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‘This Week’ Transcript: Gov. Chris Christie — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT — ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC's THIS WEEK... UNIDENTIFIED SUPPORTERS: Hillary! Hillary! — ANNOUNCER: Hillary's relaunch. — HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Thank you. — Thank you.
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Politico and Washington Post
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Why Hillary Clinton Will Be Hard to Beat — Hillary Clinton is often at the center of controversy. But it would be a mistake to think this has undermined her candidacy, at least based on polling so far. As a political figure, she has a strong foundation.
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Booman Tribune and Washington Post


Hillary Clinton, in Roosevelt Island Speech, Pledges to Close Income Gap — Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a speech that was at times sweeping and times policy laden, on Saturday delivered a pointed repudiation of Republican economic policies and a populist promise to reverse the gaping gulf between …


Clinton strikes populist tone to make case for 2016 campaign — New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton used the first major rally of her second run for the White House Saturday to make a populist case for her presidential campaign, declaring that the goal of her presidency would be to tip …
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Slantpoint, Townhall.com, Mediaite and Bloomberg Business


Clinton formally launches White House bid, evoking FDR
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Politico, Common Dreams, Booman Tribune, Yahoo Politics, Bloomberg Business and Washington Free Beacon

How Hillary Clinton launched her campaign's latest phase
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The Nation and Politico


Tim Hunt: 'I've been hung out to dry. They haven't even bothered to ask for my side of affairs' — In an exclusive interview Tim Hunt and his wife Professor Mary Collins tell how their lives fell apart after his quip about women in science went viral on Twitter
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The Reality-Based Community, Mashable and Guardian


U.S. Is Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in Eastern Europe — RIGA, Latvia — In a significant move to deter possible Russian aggression in Europe, the Pentagon is poised to store battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons for as many as 5,000 American troops in several Baltic …
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Reuters, Business Insider, Guardian and NPR


Gun killings fell by 40 percent after Connecticut passed this law — In the early '90s, gang shootings gripped Connecticut. Bystanders, including a 7-year-old girl, were getting gunned down in drive-bys. “The state is becoming a shooting gallery, and the public wants action,” an editorial in the Hartford Courant said at the time.
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Washington Monthly, opposingviews.com/homepage.xml and Hot Air

Rosetta's lander Philae wakes up from hibernation — Rosetta's lander Philae is out of hibernation! — The signals were received at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt at 22:28 CEST on 13 June. More than 300 data packets have been analysed by the teams at the Lander Control Center …
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89.3 KPCC, The Verge and Washington Post


Favorite Son or Total Stranger? Nearly Three-Quarters of Florida's Voters Have Never Seen Jeb Bush on a Ballot — Jeb Bush's big political credential, and his presumed strength in the presidential campaign he'll launch on Monday, is the broad appeal he demonstrated over two terms as Florida governor …
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Washington Post and NBC News

Mitt Romney gives a brutal PowerPoint critique of Obama's foreign policy — PARK CITY, Utah — Ever since Mitt Romney's humiliating loss to President Obama in 2012, it has become a mantra in the Republican Party that on foreign policy especially, “Romney was right.”
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Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, Liberaland and Political Wire


Rachel Dolezal's Brother Says She Warned: “Don't Blow My Cover” — Ezra Dolezal told BuzzFeed News that his adopted sister warned him to not tell anyone in Spokane that she wasn't really black as she started a new life for herself. — It was 2012, and Rachel Dolezal had a warning …
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National Review, New York Times, Hot Air, Mashable, The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, Raw Story and Guardian
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Explosives found after gunmen open fire on Dallas police outside headquarters — DEVELOPING - Multiple suspects with automatic weapons opened fire on police officers outside Dallas Police headquarters early Saturday morning, before one man fled the scene in an armored van …
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NBC News, CNN, Hot Air and Liberaland
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Ex-campaign worker admits lying about San Diego congressional candidate — In 2014, the national Republican Party was confident that it could defeat a Democratic member of Congress from San Diego. — Registration in the 52nd District is closely split. The incumbent, Scott Peters …