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1:50 PM ET, May 18, 2016

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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's viral nightmare: A video of her ‘lying for 13 minutes’  —  You could say that it all depends on how you define “lie.”  Or, perhaps, that it's hell to have a public record.  —  Either way, Hillary Clinton's vast résumé of, shall we say, inconsistencies, is the dog that caught the car and won't let go.
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Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Come on, Bernie, Time to Level With Your Dreamers  —  He must stop indulging his people's fantasies, tell them the truth about the math—and get them to stop with all the nasty about Clinton.  —  Soon and very soon, Bernie Sanders is going to have to help his most ardent fans confront the fact of his defeat.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
It Comes From the Very Top  —  For months I'd thought and written that Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver was the key driver of toxicity in the the Democratic primary race.  Weaver has been highly visible on television, far more than campaign manager's tend to be.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Amid Democratic infighting, polls are improving for Trump  —  appears to be making rapid progress in unifying Republican voters behind his presidential bid even as Democratic discord between backers of Hillary Clinton  —  reaches new highs.  —  An NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll released Tuesday …
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:
Clinton, Democrats Confronting Dangerous Divisions Within Party  —  Split decision in Kentucky, Oregon shows unity elusive  —  Eruption by Sanders supporters adds to rancor in campaign  —  Hillary Clinton's claim of a narrow victory in Kentucky and Bernie Sanders' win in Oregon illustrated …
Discussion: Politico, The Resurgent and neo-neocon
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Liberal allies turning on Bernie Sanders after Nevada donnybrook  —  THE BIG IDEA:  — Bernie Sanders won yesterday's Democratic primary in Oregon by 8 points, and Hillary Clinton has declared victory in Kentucky.  The AP says the Bluegrass State remains too close to call.
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll Finds It'd Be A Close Clinton-Trump Contest In New Hampshire  —  If the presidential election were held today between the apparent Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and the Democratic front-runner, Hillary Clinton, the outcome would be very close.  That's according to a new WBUR poll …
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Regrets, He Had a Few
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins Oregon; Hillary Clinton Declares Victory in Kentucky
Hank Stuever / Washington Post:
Megyn Kelly's awkward primetime debut was a little too focused on Megyn Kelly  —  Greeting her viewers from what appeared to be the bridge of a spaceship made of nutrition-free marshmallow, Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly made an awkward and unimpressive landing with her first hour-long interview special Tuesday night on the Fox network.
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Megyn Kelly's Fox Debut Brings 4.7 Million Viewers, ‘NCIS’ Dominates in Finale
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
3 Rs who may go independent — TRUMP'S FALL BATTLE PLAN: Maine, Minnesota, Georgia …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:   George Zimmerman smears Trayvon Martin's parents: 'They didn't raise their son right'
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump's appeal stretches to suburbs that had been trending blue  —  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — At the Bucks County Democrats' first meeting since the April 26 Pennsylvania primary, one worry dominated: Donald Trump had done better than expected in this blue-leaning exurban expanse north and east of Philadelphia.
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Wild Ride  —  Down the homestretch with the impossible nominee.  —  'H  —  ave you seen the latest polls?  I'm beating Hillary.  Donald Trump was on the phone with a man he had never met, a Republican delegate in Pennsylvania.  It was May 2, one day before the Indiana primary election …
Keagan Harsha / FOX31 Denver:
Kindergartner suspended for bringing bubble gun to class  —  BRIGHTON, Colo. — A 5 year-old girl was suspended from kindergarten on Monday for bringing a gun to Southeast Elementary School.  —  It sounds alarming, but the weapon was a bubble gun, a popular plastic toy sold at stores across Colorado.
Chase Peterson-Withorn / Forbes:
Trump Says He's Filed New Financial Disclosure, Still Touting Questionable $10 Billion Fortune  —  Donald Trump has announced that he filed a new personal financial disclosure with the Federal Election Commission, according a press release issued Thursday that says the form shows a …
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState, The Week and Guardian
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Rose Byrne / CBS News:
Ivanka Trump responds to “disturbing” accusations about her father  —  The New York Times' front-page exposé of Donald Trump's comments and alleged behavior toward women has brought new scrutiny in recent days, but one powerful woman is standing up for him.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Ivanka Trump on her father: 'He's not a groper'
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
High-speed rail gets a four-year delay  —  High-speed rail is turning out to be a slow-speed proposition.  —  The first segment of California's first-in-the-nation bullet-train project, currently scheduled for completion in 2018, will not be done until the end of 2022 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
CBS News:
Obama extends overtime pay to 4.2 million Americans  —  The Department of Labor on Wednesday will finalize a rule extending overtime protections to 4.2 million more Americans currently not eligible under federal law, boosting wages by $12 billion over the next 10 years, the White House said Tuesday evening.
Discussion: NPR, Hot Air, Politico, Instapundit and The Week
Mtschnyder / CBS Dallas:
Shopper Upset Man Allowed To Use Women's Dressing Room In Ross  —  MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) - A Forney woman says a Ross department store in Mesquite let a man into the women's dressing room Monday.  —  “I was in the dressing room, when we heard a man's voice,” said Lisa Stickles, who says she quickly told a manager.
Stephen O'Neill / The Drum:
How my spoof anti-Trump billboard went viral around the world  —  When art director Stephen O'Neill put together a poster for an internal creative competition, he never expected it to go global.  But that's exactly what happened with his ‘ghost’ ad opposing Donald Trump.
Discussion: Business Insider and AOL
 
 
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
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White House Increases Overtime Eligibility by Millions
New York Daily News:
Knife-wielding man shot dead by NYPD cops after attacking woman in Hell's Kitchen
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WSAZ-TV:
31 Kentucky counties report election fraud Tuesday
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Brad R. Torgersen:
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Fox News:
Woman marches through Target blasting transgender bathroom policy
Gary Taxali / Mother Jones:
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Hillary Might Have Just Made Her Worst Mistake Ever
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
New Jersey voters don't want Christie to be Trump's VP
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
Paul Gowder:
SSRN has been captured by the enemy of open knowledge.