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Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
My threesome with Clarence Thomas — A former gal pal of Clarence Thomas said the future Supreme Court justice was a manscaping maven with an impeccable scent during their ménage-à-trois days. — “He mostly always smelled like soap and just naturally had a wonderful odor to his body …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Focus on Chief Justice as Supreme Court Hears Immigration Challenge — WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. twice voted to save President Obama's health care law, infuriating his usual allies on the right. Now, conservatives are nervous that the chief justice will disappoint …
Richard G. Lugar / New York Times:
On Immigration, Law Is on Obama's Side — THE legal controversy surrounding the Obama administration's immigration enforcement policies will soon come to a head when the Supreme Court justices hear the case United States v. Texas on Monday. Texas claims that the president's executive …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama amnesty Supreme Court case to test limits of presidential power — The Constitution was ratified more than two centuries ago, and in all that time no president had ever tested the limits of executive power enough to force the Supreme Court to rule whether he has lived up to the founders' command …
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump on contested convention: 'I hope it doesn't involve violence' … STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday that he hopes a contested Republican convention in July “doesn't involve violence” if he is denied the nomination during second-ballot voting.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
With some smart moves, Trump had a pretty good week
With some smart moves, Trump had a pretty good week
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump massacred in delegate fights once more
Trump massacred in delegate fights once more
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RedState, Slate, Oklahoma Grassroots, Debbie Dooley, Newsmax, Townhall.com and CNN
Patrick Howley / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Trump Campaign: Cruz Staged ‘Attack’ In Georgia To Steal Delegates...'Not Grassroots Activism'
EXCLUSIVE — Trump Campaign: Cruz Staged ‘Attack’ In Georgia To Steal Delegates...'Not Grassroots Activism'
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Says ‘Rigged’ Convention Should Not Be Met With Violence
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
How US covered up Saudi role in 9/11 — In its report on the still-censored “28 pages” implicating the Saudi government in 9/11, “60 Minutes” last weekend said the Saudi role in the attacks has been “soft-pedaled” to protect America's delicate alliance with the oil-rich kingdom.
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Kristin Donnelly / NBC News:
Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Report Under New Scrutiny
Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Report Under New Scrutiny
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Pamela Geller, Forbes and Hot Air
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Dilma Rousseff Is Impeached by Brazil's Lower House of Congress — BRASÍLIA — Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approve impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the nation's first female president, whose tenure has been buffeted by a dizzying corruption scandal, a shrinking economy and spreading disillusionment.
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Jonathan Watts / Guardian:
Brazilian congress votes to impeach president Dilma Rousseff — Government concedes after lower house overwhelmingly backs move to remove Rousseff, who now faces vote in senate — Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday as a hostile and corruption-tainted congress voted to impeach her.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
For News Outlets Squeezed From the Middle, It's Bend or Bust — Earlier this month, a couple of inventive young go-getters at Buzzfeed tied enough rubber bands around the center of a watermelon to make it explode. Nearly a million people watched the giant berry burst on Facebook Live.
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
There Is No Bernie Sanders Movement — Almost every modern Democratic primary has had a progressive insurgency. Bernie's isn't anything new. But it can be. — He'd just been declared the winner in the Wisconsin Democratic primary, and now Bernie Sanders, speaking from a stage in Laramie …
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Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
The pageant of Donald Trump's dreams — NEW YORK — Donald Trump piled into his limousine with a group of pin-up calendar models dressed in skimpy dresses. It was a snowy night in Manhattan, December 1992, and the festive group was embarking on a circuit of exclusive clubs after a sumptuous dinner at the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Texas man brings real gun to water gun fight — and shoots 15-year-old girl — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Law enforcement officials in Spring, Texas said over the weekend that they were questioning a man after he shot a 15-year-old girl who was playing with water guns.
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Sharyn Alfonsi / CBS News:
Hacking Your Phone — Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how cellphones and mobile phone networks are vulnerable to hacking — The following script is from “Hacking Your Phone” which aired on April 17, 2016. Sharyn Alfonsi is the correspondent. Howard L. Rosenberg and Julie Holstein, producers.
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Mexico Won't Be ‘Bullied’ by Trump's Threat to Fund Border Wall — It's also a matter of ‘dignity,’ finance minister says — Country plans to buy back some debt in coming weeks: Videgaray — Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray called billionaire Donald Trump's proposal to force …