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4:35 PM ET, July 14, 2015

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New York Times:
Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Built on Verification,’ Obama Says  —  VIENNA — Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States said they had reached a historic accord on Tuesday to significantly limit Tehran's nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Single Most Important Question to Ask About the Iran Deal  —  “Look, 20 years from now, I'm still going to be around, God willing.  If Iran has a nuclear weapon, it's my name on this.”  - President Barack Obama, May 21, 2015  —  The theocratic regime that rules Iran …
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 …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Why the Iran Deal Makes Obama's Critics So Angry  —  “Mankind faces a crossroads,” declared Woody Allen.  “One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness.  The other, to total extinction.  Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.”  —  The point is simple: In life …
Wall Street Journal:
Oil Prices Fall as Nuclear Deal Paves Way for Iran Exports  —  Selloff depends on Tehran raising production and selling oil in the face of competition  —  A nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers sent oil prices lower on Tuesday, but any further selloff depends on how successfully Iran …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Bet for Obama on Iran Nuclear Deal May Take Years to Pay Off  —  VIENNA — Richard M. Nixon's opening to China more than 40 years ago was a huge Cold War gamble that he could forge a working relationship with a Communist country that had built a small arsenal of nuclear weapons and clearly had long-term ambitions for global power.
Fars News Agency:
President Rouhani: All Our Goals Materialized under Final Agreement
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
The historic nuclear deal with Iran: How it works
Discussion: Spectator, NBC News and Progress Pond
The Hill:
Hillary Clinton cautiously endorses Iran deal
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Common Dreams
Michael B. Oren / TIME:
Michael Oren: Why Israel Won't Be Celebrating the Iran Deal
Washington Post:
Israel blasts Iran deal as ‘one of the darkest days in history’
Discussion: Common Dreams
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Calls Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Important Step’
Billy House / Bloomberg Business:
Skeptical Congress Will Now Have Its Say on Iran Deal
Suffolk University:
Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll Shows Trump on Top with GOP Voters Nationwide  —  Republican businessman Donald Trump is on a roll with likely GOP presidential primary voters, according to a Suffolk University/USA TODAY national poll.  —  Among voters who identify either as Republicans …
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Donald J. Trump / Facebook:
Failing candidate Hillary Clinton, who is desperately trying to hold on to her lead in the democratic primary against Bernie Sanders, is knowingly putting out lies about my stance on illegal immigration.  I said “Mexico is sending"-\-\- I'm not knocking immigration or immigrants …
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Shock Video Catches Planned Parenthood's Top Doctor Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies  —  A shocking new expose' video has caught Planned Parenthood's top doctor describing how the abortion business sells the body parts of aborted babies.  —  New undercover footage shows Planned Parenthood Federation …
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Newsroom / Live Action News:
BREAKING: Planned Parenthood director caught on tape selling aborted ‘baby parts’  —  An undercover video recorded by the non-profit organization, Center for Medical Progress, shows Planned Parenthood Federation Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, discussing their fetal parts business.
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
The Oklahoma Republican Party's Deeply Offensive Facebook Post  —  The Oklahoma Republican Party is making the case against food stamps by comparing poor people to animals, reviving a stereotype that's often deployed against Americans who rely on government benefits to feed their families.
Juan Williams / The Hill:
A first step against gerrymandering  —  This week marks the 271st birthday of the politician who first approved of “gerrymandering.”  As governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry (also the nation's fifth vice president) agreed to the idea of drawing congressional districts in odd shapes …
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Kim Soffen / New York Times:
Can Anyone Draw Unbiased Districts in Florida?  —  Is it even possible to draw congressional districts in Florida that do not favor Republicans?  —  Last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled by 5-2 that eight of Florida's 27 congressional districts were drawn with “partisan intent” favoring the Republican Party.
Discussion: Althouse and SaintPetersBlog
Jonathan Amos / BBC:
New Horizons: Nasa spacecraft speeds past Pluto  —  BBC Science Correspondent, Laurel, Maryland  —  This image of Pluto was taken on Tuesday and was downlinked just before the flyby  —  Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, speeding past at 14km per second.
Discussion: The Frisky
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Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Completes Flyby of Pluto
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Scott Walker Is Overstating His Blue-State Appeal  —  If Democratic turnout in Wisconsin's three biggest counties had been at presidential-election-year levels, Walker would have struggled to win reelection as governor.  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker kicked off his campaign Monday …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and ABC News
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Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Walker calls minimum wage ‘lame’
Scott Eric Kaufman / Salon:
The Economist: Ta-Nehisi Coates' “Between the World and Me” is “just good enough to get away with” justifying its existence  —  “He writes with the torrential outrage of a campaigning Victorian,” the brave anonymous reviewer argues  —  The reviews of Ta-Nehisi Coates' controversial new book …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Andrew Sheeley / thesalemnewsonline.com:
COUNTY COMMISSION: Presiding commissioner says flag decision to be rescinded  —  The Dent County Commission voted unanimously Monday to observe one year of “mourning” over the Supreme Court's June 26 decision that gay couples have the constitutional right to marriage.
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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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The Huffington Post:
Leaked Document: Nearly One-Third Of 847,000 Veterans In Backlog For VA Health Care Already Died
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Stephen Morris / Bloomberg.com:
Twitter Attracts Suitors  —  (Bloomberg) — Twitter is working closely with bankers after receiving an offer to be bought out for $31 billion, people with knowledge of the situation said.  —  Shares of Twitter have declined 35% since last reporting earnings and the company has recently become …
Marianne Seregi / Slate:
I Was Attacked on the Train.  No One Helped Me.  —  And I'm not sure I would have helped me, either.  —  What happened to Kevin Joseph Sutherland was horrific beyond imagining.  On July 4, in front of about 10 witnesses on the Washington, D.C., Metro, an assailant punched him, stomped on him …
 
 
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