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CNN:
Poll: Bush, Trump rising nationally for GOP, but both trail Clinton — Story highlights — Washington (CNN)With nearly all of the expected 2016 presidential candidates formally in the race, a new CNN/ORC national poll finds two recent entrants to the GOP field on the rise …
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MJ Lee / CNN:
First on CNN: Macy's dumps Donald Trump — What's Next for Donald Trump? — (CNN)Macy's is pulling Donald Trump brand merchandise from its stores after the Republican presidential candidate's recent controversial remarks created a public uproar. — The department store …
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker Sees Iowa Lead Shrink in Latest Quinnipiac Poll
Scott Walker Sees Iowa Lead Shrink in Latest Quinnipiac Poll
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CNN, Politico and Hullabaloo
S.V. Dáte / National Journal:
Trump Trouble For The GOP in New Hampshire
Trump Trouble For The GOP in New Hampshire
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Bloomberg Business, Trail Blazers Blog and Des Moines Register
Daily Mail:
Email bombshells from Hillary's secret account show she didn't know when cabinet meetings were held, was dumbfounded by a fax machine and emailed aides to fetch her iced tea — State Department published a massive tranche of Hillary Clinton's emails Tuesday night from her days as secretary of state
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Business Insider and Power Line
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New York Times:
New Trove of Hillary Clinton's Emails Highlights Workaday Tasks at the State Department
New Trove of Hillary Clinton's Emails Highlights Workaday Tasks at the State Department
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The Moderate Voice, Consortiumnews.com, Mediaite, Reuters, CANNONFIRE, The Week, Poynter. and Los Angeles Times
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
New Hillary Clinton emails show expansive role of Sidney Blumenthal
New Hillary Clinton emails show expansive role of Sidney Blumenthal
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NPR, Taylor Marsh and Washington Free Beacon
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Supreme Fallout — Yesterday morning when I was discussing the topic of my weekly TPMCafe column with my editor over there, I offered to do either a joyful trashing of Chris Christie's presidential prospects or an analysis of how Republicans were coping with last week's landmark Supreme Court decisions.
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The Daily Beast, Booman Tribune and Advocate
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Markos Moulitsas / The Hill:
A bad week for the GOP — If you're one of the nearly 20 Republicans running for president next year, you need to find a way to differentiate yourself from the herd — so you're probably grateful to the conservative-led Supreme Court for chumming the waters last week.
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
A Momentous Week, and a GOP That Needs to Change
A Momentous Week, and a GOP That Needs to Change
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The Hill, Booman Tribune and Daily Kos
Andrea Morabito / New York Post:
TV Land pulls ‘Dukes’ — Confederate flag a no-no — Tom Wopat (left) and John Schneider with their car, the General Lee. — The latest victim of the growing controversy over the Confederate flag is the 1980s TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard.” — A TV Land spokesperson confirmed Tuesday …
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Jessica Derschowitz / EW.com:
TV LAND PULLS DUKES OF HAZZARD EPISODES OFF ITS SCHEDULE — TV Land has pulled reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard off its schedule, a spokesperson for the network confirmed to EW on Wednesday. — The network did not comment further or say why the episodes were removed, but the news comes …
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Talking Points Memo, CBS Atlanta and The Daily Caller
Daniel Schulman / Mother Jones:
An Inside Look at How Hillary Clinton Plays the Media — “Greta...is malleable.” — On Tuesday night, the State Department released some 3,000 pages of emails between Hillary Clinton and her aides during her tenure as secretary of state. The correspondence offers a fascinating behind …
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Politico, Hot Air, Mediaite and Bloomberg Business
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NBC News:
First Read: A Tale of Two Republican Brackets
First Read: A Tale of Two Republican Brackets
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Bloomberg Business, Political Wire, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and New York Times
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What's Coming Up For Cuba
The Note: What's Coming Up For Cuba
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The Federalist, Fusion and Political Wire
Brent Budowksy / The Hill:
Budowsky: Obama could sink 2016 Dems — Nothing better dramatizes the damage that President Obama has done to Democrats than the fact that Republicans now control the House of Representatives, the Senate and a majority of governorships across America. — Nothing better illustrates the reason …
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naked capitalism and Washington Monthly
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi: Elizabeth Warren doesn't speak for the Democratic Party
Nancy Pelosi: Elizabeth Warren doesn't speak for the Democratic Party
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CNBC and The Daily Caller
Jennifer Rankin / Guardian:
Greek debt: Merkel dismisses Tsipras's last-ditch compromise plan — German chancellor reiterates stance of no new negotiations with Athens until after Sunday's referendum on bailout — Germany has dismissed a last-ditch compromise plan from Greece that bowed to some key demands of its creditors.
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Peter Spiegel / Financial Times:
Alexis Tsipras backs down on many Greece bailout demands
Alexis Tsipras backs down on many Greece bailout demands
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The Atlantic, New York Times, CNNMoney, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Sydney Morning Herald, Vox, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh, naked capitalism, Bloomberg View and Hot Air
Cindy Archer / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Filing a Civil-Rights Lawsuit — Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and his agents ransacked my house and ruined my career. — By — After much soul-searching, I am filing a civil-rights lawsuit on Wednesday against Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm.
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Watchdog.org, Instapundit, Power Line and Althouse
James W. Loewen / Washington Post:
Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy? Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong. — False history marginalizes African Americans and makes us all dumber. — History is the polemics of the victor, William F. Buckley allegedly said. Not so in the United States, at least not regarding the Civil War.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
US, Cuba to open embassies on July 20 — The United States and Cuba will re-establish diplomatic ties and open their long-shuttered embassies on July 20, the Cuban government said Wednesday. — Cuba's foreign ministry made the announcement after the U.S.'s top diplomat in Havana delivered …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Raises Record $45 Million in First Quarter of Campaign — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign raised at least $45 million during its first quarter, her campaign told Bloomberg on Wednesday. — Clinton's haul from her campaign's launch in mid-April through June 30 is a record for a candidate's first quarter.
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Real Clear Politics, Political Wire, The Week, Washington Post and Washington Times
Billie Jean Shaw / WIS-TV:
Female pastors in Clarendon County receive letters threatening their safety — Two Clarendon County pastors say they have been targeted with threats of violence just because they are women. — The two pastors received letters where the writer used Bible verses to threaten the women, leaving them concerned about their safety.
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Raw Story and Friendly Atheist
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
America is not racist — In wake of the Charleston massacre in South Carolina, many on the left want us to believe America is a racist nation dominated by white supremacy and hatred for blacks. — They're wrong. — “Racism, we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say n—
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Talking Points Memo
CNN:
South Carolina church fire: Mt. Zion AME burns in Greeleyville — Story highlights — Then President Bill Clinton called for racial national unity before the dedication of the new church — (CNN)A fire broke out at the Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, on Tuesday.
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WREG-TV, New York Times and Fusion
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Sean Kelly / Opposing Views:
Woman Says She Won't Have Abortion If $1 Million Is Raised For Her Baby — 5.6 K — A woman pledged to cancel a planned abortion if pro-life advocates can raise $1 million for her baby. — The unidentified woman launched a website where she detailed her plans to abort her 7-week pregnancy …
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NY1 News:
De Blasio Slams Cuomo for ‘Lack of Leadership’ — In an exclusive interview with NY1 Political Anchor Errol Louis, Mayor de Blasio delivered a withering critique of Governor Cuomo, saying that his “lack of leadership” got in the way of the city's business during this year's legislative session.
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Yahoo Politics, CBS New York, Slantpoint and Gothamist
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Patience Spent, de Blasio Accuses Cuomo of Hurting New York City Out of ‘Revenge’
Patience Spent, de Blasio Accuses Cuomo of Hurting New York City Out of ‘Revenge’
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