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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 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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CNN:
Jeb Bush defends McCain, but supported Swift Boat attacks against Kerry — Washington (CNN)After Donald Trump questioned Republican Sen. John McCain's status as a war hero, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush quickly jumped to McCain's defense. — “Enough with the slanderous attacks.
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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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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rick Perry compares Trump to cancer
Rick Perry compares Trump to cancer
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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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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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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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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
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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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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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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
John Kasich Enters Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up
John Kasich Enters Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up
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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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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
White House to engage Iran critics through @TheIranDeal — The new Twitter handle will have a ‘have at me’ attitude. — The Obama administration is stepping up its defense of the Iran nuclear deal in a major forum filled with plenty of naysayers: Twitter.
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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
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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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Mitch McConnell to headline fundraiser for former rival — Matt Bevin is running in a closely watched gubernatorial contest against Democrat Jack Conway this fall. — Mitch McConnell and Matt Bevin are trying to put last year's ugly Senate primary behind them.
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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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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 …
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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Reuters:
Kerry says Iran vow to defy U.S. is ‘very disturbing’ — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday vowing to defy American policies in the region despite a deal with world powers over Tehran's nuclear programme was “very disturbing”.
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