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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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Politico, Taylor Marsh, The Huffington Post, Poynter. and Hullabaloo, more at Mediagazer »
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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 …
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RedState
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Perry Sense — While Donald Trump continues to get disproportionate …
Perry Sense — While Donald Trump continues to get disproportionate …
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Wall Street Journal and Instapundit
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Team Is Wary as Bernie Sanders Finds Footing in Iowa
Hillary Clinton's Team Is Wary as Bernie Sanders Finds Footing in Iowa
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Business Insider
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Hillary Clinton's 1st national TV interview: CNN - CNNPolitics.com
Hillary Clinton's 1st national TV interview: CNN - CNNPolitics.com
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Mediaite, Real Clear Politics, The Daily Caller, FishbowlDC, Talk Radio News Service and Washington Free Beacon
Jeb Bush / Medium:
Getting Out Of The Zombie Economy
Getting Out Of The Zombie Economy
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Washington Post and Mock Paper Scissors
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Won't Hillary Clinton Talk to Reporters?
Why Won't Hillary Clinton Talk to Reporters?
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Fox News, The Federalist, Daily Mail, Poynter., National Journal, The Daily Caller and FishbowlDC
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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Talking Points Memo, Hinterland Gazette and PoliticusUSA
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Ben Carson On The Trump Uproar: 'It's The PC Police Out In Force'
Ben Carson On The Trump Uproar: 'It's The PC Police Out In Force'
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Mediaite, Hullabaloo and BizPac Review
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
How Donald Trump Changed the GOP Debate on Immigration
How Donald Trump Changed the GOP Debate on Immigration
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Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Addicting Info and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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Fox News and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
San Francisco Shooting Suspect Says He Kept Coming Back to the City to Avoid Deportation
San Francisco Shooting Suspect Says He Kept Coming Back to the City to Avoid Deportation
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Daily Mail and FOX News Radio
Cornell Barnard / abc7news.com:
ONLY ON ABC7NEWS.COM: MAN ACCUSED IN SAN FRANCISCO PIER 14 SHOOTING ADMITS TO CRIME
ONLY ON ABC7NEWS.COM: MAN ACCUSED IN SAN FRANCISCO PIER 14 SHOOTING ADMITS TO CRIME
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Front Page Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, KFOR-TV, Power Line, ABC News, Daily Mail and Twitchy
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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House presses for deal keeping Greece in eurozone
White House presses for deal keeping Greece in eurozone
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Campaign for America's Future
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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Consortiumnews.com, Washington Post, Telegraph, Slantpoint, Portside, The Mahablog, Hullabaloo, The Huffington Post, Reuters and Guardian
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ECB - European Central Bank:
ELA to Greek banks maintained
ELA to Greek banks maintained
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Financial Times, Zero Hedge, Foreign Policy, Business Insider, Spectator and BBC
Wolfgang Münchau / Financial Times:
Why the Yes campaign failed in Greece
Why the Yes campaign failed in Greece
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naked capitalism, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality, New York Times, Guardian, Hit & Run and Bloomberg Business
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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Cynthia Roldan / Post and Courier:
Senate suspends Confederate Flag debate for short break
Senate suspends Confederate Flag debate for short break
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ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Telegraph and Washington Post
Jamie Self / The State:
S.C. Senate pushes forward with removing Confederate flag
S.C. Senate pushes forward with removing Confederate flag
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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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Stelios Bouras / Wall Street Journal:
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Resigns After Referendum
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Resigns After Referendum
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Washington Post, Telegraph, The Daily Signal, Guardian, New York Times and Chicago Boyz
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.
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Raw Story, Business Insider, SI.com, ProFootballTalk, KFOR-TV, Hollywood Life, NOLA River and Mediaite
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.
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The Huffington Post, Towleroad, ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Guardian, Althouse, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Joe. My. God. and Business Insider
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 …
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Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Raw Story and Big Think
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.
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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 …
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Associated Press, Mediaite, Just Jared, Gothamist and Gawker
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.
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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 …
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