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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.
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Politico:
Hillary confronts the enemy — For the first three months of her campaign, Clinton remained virtually off limits to the national media. But on Tuesday she sat for her first nationally broadcast interview. — Getty — Hillary Clinton's campaign, unlike its rivals …
Christopher Evans / Boston Herald:
Bernie-mania running wild as Hillary Clinton sputters
Bernie-mania running wild as Hillary Clinton sputters
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Slate, BuzzFeed, Hot Air, The Atlantic, The Daily Caller and New York Times
Eric Bradner / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Clinton ‘very disappointed’ in Trump,GOP on immigration
CNN exclusive: Clinton ‘very disappointed’ in Trump,GOP on immigration
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NewsBusters, National Review, Talking Points Memo, Naked Politics, Mediaite and Weekly Standard
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The making of a Hillary Clinton echo chamber
The making of a Hillary Clinton echo chamber
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Weekly Standard
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 — IOWA CITY, Iowa — Hillary Clinton believes Donald Trump should be thrown in the doghouse for his comments on immigration. And that the rest of the Republican party should be tossed in there with him.
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Bloomberg Business and Yahoo Politics
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
For Republicans, Trump is driving the debate
For Republicans, Trump is driving the debate
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Guardian, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and The Moderate Voice
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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naked capitalism and Business Insider
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Washington Post:
Europe gives Greece 5 days to avoid bankruptcy … ATHENS — An emergency summit of European leaders called to salvage Greece's financial rescue broke up acrimoniously late Tuesday, with officials saying the country now has just five days to avoid bankruptcy.
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The Last Refuge, The PJ Tatler, Vox, FT Alphaville, The Week, BillMoyers.com and New Atlanticist
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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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
WaPo Op-Ed Blames Amy Schumer for ‘Inspiring’ Charleston Shooter — All this time we were blaming the Confederate flag, it turns out comedienne Amy Schumer was the only who “inspired” Charleston shooter Dylann Storm Roof to murder nine African-Americans. — So argues a Washington Post op-ed written …
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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.
WCBD News 2:
F-16, Cessna collide over Moncks Corner — MONCKS CORNER, SC -Officials say an F-16 fighter jet collided with a Cessna over South Carolina, killing two people aboard the smaller plane. The Air Force pilot ejected safely, however. — National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter …
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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, FOX40, The Huffington Post, Slantpoint, The Gateway Pundit, The Week and The Daily Caller
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 …
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Raw Story, Mashable, The Week, Slantpoint, Mediaite and Wall Street Journal
Jackson Connor / Village Voice:
Mayor of Whitesboro, N.Y., Insists This Village Seal Is Not Racist — In the weeks following the mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, there has been a debate in this country surrounding the prevalence of the Confederate flag in certain regions of the U.S. On Monday …
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Raw Story, Fusion, New York Times, The Week and The Daily Banter
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 …
Tulsa World:
We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Let us know what's going on! — Capitol Report overview: This site is home to all of the Tulsa World's reporting on the Oklahoma Legislature. — Capitol Bureau Chief Barbara Hoberock: Hoberock has covered the statehouse for 18 years, including four governors.
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KOCO, The American Mirror, Friendly Atheist, Raw Story, The Week, Talking Points Memo and KFOR-TV
Centers for Disease Control:
Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users — United States, 2002-2013 — Christopher M. Jones, PharmD1; Joseph Logan, PhD2; R. Matthew Gladden, PhD3; Michele K. Bohm, MPH3 (Author affiliations at end of text) — Abstract — Background: Heroin use and overdose deaths …
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Los Angeles Times, Centers for Disease Control …, Washington Post, NPR and The Week
whitehouse.gov:
FACT SHEET: Administration Announces New Initiative to Increase Solar Access for All Americans — Including Actions to Scale Up Solar Access and Cut Energy Bills in Communities Across America — The Obama Administration is committed to addressing climate change, promoting clean energy, and creating good paying jobs.
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White House.gov Blog, The Daily Signal, The Daily Caller and Engadget
Wall Street Journal:
China Markets Fall Sharply Despite Fresh Help From Beijing — Fears about faltering Chinese demand rattles commodities markets — Chinese markets fell sharply Wednesday, even as Beijing scrambled to arrest a three-week stock selloff. — China has introduced fresh measures to restore investor confidence seemingly to little avail.
Sandra Pedicini / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney removing Bill Cosby statue from Hollywood Studios theme park — A Bill Cosby statue is being removed from Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park, a Walt Disney World spokeswoman said Tuesday evening. — The statue was to come down Tuesday night after the park closed. Disney did not have further comment.
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WESH-TV, The Huffington Post, The Wrap, Orange County Register and Associated Press
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Tenn. man indicted for plotting Muslim massacre — A Tennessee man was indicted on Tuesday for a plot to burn down a mosque, school and cafeteria in a small, rural New York town with a large Muslim community. — According to federal charges, 63-year-old former congressional candidate …
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Robert Chalmers / Newsweek:
Former International Court of Justice judge: Dick Cheney should face prosecution — As a young boy, Thomas Buergenthal recalls, his mother taught him to kneel every night and thank God for his love and his protection. It's a habit, I suggest, that must have been difficult to maintain …
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Liberaland and Raw Story
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Army plans to cut 40,000 troops — The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all of its domestic and foreign posts, the service asserts in a document obtained by USA TODAY. — The potential troop cut comes …
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Telegraph and The Daily Caller