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Tegna / WZZM-TV:
County employee: At least 3 people dead in shooting at Berrien courthouse … ST. JOSEPH, MICH. - At least three people are dead at the Berrien County Courthouse following a shooting, an employee at the county prosecutor's office said. — Three people are dead and one person is injured, said the employee, who wished not to be named.
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Leon Hendrix / WOOD-TV:
Berrien County courthouse shooter identified — COLOMA, Mich. (WOOD) — Larry Darnell Gordon has been identified as the man who took a deputy's gun inside the Berrien County Courthouse, fatally shooting two bailiffs and injuring two others. — The mother of Gordon's children …
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WOOD-TV:
Sheriff ID's victims in Berrien County Courthouse shooting — ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WOOD) — The Berrien County Courthouse will remain closed through Tuesday after two bailiffs were shot and killed during an inmate transfer Monday. — Sheriff Paul Bailey identified the court officers as Joseph Zangaro, 61, and Ronald Kienzle, 63.
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Melissa Hudson / ABC57 News in South Bend, Indiana:
Shots fired at Berrien County Courthouse
Shots fired at Berrien County Courthouse
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Rachel Ogden / National Review:
Beware a Pence Fizzle — I understand the impulse for Trump to pick Pence — an experienced pol, in good standing with conservatives, and not much of a lightning rod, at least not yet (the Left tends to make any GOP pick a lightning rod). But Trump's running mate will have to be extremely deft …
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Jennifer Griffin / Fox News:
Trump VP short-lister Flynn clarifies abortion stance, says he's ‘pro-life’ — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, considered a potential pick for Donald Trump's running mate, insisted Monday that he is “pro-life” - clarifying his stance on abortion after riling conservatives by calling it a woman's choice.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump will make his mind up on VP pick in ‘next three to four days’
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump closes in on running mate, says he seeks experience to unite GOP
Trump closes in on running mate, says he seeks experience to unite GOP
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
General Flynn's All-Out War on Terror
General Flynn's All-Out War on Terror
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Here's why Donald Trump says he doesn't talk more about Hillary Clinton's email problems
Here's why Donald Trump says he doesn't talk more about Hillary Clinton's email problems
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Potential Trump VP Pick Clarifies He's Pro-Life After Saying He's Pro-Choice
Potential Trump VP Pick Clarifies He's Pro-Life After Saying He's Pro-Choice
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The Hill:
All delegates are unbound — As the Republican National Convention prepares to kick off next week in Cleveland, there is a lot of confusion and controversy over the question of whether delegates to the convention are “bound” to vote for any particular candidate as a result of primary or caucus results, or state party directions.
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Rules Virginia Can't Force Delegates to Back Donald Trump
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
BREAKING: VA ‘Never Trump’ Delegates NOT BOUND to Vote Trump by Law, Says Judge
BREAKING: VA ‘Never Trump’ Delegates NOT BOUND to Vote Trump by Law, Says Judge
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
GOP Congressmen Call for Hillary Clinton Perjury Investigation — The chairmen of two House committees are formally requesting the U.S. attorney in D.C. conduct a perjury investigation into Hillary Clinton. — Here is the rationale behind Jason Chaffetz and Bob Goodlatte's demand:
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Republicans ask DOJ to investigate Clinton for perjury
Republicans ask DOJ to investigate Clinton for perjury
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David Wright / CNN:
Poll: Majority think Hillary Clinton should have been charged
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jama.jamanetwork.com:
United States Health Care Reform — Progress to Date and Next Steps — FREE ONLINE FIRST — JAMA. — ABSTRACT — Importance — The Affordable Care Act is the most important health care legislation enacted in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Evan Bayh to run for Senate — Former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh's decision to jump into the Indiana Senate race has upended the battle for the Senate majority in 2016 by expanding the map for Democrats. — The former senator's impending decision to run for Senate, confirmed by a source familiar …
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Huckabee's claim that more white people were shot by police in 2015 than minorities — “More white people have been shot by police officers this past year than minorities.” — On July 7, sniper fire from a lone gunman during a peaceful protest in Dallas killed five police officers and injured seven others.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Huckabee to Washington Post: ‘Male lives matter’
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Dallas Police Chief Received Death Threats After Gunman Killed Officers
Dallas Police Chief Received Death Threats After Gunman Killed Officers
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
GOP poised to endorse Donald Trump's border wall in platform — On GPS: Mexico's president responds to Trump's ‘wall’ — Cleveland (CNN)The Republican Party is set to give a formal endorsement to the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border espoused by Donald Trump, solidifying it in the party's platform.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Rick Perry: Trump's Border Wall Will Only Be a ‘Virtual Wall’
Rick Perry: Trump's Border Wall Will Only Be a ‘Virtual Wall’
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Republican Platform Subcommittee Follows Trump on Trade — A party platform subcommittee on the economy, jobs and debt voted on Monday voted to remove a reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. — mniquette — The Republican Party, which has long backed free trade …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gay GOP delegate pleads with party to soften stance on marriage
Gay GOP delegate pleads with party to soften stance on marriage
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Raw Story
Jason Evangelho / Forbes:
‘Pokémon GO’ Is About To Surpass Twitter In Daily Active Users On Android — Cops and kids are playing Pokémon Go together in the streets, local businesses are tailoring their marketing around Pokémon Go, and self-professed socially awkward gamers are making new friends by the dozen.
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Joseph Schwartz / Similarweb Blog:
Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America's Latest Obsession
Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America's Latest Obsession
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NBC News:
Jeb Bush: People Will ‘Feel Betrayed’ by Trump — Bush: Trump created ‘alternative universe’ 4:05 — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush predicts that Donald Trump's supporters will “feel betrayed” when his promises go unfulfilled. In a conversation with MSNBC, Bush said that Trump …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Said Hillary Clinton Would ‘Make a Good President’ in 2008 — Kind words for presumptive presidential rival came in a previously unreported clip from ‘Trumped!,’ a syndicated radio feature that aired from 2004 to 2008 — Donald Trump is attacking Hillary Clinton these days …
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Hillbilly America: Do White Lives Matter? — Yesterday I read J.D. Vance's new book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture In Crisis. Well, “read” is not quite the word. I devoured the thing in a single gulp. If you want to understand America in 2016, Hillbilly Elegy is a must-read.
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge as Parents of Dallas Cop Killer Micah Johnson Speak Out for First Time — The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas, identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, displayed a noticeable change in behavior after being discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015 …
Bloomberg:
Trump Eyeing Gingrich for National Security Position — The former U.S. House speaker may still have a role in a Trump administration if he is not picked as the billionaire's running mate. — tdopp — JenniferJJacobs — MarkHalperin — Even if Donald Trump does not pick Newt Gingrich …
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Sara Murray / CNN:
How the GOP is courting John Kasich — Cleveland (CNN)John Kasich may be the most intensely courted man in the Buckeye State. — With just seven days until the GOP convention, the quest to convince Kasich to back Donald Trump — or even participate in the convention he campaigned to bring to Cleveland — has been quiet but feverish.
Fox News:
Ruling could make sharing passwords for subscription services a federal crime — A new federal court ruling could make sharing your passwords for subscription services — covering everything from Netflix to HBO GO — a federal crime punishable by prison time, according to a judge who opposed the decision.
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