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12:00 PM ET, July 6, 2015

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Minister No More! — The referendum of 5th July will stay in history as a unique moment when a small European nation rose up against debt-bondage. — Like all struggles for democratic rights, so too this historic rejection of the Eurogroup's 25th June ultimatum comes with a large price tag attached.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Telegraph, Guardian, BBC, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, New York Times, Washington Post, VICE, Fusion, Common Dreams, Forbes, Fox News, Bloomberg View, Al Jazeera English, Spectator, Vox Popoli, RT and NPR

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Ending Greece's Bleeding — Europe dodged a bullet on Sunday. Confounding many predictions, Greek voters strongly supported their government's rejection of creditor demands. And even the most ardent supporters of European union should be breathing a sigh of relief.

Discussion: Slantpoint, Telegraph, Portside, Guardian, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Hullabaloo, Common Dreams and Reuters

Gavin Schalliol / Medium:

Thomas Piketty: “Germany has never repaid.” — In a forceful interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, the star economist Thomas Piketty calls for a major conference on debt. Germany, in particular, should not withhold help from Greece. — This interview has been translated from the original German.

Discussion: Bloomberg View, Taylor Marsh, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, BillMoyers.com, interfluidity and CANNONFIRE

Wolfgang Münchau / Financial Times:
Why the Yes campaign failed in Greece

Discussion: Hit & Run, naked capitalism, Bloomberg Business and New York Times

Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Now Europe Must Decide Whether to Make an Example of Greece

Discussion: Washington Post, Slantpoint, Spectator, Outside the Beltway and Balloon Juice

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Defiant Greeks reject EU demands as Syriza readies IOU currency

Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian, LewRockwell, Bloomberg View and Marginal REVOLUTION

BBC:
Greece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer

Discussion: Foreign Policy, Business Insider, Rare, Reuters, Hot Air, ThinkProgress, Joe. My. God., CANNONFIRE, Financial Times, NPR, neo-neocon, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Patterico's Pontifications

Michael D. Tanner / New York Post:
Think Greece can't happen here? You're wrong

Discussion: Chicago Boyz

Mary Jordan / Washington Post:

Scott Walker's wife, toughened by life, is ready for fires of a campaign — WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Tonette Tarantino's year of sorrow came when she was only 30. First she lost the grandmother who helped raise her, like a second mother. Weeks later her brother, her only sibling, died of bone cancer.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Joe. My. God., Raw Story and Althouse

David Frum / The Atlantic:

Why Won't Hillary Clinton Talk to Reporters? — Howard Kurtz reported on Sunday night that the Hillary Clinton campaign has decided to open itself to more press interviews. Kurtz quoted the campaign's communications director, Jennifer Palmieri: “By not doing national interviews until now …

Discussion: National Journal and FishbowlDC

Jeb Bush / Medium:

Getting Out Of The Zombie Economy — Barack Obama's policies have given us a zombie economy where no matter what else happens, most Americans are falling behind. Last week we got news that the share of Americans at work or looking for work is at a 38-year low.

Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire

Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Notes On A Rope

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Washington Post and Politico

Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
After long drought, Hillary to broaden media access, grant more interviews

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Hot Air, Wall Street Journal, Poynter., The Daily Caller, White House Dossier and CNN

Politico:

Filibuster divides GOP 2016 contenders — Republican senators running for president aren't so eager to ditch a key tool of the minority just to provoke Obama's veto. — The Senate's arcane rules are creating new fissures in the 2016 presidential primary: Candidates from outside Washington …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Washington Post, The Hill and The Hugh Hewitt Show

Politico:

Judge not: GOP blocks dozens of Obama court picks — The standoff could diminish the stamp that Obama leaves on the judiciary. — The GOP-controlled Senate is on track this year to confirm the fewest judges since 1969, a dramatic escalation of the long-running partisan feud over the ideological makeup of federal courts.

Discussion: Daily Kos and PoliticusUSA

Juan Williams / The Hill: A rising tide for Dems on green issues

Paul Waldman / American Prospect:

How Donald Trump Changed the GOP Debate on Immigration — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he arrives at a house party Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Bedford, New Hampshire. — Here's how the immigration issue was supposed to play out for Republicans in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly and Addicting Info

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump bites back at Bush over border

Discussion: Political Wire and Liberaland

Alison Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz: ‘I Salute Donald Trump’

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, CNN, Guardian, New Jersey Online, BizPac Review, BREITBART.COM and Fox News

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Jindal says US ‘on the path towards socialism’ — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) on Sunday accused President Obama and former secretary of State Hillary Clinton of dragging the nation to socialism. — “I'm running [for president] because I want to stop President Obama and Secretary Clinton …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Hinterland Gazette, Mock Paper Scissors, BizPac Review and The Reaction

Alan Blinder / New York Times:

South Carolina Legislators Gird for Confederate Flag Debate — COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina legislature is expected on Monday to take up the fate of the Confederate battle flag that flies on the State House grounds, responding to demands that it be removed after the June 17 massacre …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, NBC News, US News, Fusion and Progress Pond

Philly.com: Nutter drops the mic after performing 'Rapper's Delight' with The Roots

Niall Stanage / The Hill:

The 10 Republicans most likely to win the GOP's 2016 nod — With just one month to go before the first GOP presidential debate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has surfed a bounce from his official campaign launch to claim the top spot in The Hill's rankings. — Bush placed second in our most recent rankings, in May.

Cornell Barnard / abc7news.com:

ONLY ON ABC7NEWS.COM: MAN ACCUSED IN SAN FRANCISCO PIER 14 SHOOTING ADMITS TO CRIME — In an interview you'll see only on ABC7 News, the man accused of shooting and killing a young woman at San Francisco's Pier 14 admitted to the crime and talked about where he got the gun.

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, Front Page Magazine, Power Line, Fox News, ABC News, Daily Mail and Twitchy

Star Tribune:

Minnesota firefighter suspended after flying Confederate flag in holiday weekend parade — ALBERT LEA, Minn. — A Minnesota volunteer firefighter was suspended Sunday for flying a Confederate flag from an engine that he drove in a holiday parade, and he said he expects to be asked to resign.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and KARE-TV

Jonathon Sharp / CBS Minnesota:
Minn. Firefighter Suspended After Flying Confederate Flag During Parade

Discussion: Liberaland and Rare

Peter Schroeder / The Hill:

Puerto Rican debt crisis hits Congress — A looming debt crisis in Puerto Rico is setting off a fresh fight in Congress, where lawmakers are debating a statutory fix that could allow the island territory to declare bankruptcy. — Advocates of the change say it would resolve a technical oversight …

Discussion: Balloon Juice