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6:20 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
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
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: WIS-TV, Hot Air, NPR and The Moderate Voice
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
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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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.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Jeb Bush breaks with George W. on promoting democracy  —  Jeb Bush appears to be taking a different tack than his brother on the extent to which the United States should promote democracy around the world as part of its foreign policy efforts.  —  “It has to be tempered with the realization …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Rare
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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
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
Jerry Weintraub / TMZ.com:
HomeJerry Weintraub Dead — Hollywood Mega Producer Dies at 77  —  Jerry Weintraub ... the producer behind the “Ocean's 11” remakes, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley died today at the age of 77 ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told Weintraub's been in failing health recently, and had been at his Palm Springs home with family.
 
 
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