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Daily News Editorial Board says Vote Hillary Clinton: Her plans to give working- and middle-class Americans a fighting chance at rising incomes are far superior to Bernie Sanders' — A ritual that plays out at 8:30 a.m. on the first Friday of every month highlights the urgency …
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Politico, CBS New York, The Week, Daily News Bin, Guardian and Salon
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Hillary Clinton Responds to Bernie Sanders' Remark That She's “Condescending” to Young People — “I'm excited that so many young people are involved in this campaign.” — While on the campaign trail in Las Vegas, a young girl asked Hillary Clinton, “If you're elected the girl president …
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Mayor de Blasio, Hillary Clinton ripped for racist joke at Inner Circle show — They may be skilled in political theater — but when Mayor de Blasio and Hillary Clinton appeared on stage together, their comic turn became a tragic gaffe. — In a skit at Saturday night's Inner Circle show …
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CNN, NBC News, ABC News, American Spectator, Vox, Instapundit, Washington Free Beacon, Mother Jones, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and New York Times
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
WH defends Clinton and de Blasio after ‘CP time’ joke flops
WH defends Clinton and de Blasio after ‘CP time’ joke flops
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Booman Tribune
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First on CNN: Top Republicans may skip GOP convention — Washington (CNN)A number of high-profile Republicans, fearful of a potential melee in Cleveland this summer, are considering skipping the Republican National Convention and campaigning back home instead.
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Talking Points Memo, NY State of Politics, Washington Monthly, The Last Refuge and The Week
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan To GOP: I Know I'm Awesome, But I Can't Be Your President
Paul Ryan To GOP: I Know I'm Awesome, But I Can't Be Your President
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Balloon Juice
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Ted Cruz's war with Matt Drudge could become a huge problem for his campaign
The Daily 202: Ted Cruz's war with Matt Drudge could become a huge problem for his campaign
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The Federalist, Washington Monthly, SoundCloud, Hit & Run, Talking Points Memo, The Libertarian Republic and Althouse
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan delivers Shermanesque rejection of running for president
Paul Ryan delivers Shermanesque rejection of running for president
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Forbes, New York Times, TalkLeft, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Guardian, Outside the Beltway and Mother Jones
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Paul Ryan: I won't be GOP nominee, ‘end of story’
Paul Ryan: I won't be GOP nominee, ‘end of story’
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Washington Post, Team Ryan, The Atlantic, American Spectator, Business Insider and Mediaite
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Trump slams RNC chairman, calls 2016 process ‘a disgrace’ — on Tuesday slammed the chairman of the Republican National Committee, claiming the party's system for selecting its presidential nominee is a “scam” and a “disgrace.” — During an exclusive interview with The Hill at Trump Tower, Trump said, “It's a disgrace for the party.
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Politico, CNN, Denver Post and Guardian
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Donald Trump, Losing Ground, Tries to Blame the System — WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump and his allies are engaged in an aggressive effort to undermine the Republican nominating process by framing it as rigged and corrupt, hoping to compensate for organizational deficiencies that have left …
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Little Green Footballs
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Registration-burning GOP voter: ‘I was disenfranchised’
Registration-burning GOP voter: ‘I was disenfranchised’
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Daily Kos
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Raleigh visitors bureau says HB2 is affecting Wake economy — Four groups have canceled events — 16 other groups, potentially bringing $24M, are rethinking plans in Wake County — State reps Dollar and Stam: lost rooms can be filled — RALEIGH — A report released …
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The Charlotte Observer, governor.nc.gov, The Atlantic, Occupy Democrats, Daily Kos, Raw Story, PinkNews, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, NBC News and Advocate
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Senators: NBA should move All-Star Game out of North Carolina
Senators: NBA should move All-Star Game out of North Carolina
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Talking Points Memo
Billy Richardson / Fayetteville Observer:
N.C. Rep. Billy Richardson: I was wrong to vote for HB2
N.C. Rep. Billy Richardson: I was wrong to vote for HB2
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Fusion, Talking Points Memo and Towleroad
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Denver Post uncovers that Democratic Party told Hillary Clinton's campaign about caucus counting mistake, but kept public and Bernie Sanders camp in the dark — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters during a campaign rally Tuesday evening in the Arts …
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Taylor Marsh, Politico, Common Dreams, Hit & Run, Guardian and The Mahablog
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Emma Roller / New York Times:
The Not So Super Delegates — The paradox of a strong system …
The Not So Super Delegates — The paradox of a strong system …
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The Daily Caller and Fordham Political Review
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Time to Reform Big Sanders?
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In the Republican Primary: Donald Trump for President — Donald Trump is the father-in-law of the Observer's publisher. That is not a reason to endorse him. Giving millions of disillusioned Americans a renewed sense of purpose and opportunity is. — Explaining the phenomenon …
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Zuckerberg unveils 10-year plan to expand Facebook empire, with political tones — Facebook announced that businesses would be able to start using their messenger platform to buy and sell products and offer customers support. Jefferson Graham reports from the F8 Developer conference in San Francisco.
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Towleroad
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Zuckerberg criticizes ‘fearful voices calling for building walls’
Zuckerberg criticizes ‘fearful voices calling for building walls’
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The Daily Caller and The Verge
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Trump Ally Roger Stone Writing Entire Book Alleging That The Clintons Secretly Murdered JFK Jr. — Roger Stone is writing a book based on his conspiracy theory that the Clintons murdered John F. Kennedy Jr. Stone is an longtime ally and friend of Donald Trump, who has previously used …
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Hullabaloo
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Sam Brownback declares war on Kansas: This is how extremists gut a state — and democracy — The ultraconservatives take control, with an assist to ALEC and no concern for the people — It's not uncommon to see developments named after what they displace or sometimes destroy.
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VIDEO: Here's The Truth About The Anti-LGBT “Bathroom Predator” Myth — North Carolina is the first state in the country to pass a law aimed at broadly controlling transgender people's access to public restrooms. Proponents of the law claim it's needed to prevent sexual predators from sneaking …
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Occupy Democrats, ThinkProgress, Towleroad, Media Matters for America, Advocate and Gay Star News
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German Lopez / Vox:
North Carolina's governor just tweaked his anti-LGBTQ law. He basically changed nothing.
North Carolina's governor just tweaked his anti-LGBTQ law. He basically changed nothing.
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governor.nc.gov, Advocate, NBC News and Balloon Juice
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After mayor refuses trip to Mississippi, Navy will bring USS Portland to PDX — After Portland Mayor Charlie Hales announced he refuses to travel to Mississippi next month to commission the USS Portland over the state's anti-gay laws, the Navy has announced the commissioning will take place in Portland.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Progressive groups target Julián Castro — The veepstakes oppo war has begun. — With Bernie Sanders' durability exciting progressives at their potential to shape the Democratic race, a coalition of groups — many of them backers of the Vermont senator — are launching a preemptive strike …
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BuzzFeed, Towleroad and Washington Free Beacon
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Obama envisions a day when female presidents are common — President Obama said Tuesday that people will someday be amazed a woman had not served as president for so long in comments that came close to publicly backing Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton
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Washington Post and NBC News
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alicublog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Maggie's Farm
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Donald Trump Supporter Attacks Black Protester at Rally (Again) — Once again, a Donald Trump supporter has been caught on camera attacking a protester at one of the presidential candidate's rallies. — The Daily Gazette's Kate Seckinger captured the incident as it happened Monday in Albany.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Week, Politico, Independent Journal … and RedState
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Diving scientists record ‘cloud’ of thousands of swarming crabs — Researchers ‘have no idea’ why red crabs off Panama might be behaving in such a way, says a biologist: ‘Nothing like this has ever been seen’ — Descending in a submersible in waters off Panama, scientists noticed something strange happening near the seafloor.
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Los Angeles Times, Tech Times, Christian Science Monitor, AOL, The Week, Daily Mail and Mashable