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1:55 PM ET, June 19, 2015

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Ed Payne / CNN:
Story highlights  —  (CNN)[Breaking news update at 7:27 a.m. ET]  —  Dylann Roof has confessed to authorities to shooting and killing nine people this week at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two law enforcement officials said Friday.
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Shooter Almost Backed Out Because ‘Everyone Was So Nice’  —  Dylann Roof, the man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, has been charged with nine counts of murder and illegal weapons possession, police said.
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Suggests Donald Trump-Like Comments Can ‘Trigger’ Events Like Charleston … Hillary Clinton didn't call The Donald out by name, but she suggested in an interview Thursday that comments like ones the real estate tycoon-turned-Republican presidential candidate made during …
Post and Courier:
Despite mourning, statehouse Confederate battle flag remains at full staff  —  The Confederate flag flying at the Statehouse in Columbia became part of the Charleston church shooting story Thursday after the U.S. and South Carolina flags were lowered in mourning but the rebel banner was left flying at its full height.
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush: 'I Don't Know' If Charleston Shooting Was Racially Motivated  —  As more becomes clear about the motives of the man believed to be behind the Charleston church shooting, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was hesitant to connect Dylann Storm Roof's alleged actions to any racial prejudice.
The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush: 'I Don't Know What Was On The Mind' Of Charleston Shooter  —  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Friday that he has no idea what motivated a young white man to walk into a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday night and kill nine people.
ABC News:
Dylann Roof's Uncle Would ‘Push Button’ Himself If Nephew Receives Death Penalty … The uncle of a 21-year-old man accused of opening fire inside a Charleston church — killing nine people — says he will “push the button myself” if his nephew receives the death penalty, which is legal in South Carolina.
Justin Wm / Washington Post:
Why South Carolina's Confederate flag isn't at half-mast after church shooting  —  After Dylann Storm Roof allegedly shot up an AME church in Charleston, S.C., killing nine people, two flags were lowered more than 100 miles away in Columbia, the state's capital.
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Dylann Roof Had Confederate Plates. Here's Why the Rebel Flag Still Flies in South Carolina.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
South Carolina's Confederate flag is still flying. It's an insult to Charleston's victims.
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Take Down the Confederate Flag—Now
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Health Law Repeal Would Raise Federal Deficits by $137 Billion in 10 Years, CBO Says  —  Ending health subsidies would increase number of uninsured Americans by 19 million in 2016  —  Repealing the Affordable Care Act would cost the U.S. government $137 billion over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said on Friday.
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CBO's Publications:
Budgetary and Economic Effects of Repealing the Affordable Care Act  —  Over the past several years, a number of proposals have been advanced for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law in March 2010.  In this report, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation …
Discussion: Business Insider
The Hill:
A winning long-term strategy on the medical device tax
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Voodoo, Jeb!  Style  —  On Monday Jeb Bush — or I guess that's Jeb!, since he seems to have decided to replace his family name with a punctuation mark — finally made his campaign for the White House official, and gave us a first view of his policy goals.  First, he says that if elected …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Operation Replace Jeb Bush
Carl Icahn / Shareholders Square Table:
My comments re Donald Trump running for President & wanting to nominate me for the Secretary of Treasury  —  I was extremely surprised to learn that Donald was running for President and even more surprised that he stated he would make me Secretary of Treasury.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In L.A., Obama addresses Washington's dysfunction: ‘I did not say I would fix it’  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — President Obama wrapped up a day he began with an angry and frustrated reaction to the mass killings in Charleston, S.C., by acknowledging that he has been unable to change the culture …
 
 
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Newt Gingrich / Mashable:
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CNN:
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Justin Pritchard / Associated Press:
California reveals details of self-driving car accidents
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
NRA Board Member Blames Charleston Victim For His Own Death
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Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
Walker Maintains Lead in Latest Iowa Caucus Poll - Rand Paul and Rick Perry big movers.
Nadia Khomami / Guardian:
Stowaway fell to death from plane on to London office after 8,000-mile flight
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul's First Two Books Are Full Of Fake Founding Fathers Quotes
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Zahira Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Nationally recognized teacher removed from class after allegations of misconduct
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Wall Street Journal:
Martha Stewart Nears Deal to Sell Fading Empire
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Benghazi investigators ponder: Is State Dept lying, or is Hillary?
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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