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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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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launches bid with red meat speech
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launches bid with red meat speech
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The Wilderness, FiveThirtyEight, Hot Air, Commentary Magazine, NPR and The Week
Simon Vozick-Levinson / Rolling Stone:
America's Top Union Leader Just Destroyed Scott Walker in Six Words
America's Top Union Leader Just Destroyed Scott Walker in Six Words
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American Spectator, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and Washington Post
Meredith ShinerPolitical / Yahoo Politics:
In Wisconsin, Scott Walker was a political survivor. Can he become a national winner?
In Wisconsin, Scott Walker was a political survivor. Can he become a national winner?
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Politico, Washington Post and Bloomberg View
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Scott Walker Is the Most Boring Presidential Candidate Ever
Scott Walker Is the Most Boring Presidential Candidate Ever
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Balloon Juice, Washington Post, American Spectator and Yahoo Politics
Aaron Goldstein / American Spectator:
Six Reasons Why Scott Walker Will Be Elected President
Six Reasons Why Scott Walker Will Be Elected President
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Washington Times and Politico
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Primary amnesia — What the press forgets every election. — Getty. — SHARES — In his classic 1941 short story “Nightfall,” Isaac Asimov imagines a planet (Lagash) with six suns. Only once every 2,049 years does total darkness fall—and with nightfall comes the appearance of the stars.
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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 …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
N.Y. Times stands by Ted Cruz decision — The New York Times is standing by its decision to omit Ted Cruz's new memoir from its best-seller list on the grounds that sales were driven by “strategic bulk purchases,” despite the fact that both HarperCollins and Amazon say there is no evidence for that argument.
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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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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, The Last Tradition, New York Times, Business Insider and The Gateway Pundit
ABC News:
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.
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 …
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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
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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John Marzulli / New York Daily News:
Eric Garner's widow rejects NYC's $5M offer to settle wrongful death suit: source
Eric Garner's widow rejects NYC's $5M offer to settle wrongful death suit: source
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Slantpoint, The Week and theGrio
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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Salon, Liberal Values, ABC News, Yahoo Politics 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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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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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Hill and Addicting Info
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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TPNN, The Jawa Report and Jihad Watch
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Pentagon readying plan to lift transgender ban — 2 photos — WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders are finalizing plans aimed at lifting the ban on transgender individuals in the military, with the goal of formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service …
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Pentagon Moves to Allow Transgender People to Serve Openly in the Military
Pentagon Moves to Allow Transgender People to Serve Openly in the Military
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Political Wire, NPR and The Week
Page Six:
Hamptons partying keeps Pelosi awake until 4 a.m. — Nancy Pelosi didn't get much sleep in the Hamptons on Saturday night. — The 75-year-old House minority leader stayed at the hip hotel The Capri, where parties often go well into the early hours. Sources told us Pelosi …
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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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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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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Missouri County Will Lower Flags To Mourn Gay Marriage Ruling For A Year — An all-Republican county commission in Missouri voted unanimously Monday to observe a full calendar year of “mourning” after the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision, a protest that will include lowering flags to mark the somber occasion.
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