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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 …
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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 …
NBC News:
First Read: Is the GOP the Party of Big Business No More? — People hold signs in front of Macy's Herald Square flagship store, Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in New York. Macy's became the latest company to end its relationship with presidential candidate Donald Trump after his remarks about Mexican immigrants.
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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and The Reaction
John DiStaso / WMUR:
New Hampshire Primary Source: Texas governor now sending ‘love’ letters to NH businesses
New Hampshire Primary Source: Texas governor now sending ‘love’ letters to NH businesses
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Political Wire
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)
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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 …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Scott Walker to announce White House run on July 13
Scott Walker to announce White House run on July 13
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Talking Points Memo 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 …
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Mashable, The Week, CBS Boston and The Huffington Post
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 …
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Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, RedState and The Last Refuge
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Ben Brody / Bloomberg Business:
Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Iowa, Quinnipiac Poll Says
Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Iowa, Quinnipiac Poll Says
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Bernie Sanders draws nearly 10,000 supporters in Wisconsin
Bernie Sanders draws nearly 10,000 supporters in Wisconsin
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Washington Monthly
NBC News:
Gunman Killed Trying to Rob Ex-Reporters Lynne Russell and Chuck de Caro in Albuquerque — Two journalists got their hands on a crime story up close and personal this week. — Former CNN and Headline News anchor Lynne Russell and her husband, former CNN reporter Chuck de Caro …
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Shawn Cohen / New York Post:
Ex-CNN anchor survives wild motel shootout
Ex-CNN anchor survives wild motel shootout
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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 …
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Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Police swarm Washington Navy Yard after reports of active shooter
Police swarm Washington Navy Yard after reports of active shooter
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Steve King: Impeach Ginsburg & Kagan Over Gay Marriage Decision — Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said yesterday that he would support impeaching Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan over their participation in the Supreme Court's marriage equality case whenever “the public is ready” for such proceedings.
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Matt Volz / Associated Press:
Polygamous Montana Trio Applies for Wedding License
Polygamous Montana Trio Applies for Wedding License
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Hit & Run, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Associated Press and ABC News
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 …
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Booman Tribune, National Journal and Democratic Strategist
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
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The Jawa Report, American Spectator and The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg Business:
Jobs Report Disappoints, Participation Rate Falls to Lowest Since 1977 … An increase in June payrolls followed smaller gains in the prior two months and wages were little changed as U.S. job market reflected a more moderate pace of economic growth. — The addition of 223,000 jobs followed …
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Hot Air, Politico, NPR, The Reformed Broker, 89.3 KPCC and Patterico's Pontifications
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 …
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Trump defends inflammatory comments, asks ‘Who is doing the raping?’ — Washington (CNN)Businessman Donald Trump continued his verbal attack against illegal immigrants on Wednesday, in an exclusive interview set to air at 10 p.m. on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon.
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 …
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Washington Post, Political Insider blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Week, USA Today and Balloon Juice
Shane Simmons / WQAD-TV:
Monmouth College grad charged for allegedly stomping puppy to death — More than a dozen protesters convened outside of the Warren County Courthouse on Tuesday, June 30, with one objective: “Justice for Cash.” — Cash was a pit bull puppy who was allegedly kicked and stomped to death …
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Rips TV Land for Dropping Show: “Can't We All Just Watch TV?” — “Are people who grew up watching the show now suddenly racists?” John Schneider asks. — John Schneider is blasting TV Land for its decision to erase from its schedule — due its depiction of the Confederate flag …
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Perfectly Reasonable Question: Publishing Religious Images That May Offend — The Times's decision last January not to print images of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad brought more mail to this office than just about anything else in recent memory. Many readers felt the images …
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BREITBART.COM, RedState, BizPac Review, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Hot Air
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.
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Yahoo Politics:
Christie can't win New Jersey. Does that matter? — Here's the bad news for Chris Christie: He embarks on a presidential campaign with hardly any support among primary voters. He might not even make it onstage for the first debate, because unlike four years ago, when conservative donors …
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Politico, Washington Post and New York Times