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Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist — The estranged son of a respected Boston police captain was arrested July 4 by FBI agents as part of a counter-terrorism operation against alleged ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists, federal officials told ABC News today.
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Son of Boston Police capt. charged in connection with ISIS terrorism plot
Son of Boston Police capt. charged in connection with ISIS terrorism plot
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UPROXX, Jihad Watch and Mashable
Daily Mail:
Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman THREATENS Donald Trump on Twitter — By ALASDAIR BAVERSTOCK IN MEXICO CITY and OLLIE GILLMAN FOR MAILONLINE — Mexico's billion dollar drugs lord known as ‘El Chapo’ has gloated on Twitter about his escape from a maximum security jail …
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TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Calls in FBI Over Death Threats Involving El Chapo — CALLS IN FBI — Over Death Threat Involving El Chapo — EXCLUSIVE — Donald Trump tells TMZ he is contacting the FBI to investigate threats just made by a man claiming to be the son of escaped Mexican drug lord El Chapo.
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Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Donald Trump on Mexican drug lord's escape: ‘I told you so’
Donald Trump on Mexican drug lord's escape: ‘I told you so’
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ABC News, New York Times, The Last Tradition, Business Insider and The Gateway Pundit
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Santorum points to gay marriage fissures in Walker household — Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) warned Monday that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's dissonance with his wife on same-sex marriage could cause him to be less “active” in his opposition. — “Spouses matter,” Santorum said in an editorial meeting with The Daily Caller.
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Masters Exemption’: Rick Santorum Wants To Be Grandfathered Into Debates — As reigning victor of the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum is arguing he should be guaranteed a spot on the Republican presidential debate stage regardless of his polling numbers. — “I call it the Masters exemption …
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Santorum Jumps to Right of Cruz, Walker on Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment
Santorum Jumps to Right of Cruz, Walker on Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment
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ABC News and Outside the Beltway
The White House:
President Obama Announces 46 Commutations in Video Address: “America Is a Nation of Second Chances” — As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and criminal defense attorney, I'm well acquainted with how federal sentencing practices can, in too many instances, lead nonviolent drug offenders to spend decades, if not life, in prison.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Obama Commutes Sentences for 46 Drug Offenders
Obama Commutes Sentences for 46 Drug Offenders
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Reuters, Common Dreams, Gawker, Outside the Beltway, KFOR-TV and The Huffington Post
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Amazon: ‘No evidence’ of bulk sales for Ted Cruz book — The New York Times' refusal to put Ted Cruz's memoir on its bestseller list is once again being called into question — this time by Amazon, the largest Internet retailer in the country. — On Sunday, an Amazon spokesperson told …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
NY Times Taking a Beating In Its Battle With Ted Cruz
NY Times Taking a Beating In Its Battle With Ted Cruz
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Instapundit
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Obama's silence on Kathryn Steinle killing is deafening — After Trayvon Martin was killed, President Obama spoke emotionally about his death, declaring “this could have been my son.” — After Michael Brown was killed, Obama promised to ensure that “justice is done” and declared …
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Lynn Bartels / The Spot:
Donald Trump: Tom Tancredo wants to give you some pointers
Donald Trump: Tom Tancredo wants to give you some pointers
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Hill and Addicting Info
Carl Hiaasen / miamiherald:
There will never be a President Trump
There will never be a President Trump
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FOX News Radio, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Instapundit and Washington Post
Peter Montgomery / Right Wing Watch:
Scott Walker Says His Presidential Bid Is 'God's Plan' — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who announced his presidential bid on Twitter this morning and will have a launch event later today in Waukesha, has sent an email to activists declaring that his presidential run “is God's plan for me.”
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Kimberly Hefling / Politico:
Scott Walker erodes college professor tenure
Scott Walker erodes college professor tenure
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Red Alert Politics and ABC News
Ben White / Politico:
Clinton speech react: ‘Is that it?’ — The Democratic front-runner manages to underwhelm both Wall Street and its reformers in her signature economic policy speech. — NEW YORK CITY — Hillary Clinton gave a big economics speech here on Monday and the snap reaction among Wall Street investors …
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Yahoo Politics, ABC News and The PJ Tatler
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Alabama's chief justice: Satan made Supreme Court ‘destroy the institution of God’ in marriage ruling — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Outspoken Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore told a church gathering on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court “destroyed the institution of God …
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Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
The thing Bernie Sanders says about inequality that no other candidate will touch — Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) waves at supporters during the Independence Day Parade in Waukee, Iowa July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Scott Morgan — There are very few unspoken rules …
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Eric Garner Case Is Settled by New York City for $5.9 Million — New York City reached a settlement on Monday with the family of Eric Garner, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve the claim over his killing by the police last July on Staten Island, according to a lawyer representing the family.
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Washington Post, Guardian, Mediaite, The Federalist, Hinterland Gazette and The Daily Beast
Hillel Fendel / Reuters:
ISIS Breaks Own Cruelty Record: Blows Up Baby for Demonstration — Arabic media reports say ISIS trainer taught recruits booby-trap methods by blowing up infant child. — ISIS jihadi (file) — In arguably one of its cruelest acts yet, the Islamic State (ISIS) has reportedly blown …
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The Jawa Report, TPNN and Jihad Watch
Kathryn Schulz / New Yorker:
The Really Big One — An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when. … “I'll do what everybody does—sell this startup just before we have to hire a female employee.” — BUY THE PRINT » … JULY 20, 2009 — BUY THE PRINT »
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New York Times, Althouse, The Awl and The Week
Linda / Social Security Works:
Advocates to Deliver Over 2.5 Million Petition Signatures to the White House Conference on Aging in Support of Expanding Social Security — Contact: Lacy Crawford, lcrawford@socialsecurityworks.org — Rep. John Conyers Will Join Advocates to Deliver Over 2.5 Million Petition Signatures …
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Common Dreams and Campaign for America's Future
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Sanders, Democrats urging Obama to expand Social Security
Sanders, Democrats urging Obama to expand Social Security
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Daily Kos
Katy Stech / Wall Street Journal:
Rapper 50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy … The rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, halting a dispute over a sex tape. — The 40-year-old rapper, Curtis James Jackson III, filed for chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Conn., on Monday …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Boy Scouts Executive Committee Unanimously Votes To End Gay Leadership Ban — The move would allow individually chartered troops to make their own decisions about leadership standards. A final vote is set for July 27. — Scout leader Jesse Pacem (left) directs Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts …
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Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Transcript: Building the ‘Growth and Fairness Economy’ — Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, laying out her economic vision, said Monday that government must do more to rein in excessive risk taking on Wall Street, push financial firms to focus on long-term growth …
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Washington Post, Hit & Run, FiveThirtyEight and Bloomberg View
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Samantha Lachman / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton Focuses On Middle-Class Wages In Sweeping Economic Policy Speech
Hillary Clinton Focuses On Middle-Class Wages In Sweeping Economic Policy Speech
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hillaryclinton.com, Hit & Run, Slantpoint and LiberalAmerica.org