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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
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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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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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Donald Trump on Mexican drug lord's escape: ‘I told you so’
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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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The thing Bernie Sanders says about inequality that no other candidate will touch
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Hillary Clinton's economic pitch: Americans ‘need a raise’
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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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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.

NY Times Taking a Beating In Its Battle With Ted Cruz
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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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‘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 …

Santorum Jumps to Right of Cruz, Walker on Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment
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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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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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Donald Trump: Tom Tancredo wants to give you some pointers
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There will never be a President Trump
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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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Scott Walker erodes college professor tenure
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Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling ‘destroyed the institution of God’ — Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore and Magnolia Springs Baptist Church Pastor David Gonnella address churchgoers during a question and answer session on July 12, 2015, in the church cafeteria.
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Alabama's chief justice: Satan made Supreme Court ‘destroy the institution of God’ in marriage ruling
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Pentagon Moves to Allow Transgender People to Serve Openly in the Military — The Pentagon is moving to allow transgender people to serve openly in the military by early next year and end an “outdated” regulation that harms the armed forces, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said on Monday.
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APNewsBreak: Pentagon readying plan to lift transgender ban
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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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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 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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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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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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