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Donald Trump: I didn't expect business backlash to be “quite this severe” — Shares - — On the heels of several major corporations distancing themselves from Donald Trump's various business interests, the Republican presidential candidate admitted Saturday that he didn't think the corporate backlash …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Mahablog, LiberalAmerica.org, TMZ.com and Washington Examiner

ABC News:

???This Week??? Transcript: Gov. Rick Perry — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR “THIS WEEK” ON JULY 5, 2015. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, HOST: That brings us to our next guest, the longest serving governor in Texas history, now candidate for president. — GOV. RICK PERRY (R-TX) …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Politico

Ben Gittleson / ABC News:

Rick Perry on Donald Trump: ‘I Was Offended by His Remarks’ — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said he didn't believe that his fellow 2016 contender Donald Trump “understands the challenge” of strengthening the U.S.-Mexico border, adding he was “offended” when Trump labeled Mexicans “rapists” during a speech last month.

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, Politico, BizPac Review, Associated Press and CNN

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Jeb: Trump's Mexico talk ‘extraordinarily ugly’

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Outside the Beltway, Mock Paper Scissors, Liberaland and Business Insider

Mary Margaret / People.com:

Billy Joel Marries Alexis Roderick in Surprise Wedding at His Estate — Surprise! — Billy Joel and Alexis Roderick got married on Saturday evening. — The couple “surprised guests at their annual July 4th party by exchanging vows in front of their family and close friends,” the singer's spokeswoman said in a statement to PEOPLE.

Discussion: Associated Press, Gothamist, Daily Mail, Slantpoint and Just Jared

Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:

The Supreme Court and the Politics of Fear — WHEN he ran for president the second time almost half a century ago, Richard M. Nixon made Earl Warren's Supreme Court a target of his campaign. It was a brilliant move. His accusation that the court had tilted “too far in weakening …

Discussion: Daily Kos

Shawna Thomas / NBC News:
Ted Cruz on Supreme Court: The Justices ‘Put on an Obama Jersey’

Discussion: OnPolitics and Towleroad

Liz Kreutz / ABC News:

Hillary Clinton Reporters Kept Behind Moving Rope Line At New Hampshire Parade — At the Fourth of July parade Hillary Clinton marched in today in Gorham, New Hampshire, reporters following the candidate were kept — and at moments, dragged — behind an actual moving rope line.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, Scared Monkeys and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton campaign corrals media

Discussion: Slantpoint

Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Clinton campaign ropes off reporters at New Hampshire parade

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Suzanne Daley / New York Times:

Greeks Reject Bailout Terms in Rebuff to European Leaders — ATHENS — Greeks delivered a shocking rebuff to Europe's leaders on Sunday, decisively rejecting a deal offered by the country's creditors in a historic vote that could redefine the country's place in Europe and shake the Continent's financial stability.

Discussion: Balloon Juice and interfluidity

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Paris When It Sizzles — PARIS — THE turquoise tranquillity of the Côtes d'Azur was rocked a couple of times during the Cannes Lions Festival, the advertising world's rosé-soaked answer to the Cannes Film Festival. — Al Gore snubbed Monica Lewinsky.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

Americans Are Blessed with Liberty, but Not Because We Deserve It — The American proposition is a theological proposition: “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” — Just how radical that idea is is difficult for the 21st-century Western mind to comprehend.

Sally Kohn / The Daily Beast:

The New Post-Homophobic Christianity — Most Christians are going to adapt to the new America just fine. — Since the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized marriage equality in America, some conservative Christians have been downright apoplectic.

Chicago Tribune:

3 killed, 27 wounded over eight hours in Chicago, including boy, 7 — After a relatively quiet start to the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago, a burst of gun violence overnight left three dead and 27 people wounded in just eight hours, including a 7-year-old boy killed after returning from a celebration.

Discussion: DNAinfo Chicago and Slantpoint

Nahal Toosi / Politico:

John Kerry: Iran deal can go ‘either way’ — Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday sought to calm expectations of an imminent nuclear deal with Iran, saying the negotiations could go “either way” and warning that the U.S. is willing to abandon the talks if it encounters “absolute intransigence.”

Discussion: ABC News and New York Times

Tony Perry / Los Angeles Times:

Video captures dramatic plane crash on beach in Carlsbad — A small plane crash landed Saturday afternoon on a crowded beach in Carlsbad, and one person was injured, officials said. — The pilot was the only person aboard the single-engine Piper, officials said.

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