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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 …
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Ginger Adams Otis / New York Daily News:
Photos show Donald Trump in military uniform, with athletic teams before dodging the Vietnam draft with ‘bull—t’ injury — Donald Trump — once a smiling teenage cadet at a military academy — dodged the Vietnam War with student deferments and a boo-boo on his foot, records show.
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Mediaite
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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National Review, Political Wire, Phantom Public, ThinkProgress, Washington Times and Hit & Run
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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Politico, Daily Kos, The Week, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and Salon
CNN:
Jeb Bush defends McCain, but supported Swift Boat attacks against Kerry
Jeb Bush defends McCain, but supported Swift Boat attacks against Kerry
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Democratic Strategist, Guardian, Slantpoint and ThinkProgress
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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New York Times, Mediaite and RedState
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
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Shakesville, The Week and Mediaite
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
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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Politico and Washington Post
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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Guardian, Politico, PoliticusUSA, No More Mister Nice Blog, OnPolitics and 7online.com
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Ohio's John Kasich brings heat, intrigue to 2016 GOP race — In a large and varied Republican field, there may be no more confounding presidential candidate than John Kasich. — In the 1990s, he was part of the conservative revolution on Capitol Hill. As Ohio governor …
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Washington Post and The PJ Tatler
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
John Kasich throws a Hail Mary
John Kasich throws a Hail Mary
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
John Kasich to Enter Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up
John Kasich to Enter Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up
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Bloomberg Business, Washington Post, The Columbus Dispatch, The Atlantic and Yahoo Politics
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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Associated Press, Guardian and Slantpoint
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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Mock Paper Scissors
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Ideas For Reporters Struggling To Cover Planned Parenthood
Ideas For Reporters Struggling To Cover Planned Parenthood
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LifeNews.com, Betsy's Page and Washington Free Beacon
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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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
K Street bouncing back in 2015 — Nearly all of Washington's …
K Street bouncing back in 2015 — Nearly all of Washington's …
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RedState
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It — I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. — Though I hadn't touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting …
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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AMERICAblog News, PinkNews, Towleroad, Human Rights Campaign Blog and RH Reality Check
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
Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
Woman leaps to death off rooftop bar, patrons keep drinking — Police are the scene where a woman jumped 20 stories to her death from swanky rooftop bar 230 Fifth. — A woman jumped 20 stories to her death from a swanky rooftop bar in the Flatiron District Monday night.
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Business Insider and Gothamist
Paul Bowers / Charleston City Paper:
Sousaphonist serenades Confederate flag supporters in Columbia — 'I didn't really know how to show my opposition, so that was my way of doing it,' says musician — Saturday afternoon, as defenders of the Confederate flag assembled in Columbia to protest the flag's removal from Statehouse grounds …
ABC News:
Chattanooga Shooter Mohammod Abdulazeez Followed Al Qaeda Cleric Online in 2013 — FBI agents have found evidence that Chattanooga shooter Mohammod Abdulazeez was following a radical American member of al Qaeda online in 2013, as well as pages of writing that showed the young man was suicidal …
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KXAN-TV and 7online.com