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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP operatives dread Trump convention — Each presidential election year, Republicans eagerly await their national convention — a four-day celebration that draws thousands of GOP operatives, donors and lobbyists who are ready to party. — This year — the year of Trump — it's anything but a party.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
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The Note: The Hillary and Bernie Show — NOTABLES —SANDERS' BACKERS REFLECT ON 14-MONTH PRIMARY CAMPAIGN: Bernie Sanders is expected to endorse Hillary Clinton at a joint event in New Hampshire later this morning, almost a month after the last votes in the Democratic Party's primary were cast, ABC's MARYALICE PARKS notes.
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Politico, The Week, The Point and Associated Press
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The deadliest weapon against Donald Trump? His own words. — THE MORNING PLUM: — Top Democrats are launching a new, $500,000 ad campaign today aimed specifically at winning over millennial voters and women in presidential swing states, and the chief weapon used in the spots is this …
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Los Angeles Times and Political Wire
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Has Paul Ryan Lost the Sparkle He Needs to Sell the G.O.P. Agenda? — WASHINGTON — Paul D. Ryan, the reluctant House speaker, eager 2012 vice-presidential nominee and youthful answer to Hillary Clinton, should be sprinting toward the Republican convention, a bright, optimistic star poised to sell his party's agenda.
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Political Wire
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Ryan's request to block Clinton from intelligence briefings is denied
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, Mother Jones and Addicting Info
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Intelligence director won't deny Clinton classified briefings
Intelligence director won't deny Clinton classified briefings
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Politicus USA
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Dallas Shooting and Open-Carry Laws Loom Over Cleveland Convention Plans
Dallas Shooting and Open-Carry Laws Loom Over Cleveland Convention Plans
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Daily Kos and The Mahablog
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First on CNN: Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal: I would decline ‘any role’ with Donald Trump — Washington (CNN)Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal told CNN Tuesday that he would decline “any role” offered by Donald Trump if contacted, but at this point the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's campaign has not reached out.
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Political Wire
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Hannity on Trump VP: 'I wouldn't be happy with anyone but Newt'
Hannity on Trump VP: 'I wouldn't be happy with anyone but Newt'
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New York Times, RedState, NBC News and Washington Post
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Minneapolis cops working Lynx game walk out over player comments, warm-up jerseys — Police union leader says walkout is justified. — Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers working the Minnesota Lynx game at Target Center on Saturday night walked off the job after the players held …
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ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Jezebel, The Root, USA Today, The Daily Caller, ESPN and New York Times
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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
Judge Rules Virginia Can't Force Delegates to Back Donald Trump
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Hot Air and Washington Post
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Indicted Dem: Orlando victims would be alive if agents weren't investigating me — (D-Fla.) said Friday that if the Department of Justice had been investigating the Orlando nightclub shooter instead of her, the 49 people killed in the massacre there last month would still be alive.
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Note to my friends
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Jawa Report
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Corrine Brown: Agents Investigating Me Should've Spent More Time On Omar Mateen
Corrine Brown: Agents Investigating Me Should've Spent More Time On Omar Mateen
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WFTV, The Week, Heat Street and Washington Free Beacon
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders unite for the war on Trump — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — For weeks now, Hillary Clinton's campaign has been engaged in a project to win over the staunchest — and loudest — of Bernie Sanders' supporters in the places where they'll matter most in November.
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Four reasons Bernie Sanders waited so long to endorse Hillary Clinton
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Washington Monthly, NBC News, www.wnyc.org and New York Magazine
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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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The Daily Caller, WRIC-TV, AOL, The Root, Associated Press, WAVY-TV, WDTN-TV, CNN, Hit & Run, Daily Wire, WHTM-TV and KFOR-TV
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Tegna / WZZM-TV:
County employee: At least 3 people dead in shooting at Berrien courthouse
County employee: At least 3 people dead in shooting at Berrien courthouse
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CBS Baltimore, Fox17, WSBT-TV, Fox News, ABC57 News in South Bend …, ThinkProgress, The Gateway Pundit, The Root, The Atlantic, WFLD, WWMT-TV, Townhall.com, Facebook, Fox News Insider, Washington Free Beacon, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mediaite, Raw Story, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Allen B. West and Hot Air
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Worker Smashes “Racist” Panel, Loses Job — (Note: We have temporarily suspended commenting and True Vote-ing on this story because our server couldn't handle the demand; we wanted to avoid having the site crash. We hope to renew those functions eventually.)
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Talking Points Memo, Heat Street, Complex and Slate
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Deputies say they were taunted, served tampered food at fast food restaurant — Deputies in Cleveland County were taunted by employees and served tampered food at a fast food restaurant while taking a lunch break in their uniforms, according law enforcement sources.
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Hillary Clinton's Lead Over Trump Shrinks After Controversial Week: Poll — Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump narrowed to 3 points this week after several days of controversy following FBI Director James Comey's recommendation that no criminal charges be brought against the former secretary …
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Talking Points Memo and AOL
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‘Lego Disney Castle’ Intricately Recreates Disney Resort's Cinderella Castle In 4,000 Bricks — After news leaked yesterday, Lego Group today confirmed a huge 4,000 piece Lego replica of its iconic Disney Resort Cinderella Castle: set 71040 Disney Castle. — Having been impressed …
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WBAY-TV
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Clinton Beats Trump Among College-Educated in Bloomberg Poll — The presumptive Democratic nominee's lead extends to white voters with college degrees, a group Mitt Romney won in 2012. — McCormickJohn — Hillary Clinton is crushing Donald Trump among college-educated white voters …
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The Big Picture, Off the Kuff and Political Wire
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‘Pokémon Go’ on iOS is digging deep into linked Google accounts (updated) — Niantic Labs: 'Google will soon reduce Pokémon Go's permission.' — If you spent your weekend wandering around capturing cartoon monsters on your phone, you're likely one of millions addicted to Pokémon Go …
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New York Times, Consumerist, Reuters, Complex, Mashable, Althouse, The Atlantic, Forbes, Daily Mail, The Verge, WPMT FOX43 and Wall Street Journal
David Brooks / New York Times:
Are We on the Path to National Ruin? — San Antonio — I never really understood how fascism could have come to Europe, but I think I understand better now. You start with some fundamental historical transformation, like the Great Depression or the shift to an information economy.
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The American Conservative
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Jeb Bush: ‘Conservatism Temporarily Dead’; Pope Border Mass Fueled Trump — “I'm disappointed I didn't break through,” Jeb Bush confessed during an interview with MSNBC Monday night. “This would have been an extraordinary time to serve as President. The country is desperately looking for leadership …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain
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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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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama to police: Dallas shooting was a ‘hate crime’ — President Barack Obama on Monday described the Dallas shooting as a “hate crime” against police, according to a top law enforcement representative in the meeting with Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
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Breitbart, Dallas Morning News, Washington Post and Law Officer
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Obama to Visit Dallas in Wake of Police Shooting Deaths
Obama to Visit Dallas in Wake of Police Shooting Deaths
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The Root
Patrick Caldwell / Mother Jones:
Trump University Taught Students How to Exploit Disabled Homeowners — Trump University, the former for-profit business education venture that has landed Donald Trump in various courts to defend himself against claims of fraud, promised to teach students the secrets of Trump's financial success.
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