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Mike Allen / Politico:
TRUMP: NO APOLOGY! — 'TRUMP IS TOAST ... Boom to bust': Luntz sees onslaught by veterans if no apology - HILLARY on Trump and GOP field: ‘can be hard to tell the difference’ — By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)
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ABC News:
Transcript for Donald Trump Says He Does Not Owe John McCain an Apology — And let's get straight to Donald Trump, who joins us right now on the phone for his first interview since those controversial comments. Thanks for joining us, Mr. Trump, do you owe John McCain an apology? No, not at all.
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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Draft-Dodging Trump Says POW McCain ‘Not A War Hero’ — Despite five draft deferments, the very rich political bully thinks he has the right to criticize Sen. John McCain's war record. — In September 2008, Donald Trump donated $28,450 to John McCain's Victory Committee and endorsed him on Larry King Live.
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Sattkisson / Sharyl Attkisson:
Fact Check: The Washington Post on Donald Trump and John McCain — [Above image: Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference] — Donald Trump appears to have gotten under the skin of not only Democrats, but also fellow Republicans and the news media.
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Benjamin Bell / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says He Does Not Owe John McCain Apology
Donald Trump Says He Does Not Owe John McCain Apology
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Chris Moody / CNN:
Democrats lose control of presidential event — Story highlights — Phoenix (CNN)A town hall for liberal activists featuring two Democratic presidential candidates was interrupted by dozens of demonstrators on Saturday who shouted down the contenders and demanded they address criminal justice issues and police brutality.
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Chris Moody / CNN:
O'Malley apologizes for saying ‘all lives matter’ at liberal conference — Democratic presidential candidates under pressure at liberal event 03:11 — Phoenix (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley apologized on Saturday for saying “All lives matter” while discussing police violence …
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Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos:
“...Only Black ‘Deaths’ Matter.” Rev. William Barber
“...Only Black ‘Deaths’ Matter.” Rev. William Barber
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Washington Monthly
Dana Bash / CNN:
Scott Walker: 'I don't know' if being gay a choice — Story highlights — (CNN)In a weekend interview with Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker about whether the Boy Scouts should allow gay troop leaders, CNN's Dana Bash asked Walker, “Do you think being gay is a choice?”
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Walker: 'I don't know' if being gay is a choice — Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) said on Sunday he is not sure if homosexuality is a choice. — The 2016 GOP presidential candidate refused comment on the issue during an interview on CNN's “State of the Union.”
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Sanders vaults from fringe to the heart of the fray — SOMEWHERE OVER THE AMERICAN WEST — It's 7:20 a.m. and Bernie Sanders looks irritated. He's already buckled into his economy seat on Delta Flight 4516 and an attendant just announced that the flight would sit on the runway for 30 minutes before taking off.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders draws his biggest crowd yet — in Arizona of all places
Bernie Sanders draws his biggest crowd yet — in Arizona of all places
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Outside the Beltway and The Week
Dawn Ennis / Advocate:
WATCH: ‘Reporting Tonight: Thomas Roberts,’ First Out Gay Man To Anchor Network News — NBC News pulled out its Nightly News anchor chair Saturday night for Thomas Roberts, the rugged and dashing MSNBC host who came out when it was still considered career suicide.
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Tom Tillison / BizPac Review:
‘War is here on US soil’: Ft. Hood victim says Obama WH needs to get head out of a** — The White House has its head where it doesn't belong. — Saying the “war is here on U.S. soil,” a victim of the 2009 Fort Hood attack by Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan described the killing of four U.S. Marines …
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Alan Zarembo / Los Angeles Times:
Obama pushes to extend gun background checks to Social Security — Seeking tighter controls over firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to ban Social Security beneficiaries from owning guns if they lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs, a move …
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Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:
KKK Faces Off With New Black Panther Group in Heated, Competing Rallies at South Carolina Statehouse — The Ku Klux Klan faced off with a group affiliated with the New Black Panthers Saturday at the South Carolina Statehouse, as opposing rallies attracting about 2,000 at one point led to a rock-throwing scuffle.
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WDEF-TV:
Muhammad Abdulazeez reportedly spotted at gun range before deadly attack — CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee(WDEF) - According to a tip that came into WDEF, Muhammad Abdulazeez was spotted at a gun range just weeks before killing four Marines and one Navy Petty Officer.
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