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Simon Vozick-Levinson / Rolling Stone:
America's Top Union Leader Just Destroyed Scott Walker in Six Words — “Scott Walker is a national disgrace,” reads the entirety of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's statement — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is one of the most hardcore right-wing extremists in America.
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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Scott Walker Is the Most Boring Presidential Candidate Ever — Scott Walker's appeal to American conservatives is obvious. He's as hard-nosed and unwilling to compromise as any conservative activist, but as deft as a seasoned party operative who knows how to pile up victories in hostile territory.
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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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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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CNN:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launches bid with red meat speech — Story highlights — Walker's claim to conservative fame came from surviving a recall effort following an extended labor fight in his state — (CNN)Scott Walker, the political phenomenon who rose to national fame by taking …
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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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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Masters Exemption’: Rick Santorum Wants To Be Grandfathered Into Debates
‘Masters Exemption’: Rick Santorum Wants To Be Grandfathered Into Debates
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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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Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
Walker's anti-union law has labor reeling in Wisconsin
Walker's anti-union law has labor reeling in Wisconsin
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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:
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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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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Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Transcript: Building the ‘Growth and Fairness Economy’
Hillary Clinton Transcript: Building the ‘Growth and Fairness Economy’
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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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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Hillary Clinton's economic pitch: Americans ‘need a raise’
Hillary Clinton's economic pitch: Americans ‘need a raise’
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American Spectator, Hot Air and America Rising
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.
Politico:
Pentagon moves to allow transgender troops to serve openly — The Pentagon is opening the door for transgender troops to serve in the military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Monday, continuing a wave of expansion in opportunity under President Barack Obama.
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Pentagon readying plan to lift transgender ban
APNewsBreak: Pentagon readying plan to lift transgender ban
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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
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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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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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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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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Paul Richardson / Bloomberg Business:
Obama's Half-Brother Misses Home-Brew Days Ahead of Kenya Visit — Malik Abon'go Obama yearns for the days when he and his half-brother were closer. — Two decades before Barack Obama became U.S. president, Malik fulfilled a pledge to their father to bring his sibling home to their village in western Kenya.
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Sophie McNeill / ABC:
Jodi Magi: WA woman arrested and jailed in Abu Dhabi for ‘writing bad words’ on Facebook — An Australian woman has been arrested and jailed in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates after she was found guilty of “writing bad words on social media”. — In February, Jodi Magi, 39 …
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