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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Priebus: Trump won't run as third-party candidate — Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus on Friday said he does not think Donald Trump will run as a third-party candidate should the billionaire business mogul lose the GOP nomination. — “I don't think he's going to do that.
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Political Wire and Addicting Info
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Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Donald Trump's support remains high following John McCain controversy — Donald Trump leads the GOP presidential field again this week, though controversial remarks about Sen. John McCain may have dented his popularity among Republicans — Donald Trump's rise in the Republican contest …
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The Gateway Pundit, BREITBART.COM, BizPac Review, Political Wire and Hot Air
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
How The New York Times Bungled the Hillary Clinton Emails Story — What the hell is happening at The New York Times? — In March, the newspaper published a highly touted article about Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email account that, as I wrote in an earlier column, was wrong in its major points.
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The Hill:
Hillary's email troubles deepen — Federal officials on Friday confirmed they have been asked to investigate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of State, deepening the political controversy surrounding the 2016 Democratic front-runner.
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The PJ Tatler
David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
For Gun Victims, the Prayers of Conservative Politicians Are Not Enough — After the latest mass shooting by an anti-tax, anti-government, anti-feminist arch-conservative in Lafayette, LA, the reactions from Republican politicians were as predictable as they were empty and stale.
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The Agonist and NBC News
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New York Times:
Lafayette Shooting Adds Another Angry Face in the Gunmen's Gallery
Lafayette Shooting Adds Another Angry Face in the Gunmen's Gallery
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Guardian, Slantpoint and The Mahablog
David Weigel / Washington Post:
TV hosts remember alleged Lafayette gunman as anti-tax, anti-feminist ‘gadfly’
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Lafayette Theater Shooter Fan of Hitler, Neo-Nazis, and Antigovernment Conspiracies
Lafayette Theater Shooter Fan of Hitler, Neo-Nazis, and Antigovernment Conspiracies
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Politico:
Red-state Democrats fret about leftward shift — Governor's races in South and Midwest could be lost if party brand becomes too liberal. — WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — Centrist Democrats were wiped out in the 2014 elections and in their absence emerged a resurgent liberal movement …
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Hullabaloo and The PJ Tatler
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Sanders Surges, Clinton Sags in U.S. Favorability
Sanders Surges, Clinton Sags in U.S. Favorability
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Slantpoint, The Hill, Prairie Weather, Washington Free Beacon and New York Times
Jenée Desmond-Harris / Vox:
White people have a race — but everyone flips out when we talk about it — As far as Lee Bebout was concerned, his Arizona State University course, US Race Theory and the Problem of Whiteness, was off to a good start. A multiracial, politically diverse group of undergraduates was enrolled.
Politico:
Chamber gearing up to take out GOP incumbents — The move would be a major tactical shift for the group, which isn't naming names yet. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to challenge some House Republicans in primary elections, frustrated after much of its agenda has been stymied …
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Chicago Boyz, The Hill, Daily Kos, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Signal, Hot Air and Rush Limbaugh
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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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The Federalist, Hot Air, The Other McCain and The PJ Tatler
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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ACASignups.net, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Hill
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Trump barring Des Moines Register from campaign event — Donald Trump's presidential campaign has denied The Des Moines Register press credentials to gain access to a candidate event scheduled for Saturday in Oskaloosa. — The reason: an editorial published by the newspaper last Tuesday calling on Trump to quit the Republican race.
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Mediaite, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, The Right Scoop and Politico
JNS.org:
It's time to evict J Street from the Jewish communal tent — The recent announcement of the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran has sparked deep concern and even outrage in the Jewish community. In an almost unprecedented moment for American Jewry, the majority of prominent Jewish organizations have lined up in order to combat this deal.
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Washington Free Beacon and Israpundit
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Mike Lee goes for nuclear option to repeal Obamacare — Senate conservatives couldn't stop a vote on the Export-Import bank. So they're going to try to force a vote on Obamacare instead. — Conservative firebrand Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced on Friday that he plans to use …
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United States Senator Mike Lee and The Daily Signal
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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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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Kos, LifeNews.com, The Daily Signal, RH Reality Check, Slantpoint and The PJ Tatler
Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Kerry Says Israel May Deepen Its Isolation by Opposing Iran Nuclear Accord — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the nuclear accord he negotiated with Iran was in Israel's interest and that the Israeli government's decision to oppose it could further its isolation.
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American Spectator
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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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York Times, The PJ Tatler, Reuters, “The Lid”, Politico, The Federalist, Hot Air and The Week