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9:30 AM ET, July 8, 2015

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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Plays the Victim in CNN Interview  —  She may be the frontrunner in the presidential race, but Clinton still comes across as guarded, quibbling, and poker-faced under the TV lights.  —  Any Clinton supporters who hoped that a New Hillary would emerge from Tuesday's televised grilling …
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The Hill:
‘People should and do trust me,’ says Hillary Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton slammed the GOP field on immigration, defended her use of a private email server while secretary of State and pushed back at suggestions she is distrusted by large portions of the public in her inaugural national TV interview as a 2016 presidential candidate.
Politico:   Hillary confronts the enemy
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The making of a Hillary Clinton echo chamber
Discussion: Instapundit and Weekly Standard
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Europe is blowing itself apart over Greece - and nobody seems able to stop it  —  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras never expected to win Sunday's referendum.  He is now trapped and hurtling towards Grexit  —  Like a tragedy from Euripides, the long struggle between Greece and Europe's creditor powers …
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Washington Post:
Europe gives Greece 5 days to avoid bankruptcy
Stephen Moore / Associated Press:
As Greece collapses, the big loser is socialism
Discussion: Roger's Rules and New York Times
Jaxon Van Derbeken / San Francisco Chronicle:
Gun used in pier killing had been stolen from federal agent  —  The gun used to kill a 32-year-old woman on San Francisco's waterfront was stolen from a federal agent in a car burglary in June, sources close to the investigation said Tuesday.  —  The .40-caliber pistol was stolen from the agent …
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Fox News:
Gun allegedly used by San Francisco shooting suspect belonged to federal agent, source says
Reuters:
China stocks tumble as regulator warns of ‘panic’  —  Chinese stocks dived on Wednesday after the securities regulator said the tumbling stock market in the world's second-biggest economy was in the grip of “panic sentiment” as investors ignored a battery of support measures from Beijing.
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Warren bill could create headache for Hillary  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has thrust anti-big bank policy into the 2016 presidential Democratic primary, presenting a new political challenge for frontrunner Hillary Clinton.  —  Warren's re-introduction on Tuesday of Glass-Steagall …
Caitlin Winner / Medium:
How We Changed the Facebook  —  Friends Icon  —  Facebook headquarters is an amazing place.  The snacks are free, the sun always shines and everyone is full of the best intentions.  During my first week I encountered hundreds of people earnestly trying to to make the world a better place.
Discussion: Guardian, Daily Mail, The Verge and Mashable
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rubio pledges to bust higher education ‘cartel’  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Tuesday pledged to bust the higher education “cartel” in an economic speech laying out his vision for the country.  —  Rubio promised to cut the corporate tax rate, shift the U.S. to a territorial tax system …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: On immigration, the GOP is just like Donald Trump
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: Obama saying ‘up yours’ to Congress  —  Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) on Tuesday said President Obama's executive order regarding the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could be summed up as: “Up yours.”  —  Young claimed the executive order announced earlier this year …
governor.ks.gov:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 15-05  —  Preservation and Protection of Religious Freedom  —  WHEREAS, the protection of religious liberty from government infringement is a constitutional and fundamental state interest, and government is obligated to take measures that advance this interest …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Time Warner Cable owes $229,500 to woman it would not stop calling  —  Many people dislike receiving robocalls.  Araceli King disliked receiving 153 of them from a single company.  —  Time Warner Cable Inc must pay the insurance claims specialist $229,500 for placing 153 automated calls meant …
Discussion: Mashable, KFOR-TV and The Week
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Dave Weigel returns to the Washington Post  —  Less than a year after joining Bloomberg Politics, Dave Weigel is making a surprise return to The Washington Post.  —  Weigel will cover national politics with a focus on grassroots movements, traveling the country on the campaign trail …
Discussion: FishbowlDC
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Study: Out-of-pocket health costs rose slightly last year  —  Out-of-pocket healthcare costs have increased modestly over the last year, according to a new study - a sign that prices are not skyrocketing under ObamaCare as some critics had predicted.  —  The total amount of money …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House votes to ban Confederate flags at federal cemeteries  —  After just two minutes of floor debate late Tuesday evening, the House passed a measure to prohibit the display of Confederate flags on graves in federal cemeteries.  —  Despite the lack of fanfare, the vote marked the House's …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Dan Snierson / EW.com:
HARRY SHEARER RETURNING TO THE SIMPSONS  —  Mr. Burns is back!  Shearer signs new deal  —  Simpsons fans will find this turn of events nothing short of excellent: Seven weeks after tweeting that he was exiting the animated comedy, EW has learned that Harry Shearer—the voice of Mr. Burns …
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
GOP has knives out for school lunch rules  —  First lady Michelle Obama's signature school lunch regulations are coming under fresh fire from GOP lawmakers, who view impending reauthorization legislation as their best chance yet to dial back the controversial nutrition standards.
Discussion: Daily Kos and RedState
Kristin Toussaint / Boston Globe:
15-year-old catches math error at the Museum of Science  —  While visiting from Virginia, Joseph Rosenfeld found an equation error in a permanent exhibit.  —  John Handley High School sophomore Joseph Rosenfeld, poses for a photo at the school in Winchester, Va. Rosenfeld discovered …
Discussion: Mashable and Associated Press
mynews13.com:
Confederate flag flies again in Marion County  —  The Confederate flag at Marion County's government complex will be put back up after the County Commission voted Tuesday, July 7, 2015, to return the flag, which was taken down the week before amid growing controversy surrounding the deadly shootings …
 
 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Fox Is Planning to Make Movie About Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Discussion: The Week and Guardian
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Presidential Contender Jim Webb Almost Beat a Man to Death, Aide Claims in Book
Discussion: VICE and The Week
Gov. Bobby Jindal / TIME:
Bobby Jindal: Sanders and Clinton Would Both Turn Us Into Greece
Discussion: NPR
ABC News:
Bear Smashes Zoo Glass
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Tenn. man indicted for plotting Muslim massacre
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Army plans to cut 40,000 troops
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Telegraph
Robert Chalmers / Newsweek:
Former International Court of Justice judge: Dick Cheney should face prosecution
Discussion: Liberaland and Raw Story
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Republicans Aim to Hamper Obama's Policies With Spending Bills
Discussion: Political Wire
Julie Lythcott-Haims / Slate:
Kids of Helicopter Parents Are Sputtering Out
 

 
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