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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Sanders: DNC using debates to rig primary — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) believes the Democratic Party is using its limited primary debate schedule to rig the nomination process. — “I do,” Sanders reportedly responded when asked Friday whether he agrees with former Maryland …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Clinton resets campaign strategy — Hillary Clinton is resetting her campaign strategy with aggressive attacks against Republicans to move the conversation away from questions about the email controversy that has dogged her for months. — By comparing Republicans to terrorists and calling the GOP …
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
O'Malley challenges DNC over ‘rigged’ debate schedule — Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley thinks the Democratic Party's decision to limit the number of primary debates is tantamount to rigging the nomination process. — “Four debates and only four debates — we are told, not asked …
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Washington Post:
Democratic challengers launch attacks against Clinton, party leadership — MINNEAPOLIS — Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to cement her standing as the rightful leader of the Democratic Party here Friday, but two of her challengers launched a fierce counterattack against her and a party establishment …
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Rivals Critical of Democratic Party Politics
Hillary Clinton's Rivals Critical of Democratic Party Politics
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump rips Clinton aide Abedin and ‘perv’ husband Weiner — Donald Trump on Friday took aim at longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, poking fun at her marriage to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who he called a “perv” and a “sleazebag.” — Speaking to donors in Boston …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Top Jeb fundraisers leave campaign amid troubling signs — <p>Three top Jeb Bush fundraisers abruptly parted ways with his presidential campaign on Friday, amid internal personality conflicts and questions about the strength of his candidacy, POLITICO has learned.</p><p>There are different versions of what transpired.
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Faith Karimi / CNN:
Texas deputy killed ‘execution-style’ while fueling patrol car, authorities say — [Breaking news update 8:42 a.m.] — Authorities have a man in custody who is “believed to be the alleged gunman” in the killing of a uniformed sheriff's deputy, Sgt. William Kennard of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN.
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Faith Karimi / CNN:
Man held in killing of Texas sheriff's deputy — (CNN)A man “believed to be the alleged gunman” in the killing of a uniformed Houston-area sheriff's deputy was in custody and being questioned Saturday morning, Sgt. William Kennard of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN.
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Matthew Dallek / Yahoo:
Trumpalooza: We've seen this show before — From left: Ross Perot, Ed Clark, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, George Murphy and Meg Whitman. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP) — If all you knew about Donald Trump's presidential campaign came from commentary in the media …
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
House moving toward vote to defund Planned Parenthood — House Republican leaders are planning a vote to freeze funding for Planned Parenthood this fall, according to GOP aides, a move that could help mitigate an inter-party battle and avoid a government shutdown.
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Robert Taylor / KSAT-TV:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Fatal deputy-involved shooting — Bexar deputies shot, killed man while responding to disturbance call — SAN ANTONIO - KSAT12 News has obtained exclusive cellphone video capturing a fatal Bexar County sheriff's deputy-involved shooting Friday in the 24400 block of Walnut Pass.
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Church says Donald Trump is not an ‘active member’ — Trump on Charleston forgiveness: ‘an incredible moment’ — Washington (CNN)Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he attends a church in Manhattan, but the church released a statement saying the real estate developer is not an “active member.”
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Stephen R. Kelly / Washington Post:
When Mexicans crossed our border to feed Americans in need — Stephen R. Kelly, a former U.S. diplomat who served in Mexico from 2004 to 2006, teaches at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. — In a scene that would have given Donald Trump heart palpitations …
Thomas Fuller / New York Times:
Thai Police Announce Arrest in Bangkok Shrine Bombing — BANGKOK — The Thai police on Saturday arrested a foreign man who they said was likely to have been involved in the deadly bombing of a Bangkok shrine nearly two weeks ago. — “We are quite confident that this person is probably linked to the blast …
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Owen Labrie of St. Paul's School Is Found Not Guilty of Main Rape Charge — CONCORD, N.H. — The prep school graduate accused of raping a younger student at the elite St. Paul's School dropped his head and sobbed for the first time since the start of his trial: He had been found not guilty …
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Owen Labrie, Former Student at Elite Prep School, Acquitted of Felony Sexual Assault
Owen Labrie, Former Student at Elite Prep School, Acquitted of Felony Sexual Assault
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Orin Kerr / Washington Post:
A misleading story about Justice Thomas — The home page of the New York Times has this provocative link: — The story begins by presenting Justice Thomas as a real outlier: … It continues: … Sounds significant, right? The implication is that Justice Thomas is not doing his job.
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