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11:15 AM ET, July 9, 2016

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Theresa Vargas / Washington Post:
Dallas Police Chief David Brown lost his son, former partner and brother to violence  —  Few people understand loss better than David Brown, the Dallas police chief who stood before television cameras Friday morning and said, “We are heartbroken.”  —  Even before five police officers …
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CBS Boston:
Police Departments Across Mass. Get Special Deliveries, Shows Of Support After Dallas Shootings  —  FRAMINGHAM (CBS) — Individuals across the state are doing their part to show support for law enforcement amid the recent deadly attack on police officers in Dallas.
Discussion: WISH-TV
Gregg Zoroya / USA Today:
26 police killed so far in 2016, up 44% from 2015  —  Dallas police chief David Brown says a gunman that was holed up downtown expressed anger for Black Lives Matter and only wanted to shoot white police officers.  He was killed after police sent in a bomb robot.
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Officer Patrick Zamarripa survived tours in Iraq before being killed in Dallas
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots
Jennifer Brett / Atlanta Buzz with Jennifer Brett:
Crowds line up to hug police officers in Dallas
Discussion: WTVR-TV and Fox News Insider
Sam Thielman / Guardian:
Use of police robot to kill Dallas shooting suspect believed to be first in US history
Shanelle Matthews / Black Lives Matter:
The Black Lives Matter Network advocates for dignity, justice, and respect.  —  In the last few days, this country witnessed the recorded murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police, the latest victims in this country's failed policing system.
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DCWhispers.com:
Guess Which Presidential Candidate Was Scheduled For A Black Lives Matter Event Today?  —  Hint: Her first name is Hillary.  —  See this earlier announcement via the New York Times: … Poor Hillary.  —  She was all set to pander once again to the Black vote while attacking law enforcement officers …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Gingrich: White Americans 'don't understand being black in America'  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich on Friday said white Americans “don't understand being black in America” as he reflected on a series of shootings across the nation this week.  —  “It took me a long time and a number …
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Aaron Gould Sheinin / Political Insider blog:
Newt Gingrich: White Americans 'don't understand being black in America'
Discussion: USA Today, Washington Post and Jezebel
CBS News:
Cops: Tennessee shooter targeted white victims, similar to Dallas ambush  —  BRISTOL, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released the name of the suspect behind Thursday morning's random shooting in Bristol, TN that claimed the life of an area newspaper carrier and injured three others, including a local police officer.
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Associated Press:
Authorities: Highway gunman motivated by police shootings
Discussion: CBS Sacramento and Daily Wire
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republican attacks on Comey undermine the rule of law  —  Republicans summoned FBI Director James Comey to Capitol Hill on Thursday to question him about his determination that Hillary Clinton did not break the law with her use of a private email server.  They termed it an “emergency” …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton rebuts FBI charge of recklessness  —  on Friday strongly disputed the FBI's finding that she and her aides were “extremely careless” in their handling of classified information.  —  Clinton, giving her first public interviews since the Justice Department's decision not to press charges against her …
Media Matters for America:
Megyn Kelly And Mark Fuhrman Agree That African-Americans' Grievances With Police Are Overblown  —  MEGYN KELLY (HOST): There's been, you know, a big brush.  A lot of these folks paint with a very big brush, Mark, and they find a couple of shootings that are deeply problematic.
Discussion: Politicus USA
Natasha Geiling / ThinkProgress:
Wharton Students Write Open Letter To Donald Trump: ‘You Do Not Represent Us’  —  Donald Trump, businessman and presumptive Republican nominee for president, likes to remind people that he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Finance, one of the top-twenty undergraduate business programs in the country.
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whartonopenletter:
You do not represent us: An Open Letter to Donald Trump
Discussion: CNBC and NBC News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Reed arrives, tells protesters to be safe, don't block highways  —  Updated 9:20 p.m.: Reed has arrived at the protest, and tells protesters they can continue, but making sure they did not enter the Connector.  —  Right now I want to make sure all you of you are safe," Reed said.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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Brandi Grissom / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls Dallas protesters ‘hypocrites’ for running from sniper's bullets  —  Updated at 5:28 p.m.: This story has been revised to include additional comment from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick saying he might have chosen the wrong words and additional comment from Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Lt. Gov.: Dallas BLM Protesters ‘Hypocrites’ For Running From Gunfire
Discussion: alan.com
New York Daily News:
Trump barred from speaking to NYPD officers; Bratton says Dallas tragedy not a photo op  —  The Donald got nixed.  —  On Friday morning Donald Trump begged the city's top cop to let him speak to a 3 p.m. roll call at the NYPD Midtown North Precinct in the wake of the murders …
Associated Press:
Sanders scores platform victory, calls for $15 minimum wage  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Bernie Sanders' crusade to shape the Democratic party platform scored a win late Friday night, with the approval of an amendment calling for increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 over time.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Clinton: White people need to walk in the shoes of African-Americans  —  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  on Friday called for “white people like myself” to walk in the shoes of African-Americans after shootings by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana left two black men dead.
 
 
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
All the Nominee's Enablers  —  A couple of weeks ago Paul Ryan …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jon Austin / Daily Express:
DEADLY FORCE: ‘Snipers caught lurking’ by gates of mystery Area 51 to keep out intruders
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Congressional Black Caucus Blames Republicans For Dallas Massacre
Discussion: Daily Wire and Bearing Arms
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Associated Press:
The Latest: NYPD Declines Trump Request to Attend Roll Call
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
Trump's Russia adviser criticizes U.S. for ‘hypocritical focus on democratization’
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
NRA: ‘The reports from Minnesota are troubling’
Discussion: Mediaite
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
AP interview: Ginsburg doesn't want to envision a Trump win
 

 
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