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New York Times:
Criminal Inquiry Is Sought in Clinton Email Account — WASHINGTON — Two inspectors general have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into whether sensitive government information was mishandled in connection with the personal email account Hillary Rodham Clinton used …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times alters Clinton email story — The New York Times made small but significant changes to an exclusive report about a potential criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton's State Department email account late Thursday night, but provided no notification of or explanation for of the changes.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ: No, We Weren't Asked To Launch A Criminal Probe Into Clinton's Emails — The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that, contrary to media reports, it did not receive a request to open a criminal investigation into how sensitive information was handled in Hillary Clinton's private emails.
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Wall Street Journal:
Criminal Investigation Sought Into Hillary Clinton's Emails — Justice Department asked to consider a criminal investigation due to concerns about mishandling of classified information — WASHINGTON—An internal government review of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email archive …
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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Top Dem denies criminal probe of Clinton's emails — Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is rebutting reports that the State Department has formally requested a federal criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of State.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz calls Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor — Firebrand Republican senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Friday rushed across a line rarely crossed on the Senate floor: He called the leader of his party, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a liar.
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Ace of Spades HQ:
Ted Cruz: Mitch McConnell Is, Straight-Up, Lying to Everyone
Ted Cruz: Mitch McConnell Is, Straight-Up, Lying to Everyone
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Ted Cruz accuses Mitch McConnell of telling a ‘flat-out lie’
Ted Cruz accuses Mitch McConnell of telling a ‘flat-out lie’
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Associated Press:
CRUZ, ON SENATE FLOOR, ACCUSES GOP LEADER MCCONNELL OF LYING
CRUZ, ON SENATE FLOOR, ACCUSES GOP LEADER MCCONNELL OF LYING
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell sets up vote to repeal ObamaCare
McConnell sets up vote to repeal ObamaCare
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Boehner wants ‘facts first’ before defunding Planned Parenthood — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is throwing cold water on several House Republicans' efforts to immediately defund Planned Parenthood in the wake of the group's undercover video controversy. — Boehner said Thursday …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell to fast-track bill to defund Planned Parenthood
McConnell to fast-track bill to defund Planned Parenthood
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Jen Gunter / The New Republic:
The Many Manipulations of the Planned Parenthood Attack Videos
The Many Manipulations of the Planned Parenthood Attack Videos
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Defends Embattled Planned Parenthood
Hillary Clinton Defends Embattled Planned Parenthood
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RADAR:
Hulk's N Word Racist Rants Caught On Tape — Foul, Disgusting Tirade Leaks … PICS OF — HULK HOGAN — Hulk Hogan has been captured on tape spewing foul-mouthed racial slurs — including the N-word. — In a shocking world exclusive, RadarOnline.com and The National ENQUIRER …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Insiders: Donald Trump has peaked — The majority of Republican insiders say The Donald has hit his ceiling, while gleeful Democrats say he's not going anywhere. — Politico Illustration / Getty Images — About three quarters of Republican early-state insiders say they believe Donald Trump …
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National Journal:
With Donald Trump dominating the headlines and cable-news shows, it's easy to get caught …
With Donald Trump dominating the headlines and cable-news shows, it's easy to get caught …
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump Would Lose Badly In A Third-Party Bid, But He Could Take The Republican Down, Too
Trump Would Lose Badly In A Third-Party Bid, But He Could Take The Republican Down, Too
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Julian Zelizer / CNN:
Donald Trump in the public eye 21 photos
Donald Trump in the public eye 21 photos
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Medium:
Lafayette Theater Shooter Fan of Hitler, Neo-Nazis, and Antigovernment Conspiracies — One day after John Russell Houser killed two people and wounded nine in a movie theater in Lafayette, La., a picture is emerging online of a man caught up with a number of far right-wing ideas and fascinated about “the power of the lone wolf.”
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Associated Press:
The Latest: TV host says theater gunman advocated violence — 10 photos — LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The latest on the shooting at a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater (times are local): — A former local television host in Georgia says the man who killed two people in a Louisiana movie theater appeared …
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Saeed Ahmed / CNN:
Gunman kills 2, then himself in Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater
Gunman kills 2, then himself in Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater
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Jay Knoll / KARE-TV:
State patrol: Don't stop for ducks — Cars Swerve for Ducks Crossing I-35 KARE — MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - The Minnesota State Patrol asks that motorists do not stop for ducks, or any animal, regardless of how the situation may end. This after a video, showing a family of ducks narrowly escaping injury, went viral.
BBC:
Full transcript of BBC interview with President Barack Obama — Barack Obama spoke with the BBC ahead of his trip to East Africa. Here is the full transcript of North America Editor Jon Sopel's conversation with the US president. — Going to Kenya — JON SOPEL: Mr President, you're about to fly to Kenya, to your ancestral home.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama's father towers over trip to Kenya
Obama's father towers over trip to Kenya
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Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Preparing to Release Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard, Officials Say — Some administration officials hope freeing spy may smooth relations with Israel after Iran nuclear deal — The Obama administration is preparing to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard …
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Hot Air, Political Wire and The Week
Seth Stoughton / Talking Points Memo:
Cop Expert: Why Sandra Bland's Arrest Was Legal But Not Good Policing — As the video of Sandra Bland's arrest makes its way into homes and offices around the country, people are aghast that the failure to use a turn signal led to a woman's arrest and, ultimately, her death by what officials have identified as suicide.
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Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
People Are Speculating That Sandra Bland Was Already Dead When Authorities Took Her Mugshot
People Are Speculating That Sandra Bland Was Already Dead When Authorities Took Her Mugshot
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Gazette:
Manitou Springs woman arrested on suspicion of arson for burning Confederate flag — Updated: — A Manitou Springs woman who organized a Confederate flag burning was arrested late Wednesday night on suspicion of arson, the Manitou Springs Police Department said in a press release issued Thursday.
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New York Post:
Car company blames Bob Simon for his limo-crash death — Bob Simon (inset) was responsible for his own death when the limo he was riding in crashed with another car, the car service that owns the limo claims. — “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon was responsible for his own death …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Why Scott Walker is so dangerous — SAN DIEGO — “First off,” Scott Walker proclaimed, “we took on the unions, and we won. We won!” — Taking on the unions is usually first off for Walker, the Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential candidate. It is the very rationale for his candidacy.
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