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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Hillary Clinton, the fightingest fighter in the fight — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at her official campaign launch rally on June 13, 2015 in New York City. The Democratic presidential hopeful spoke at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island.
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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Welcome to Hillary Island, a Pleasant Little Police State — For the first big speech of her 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton turned a little-known strip of New York into a serene summertime autocracy, pleasant and creepy at the same time. — It's an odd sensation to be sitting on the back of a golf cart …
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Tea Party, Unexamined Premises and New York Magazine
Dylan StablefordSenior / Yahoo Politics:
Hillary Clinton's rivals dig in day after campaign kickoff — A day after Hillary Clinton formally kicked off her 2016 presidential campaign with a speech at a rally on New York's Roosevelt Island, current and would-be rivals on both sides of the political aisle took aim at the former secretary of state on Sunday morning talk shows.
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The Moderate Voice, Bloomberg Business, BREITBART.COM and Vox
ABC News:
Chris Christie: ‘Liberal Political Consultants Put Together’ Clinton Speech
Chris Christie: ‘Liberal Political Consultants Put Together’ Clinton Speech
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Jim Cole / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Gov. Chris Christie
Dante Chinni / Wall Street Journal:
Why Hillary Clinton Will Be Hard to Beat
Why Hillary Clinton Will Be Hard to Beat
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Rob Kuznia / Washington Post:
Rich Californians balk at limits: 'We're not all equal when it comes to water' — RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. — Drought or no drought, Steve Yuhas resents the idea that it is somehow shameful to be a water hog. If you can pay for it, he argues, you should get your water.
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4 teens injured, 1 killed in shooting at pool party — FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — A Fayette County pool party turned deadly when shots broke out, injuring four teens and killing one. — Investigators say there were more than 200 teens at the home on Hwy 279 in Fayetteville when the homeowner arrived just after midnight.
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The Gateway Pundit, WXIA-TV and Daily Mail
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Sanders: ‘The good side won’ on trade — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the defeat of President Obama's trade legislation in the House on Friday was the right outcome for average Americans. — “The House has put a kibosh on the Trans-Pacific [Partnership],” he said at a rally …
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Joe Mozingo / graphics.latimes.com:
San Bernardino: Broken City — San Bernardino, once a sturdy, middle class “All-America City,” is now bankrupt, the poorest city of its size in California, and a symbol of the nation's worst urban woes. — W — ith a rake and a mask, the motel manager steps carefully into Room 107.
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Talkradiomaven / CBS Dallas:
Another “Draw Muhammad” Contest Is Coming Down The Pike — ROCHESTER (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A New Hampshire man wants to defy an Islamic prohibition on depicting the prophet Muhammad in pictures and plans to host a “Draw Muhammad” art contest in August. — Jerry Delemus, a 60-year-old former Marine …
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Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit
Jim Yardley / New York Times:
Pope Francis to Explore Climate's Effect on World's Poor — VATICAN CITY — Ban Ki-moon arrived at the Vatican with his own college of cardinals. Mr. Ban, the United Nations secretary general, had brought the leaders of all his major agencies to see Pope Francis, a show of organizational muscle …
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The Moderate Voice and Resilience
Mike Allen / Politico:
MOST LIKELY DATE for Walker announcement — HILLARY'S ‘EPIC’ KICKOFF — N.Y. POST: ‘RODHAM HOOD’ — JEB PLANS ASSAULTS on Rubio finances and Senate record, Walker flip-flops: 'Pickett's Charge' — B'DAY: — By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com), and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)
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Associated Press:
POLICE: ICE CREAM TRUCK DRIVER SHOT AS CHILDREN WATCHED — FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Police say an ice cream truck driver in Maryland was gunned down as he was selling treats to children and a suspect has been arrested. — Frederick police say 22-year-old Brandon Brown was fatally shot Saturday afternoon …
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Brad Meltzer / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: President Ronald Reagan's biggest secret: He packed heat in his briefcase — I was in Secret Service headquarters when they told me about former President Ronald Reagan's biggest secret. — I write fiction for a living, but in my thrillers, I try to get the details right.
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Fred Schwarz / National Review:
Is It Just Me or Does Hillary Talk Like a Robot? — Seriously, she does. Not only does she pronounce the word “a” slowly and distinctly, like it's the answer to a multiple-choice question, without linking it to the words before or after, and not only does she sometimes put little pauses between each word …
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Power Line and The Anchoress