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Susan Page / USA Today:
Condoleezza Rice: Don't be reassured by Marine Le Pen's expected defeat in France  —  WASHINGTON — Former secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns against feeling reassured by the expected defeat of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election Sunday.
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Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast:
Did Macron Outsmart Campaign Hackers? … PARIS—It was the dog that didn't bark in the night, and its bite may be less impressive still.  As a tale of hacking and political subversion unfolded in France on Friday and Saturday, it looked like a re-run of the American experience.
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Macron, Well Ahead of Le Pen, Is Poised to Be President of France  —  PARIS — Emmanuel Macron, a youthful former investment banker with little political experience, was well ahead in France's presidential election on Sunday, suggesting that his call for a new centrist approach to politics …
Discussion: Mediaite, The FADER and Political Wire
Rory Mulholland / Telegraph:
Live French election results: Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen with 65 per cent of vote - exit polls  —  Live: French election coverage  — Far-Right's Marine Le Pen takes on pro-business Emmanuel Macron  — Jean-Marie Le Pen: ‘My daughter not fit for the presidency’
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Exit polls from France show Macron landslide — live updates  —  Voting in the French presidential runoff will end at 2pm ET, and we'll know who won almost immediately.  —  Centre-left frontrunner Emmanuel Macron appears on course for a comfortable victory — exit polls showed him with 60-66% of the vote …
Discussion: ABC News
Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters:
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Times
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:   France Chooses a Leader, and Takes a Step Into the Unknown
Michelle Cottle / The Atlantic:
There's something about Mitch.  Maybe it's the protruberant, pink-rimmed eyes.  Or the phlegmatic drawl.  Or the vaguely dyspeptic demeanor.  Hard to say, really.  But something about the Senate majority leader manages not to drive certain people wild.  —  Or, to be more precise …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Ryan says it's ‘a bogus attack from the left’ to claim health care bill was rushed
Taylor Gee / Politico:
Collins: Senate won't be tied down by House health care bill
Discussion: RedState
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
House Republicans Go Off the Cliff
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Fact Check: It's a Lie That the GOP Healthcare Bill Abandons People With Pre-Existing Conditions
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
House Republicans face voters in home districts angry over health care bill
Discussion: Politico, Business Insider and Axios
Only A Game:
A Day (And A Cheeseburger) With President Trump  —  Three years ago, golf writer James Dodson was invited to play golf with Donald Trump.  Rain cut short the outing, but Dodson came away with stories ... and a cheeseburger.
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Eric Trump in 2014: ‘We have all the funding we need out of Russia’  —  President Trump's son, Eric, once told a golf writer that funding for Trump golf courses come from Russia, that writer recounted in a new interview.  —  James Dodson during an interview Friday with Boston's WBUR described meeting Donald Trump
Discussion: RedState
Matthew Wright / Daily Mail:
Real Time host Bill Maher is accused of crossing the line with tasteless incest joke about Ivanka Trump  — The political satirist made the joke on his HBO program Real Time while talking with New York magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman on Friday night  —  Political satirist Bill Maher …
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Tempers Flare Over Removal of Confederate Statues in New Orleans  —  NEW ORLEANS — For Malcolm Suber, the Confederate monuments that dot this Deep South city stand for white supremacy, pure and simple.  Instead of just taking them down, Mr. Suber, an African-American activist and organizer …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Hillary's election loss excuse means one thing — she's running in 2020  —  MORE FROM: … Even in politics, the rich get richer.  Take President Trump.  —  Fresh off a big victory with the House passage of an ObamaCare repeal, Trump is also getting lucky again in his enemies.
New York Times:
Trump Looms as Kushners Court Investors in China  —  SHANGHAI — Like many American firms that come to China looking for money, Kushner Companies on Sunday tried to woo a Shanghai audience with promises of potentially big returns and a path toward living in the United States.
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘This is not the story we want’: Reporters chased out of meeting with Kushner family pitching Chinese investors
Reuters:
Exclusive: Sinclair Broadcast nears deal for Tribune Media - sources  —  Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (SBGI.O) is nearing a deal to acquire Tribune Media Co (TRCO.N) for close to $4 billion after prevailing in an auction for one of the largest U.S. television station operators, according to people familiar with the matter.
 
 
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