memeorandum: No, GOP, biblical Marriage was not between one man and one woman (Juan Cole/Informed Comment)

11:10 PM ET, June 28, 2015

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Second New York Prison Escapee Said to Be Shot and Captured — MALONE, N.Y. — David Sweat, the surviving prison escapee on the run in northern New York, was shot by a state trooper on Sunday, according to three people briefed on the matter. His condition was unknown.

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CNN:

Malone, New York (CNN)[Breaking news, posted at 4:03 p.m. ET] — Escaped murderer David Sweat has been shot and is in custody, law enforcement sources told CNN on Sunday. — If not for some gunfire and his urge to cough, escaped murderer Richard Matt — who was shot dead Friday …

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Richard A. Posner / Slate:

The chief justice's dissent is heartless. — It was no surprise that the Supreme Court held Friday that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. It is very difficult to distinguish the case from Loving v. Virginia, which in 1967 invalidated state laws forbidding miscegenation.

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Jindal: Louisiana will obey the high court on gay marriages

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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
The need to get our minds right

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Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal: Mike Huckabee Suggests He Wouldn't Enforce Same-Sex Marriage Decision

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Sanders: I was ahead of the curve on gay rights

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Alison Elkin / Bloomberg Business:

Donald Trump Responds to Hypothetical Gay Person Questioning His Three Marriages — “They have a very good point,” he says. — t alielkin — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that he supports “traditional marriage” but that gay people who might question whether …

David Edwards / Raw Story:
CNN host calls out Donald Trump: 'What's traditional about being married three times?'

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Timothy Cama / The Hill: Trump: 'I'm for traditional marriage'

Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump: Jeb Bush Sees Me as a Threat

EU Press Room:

Information from the European Commission on the latest draft proposals in the context of negotiations with Greece — In the interest of transparency and for the information of the Greek people, the European Commission is publishing the latest proposals agreed among the three institutions …

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New York Times:

Greece Will Close Banks to Stem Flood of Withdrawals — ATHENS — Greece will keep its banks and stock market closed on Monday and place restrictions on the withdrawal and transfer of money, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a televised address on Sunday night, as Athens tries to avert a financial collapse.

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Gil Ronen / Reuters:

Report: Powers Give in - No Inspection of Iran's Nuke Facilities — P5+1 cave in to Iranian demands and will not insist on inspections of nuclear installations, says Channel 1. — Iranian FM Javad Zarif (R) at press conference announcing nuclear deal — The P5+1 countries led …

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Associated Press:
Nuke Talks to Miss Target; Iran Foreign Minister Heads Home

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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
US official: Iran talks to push past deadline

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J. Nathan Matias / The Atlantic:

Were All Those Rainbow Profile Photos Another Facebook Experiment? — Facebook, you may have noticed, turned into a rainbow-drenched spectacle following the Supreme Court's decision Friday that same-sex marriage is a Constitutional right. — By overlaying their profile photos with a rainbow filter …

Shelley Murphy / BostonGlobe.com:

Bulger's advice to local teens: Don't waste your life — James “Whitey” Bulger showed no mercy to the people he tortured and killed. He refused to get on his knees when captured after more than a decade on the run because he didn't want to get his pants dirty. And he swore at witnesses during his trial.

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Mike Allen / Politico:

John Kasich to announce presidential bid July 21 — Ohio Gov. John Kasich will jump into the crowded Republican presidential field on July 21 at the student union at his alma mater, The Ohio State University, in Columbus, advisers tell POLITICO. — Kasich, 63, who was overwhelmingly reelected …

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Max Fisher / Vox:

CNN's most embarrassing flub ever? The ISIS dildo gay pride flag, explained. — On Saturday, during coverage of a gay rights rally, CNN ran a segment with an alarming message. According to the chyron on the bottom of the screen, “ISIS FLAG SPOTTED AT GAY PRIDE PARADE.”

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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
CNN Spots ‘ISIS Flag’ at London Gay Pride Parade — Guess What It Really Is...

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Monica Heisey / Guardian:

Amy Schumer: comedy's viral queen — From photobombing weddings to attacking sexism, everything she touches turns to gold - but not all her comedy is as surefooted as her celebrated sketches — It would be inaccurate to say that Amy Schumer is having a moment.

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Washington Post:

In a fast-changing culture, can the GOP get in step with modern America? — CORYDON, Iowa — Mike Huckabee — former Fox News personality, Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher — gathered with a modest crowd here in the back of Breadeaux Pizza on his “Main Street American Family” tour and opened the floor to questions.

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