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Des Moines Register:
Trump should pull the plug on his bloviating side show — It's time for Donald Trump to drop out of the race for president of the United States. — People who run for public office typically perform a great public service, regardless of whether they win on Election Day.
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Washington Post:
Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race — Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making disparaging remarks …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Republican poll nightmare that is Donald Trump, in four charts — Ten days ago, we raised an important point. People referring to Donald Trump as the Republican front-runner ignored that his leads, where they existed, were within the margin of error. Meaning that he was among the leaders, but he wasn't the clear leader.
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NBC News:
Can John Kasich Get Traction in the Summer of Donald? — First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — If the two-term governor of all-important Ohio — with a 60% approval rating in his state …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rick Perry compares Trump to cancer — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is keeping up a public feud with GOP presidential rival Donald Trump, saying Monday that the businessman is becoming a “cancer” to conservatism. — “Defending conservatism against the cancer of Trump-ism …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
First on CNN: Palin calls both McCain and Trump heroes
First on CNN: Palin calls both McCain and Trump heroes
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Adam Howard / msnbc.com:
Trump offers no apologizes for McCain war record attack
Trump offers no apologizes for McCain war record attack
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Gothamist, Slantpoint and Addicting Info
Ginger Adams Otis / New York Daily News:
Photos show Donald Trump in military uniform, with athletic teams before dodging the Vietnam draft …
Photos show Donald Trump in military uniform, with athletic teams before dodging the Vietnam draft …
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Why It's Hard for the GOP to Discredit Donald Trump
Why It's Hard for the GOP to Discredit Donald Trump
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Mediaite, RedState and Talking Points Memo
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Unfiltered, From His New York Times Interviews
Donald Trump Unfiltered, From His New York Times Interviews
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Donald Trump Gains Yet Shows Vulnerability in a Crowded, Contentious GOP Race (POLL)
Donald Trump Gains Yet Shows Vulnerability in a Crowded, Contentious GOP Race (POLL)
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Politico, Business Insider and 7online.com
Paul Rieckhoff / New York Daily News:
GUEST COLUMN: Trump's vile comments on McCain an insult to all veterans
GUEST COLUMN: Trump's vile comments on McCain an insult to all veterans
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Hot Air, Washington Examiner and Wall Street Journal
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Shock Video Catches Another Top Planned Parenthood Doctor Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies — A second shocking video in as many weeks has been released showing a top Planned Parenthood official discussing and arranging the sale of body parts of aborted babies.
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Ryan Anderson / Townhall.com:
How Redefining Marriage Puts Unborn Children at Risk
How Redefining Marriage Puts Unborn Children at Risk
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
White House on defense after Security Council vote on Iran — The Obama administration was forced to play defense on Monday after lawmakers in both parties criticized its decision to let the United Nations — not Congress — have the first say on the Iran nuclear deal.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
John Kasich to Enter Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John R. Kasich, a blunt-spoken and unorthodox Republican who bucked his party by expanding Medicaid under President Obama's health care law and says politicians must “reach out and help those who live in the shadows …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
John Kasich throws a Hail Mary
John Kasich throws a Hail Mary
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Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD finds 1,200 guns, two tons of ammo in dead man's Pacific Palisades home — It wasn't what police expected to find when they searched a man's Pacific Palisades home last week. — More than 1,200 guns were strewn about the Palisades Drive house and garage, police said.
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Legendary SEAL Marcus Luttrell Seemingly Sends Clear, Four-Word Message to Obama Over Chattanooga Shooting — Retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author and subject of “Lone Survivor,” responded tersely Monday to reports indicating officials have told U.S. Marine recruiters not to wear …
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BizPac Review and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
The Texas Tribune:
Bland's Death Being Treated Like Murder Investigation … Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional details. — HEMPSTEAD — The probe into Sandra Bland's hanging death inside a Texas jail — which a medical examiner ruled a suicide last week — now includes the possibility of murder.
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Democrats Plan To Introduce Sweeping LGBT Rights Bill In Congress This Week — The measure, which lawmakers plan to file in the House and Senate, would ban discrimination in seven categories — including housing, education, and public accommodations. — Getty Images / Afp
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New York Times:
Formal Restoration of Diplomatic Ties With Cuba Is Just a Beginning — As a neatly pressed Cuban flag was raised outside Cuba's diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday morning, rancorous cries rang out from the crowd gathered outside the stately limestone building. — “Cuba without Castro!” a hoarse-voiced man yelled.
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Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
U.S. Embassy in Cuba Reopens After More Than 50 Years
U.S. Embassy in Cuba Reopens After More Than 50 Years
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The Week, The Hill and Outside the Beltway
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
June sets new temperature record — Last month was the hottest June on record globally, setting yet another in a string of temperature records, federal scientists said. — A Monday report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also concluded that land …
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Patience, Timing and Some Luck in New York Prisoner's Account of Escape — Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York. He would plumb the catacomb-like tunnels beneath the prison …
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Ryan Holiday / The New York Observer:
Is Gawker Destroying Itself From The Inside? Let's Hope So. — A few years ago I made a joke in a column about how a certain Gawker writer should quit before the place ruined her life. — Within moments of it going live, I got an email from Gawker's founder and publisher Nick Denton asking what I meant.
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Aaron David Miller / The Daily Beast:
Iran's Win-Win...Win Win Win Nuke Deal — Why would the mullahs cheat on a deal as good for them as this one? — The Obama Administration sent the Iran Nuclear Deal to Congress on Sunday, and on Monday the 60-day clock starts ticking for a largely hostile Capitol Hill to review all the elements, unclassified and classified.
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Avi Lewis / The Times of Israel:
US mulling ‘unprecedented’ arms package to Israel after Iran deal
US mulling ‘unprecedented’ arms package to Israel after Iran deal
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Commentary Magazine, New York Times and Power Line