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10:50 AM ET, July 7, 2015

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Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
At Trump hotel site, immigrant workers wary  —  For weeks, dozens of construction workers from Latin America have streamed onto the site of the Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown Washington and taken pride in their work building one of the city's newest luxury hotels.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Lashes Out At Critics, Makes Incendiary New Claims About Mexico  —  In a lengthy written statement Monday, Donald Trump doubled down on his recent remarks about Mexican immigrants being “rapists” and criminals, making the additional claim that “tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border.”
Aliyah Frumin / msnbc.com:
Rudy Giuliani defends Donald Trump over immigration remarks  —  Donald Trump still has a friend in Rudy Giuliani.  —  The former New York City mayor came to the Republican presidential candidate and billionaire real estate mogul's defense on Monday, even as Trump continues to catch major heat …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Wrap
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Infectious disease is pouring across the border’
Discussion: Guardian and Daily Mail
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
‘Disease Is Pouring Across the Border’: Trump Releases New, Very Long Statement
Matt Adams / Fox 59:
Federal authorities raid home of Subway spokesman Jared Fogle in child pornography investigation  —  ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (July 7, 2015) - Federal authorities raided the home of Subway spokesman Jared Fogle Tuesday morning.  FBI sources told FOX59 state and federal investigators were serving warrants …
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Steve Jefferson / WALV-TV:
Federal, state agents raid home of Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle  —  INDIANAPOLIS -  —  Federal and state agents raided the Zionsville home of Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday as part of a child porn investigation.  —  Eyewitness News Crime Beat Reporter Steve Jefferson …
Indianapolis Star:
Police investigation underway at home of Subway pitchman Jared Fogle  —  ZIONSVILLE — Police investigators arrived at the home of Subway pitchman Jared Fogle early Tuesday.  —  A handful of officers gathered outside while an evidence truck was parked in his driveway.
Discussion: Mediaite and Chicago
Politico:
The socialist surge  —  The rise of Bernie Sanders is proving awkward for the Democratic Party.  —  No one asked Bernie Sanders what he thought about the Greek referendum on Sunday, but he shared his thoughts anyway.  —  “I applaud the people of Greece for saying ‘no’ to more austerity for the poor …
Discussion: Hot Air, Political Wire and Mondoweiss
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Republicans Restless About Trump  —  NOTABLES  —DONORS SOUND THE ALARM: From the Associated Press' Steve Peoples: “Worried about ‘Republican-on-Republican violence,’ top party donors are taking action, with one firing off a letter calling for more civility and another seeking …
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
TMZ.com:
Amanda Peterson Dies — 'Can't Buy Me Love' Star Dead at 43  —  'CAN'T BUY ME LOVE' STAR DIES AT 43  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Amanda Peterson — star of the flick “Can't Buy Me Love” — has died at her home in Greeley, Colorado ... TMZ has learned.  —  We spoke with Peterson's father who tells us …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Eric Holder: Supreme Court justice?  —  Former Attorney General Eric Holder says he has no interest in returning to public life, even if offered a seat on the Supreme Court.  —  “I greatly enjoyed my career in public service, and I'll stay involved in political life in some form or fashion …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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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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Dana Ford / CNN:
Bill Cosby said in 2005 that he got sedative to give women for sex
Discussion: Salon, Rare, USA Today and CBS Philly
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Upcoming polls to lock in GOP debate field  —  More than a few Republicans are hoping their numbers will tick up at just the right time this month, knowing that it could make the difference between being on the main debate stage and being relegated to the B-team.
Discussion: Althouse
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘The devil is taking control’: Watch SC senator derail Confederate flag debate with insane gay marriage rant  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  South Carolina state Sen. Lee Bright (R) began debate about removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds on Monday …
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Bernie Quigley / The Hill:
The Romney half-century?  —  Not a very good Fourth for The Donald.  South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R), a candidate for president in 2016, stated it plainly: “He's running to be president of all of us.  It takes a level of maturity and thoughtfulness and demeanor that's not being exhibited here.”
Devin Henry / The Hill:
GOP senator pushes EPA to justify water rule  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) is asking Obama administration officials for further scientific justification for their rule establishing regulatory power over waterways.  —  In an eight-page letter, Inhofe highlighted a litany of aspects within the …
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Roger Clinton Is Wary, Chatty and Still Occasionally Attracting Attention  —  TORRANCE, Calif. — At the height of Roger Clinton's fame, the struggling rock singer stood accused of taking cash and a gold Rolex to lobby for pardons as his half brother Bill Clinton's presidency was ending.
Discussion: The Week
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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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
A Study Documents the Paucity of Black Elected Prosecutors: Zero in Most States  —  WASHINGTON — Sixty-six percent of states that elect prosecutors have no blacks in those offices, a new study has found, highlighting the lack of diversity in the ranks of those entrusted to bring criminal charges and negotiate prison sentences.
Discussion: Women Donors Network and The Week
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
There's no race war in America  —  Did you know that this newspaper is named for a slaveholder?  It's right there on our masthead, the name of a man who for 56 years held other human beings in bondage on his Virginia plantation — a man, according to the official Mount Vernon Web site, who …
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul Philosophizes On Tax Rates: “If We Tax You At 50%, You Are Half Slave, Half Free”
Discussion: Daily Kos
Yanis Varoufakis / Guardian:
Angela Merkel has a red and a yellow button. One ends the crisis. Which does she push?
Discussion: Business Insider
RealClearPolitics Videos:
Obama on ISIS Threat: “Ideologies Are Not Defeated With Guns, They Are Defeated By Better Ideas”
Discussion: Power Line and Hot Air
Amy Frearson / Dezeen:
Beyoncé-inspired skyscraper to be built in Melbourne
Discussion: The Verge, The Week and Radio.com
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Instagram photos are now bigger — if you know where to look
Eric M. Johnson / Reuters:
‘Smell flowers, not smoke’: Seattle curbs cigarettes in parks
Discussion: Liberaland
Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Officials: US jets scramble to intercept Russian bombers off California, Alaska coasts on July 4
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The next big liberal cause: universal child care
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Monthly
Ktvtphil / CBS Dallas:
Hood County Clerk Sued Over Gay Marriage Flap
Patrick Marley / JSOnline:
Walker office already acts as if records exemption is law
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Slow start for Carly Fiorina fundraising
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Democrats face narrow path to retake Senate in 2016
Financial Times:
Unyielding eurozone gives Athens last chance
Tallahassee Democrat:
Video shows punch that led to QB De'Andre Johnson's arrest
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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