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10:05 AM ET, May 31, 2016

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Jerry Brown:
An Open Letter to California Democrats and Independents  —  On Tuesday, June 7, I have decided to cast my vote for Hillary Clinton because I believe this is the only path forward to win the presidency and stop the dangerous candidacy of Donald Trump.  —  I have closely watched the primaries …
Discussion: Vox, Politico, Raw Story and The Week
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Nick Gass / Politico:
National poll: Trump nearly even with Clinton  —  Donald Trump has nearly pulled even with Hillary Clinton, according to the results of the NBC News/SurveyMonkey weekly tracking poll released Tuesday.  —  While Clinton is looking to wrap up the Democratic nomination with a strong performance …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Clinton's challenge: Become a change agent in a year shaped by voter fury  —  BUENA PARK, Calif. — Rallying hundreds of service workers who are struggling to get by, Hillary Clinton tried here last week to empathize with their frustrations and promised to deliver change.
Discussion: New York Times, NBC News and Politico
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:   Donald Trump is a ‘vulgar, demented, pig demon’ says Hillary Clinton's ex adviser
USA Today:
Hillary Clinton broke the rules: Our view  —  As secretary of State, she ignored repeated warnings about email security.  —  Everyone, including Hillary Clinton, now agrees that the newly confirmed secretary of State made a mistake in 2009 when she decided, for the sake of “convenience,” …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Campaign Chairman: Clinton Knows Email Setup Was A “Mistake”
Discussion: Politico, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Ben White / Politico:
Shady accounting underpins Trump's wealth  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump claims a net worth of more than $10 billion and an income of $557 million.  But he appears to get there only by overvaluing properties and ignoring his expenses.  —  POLITICO spoke with more than a dozen financial experts …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Mitch McConnell on endorsing Trump, battling Obama and playing ‘the long game’  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who learned an early lesson about the value of patience and persistence during a childhood bout with polio, has some advice for Republicans alarmed …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:   Cruz looks to ease bad blood with GOP establishment
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why Trump attacked Martinez  —  Many observers were mystified when Donald Trump attacked New Mexico Republican Gov. Susana Martinez.  But the story was really very simple: Martinez hit Trump, so Trump hit back.  Especially now that Trump is the GOP's presumptive nominee …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The most depressing moment of the 2016 race
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Seven Broken Guardrails of Democracy  —  A long time ago, more than 20 years in fact, the Wall Street Journal published a powerful, eloquent editorial, simply headlined: “No Guardrails.” … Twenty years later, that same newspaper is edging toward open advocacy in favor of Donald Trump …
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Was Never Going to Be Easy.  But Did It Have to Get This Hard?  —  In a locker room at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, people are waiting in line to get their pictures taken with Hillary Clinton before a rally in the school's gym.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Duffy Hayes / Daily Sentinel:
Racist meme posted by hacker on Facebook, Delta Republicans say  —  An overtly racist Internet meme — comparing President Barack Obama to 1950s movie chimpanzee Bonzo — that appeared to be shared on the personal Facebook page of the chairwoman of the Delta County Republican Central Committee …
Discussion: Slantpoint
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Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Col. Republicans blame hacker for official's racist anti-Obama photo — after she called it a joke
Discussion: alan.com
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Discussion: CNN, Truth Revolt and The Week
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders, Danny Glover Attend Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs
Discussion: Politico and ESPN
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll shows tight NH race, trouble for Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are deadlocked in the swing state of New Hampshire, but a stunning two-thirds of likely voters say they don't like either of them, a new Franklin Pierce University-Boston Herald poll reveals.
Discussion: Political Wire
Chris Blake / Bloomberg:
Nearly 46 Million People Trapped in Modern Slavery, Report Finds  —  Asia home to nearly 60 percent of those trapped in practice  —  Governments, businesses must do more to improve situation  —  Nearly 46 million people across the globe are living in modern slavery, a system of exploitation …
Discussion: The Week and Japan Times
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Alan Grayson marries candidate who wants to replace him  —  Congressman had formerly protested report on ties to Dena Minning  —  One of Dena Minning's biggest assets in her congressional bid was her boyfriend: incumbent Alan Grayson, who's leaving the U.S. House to run for U.S. Senate.
Lomi Kriel / Houston Chronicle:
Police ID gunman in west Houston shooting spree as military vet  —  Paris Nichols saw the bare-chested man with a crew cut stride calmly up to his wife Sunday morning as she chatted with a longtime customer at their family-owned car wash off Memorial Drive.  He reached around her …
Discussion: Newser
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Sessions to GOP: Adapt to Trump or die  —  Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, Donald Trump's friendly but fierce Alabama ally, has a message for Republicans still queasy about their party's nominee: Tide's about to roll over you.  —  Sessions, a 69-year-old former state attorney general …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Hollywood Reporter:
Roman Polanski Faces New Extradition Challenge Over Child Sex Conviction  —  EMAIL ME  —  Poland's justice minister says he will appeal a court decision not to extradite the Oscar-winning director.  —  Roman Polanski faces a fresh extradition challenge after the Polish government announced Tuesday …
Elizabeth Segran / Fast Company:
The Quantified Vagina: This Startup Aims To Track Women's Health Through Smart Tampons  —  Many conditions that threaten women's fertility go undetected for years.  This monthly blood testing technology could be a game changer.  —  Gretchen Anthony hadn't been to an OBGYN since her six-year-old child was born.
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
GOP convention no-shows threaten to undercut Trump unity push  —  Even as Donald Trump and Republican Party bosses diligently work Capitol Hill in hopes of bringing the party together after a fractious presidential primary, convention planners could still be looking at a block of empty seats for the July convention.
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Fox News:
Trump slams ‘spoiler’ bid after Kristol says independent candidate to run
David Fleshler / Sun-Sentinel:
Alligators found eating dead body in western Broward County  —  Investigators on the scene on U.S. 27 near Sheridan Street where a dead body was being eaten by two alligators in western Davie.  Police scared them away and recovered the body.  —  Sun Sentinel … Privacy Policy
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Effort to Expose Russia's ‘Troll Army’ Draws Vicious Retaliation
JH Ahn / Guardian:
North Korea praises Trump and urges US voters to reject ‘dull Hillary’
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton gives Trump the Mitt Romney treatment
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Elisabeth Braw / Christian Science Monitor:
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Patrick Howley / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Huffington Post Writer: Editors Deleted My Article on Hillary's Imminent Indictment …
Arata Yamamoto / NBC News:
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Discussion: UPI, Japan Times and The Week
Los Angeles Times:
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Bloomberg:
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Television Networks Struggle to Provide Equal Airtime in the Era of Trump
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Chris Matyszczyk / CNET:
Tenants angry after apartment building orders them to ‘friend’ it on Facebook
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Daily Mail:
New video footage of Harambe shows the 400-pound gorilla HOLDING HANDS with the boy who fell …