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Donald Trump gives out Lindsey Graham's cell phone number — If Lindsey Graham has to change cellphone numbers, he has Donald Trump to thank. — On Tuesday, Trump ramped up his attacks on the South Carolina senator — who made headlines Monday for calling the Donald a “jackass” — and even gave out Graham's private phone number.
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CBS News:
Lindsey Graham to Trump: “Stop being a jackass” — Shares - — Presidential candidate and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has “had it” with Donald Trump. — After Trump undermined the military service of Graham's longtime colleague Sen. John McCain, Graham had a clear message for his GOP rival.
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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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump calls The Des Moines Register ‘sophomoric’ — First the Wall Street Journal editorial board called on conservative media to buck up and ditch Donald Trump. — Then late Monday, Iowa's largest newspaper, The Des Moines Register called on Trump to just drop out of the race.
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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 …
Photos show Donald Trump in military uniform, with athletic teams before dodging the Vietnam draft …
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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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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rick Perry compares Trump to cancer
Rick Perry compares Trump to cancer
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Washington Post:
Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race
Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race
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Dylan StablefordSenior / Yahoo Politics:
Trump opens double-digit lead on GOP rivals as paper calls for end to ‘his bloviating side show’
Trump opens double-digit lead on GOP rivals as paper calls for end to ‘his bloviating side show’
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NBC News:
Can John Kasich Get Traction in the Summer of Donald?
Can John Kasich Get Traction in the Summer of Donald?
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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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New York Times, CNN and Mediaite
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Republican poll nightmare that is Donald Trump, in four charts
The Republican poll nightmare that is Donald Trump, in four charts
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Politico, Daily Kos, The Week, The Daily Caller, OnPolitics, Talking Points Memo and Salon
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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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Second secretly recorded Planned Parenthood video fuels storm — A second secretly recorded video released by an anti-abortion rights group appears to show an official from Planned Parenthood negotiating prices for selling fetal tissue. — The new video from the Center for Medical Progress highlights …
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Austin Ruse / BREITBART.COM:
New Video Shows Another Planned Parenthood Doctor Haggling Price of Baby Body Parts
New Video Shows Another Planned Parenthood Doctor Haggling Price of Baby Body Parts
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
John Kasich: A Jeb Bush In Jon Huntsman Clothing — It reads like a dream résumé for a Republican presidential candidate: nine-term congressman, six-year Fox News host and now twice-elected governor of a crucial swing state. His record puts him snugly in the mainstream of the Republican Party.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
John Kasich throws a Hail Mary — The Ohio governor needs to get his name out there, and fast. — Getty — John Kasich is poised to launch a Hail Mary bid for the presidency on Tuesday, making him the last entrant in the Republican Party's most crowded field in decades.
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Ohio's John Kasich brings heat, intrigue to 2016 GOP race
Ohio's John Kasich brings heat, intrigue to 2016 GOP race
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Washington Post and The PJ Tatler
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 …
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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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David Montgomery / New York Times:
New Details Released in Sandra Bland's Death in Texas Jail — HEMPSTEAD, Tex. — The authorities on Monday offered new details of the final hours of a Chicago-area woman who was found hanged in a jail cell in Texas three days after she was arrested during a traffic stop.
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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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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
White House to engage Iran critics through @TheIranDeal
White House to engage Iran critics through @TheIranDeal
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Obama and Trump: Two of a Kind — Outwardly they couldn't be more different. But take a closer look. — President Obama is said to feel liberated, in the sense that he can finally say what, and do as, he pleases — without much worry any more over political ramifications, including presidential and congressional elections.
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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
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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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 …