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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
GOP Swiftly Rejects Obama's ‘One-Sentence Fix’ to Obamacare If Supreme Court Voids Subsidies — A Supreme Court ruling is expected within weeks. — President Barack Obama had barely finished proposing an idea to deal with a far-reaching Supreme Court decision on Obamacare before Republicans fired …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP fears it will win ObamaCare court battle — Republicans in Congress are worried the Supreme Court will hand them a major headache this month if it rules against the federal health insurance exchanges in more than 30 states, ending subsidies for millions of people.
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Court: U.S. passports must say ‘Jerusalem’ not ‘Israel’
Court: U.S. passports must say ‘Jerusalem’ not ‘Israel’
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama: Supreme Court shouldn't have heard Obamacare challenge
Obama: Supreme Court shouldn't have heard Obamacare challenge
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K. McDonald / CW33 NewsFix:
15-Year-Old Who Shot McKinney Pool Party Video Speaks Out — MCKINNEY, TX - Brandon Brooks, the 15-year-old boy who shot the McKinney pool party video that's being broadcast around the world, is telling his side of the story to NewsFix. — “The cops showed up and the parents immediately started yelling …
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Dennis Hastert to Appear in Chicago Court for Arraignment — CHICAGO — J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House of Representatives who has been publicly silent and out of sight since he was indicted late last month, is to appear in court here on Tuesday afternoon for his arraignment.
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Dennis Hastert to Be Represented by High-Powered D.C. Attorney Thomas Green
Dennis Hastert to Be Represented by High-Powered D.C. Attorney Thomas Green
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Clinton Family Foundation Donation To New York Times Charity Came After Endorsement — WASHINGTON — A charity administered by the New York Times received a $100,000 check from the Clinton Family Foundation on July 24, 2008, months after the paper endorsed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
The N.Y. Times vs. Washington Free Beacon
The N.Y. Times vs. Washington Free Beacon
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New York Times:
Struggles With Finances Track Marco Rubio's Career — WEST MIAMI, Fla. — For years, Senator Marco Rubio struggled under the weight of student debt, mortgages and an extra loan against the value of his home totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. But in 2012, financial salvation seemed to have arrived …
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Political Wire and Robert Reich
Emily Lane / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
After 4 decades in solitary, Albert Woodfox's release ordered by federal judge — A federal judge in Baton Rouge has called for the unconditional release of Albert Woodfox, the only remaining imprisoned member of the Angola 3. — Woodfox, 68, was placed solitary confinement …
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
New doubts on Second Amendment rights — Raising significant new questions about how much protection the Constitution's Second Amendment actually gives to gun owners, the Supreme Court on Monday left intact a local ordinance that restricts access to guns even within one's own home.
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Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
Spike TV will cut Eastwood's Jenner joke — Clint Eastwood is courting controversy again, this time with a Caitlyn Jenner joke at the Spike TV Guys' Choice 2015 awards on Saturday night. — USA TODAY has learned that Spike TV will cut an Eastwood joke about Jenner when the show airs Saturday, June 18.
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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Right Way and Wrong Way to Win the Presidency — Hillary Clinton appears to be taking the easy path. It would be the wrong one. — Democratic and Republican presidential candidates face a choice: They can appeal to the broadest possible audience or pander to their most devoted partisans.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Cheney: I don't know what makes Obama tick — Former Vice President Dick Cheney (R) said on Sunday that he has not figured out what motivates President Obama. — “I've tried for a long time, John, to understand what makes him tick, and frankly, I don't know,” Cheney told host John Catsimatidis on AM 970's …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: 'We don't yet have a complete strategy' against ISIS
Obama: 'We don't yet have a complete strategy' against ISIS
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Politico, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Jim Miklaszewski / NBC News:
Army's Public Website Hacked by Unknown Intruders — Defense officials confirm the official public Army website has been hacked by unknown intruders demanding the U.S. stop training rebel fighters inside Syria. — Unlike the massive hack into Office of Personnel Management records …
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Salon:
Seinfeld slams politically correct students for hurting comedy: “They just want to use these words, 'that's racist, that's sexist, that's prejudice'” — The comedian thinks that PC culture, particularly on college campuses, has gone too far — Speaking on ESPN Radio's “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” …
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Caroline May / BREITBART.COM:
TSA Failed To Identify 73 Aviation Workers With ‘Links To Terrorism’ — The Transportation Security Administration granted access to secure airport areas to 73 aviation workers with “links to terrorism,” according to a new report from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General.
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Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
New York Times:
Cleveland Leaders Bypass Prosecutors to Seek Charge in Tamir Rice Case — WASHINGTON — Community leaders in Cleveland, distrustful of the criminal justice system, said Monday that they would not wait for prosecutors to decide whether to file charges against the police officers involved …
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9news.com.au:
Woman charged after allegedly stubbing lit cigarette into 9NEWS reporter's face — A woman visiting court to witness murder charges against another woman has been arrested after allegedly stubbing a lit cigarette into a 9NEWS reporter's face. — The 23-year-old woman pushed a baby stroller …
Lindsay Abrams / Salon:
Fox News host gets schooled on fracking — and angrily orders his guest off the show — “Why would you not frack on our own property and then prescribe it for other people in America?” — The long-awaited study on fracking and water contamination released Thursday by the EPA almost seemed designed …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
A Raid on ISIS Yields a Trove of Intelligence — WASHINGTON — American intelligence agencies have extracted valuable information about the Islamic State's leadership structure, financial operations and security measures by analyzing materials seized during a Delta Force commando raid …
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The Daily Caller, Fox News and Business Insider
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Why the most informed voters are often the most badly misled — The case for Hillary Clinton's proposal to make voter registration automatic is simple: it will make it easier for people to vote. — The case against Hillary Clinton's proposal to make voter registration automatic is also simple …
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