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Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Leader of group cited in ‘Dylann Roof manifesto’ donated to top Republicans — The leader of a rightwing group that Dylann Roof allegedly credits with helping to radicalise him against black people before the Charleston church massacre has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republicans …
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Campaign Donations Linked to White Supremacist — The leader of a white supremacist group that has been linked to Dylann Roof, the suspect in the murder of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church last week, has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican campaigns …
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg Business:
Budget Brawl Gives Ted Cruz, Rand Paul a Chance to Break Out
Budget Brawl Gives Ted Cruz, Rand Paul a Chance to Break Out
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Charlie Neibergall / BREITBART.COM:
Of course, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is a Republican.
Of course, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is a Republican.
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Politico, AP Images, Mediaite, BizPac Review and Power Line
wtfpod.com:
WTF Podcast — Episode 613 - President Barack Obama — Marc welcomes the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the garage for conversation about college, fitting in, race relations, gun violence, changing the status quo, disappointing your fans, comedians, fatherhood and overcoming fear.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama uses the N-word in podcast interview — President Barack Obama did not mince words in discussing race in a recent interview, going so far as to use the N-word in talking about America's complex racial history when speaking to Marc Maron on the comedian's “WTF” podcast in Los Angeles last week.
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Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
MIT Economist Jonathan Gruber Had Bigger Role in Health Law, Emails Show — Adviser whose comments on Affordable Care Act touched off a furor worked more closely than previously known with White House — Jonathan Gruber, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist whose comments …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Gruber had larger role in ObamaCare — The ObamaCare consultant who once mocked the “stupidity of the American voter” had a bigger impact on the healthcare law than previously known, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. — Jonathan Gruber frequently contacted Obama administration …
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Samantha Page / ThinkProgress:
‘Meet The Press’ Shows Anti-Gun Montage Of All Black Shooters Following South Carolina Rampage — While the country — and South Carolina, in particular — is once again debating racism in America, NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday offered a video of men in prison expressing regret for their own gun violence.
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Chuck Todd / NBC News:
Chuck Todd on the Gun Violence Video
Chuck Todd on the Gun Violence Video
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Republicans Tread Carefully in Criticism of Confederate Flag
Republicans Tread Carefully in Criticism of Confederate Flag
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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Billy Graham's grandson steps down from Florida megachurch after admitting an affair — Billy Graham's grandson Tullian Tchividjian has resigned from his pulpit at Coral Ridge Presbyterian, a high-profile church in south Florida, after admitting he had an affair.
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Advocate, Guardian, Joe. My. God., Hinterland Gazette, Associated Press and NBC News
Bill Scher / Politico:
‘Liberal’ isn't a bad word anymore — Democrats are moving left. And America may be too. — Lead image by AP Photo. — Democrats have been running away from the “liberal” label for a long time, but recent polling shows that rank-and-file Democrats are increasingly happy to pin the scarlet “L” on themselves.
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John Frank / Denver Post:
University of Denver stump speech by Democrat candidate for president hinges on income equality …
University of Denver stump speech by Democrat candidate for president hinges on income equality …
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Political Wire, Informed Comment, Common Dreams and Washington Post
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Democrats veer left then blast everyone else for being ‘right wing’
Democrats veer left then blast everyone else for being ‘right wing’
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Cory Bennett / The Hill:
China's hackers got what they came for — The Chinese hackers who are believed to have cracked into the federal government's networks might not be back for a while. — They got what they came for. — “I think they have 95 percent of what they want from both U.S. industry and government …
Ken Goldstein / Bloomberg Business:
The Real Math Behind Hillary Clinton's Candidacy — Elections are fundamentally about math, and the most fundamental of the fundamental factors is demographics—the ethnic and racial composition of the electorate. — So far, Hispanic voters have been getting the most attention from the media …
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Washington whipped into frenzy ahead of ObamaCare ruling — The wait is almost over for what could be the last big legal threat to ObamaCare. — Court-watchers are working themselves into a frenzy awaiting a decision on King v. Burwell, one of the most-anticipated cases of the year.
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
In Charleston, a Millennial Race Terrorist — “You don't have to do this,” said Tywanza Sanders to the young man who suddenly rose and drew a gun, and according to witnesses, said he was there “to shoot black people.” — He had been sitting in the Bible study session at Charleston …
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Informed Comment
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Taylor Swift Criticism Spurs Apple to Change Royalties Policy — When Taylor Swift speaks, even the most powerful company in the world listens. — Less than 24 hours after Ms. Swift complained publicly that Apple was not planning to pay royalties during a three-month trial period …
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