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12:05 PM ET, May 27, 2016

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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Die-Hard Bernie Sanders Backers See F.B.I. as Answer to Their Prayers  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders may be trailing Hillary Clinton by hundreds of delegates, and Mrs. Clinton may be treating the Democratic nomination as hers, but Julie Crowell, a stay-at-home mother …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sanders angers Democrats with Trump debate ploy  —  For some Democrats, Bernie Sanders' latest gambit — challenging Donald Trump to a debate to cap all debates — is the last straw.  —  “Bulls**t,” said Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.  “That confirms what we've been saying.
David Wright / CNN:
‘Game on’ — Trump, Sanders to debate?
Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis Why Bernie Sanders keeps popping up in California's out-of-the-way places
USA Today:
Trump: I'll debate Sanders for $10 million for women's health issues
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump has exposed Marco Rubio  —  In the late stages of his doomed presidential campaign, Sen. Marco Rubio declared that the front-runner for his party's nomination was “a con artist.”  But it turns out that Donald Trump wasn't the only GOP presidential candidate pulling the wool over people's eyes.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz vows to fight Trump on abortion plank in RNC platform  —  Though Marco Rubio suggested on Thursday that he expects his delegates to be released for Donald Trump and even volunteered to speak on his behalf, Ted Cruz signaled on Friday that he would take a wait-and-see approach when it comes to Cleveland.
Discussion: The Right Scoop, Mediaite and ABC News
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump's Delusions of Competence  —  In general, you shouldn't pay much attention to polls at this point, especially with Republicans unifying around Donald Trump while Bernie Sanders hasn't conceded the inevitable.  Still, I was struck by several recent polls showing Mr. Trump favored …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Joe Scarborough to Clinton: ‘Stop lying’ about emails
Discussion: Politico, Zero Hedge and LewRockwell
Nick Denton / Gawker:
An Open Letter to Peter Thiel  —  Nearly a decade ago, after you had opened up to friends and colleagues, a gay writer for Gawker shared an item with the readers of Valleywag, a section for news and gossip about the rich and powerful of Silicon Valley.  “Peter Thiel, the smartest VC in the world, is gay,” wrote Owen Thomas.
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Los Angeles Times:
Obama becomes first U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, and calls on the world to morally evolve  —  President Obama lays a wreath at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on Friday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to travel to the site of the first nuclear bomb ever deployed in warfare.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
How Donald Trump Destroyed the Interview  —  The interview is the Niagara that fills the news ocean.  A quick check of the front page of the New York Times, a scan of any 30-minute block of CNN, or a few clicks on the POLITICO home page establish it: For generations, the interview …
Discussion: Political Wire
Kevin Grasha / Cincinnati.com:
At 96, Dr. Heimlich finally uses his life-saving technique  —  When he heard that a resident was choking, Perry Gaines, maître d' for the Deupree House dining room, ran toward the table.  —  Gaines has been trained in the Heimlich maneuver and has performed it at least twice …
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS New York
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
The secret life of Kim Jong Un's aunt, who has lived in the U.S. since 1998  —  NEW YORK — Wandering through Times Square, past the Naked Cowboy and the Elmos and the ticket touts, she could be any immigrant trying to live the American Dream.  —  A 60-year-old Korean woman with a soft perm …
Discussion: Mediaite, Newser and The Week
Jonah Bromwich / New York Times:
Chinese Detergent Ad Draws Charges of Racism  —  A Chinese laundry detergent commercial has spurred outrage online, with many social media users accusing it of blatant racism.  —  In the commercial for Qiaobi laundry detergent, an Asian woman shoves a detergent pod into the mouth of a black worker …
Discussion: Vox, Shanghaiist and Althouse
Edgard Portela / NewsBusters:
Bernie Hits Bump on Univision: Speechless on Socialism's Failures  —  The Democrats' socialist candidate for President of the United States, Bernie Sanders, was seriously tripped up this week in an interview with Univision's León Krauze.  —  When asked to explain the failure …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
RNC scrambles to calm state GOP officials  —  The Republican National Committee is scrambling to respond to increasingly frantic concerns from state GOP officials that the party has not provided enough field organizers and will be badly outgunned by Democrats in battleground states.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘You have to be wealthy in order to be great’  —  declared Thursday that “you have to be wealthy in order to be great,” while promising to add wealth to the country.  —  The comment from the billionaire businessman and presumptive GOP presidential nominee came during a speech …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
The Hill:
Bible verse prompts GOP walkout after LGBT vote labeled a sin  —  A House conservative went after dozens of fellow Republicans on Thursday with suggestions that they'd sinned for backing an anti-discrimination proposal against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Telegraph:
Obama's naive idealism has caused havoc as America makes the same mistakes over and over again  —  How do you distinguish a foreign policy “idealist” from a “realist,” an optimist from a pessimist?  Ask one question: Do you believe in the arrow of history?  Or to put it another way, do you think history is cyclical or directional?
Peter Manso / Politico:
My Bizarre Dinner Party with Donald Trump, Roy Cohn and Estee Lauder  —  Roy Cohn's weekend house wasn't large, maybe two bedrooms, a brown shingle lovely that stood over a burbling brook at the end of a long, wooded driveway in north Greenwich, Connecticut.
Discussion: The Week
David Gelles / New York Times:
They Tilt Right, but Top Chief Executives Don't Give to Trump  —  The C-suite leans right.  —  Republican candidates have drawn overwhelming support from the highest-paid chief executives in the country this election cycle, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics conducted for The New York Times.
Discussion: Equilar
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
A Dialogue With a 22-Year-Old Donald Trump Supporter  —  For several days, I've been corresponding with a 22-year-old Donald Trump supporter.  He is white, has a bachelor's degree, and earns $50,000 to $60,000 per year.  —  He lives near San Francisco.  —  “I recently became engaged …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Text of President Obama's Speech in Hiroshima, Japan  —  The following is a transcript of President Obama's speech in Hiroshima, Japan, as recorded by The New York Times.  —  Seventy-one years ago, on a bright cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed.
Alex Roarty / Roll Call:
Down But Not Out: Grayson Plots Long Shot Comeback  —  The Florida Democrat has run an underwhelming Senate campaign so far — but he might soon receive help from an unexpected source  —  Republicans Urge Rubio to Reconsider Senate Run Toomey's Tough Talk on Cops: Good or Bad Idea?
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Why Some Clinton Supporters Are Not ‘Really Ready To Go Public’  —  If you've been following the Democratic presidential contest, you might be wondering how it is possible that Bernie Sanders seems to have all the energy and enthusiasm and, yet, Hillary Clinton is way ahead in the race to the nomination.
Discussion: Towleroad
 
 
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Inside A White Nationalist Conference Energized By Trump's Rise
Discussion: Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:
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Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
In a rare occurrence, Obama speaks his mind about Trump for the world to hear
Discussion: Political Wire
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sub sailor's photo case draws comparisons to Clinton emails
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Focus on the Fundamentals  —  Trump's unexpected primary victory …
Daily Mail:
Senior Saudi cleric bans taking photographs of cats in a bid to stop people trying ‘to be like Westerners’
Discussion: Samizdata
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
New York City is about to become a lot more disgusting
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CNN:
Report: Signals detected from EgyptAir Flight 804 in Mediterranean
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
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