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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.
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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, WJTV, 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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Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Donald Trump on Mexican drug lord's escape: ‘I told you so’ — “Unbelievable corruption and USA is paying the price.” — Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Donald Trump used the escape of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman this weekend to criticize Mexico, the Media and fellow candidates for president.
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ABC News, New York Times, The Last Tradition and The Gateway Pundit
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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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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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Santorum Jumps to Right of Cruz, Walker on Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Monday he wants a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman in all 50 states, less than three weeks …
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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, Outside the Beltway, Gawker, KFOR-TV and The Huffington Post
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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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
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
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Listening to Donald Trump swear and talk politics on his private plane
Listening to Donald Trump swear and talk politics on his private plane
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Poynter., Washington Monthly 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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Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Can Scott Walker Have It Both Ways? — The biggest question hanging over Walker's presidential campaign is whether the political strategy that got him this far can work at the next level. — “I'm pro-life,” Scott Walker said, looking directly into the camera.
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Peter Montgomery / Right Wing Watch:
Scott Walker Says His Presidential Bid Is 'God's Plan'
Scott Walker Says His Presidential Bid Is 'God's Plan'
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USA Today, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Raw Story and OnPolitics
Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
The thing Bernie Sanders says about inequality that no other candidate will touch — There are very few unspoken rules among major-party candidates for president, and Bernie Sanders is breaking one of them. He's saying that America's leaders shouldn't worry so much about economic growth …
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The Daily Banter, NPR, Reuters and Washington Monthly
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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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Dawn McCarty / Bloomberg Business:
Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico Seeks Bankruptcy
Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico Seeks Bankruptcy
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Business Insider
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
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
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, Jihad Watch and TPNN
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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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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Hit & Run, Slantpoint, hillaryclinton.com and LiberalAmerica.org
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Iran talks expected to continue into Tuesday — VIENNA — Hopes for a final agreement in the Iran nuclear talks were put on ice Monday, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said no deal was imminent and the White House said the talks are expected to continue into Tuesday.
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Liberaland, The Diplomat and Progress Pond
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Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
Iran, World Powers Move Closer to Nuclear Deal
Iran, World Powers Move Closer to Nuclear Deal
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Daily Kos, American Spectator and Guardian
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
It's Time For Conservatives To Play By The New Rules — We conservatives have spent far too long playing by the old rules when liberals have completely changed the game. There was a time when laws meant what they said, when individual rights were important, when the government …
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Washington Monthly and Progress Pond
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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