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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.
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BBC:
Greece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer — Crowds gathered to celebrate in Athens as results began to come through — With almost all the ballots counted, results from the Greek referendum show voters decisively rejecting the terms of an international bailout.
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ThinkProgress, Financial Times, CANNONFIRE, NPR, neo-neocon and Patterico's Pontifications
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Defiant Greeks reject EU demands as Syriza readies IOU currency — Europe suffers biggest bloody nose since failed French and Dutch referendums a decade ago as Greeks turnout in favour of ‘No’ — Greek voters have rejected the austerity demands of Europe's creditor powers by a stunning margin …
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Greece.GreekReporter … and Marginal REVOLUTION
Michael D. Tanner / New York Post:
Think Greece can't happen here? You're wrong — A protester burns a euro note during a demonstration outside the European Union In Athens on June 28. — Most Americans look at the rerun of the Greek euro crisis with something between smug amusement and condescending disapproval.
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Now Europe Must Decide Whether to Make an Example of Greece
Now Europe Must Decide Whether to Make an Example of Greece
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Wall Street Journal:
Greeks Set to Reject Creditors' Bailout Terms, Projections Show
Greeks Set to Reject Creditors' Bailout Terms, Projections Show
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The PJ Tatler, Chicago Boyz and Daily Mail
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
EU warns of Armageddon if Greek voters reject terms
EU warns of Armageddon if Greek voters reject terms
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Guardian, Spectator, Greece.GreekReporter …, National Review and Agence France-Presse
Mehreen Khan / Telegraph:
Greek Referendum Day results live: Voting closes with polls showing ‘No’ …
Greek Referendum Day results live: Voting closes with polls showing ‘No’ …
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Business Insider, Guardian, Common Dreams, Talk Radio News Service and Slantpoint
CBS News:
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 …
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Alison Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz: ‘I Salute Donald Trump’ — While several of his competitors run in the opposite direction, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says he won't attack primary rival Donald Trump for his comments on Mexican immigrants. Quite the opposite, in fact.
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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.
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WCSH-TV:
One dead after fireworks accident in Calais — CALAIS, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - One person is dead after a fireworks mishap Saturday night. — 22-year-old Devon Staples died instantly when he put a fireworks mortar on his head and set it off, said Maine Public Safety Spokesperson Steve McCausland.
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Nick Sambides Jr / Bangor Daily News:
Man killed in fireworks mishap in Calais
Man killed in fireworks mishap in Calais
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Omid Memarian / Politico:
Why Iran's Supreme Leader Wants a Deal — Ayatollah Khamenei is appeasing his hard-liners with tough rhetoric, but he keeps reviving the talks for a reason. — Getty. — When Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was about to leave Tehran for Vienna last week, the Twitter handler …
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Louis Charbonneau / Reuters:
U.S. and Iran: the unbearable awkwardness of defending your enemy
U.S. and Iran: the unbearable awkwardness of defending your enemy
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Hot Air and Power Line
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
John Kerry: Iran deal can go ‘either way’
John Kerry: Iran deal can go ‘either way’
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ABC News and New York Times
New York Post:
Four sex scandals rock one hanky-panky high school — It's not clear how much reading, writing and arithmetic is going on at James Madison High School in Brooklyn — but it definitely has sex ed covered. — A special-ed teacher at the school allegedly had carnal relations with a student every …
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Sherryl Connelly / New York Daily News:
John LeFevre pens ‘Straight to Hell,’ a tell-all about his cocaine and sex-fueled days as a Wall Street banker — Blue-chip banker John LeFevre, after spilling Wall Street's secrets 140 characters at a time, is back with a whole book about his cocaine-fueled days as a master of the universe.
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Daily Mail and Liberaland
Chad Terhune / Los Angeles Times:
California tax officials blast Blue Shield in audit — In a scathing audit, state tax officials slammed nonprofit health insurer Blue Shield of California for stockpiling “extraordinarily high surpluses” — more than $4 billion — and for failing to offer more affordable coverage or other public benefits.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Graham: ‘Radical Islam is running wild’ in Mideast — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said radical Islam is overrunning the Middle East under President Obama's watch. — Graham argued that Obama's foreign policy helps terrorist groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) grow unchecked.
Shawna Thomas / NBC News:
Ted Cruz on Supreme Court: The Justices ‘Put on an Obama Jersey’ — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argued on NBC's “Meet the Press” that members of the Supreme Court “put on an Obama jersey” by voting to uphold the Affordable Care Act and strike down restrictions on same sex marriage.
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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.
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Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Clinton campaign ropes off reporters at New Hampshire parade
Clinton campaign ropes off reporters at New Hampshire parade
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Washington Free Beacon