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Poll: Majorities back Supreme Court rulings on marriage, Obamacare — Washington (CNN)Most Americans say they support each of the two major Supreme Court rulings issued late last week, and nearly four in 10 now say they view the Court as too liberal. — According to a new CNN/ORC poll …
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Obama's approval rating grows following memorable week — Story highlights — Washington (CNN)Could Barack Obama's great week mark a turning point in his poll numbers? — After months of stagnant approval ratings, a new CNN/ORC poll finds that for the first time in more than two years …
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Sabrina Siddiqui / Guardian:
Barack Obama basks in public approval after ‘best week of his presidency’
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Sam Weiner / BuzzFeed:
We Got Presidential Hopeful Ted Cruz To Do An Audition For “The Simpsons” — These impressions are “Excellent...” — GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz isn't just a conservative firebrand. He's also a huge fan of The Simpsons. — Cruz does a confident Mr. Burns. — And he absolutely nails Ned Flanders.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
BuzzFeed's Ben Smith Says Ted Cruz 'Approaches Going Viral Like It's His Job'
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
BuzzFeed's Journalistic Struggles On Same-Sex Marriage, In GIFs
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Reuters:
As default looms, Merkel rules out more negotiations with Greece — German Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out new negotiations with Greece until after it votes on a proposal from creditors, leaving virtually no hope left to avert a midnight default despite a plea from Athens for a last-minute bailout extension.
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EU rejects Greek request for new loans
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Phyllis Schlafly / Commentary:
How Congress Should Respond to Justice Kennedy — Justice Kennedy's opinion for a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court has rightly been condemned for its lack of grounding in the constitutional text he is sworn to uphold. Unable to find gay marriage in either the due process clause …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court's liberal admirers get reality check
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Ted Cruz rides the backlash
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Hilary Sargent / Boston Globe:
Black student says he hung Confederate flag on memorial for black soldiers — Stephen Allsop was part of a group that burned Confederate flags — A man claiming responsibility for hanging a Confederate flag from a memorial for black soldiers says he didn't intend it as a racist gesture …
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Washington Post:
A college balks at Hillary Clinton's fee, books Chelsea for $65,000 instead — When the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker to headline its gala luncheon marking the opening of a women's hall of fame, one of the names that came to mind was Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
‘The Solution I Propose Is Massive Civil Disobedience’ — ASPEN, Colo.—Scholar Charles Murray traces his latest book back to a story he heard from a family friend: a small business owner who found himself targeted by a federal regulatory agency. “Like most businesses of his sort …
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater — Misty Copeland, whose openness about race in ballet helped to make her one of the most famous ballerinas in the United States, was promoted on Tuesday by American Ballet Theater, becoming the first African-American …
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Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Made $29 Million After Leaving Office, Tax Returns Show — Florida governor releases 33 years of tax returns. — t RichardRubinDC — t michaelcbender — Jeb Bush made $29 million in the first seven years after he left public office, dramatically increasing his wealth during a recession …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Bon Jovi: I ‘absolutely’ gave Christie permission to use my songs — Chris Christie got permission from fellow New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi to use his songs during his presidential campaign, the rocker confirmed to POLITICO through a publicist on Tuesday.
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Chris Christie Announces Run, Pledging ‘Truth’ About Nation's Woes
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Matthew Halverson / Seattle Met:
Donor Says Girl Scouts Can't Use $100K Gift for Transgender Girls — So the organization gave the money back. And now they want your help. — Courtesy Girl Scouts of Western Washington — A $50,000 donation is cause for celebration at the Queen Anne offices of the Girl Scouts of Western Washington.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans slam the door on scrapping the filibuster — Senate Republicans appear to be closing the door on gutting the filibuster, brushing aside calls from presidential hopefuls Jeb Bush and Scott Walker to consider lowering the 60-vote threshold for repealing ObamaCare.
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Paul Coombs / Guardian:
I created the Isis dildo flag at London Pride to start a dialogue, not get a laugh — I flew the flag in London's gay pride parade because Isis is deserving of mockery and disrespect. I never thought CNN would think it was real — I spent the morning of London's Pride parade hand-stitching dildos onto a flag.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Donald Trump sues Univision for $500 million — Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit against Univision on Tuesday for breach of contract and defamation, making good on last week's promise to punish the network for reneging on what he described as an “iron-clad” $13.5-million contract …
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Charles J. Dean / al.com:
Roy Moore's lawyer to Gov. Bentley: ‘Public officials are ministers of God’ — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ( ) — “The criminal laws against homosexual sodomy are for the protection of the righteous.” — In harsh words and a lecturing tone …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Supreme Court To Hear Case Seeking To Gut Public Sector Unions — In an expected but potentially devastating blow to public sector unions, the Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will hear a case called Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association in its next term.
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Contra Costa Times:
California vaccine bill SB 277 signed into law by Jerry Brown — SACRAMENTO — Ending months of speculation, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law Senate Bill 277, which requires almost all California schoolchildren to be fully vaccinated in order to attend public or private school …
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Dustin Volz / National Journal:
Court Revives Defunct NSA Mass Surveillance Program — The NSA's phone dragnet is back—for now. — A federal court has revived the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records, a program that lapsed earlier this month when sections of the Patriot Act briefly expired.
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