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The Hill:
Exclusive: Trump threatens third-party run — NEW YORK — Donald Trump says the chances that he will launch a third-party White House run will “absolutely” increase if the Republican National Committee is unfair to him during the 2016 primary season. — “The RNC has not been supportive.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Trump Card — When I opened my favorite news aggregator this morning, nine of the top ten items were about Donald Trump. That's right: 90% of the top stories involved the bloviating real estate tycoon and reality TV star. — No, I'm not going to write 90% of my 12 posts today on The Donald …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Poll shows Trump with slim lead, Walker in second
Poll shows Trump with slim lead, Walker in second
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Aarik Woods / WQAD-TV:
Mayflies force shutdown of Savanna - Sabula Bridge — Emergency crews were on scene over the weekend to clear a bridge after bugs took over. — On Saturday night, Teena Franzen recorded the incident while riding with her son in a Sabula police car.
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Jeb Bush pushes to ‘phase out’ Medicare — Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush appeared at a New Hampshire event last night sponsored by the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity, and the former governor raised a few eyebrows with his comments on the future of Medicare.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush defends Medicare ‘phase out’ comment — GORHAM, N.H. - During a town hall meeting here Thursday afternoon, Jeb Bush was put on the defensive about his comments Wednesday night about “phasing out” Medicare by an elderly woman who said she was worried about losing benefits she's spent years paying for.
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Jeb Bush Quietly Suggests ‘Phasing Out’ Medicare
Jeb Bush Quietly Suggests ‘Phasing Out’ Medicare
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
GOP's Favorability Rating Takes a Negative Turn — Republicans Less Positive About Their Party — The Republican Party's image has grown more negative over the first half of this year. Currently, 32% have a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 60% have an unfavorable view.
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Neil Vigdor / Connecticut Post:
Democrats drop Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson names from annual fundraising dinner — Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson are history in Connecticut. — Under pressure from the NAACP, the state Democratic Party will scrub the names of the two presidents from its annual fundraising dinner because of their ties to slavery.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Bye Bye J-J! — Executive Office of the President/Wikimedia Commons …
Bye Bye J-J! — Executive Office of the President/Wikimedia Commons …
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Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
Democrats Change Name of Fundraising Dinner
Democrats Change Name of Fundraising Dinner
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Wait a sec: UN inspectors will be forced to rely on samples provided by ... Iran? — This can't be true, can it? … “PMD” is “possible military dimensions.” In other words, if nuclear inspectors get a hot tip that Iran is conducting (or conducted in the past) atomic-bomb work at a secret site …
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Erin McClam / NBC News:
Sandra Bland Death Ruled a Suicide by Hanging, Texas Prosecutor Says — Medical examiners ruled the death of Sandra Bland a suicide by hanging, and the autopsy uncovered no evidence of a violent struggle, a Texas prosecutor said Thursday. — Warren Diepraam, the first assistant district attorney …
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Pat Sullivan / Associated Press:
Sandra Bland Autopsy Finds No Injuries Consistent With Violent Homicide
Sandra Bland Autopsy Finds No Injuries Consistent With Violent Homicide
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Anthony Weiner got a job fixing PR messes — seriously — If you find yourself in a p.r. nightmare, there's a swashbuckling new hero you can turn to — Carlos Danger. — A top “crisis” public-relations firm with ties to Hillary Rodham Clinton has hired the last person in the world …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Anthony Weiner joins crisis PR firm
Anthony Weiner joins crisis PR firm
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Joe Concha / Mediaite:
Exclusive: More MSNBC Changes Coming with Three Shows Out, Hard News and Chuck Todd Back — A well-placed source tells me MSNBC will announce today major changes to its afternoon lineup...arguably the most significant revamp the network has made at one time in its 19-year history.
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Bison selfies are a bad idea: tourist gored in Yellowstone as another photo goes awry — Every year, more than three million people pour into Yellowstone National Park, eager to escape the cramped cubicles and tiny apartments from whence they came. — They gaze upon the geysers.
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Jethro Mullen / CNN:
Bison attacks woman who was trying to take selfie with it in Yellowstone Park
Bison attacks woman who was trying to take selfie with it in Yellowstone Park
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Los Angeles Times:
Judge must decide sentence for LAPD cop who assaulted woman on video — A judge is expected to decide Thursday whether a Los Angeles police officer should serve time behind bars for assaulting a South L.A. woman in an incident that was caught on video by a police cruiser camera.
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Chelsea Rarrick / WTVR-TV:
‘Just stay behind me’ Construction worker helps teen escape I-95 abduction — HENRICO COUNTY, Va — Kevin Huntington knows things can get hectic along Interstate 95, especially in Northern Virginia. The construction worker said what he saw last week, was like nothing he's ever experienced.
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
New York Times Editor: Isn't It Awesome How Hillary's Stonewalling The Press? — In a podcast posted on the New York Times website earlier this week, the paper's editorial page editor openly praised Hillary Clinton's strategy of stonewalling the media and refusing to answer questions about her campaign.
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Gaping Hole in the Iran Debate — Iraqis peer through the window of an armored vehicle as the last American soldiers leave Iraq. (Lucas Jackson / Reuters) — I have a fantasy. It's that every politician and pundit who goes on TV to discuss the Iran deal is asked this question first …
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Toxic Worldview of Ta-Nehisi Coates — Moses gave us the Ten Commandments. Paul gave us the epistles. And Ta-Nehisi gave us, Between the World and Me. — Get POLITICO Magazine in your feeds — The new book by Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, in the form of a letter to his son …
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Daily Breeze:
Reality show star Loredana Nesci found slain in Redondo Beach home, boyfriend arrested — Reality show star Loredana Nesci, an LAPD officer turned attorney, was found slain today at the Redondo Beach home she shared with her boyfriend, who called police to report the death and was arrested when officers arrived.
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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Reality TV star found dead in Redondo Beach home; boyfriend arrested
Reality TV star found dead in Redondo Beach home; boyfriend arrested
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Collin Levy / Wall Street Journal:
The Wisconsin Targets Tell Their Story — After victory in court, conservative activists talk on the record for the first time about their 21-month ordeal. — The John Doe investigation of Wisconsin conservatives collapsed last week with a powerful decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court …
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Coal executive slams Obama as 'nation's greatest destroyer' — Murray Energy Corp. Chief Executive Officer Robert Murray has accused the Obama administration of being “intent on destroying coal and our country for their bizarre personal and political ends.”