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Iran Nuclear Deal Is Reached After Long Negotiations — VIENNA — Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States have agreed to a historic accord to significantly limit Tehran's nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions against Iran …
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Politico:
U.S., world powers reach historic deal with Iran — The accord follows 18 days of marathon diplomacy in Vienna — and heralds a summer of political blowback at home. — The United States and five other world powers have reached a deal with Iran that would place strict limits …
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Carlos Barria / BuzzFeed:
President Obama Says He Will Veto Legislation To Block Iran Deal, Which Is “Built On Verification” — After more than a year of missed deadlines, a deal has been reached in the discussions over Iran's nuclear program. — Here's What's Happening: — Iran and six world powers …
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Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Graham: Iran Deal ‘Akin to Declaring War’ on Israel — The newly announced deal between Iran and six world powers is “akin to declaring war on Israel and the Sunni Arabs,” and will be a huge problem for Hillary Clinton, according to GOP presidential candidate and Senator Lindsey Graham …
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Billy House / Bloomberg Business:
Skeptical Congress Will Now Have Its Say on Iran Deal — The U.S. Congress will begin its scrutiny of the international nuclear agreement with Iran amid heavy skepticism among Republicans, many of whom said in advance that they're prepared to reject a deal that's weak and gives too much leeway to Tehran.
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran, World Powers Reach Final Nuclear Deal — Iran and world powers on Tuesday announced they had sealed a final nuclear deal with Tehran that will lift most economic sanctions on the country and permit it to continue many of the most controversial aspects of its nuclear program …
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Simon Vozick-Levinson / Rolling Stone:
America's Top Union Leader Just Destroyed Scott Walker in Six Words — “Scott Walker is a national disgrace,” reads the entirety of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's statement — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is one of the most hardcore right-wing extremists in America.
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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Scott Walker Is the Most Boring Presidential Candidate Ever — Scott Walker's appeal to American conservatives is obvious. He's as hard-nosed and unwilling to compromise as any conservative activist, but as deft as a seasoned party operative who knows how to pile up victories in hostile territory.
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Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Walker calls minimum wage ‘lame’
Walker calls minimum wage ‘lame’
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CNN:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launches bid with red meat speech
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launches bid with red meat speech
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Santorum points to gay marriage fissures in Walker household
Santorum points to gay marriage fissures in Walker household
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Aaron Goldstein / American Spectator:
Six Reasons Why Scott Walker Will Be Elected President
Six Reasons Why Scott Walker Will Be Elected President
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Masters Exemption’: Rick Santorum Wants To Be Grandfathered Into Debates
‘Masters Exemption’: Rick Santorum Wants To Be Grandfathered Into Debates
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Meredith ShinerPolitical / Yahoo Politics:
In Wisconsin, Scott Walker was a political survivor. Can he become a national winner?
In Wisconsin, Scott Walker was a political survivor. Can he become a national winner?
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defense.gov:
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on DOD Transgender Policy — Over the last fourteen years of conflict, the Department of Defense has proven itself to be a learning organization. This is true in war, where we have adapted to counterinsurgency, unmanned systems, and new battlefield requirements such as MRAPs.
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Politico:
Pentagon moves to allow transgender troops to serve openly
Pentagon moves to allow transgender troops to serve openly
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Pentagon readying plan to lift transgender ban
APNewsBreak: Pentagon readying plan to lift transgender ban
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Pentagon Moves to Allow Transgender People to Serve Openly in the Military
Pentagon Moves to Allow Transgender People to Serve Openly in the Military
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Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
Barack Obama's sanctuary country for criminal aliens — The debate over illegal immigration erupted again recently after 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle was shot and killed allegedly by seven-time felon and five-time deportee criminal alien Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez in San Francisco.
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Obama's silence on Kathryn Steinle killing is deafening
Obama's silence on Kathryn Steinle killing is deafening
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TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Calls in FBI Over Death Threats Involving El Chapo — CALLS IN FBI — Over Death Threat Involving El Chapo — EXCLUSIVE — Donald Trump tells TMZ he is contacting the FBI to investigate threats just made by a man claiming to be the son of escaped Mexican drug lord El Chapo.
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Daily Mail:
Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman THREATENS Donald Trump on Twitter
Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman THREATENS Donald Trump on Twitter
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Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Donald Trump on Mexican drug lord's escape: ‘I told you so’
Donald Trump on Mexican drug lord's escape: ‘I told you so’
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
N.Y. Times stands by Ted Cruz decision — The New York Times is standing by its decision to omit Ted Cruz's new memoir from its best-seller list on the grounds that sales were driven by “strategic bulk purchases,” despite the fact that both HarperCollins and Amazon say there is no evidence for that argument.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
NY Times Taking a Beating In Its Battle With Ted Cruz
NY Times Taking a Beating In Its Battle With Ted Cruz
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Eric Garner Case Is Settled by New York City for $5.9 Million — New York City reached a settlement on Monday with the family of Eric Garner, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve the claim over his killing by the police last July on Staten Island, according to a lawyer representing the family.
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John Marzulli / New York Daily News:
Eric Garner's widow rejects NYC's $5M offer to settle wrongful death suit: source
Eric Garner's widow rejects NYC's $5M offer to settle wrongful death suit: source
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Primary amnesia — What the press forgets every election. — Getty. — SHARES — In his classic 1941 short story “Nightfall,” Isaac Asimov imagines a planet (Lagash) with six suns. Only once every 2,049 years does total darkness fall—and with nightfall comes the appearance of the stars.
Ben White / Politico:
Clinton speech react: ‘Is that it?’ — The Democratic front-runner manages to underwhelm both Wall Street and its reformers in her signature economic policy speech. — NEW YORK CITY — Hillary Clinton gave a big economics speech here on Monday and the snap reaction among Wall Street investors …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Blames Republicans for Promoting Inequality
Hillary Clinton Blames Republicans for Promoting Inequality
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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Report: One-third of vets on pending medical care list already dead — An internal Veterans Affairs Department report states that about one-third of the veterans waiting to receive medical care from the agency have already died. — A review of veteran death records provided …
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ABC News:
Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist — The estranged son of a respected Boston police captain was arrested July 4 by FBI agents as part of a counter-terrorism operation against alleged ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists, federal officials told ABC News today.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Alabama's chief justice: Satan made Supreme Court ‘destroy the institution of God’ in marriage ruling — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Outspoken Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore told a church gathering on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court “destroyed the institution of God …
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