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4:30 PM ET, July 4, 2015

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Cassie Spodak / CNN:
Trump's immigration comments hurting GOP, Romney says  —  Fact-checking Donald Trump's immigration comments 03:54  —  Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (CNN)Mitt Romney said Saturday that Donald Trump's comments on Mexico and undocumented immigrants have hurt the Republican Party …
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Jeff Gluck / USA Today:
NASCAR will not return to Donald Trump resort  —  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR will not return to the Trump National Doral Miami resort for its postseason award banquets after Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants this week.  —  NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said the decision …
Discussion: BizPac Review, The Week and Mediaite
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016  —  WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40 percent or more, saying their new customers under the Affordable Care Act turned out to be sicker than expected.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Happy Fourth - ObamaCare Premiums Set To Soar  —  Here is the NY Times headline for one of the slowest news days of the year:  —  Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016  —  And how big was it?  —  WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies around the country …
Discussion: HHS.gov
George Takei / Facebook:
I owe an apology.  On the eve of this Independence Day, I have a renewed sense of what this country stands for, and how I personally could help achieve it.  The promise of equality and freedom is one that all of us have to work for, at all times.  I know this as a survivor …
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The Hill:
ObamaCare win turns up heat on GOP presidential field  —  ObamaCare's victory at the Supreme Court is putting new pressure on Republican presidential candidates to map out a replacement to the healthcare law — a task that has eluded the party for more than five years.
Molly Beck / madison.com:
Republicans vote to dramatically scale back oversight of lawmakers, other public officials  —  Legislative Republicans on Thursday passed sweeping changes to the state's open records law that would dramatically curtail the kind of information available to the public about the work that public officials do.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: ‘I take a backseat to no one’ on liberal record  —  Hillary never mentioned Bernie Sanders by name, but the subtext was unmistakeable.  —  Hanover, N.H. — Hillary Clinton arrived in this liberal New England enclave with a message for anyone thinking about voting …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Plans Broader Use of Clemency to Free Nonviolent Drug Offenders  —  WASHINGTON — Sometime in the next few weeks, aides expect President Obama to issue orders freeing dozens of federal prisoners locked up on nonviolent drug offenses.  With the stroke of his pen, he will probably commute …
New York Post:
Weenies burn flag to protest cops, get attacked by bikers, need cops to save their asses  —  Cops defuse a situation between a group of anti-NYPD flag-burners and a group of flag supporters.  —  Now they probably love the cops.  —  A group of flag-burning anti-NYPD protesters needed …
Paul Taylor / Reuters:
Exclusive: Europeans tried to block IMF debt report on Greece: sources  —  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone countries tried in vain to stop the IMF publishing a gloomy analysis of Greece's debt burden which the leftist government says vindicates its call to voters to reject bailout terms …
Discussion: Telegraph
 
 
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Melissa Pamer / KTLA:
Wisconsin Man Arrested for Threats Against Obama, Said Killing President Is ‘Constitutional Duty’
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Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
Staffer Told Ted Cruz He Thought a Reporter Was Nice.  The GOP Candidate Responded With Harsh Advice.
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‘See you on the outside,’ Matt said in letter delivered to daughter in Buffalo suburb
Charles Krauthammer / National Review:
The Worst Agreement in U.S. Diplomatic History
Claire Moser / ThinkProgress:
Koch-Backed Group Calls For No More National Parks
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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