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6:40 PM ET, July 6, 2015

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Jonathan Allen / Vox:
Confessions of a Clinton reporter: The media's 5 unspoken rules for covering Hillary  —  The reporter's job is to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable” — a credo that, humorously, was originally written as a smear of the self-righteous nature of journalists.
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Here's the Real Reason Hillary Clinton Has a Lock on the Democratic Nomination  —  Support from African-Americans is key, and her would-be challengers aren't doing much to win it.  —  Hillary Clinton is a near-lock for the Democratic nomination for many reasons, but among the most significant …
Discussion: RedState
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Perry Sense  —  While Donald Trump continues to get disproportionate …
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Team Is Wary as Bernie Sanders Finds Footing in Iowa
Discussion: Business Insider
Jeb Bush / Medium:
Getting Out Of The Zombie Economy
Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Donald Trump Deletes Tweet About Jeb Bush's Wife: You Like ‘Mexican Illegals’ Because of Your Wife  —  Real estate mogul quoted another user's tweet about Bush and his wife on July 4th; deleted a day later  —  Donald Trump appears to have deleted a tweet he quoted that made questionable comments about Jeb Bush and his wife.
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Ben Carson On The Trump Uproar: 'It's The PC Police Out In Force'
Discussion: Mediaite, Hullabaloo and BizPac Review
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House defends immigration policies after killing of San Francisco woman  —  The White House on Monday defended its immigration policies and blasted Republicans following the killing of a San Francisco woman — allegedly by an illegal immigrant.  —  When asked if the case was a failure …
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
San Francisco Shooting Suspect Says He Kept Coming Back to the City to Avoid Deportation
Discussion: Daily Mail and FOX News Radio
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.
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John Fund / National Review:
Beware of Greeks Casting Blame
Discussion: Instapundit
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House presses for deal keeping Greece in eurozone
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.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate flag  —  The South Carolina Senate has voted overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds.  —  Senate members voted 37-3 on Monday to remove the flag, according to the Post and Courier.
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Jamie Self / The State:
S.C. Senate pushes forward with removing Confederate flag
Discussion: NPR, WIS-TV, Hot Air and The Moderate Voice
Yanisv / Yanis Varoufakis:
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.
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Tallahassee Democrat:
Video shows punch that led to QB De'Andre Johnson's arrest  —  FSU quarterback De'Andre Johnson at the Tallahassee bar Yiannis, State Attorney's Office  —  The State Attorney's Office released surveillance video today of Florida State University quarterback De'Andre Johnson punching a woman at a bar last month.
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.
Sky News:
Alien Life On Philae Comet, Scientists Say  —  An image transmitted by the Rosetta space craft  —  Evidence of alien life is “unequivocal” on the comet carrying the Philae probe through space, two leading astronomers have said.  —  The experts say the most likely explanation for certain features …
David French / National Review:
Wisconsin's Shame: ‘He Could Have Been Shot.  Over Politics’  —  It was still dark outside when “Jonah” (not his real name) heard the pounding on his front door.  As luck would have it, he was awake — or mostly awake.  He'd gotten up at 4:00 a.m. on October 3, 2013, to see his parents off to the airport.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Watchdog.org
Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Cosby said he got drugs to give women for sex  —  5 photos  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby admitted in 2005 that he got quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and that he gave the sedative to at least one woman and “other people …
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, US News and PoliticusUSA
The Federalist:
Welcome To Culture War 4.0: The Coming Overreach  —  For those Americans who hoped the culture wars would finally end, the month of June reminded us they're just getting started.  —  Within hours of the Supreme Court's resolution of the battle over same-sex marriage—the triumph of a generation …
Discussion: Hot Air
 
 
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James McDonald / Out Magazine:
President Obama to Declare June 26 ‘Equality Day’
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Washington Post:
Suspect arrested in death of American U. grad on Metro
Nick Gass / Politico:
Jeb Bush breaks with George W. on promoting democracy
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