memeorandum: Another Black Church Burns in the South, the 8th in 10 Days (Alissa Greenberg/TIME)

9:50 AM ET, July 2, 2015

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Mike Allen / Politico:

HILLARY'S OMNIPRESENT HUMA emerges as own power center - DEMS WANT BILL to rai$e for HRC super PAC; fears she'll lag Jeb - PERRY speech courts African Americans - RAND banks on Nev. — By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com), and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and BostonGlobe.com

Annie Karni / Politico:

Hillary's shadow — After years as the former secretary of state's loyal assistant, Huma Abedin is emerging as a campaign power center of her own. — Hillary Clinton had just wrapped a campaign event in the warehouse of the Smuttynose Brewery in New Hampshire in May, when the crowd began crushing in …

Discussion: Political Wire

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Emails Show Hillary Clinton Trying to Find Her Place

Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones, more at Mediagazer »

Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
The 12 Hillary Clinton emails you must read

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Daily Kos, Shakesville, New York Times and Taylor Marsh

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

As Donald Trump surges in polls, Democrats cheer — For Democrats, Donald Trump amounts to a kind of divine intervention. — With the Republican Party on an urgent mission to woo Latino voters, one of its leading presidential candidates has been enmeshed for two weeks in a nasty feud …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Bloomberg Business, Business Insider, CNN, Bloomberg View, Outside the Beltway, New York Times, Talking Points Memo and Hot Air

Claire Boston / Bloomberg Business:

Serta Will Stop Selling Donald Trump Mattress Line in Latest Defection — The move comes after the presidential candidate made disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants. — Serta, the largest U.S. mattress manufacturer, will end its business relationship with Donald Trump …

Discussion: Gawker, Mediaite and Political Wire

Josh Feldman / Mediaite: De Blasio: We're Reviewing Trump's NYC Contracts over ‘Disgusting’ Comments

Phil Mickelson / Golf Channel:
Trump doesn't expect golf repercussions on remarks about Mexicans

Discussion: The Week, Mashable, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, Slantpoint and USA Today

Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:

Sanders draws massive crowd in Wisconsin — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders drew 10,000 supporters, the largest crowd of his campaign thus far, according to reports. — “Tonight, we have more people at any meeting for a candidate of president of the United States …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, RedState and The Last Refuge

Ben Brody / Bloomberg Business:

Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Iowa, Quinnipiac Poll Says — The Vermont senator has more than doubled his support since May. — Hillary Clinton enjoys a 19-point lead among likely Democratic caucus-goers in the key state of Iowa over her nearest challenger, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders …

Discussion: Politico

Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
In Wisconsin, Sanders appeals to like-minded liberals

Discussion: ABC News, Taylor Marsh and Althouse

WUSA9:

Navy Yard lockdown: Police look for 2 men, say sources — 8:37 a.m.: Homeland Security vehicle rolls in — 8:30 a.m.: People evacuated from buildings near Navy Yard building are on the street waiting to see what to do next. One man told Mike Hydeck that he saw a note on the door of the Dept …

Discussion: Reuters, Fox News Insider, The Week, Mashable and KTLA

Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:

Police swarm Washington Navy Yard after reports of active shooter — The Washington Navy Yard was on lockdown Thursday as police responded to a report of an active shooter at the facility, authorities said. — The call came in about 7:40 a.m. — D.C. Police have closed streets near …

Discussion: Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, Guardian, WIS-TV, Hot Air and ABC News

Laylan Connelly / Orange County Register:

'I've never seen this before': How a family outing took ‘totally bizarre’ turn after dolphin lands in boat, breaks woman's ankles — A dolphin jumped from the water and landed inside a family's boat on June 21. Dirk Frickman drove the dolphin to a dock, where it was released back into the ocean.

Discussion: CBS Los Angeles, 89.3 KPCC, NBC News and The Week

Loretta Chao / Wall Street Journal:

Revamped Bubble Wrap Loses Its Pop — Sealed Air, maker of the iconic packaging material, is rolling out a new flat version to cut down on the high costs of shipping air — Sealed Air Corp. has revamped its iconic Bubble Wrap. The new product dubbed iBubble Wrap looks …

Discussion: The Week and The Huffington Post

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Democrats Regain Edge in Party Affiliation — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — In the second quarter of 2015, Democrats regained an advantage over Republicans in terms of Americans' party affiliation. A total of 46% of Americans identified as Democrats (30%) or said they are independents …

Discussion: Democratic Strategist

Josh Kraushaar / National Journal: The GOP's Rob Portman Predicament

Stevepostrel / StrategyProfs.net:

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: Obama Foreign Policy Division — An overview article in the Wall Street Journal about President Obama's foreign policy, apparently fueled by White House image-polishing sources (such as noted foreign policy expert David Axelrod), brings to mind what Richard Rumelt called …

Discussion: The Hugh Hewitt Show

CNN:

Poll: Majority sees Confederate flag as Southern pride symbol, not racist — Story highlights — About 57% of Americans see the Confederate flag more as a symbol of Southern pride than as a symbol of racism, the poll says — Washington (CNN)American public opinion on the Confederate flag remains …

Discussion: Washington Post, Political Insider blog, The Week, No More Mister Nice Blog and Balloon Juice

Alissa Greenberg / TIME:

Another Black Church Burns in the South, the 8th in 10 Days — #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches trended on Twitter throughout the week — Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, a prominent African-American church in Greeleyville, S.C., caught fire late Tuesday.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Post, MichelleMalkin.com and New York Daily News

Monica Potts / Washington Monthly:

The Post-Ownership Society — Five and a half years ago, when I first moved to Washington, D.C., for a magazine job, I rented a basement apartment in a neighborhood called Bloomingdale. The area was full of Victorian-era homes that had once been occupied by mostly middle-class black families …

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

Appeals Court Takes Formal Step To End Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas Marriage Bans — In each state, there has been some pushback against this past week's Supreme Court ruling upholding same-sex couples' marriage rights. [Update: The trial court in the Mississippi challenge already Wednesday night ordered …

Discussion: Hot Air, Advocate, Mashable and Talking Points Memo

Shawn Cohen / New York Post:

Ex-CNN anchor survives wild motel shootout — Lynne Russell and her husband, Chuck de Caro, survived the shootout in Albuquerque, New Mexico. — A road trip down old Route 66 led to a Wild West-style motel shootout for a pioneering CNN anchor and her former-soldier hubby.

Discussion: Guardian, Daily Mail and The Daily Caller

Melissa Clark / New York Times:

Green Pea Guacamole — Adding fresh English peas to what is an otherwise fairly traditional guacamole is one of those radical moves that is also completely obvious after you taste it. The peas add intense sweetness and a chunky texture to the dip, making it more substantial on the chip.

Discussion: Associated Press, ABC News, Hot Air, Guardian, Trail Blazers Blog, Daily Mail, BuzzFeed, Mashable, Washington Post and NPR

Sean Davis / The Federalist:

Sorry, Chuck Todd, But Reporters Are Not The Referees Of Politics — Chuck Todd, a reporter for NBC News and the host of NBC's Meet The Press, appeared to imply on Twitter earlier today that reporters in politics are really no different than referees in sports.

Jordain Carney / The Hill:

Cruz: Cuba embassy a ‘slap in the face’ to Israel — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed Obama's decision to reopen the U.S. embassy in Cuba, suggesting that it was a “slap in the face” to Israel. — The administration announced on Wednesday that it has told lawmakers that a deal has been reached …

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg Business, Daily Kos, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Booman Tribune and ABC News

Con Coughlin / Telegraph:

US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to fight Islamic State — Middle East allies accuse Barack Obama and David Cameron of failing to show strategic leadership in fight against Isil, as MPs could be given vote on whether to bomb Syria

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Vincent Broughton / CBS Denver:

Black Suspect Arrested After Racist Message Discovered Outside Predominately Black Church — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- A Colorado Springs man was arrested after police believe he left racist messages outside a church. — Vincent Broughton, 44, who is black, is facing charges …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Last Refuge

Wall Street Journal:

Puerto Rico's Pain Is Tied to U.S. Wages — Economists say island's use of the mainland's minimum pay helps crimp its economy — Puerto Rico's long-simmering debt crisis owes much to an economy that has been shedding jobs for years. And blame for that, economists say …

Discussion: Washington Post and Reuters

Los Angeles Times:

Column Privilege makes them do it — what a study of Internet trolls reveals — @pattmlatimesRT @MLS: It'll be rematch of the 2011 #FIFAWWC Final. #USA has a #ScoreToSettle. http://twitter.com/...

Discussion: The Social Memo