executive Power
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Politico, ThinkProgress, Mediaite and The Hill
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi's goal is to win 25 seats. Here's how she thinks it can happen.
Nancy Pelosi's goal is to win 25 seats. Here's how she thinks it can happen.
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OnPolitics and National Republican …
New York Times:
Border Crisis Casts Shadow Over Obama's Immigration Plan
Border Crisis Casts Shadow Over Obama's Immigration Plan
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Hot Air, YouGov US Opinion Center News, JustOneMinute and BREITBART.COM
Politico:
Behind the GOP focus on Obamacare
Behind the GOP focus on Obamacare
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Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon and Hot Air
Associated Press:
Democrats fail in attempt to reverse Hobby Lobby contraceptive ruling — WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans have blocked a bill aimed at restoring free contraception for women who get their health insurance from companies that object on religious grounds.
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Dem birth control bill stalls — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a bill that would require companies to offer birth control coverage in staff health plans. — Democrats had moved the legislation as a response to last month's Supreme Court ruling rejecting the healthcare law's mandate …
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ThinkProgress and Politico
Peter Beaumont / Guardian:
Witness to a shelling: first-hand account of deadly strike on Gaza port — There is a deafening explosion, then a second. Four children are dead. Four survivors reach the safety of our hotel — The retaining wall of Gaza's harbour sticks out into the Mediterranean about 100 metres …
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William Booth / Reuters:
Dispatch: Israeli strike kills four children on a Gaza beach — GAZA CITY — It is not unusual for militants to launch rockets from sites near my hotel. Israeli missiles have also landed pretty close to al-Deira, an old red stucco inn with a large terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Boys Drawn to Gaza Beach, and Into Center of Mideast Strife
Boys Drawn to Gaza Beach, and Into Center of Mideast Strife
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Philly.com, Guardian and Informed Comment
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
O'Malley , Obama administration spar over immigration policies — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) appears to be facing the consequences of sharply challenging the Obama administration's efforts to deal with an influx of immigrant children who have crossed the border into this country unaccompanied.
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The Continuing Agonies of the Super-Rich — As we well know by now, being rich in America is tough. Imagine driving your Porsche out the Goldman Sachs garage, intent on a relaxing weekend at your Hamptons retreat, only to find some wretched Occupy sympathizer giving you a dirty look through …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Is a fear of 'getting Koch'ed' hurting Republican super PACs?
Is a fear of 'getting Koch'ed' hurting Republican super PACs?
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Washington Post, Rush Limbaugh, Politico and New York Times
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
FEDS TO OPEN $50 MILLION RESORT FOR ILLEGAL CHILDREN - Complete With Tennis Courts, Sauna & Pools (Updated) — Welcome to America! — The Obama administration has awarded a $50 million contract to a charitable group to buy a Texas resort hotel and transform it in to a 600 bed facility for juvenile illegal aliens.
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Coming Democratic Schism — There is a striking generational split in the Democratic electorate. — This deepening division is apparent in a June Pew Research Center survey of more than 10,000 people, “Beyond Red vs. Blue.” The Pew survey points up the emergence of a cohort …
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Washington Monthly and The Mahablog
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Federal judge rules California death penalty is unconstitutional — A federal judge in Orange County ruled Wednesday that California's death penalty violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. — U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney, ruled on a petition …
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Business Insider, The Verge and The Democratic Daily
Washington Post:
Decriminalization arrives, and D.C. police prepare for sea change in marijuana laws — On Wednesday, a D.C. cop who catches someone carrying a small amount of marijuana is required to launch his suspect on an onerous journey through the criminal justice system — one likely to involve handcuffs, fingerprinting and forensic analysis.
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US News, FishbowlDC and Poynter
Brittney Cooper / Salon:
Iggy Azalea's post-racial mess: America's oldest race tale, remixed — As a white female rapper mistakes appropriation for artistry, here's how black women remain pushed to the sidelines — Recently, my nine year-old nephew came running into the room, eager to find a seat to watch a performance by Iggy Azalea on an awards show.
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protein wisdom, Hinterland Gazette and Colorlines
Benny Johnson / BuzzFeed:
The 7 Ugliest Government Buildings In Washington, D.C. — There are many gorgeous buildings in D.C. — Unfortunately for us, in the '60s and '70s, the federal government only hired architects with early onset glaucoma. — 7. Welcome to the U.S. Post Office building!
Jodi Rudoren / New York Times:
Israeli Invasion of Gaza Is Likely, Official Says; Brief Cease-Fire Is Set — TEL AVIV — Even as Israel and Hamas agreed to pause hostilities briefly on Thursday at the request of the United Nations, a senior Israeli military official said that his government was increasingly likely to order …
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The Right Scoop, The Times of Israel and The Hugh Hewitt Show
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Surge of Central American Children Roils U.S. Immigration Debate — Obama Job Rating Steady, No Change in Economic Views — As the president and Congress struggle over how to deal with the influx of thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America across the U.S.-Mexican border …
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The Daily Caller, Politico, Hot Air and Washington Post
New York Times:
$80 Billion Offer From Rupert Murdoch Is Rejected, but Time Warner May Be in Play — The media giant 21st Century Fox, the empire run by Rupert Murdoch, made an $80 billion takeover bid in recent weeks for Time Warner Inc. but was rebuffed. — The bold approach could put Time Warner in play …
Mark Harris / Guardian:
FBI warns driverless cars could be used as ‘lethal weapons’ — Internal report sees benefits for road safety, but warns that autonomy will create greater potential for criminal ‘multitasking’ — The FBI believes that the driverless car is a “game changing” vehicle could revolutionise high …
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PandoDaily, The Daily Caller, The Verge and Shakesville