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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Priebus slams ‘Never Trump’ movement, calls for GOP unity — Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus on Friday called for Republicans to unite ahead of the general election, striking back against the “Never Trump” movement. — “It is essential to victory in November …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters — First it was an email warning Steve House, the Colorado GOP chairman, to hide his family members and “pray you make it to Cleveland.” Then there was the angry man who called his cell phone and told him to put a gun down his throat.
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Associated Press:
Trump team tells GOP he has been ‘projecting an image’ — HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump's chief lieutenants told skeptical Republican leaders Thursday that the GOP front-runner has been “projecting an image” so far in the 2016 primary season and “the part that he's been playing is now evolving” …
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Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
TRUMP CAMPAIGN DUPES MAINSTREAM MEDIA, WITH AN ASSIST FROM THE #NEVERTRUMPERS
TRUMP CAMPAIGN DUPES MAINSTREAM MEDIA, WITH AN ASSIST FROM THE #NEVERTRUMPERS
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Politico, Washington Monthly, New York Times and Washington Post
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOPers Worry About Bringing Families To Convention After Pro-Trump Threats
Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz on Trump: ‘This has become the Washington campaign’
Cruz on Trump: ‘This has become the Washington campaign’
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LifeNews.com, miamiherald and Washington Post
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Conservative activist sues the RNC, alleging delegate fraud
Conservative activist sues the RNC, alleging delegate fraud
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The Gateway Pundit
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump is playing ‘a part’ and can transform for victory, campaign chief tells GOP leaders
Trump is playing ‘a part’ and can transform for victory, campaign chief tells GOP leaders
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Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Mediaite and New York Times
WCMH-TV:
Eight dead after shootings in Pike County, whereabouts of suspect unknown — PIKE COUNTY, OH (WCMH) — Police are responding to multiple scenes near the Pike and Adams county line where at least eight people are dead. — WLWT reports that an eighth body was discovered just before 2 p.m. Friday.
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WLWT Digital / WLWT-TV:
Ohio AG: Eighth body found in Pike Co. shooting, assailant ‘probably loose’ — At least 4 crime scenes discovered, AG says — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said eight people were found dead in Pike County on Friday morning. — The office said that the victims were shot “execution-style.”
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Q13 FOX News, NBC News, KFOR-TV and The Daily Caller
WCPO:
Pastor: 2 adults, 5 children shot to death at multiple Pike County locations — PEEBLES, Ohio — Multiple people are dead after shootings at multiple locations on Union Hill Road in Pike County just northeast of Peebles, according to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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WALV-TV:
EXCLUSIVE WTHR/HPI Poll: Trump, Clinton have small leads in Indiana, overall tight race — INDIANAPOLIS - — The results of the first statewide poll for Indiana's upcoming primary show a small lead for party front runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with a tight race on both sides of the aisle.
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Common Dreams and Hot Air
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Washington Post:
GOP veepstakes begin: Candidates start building lists and vetting prospects
GOP veepstakes begin: Candidates start building lists and vetting prospects
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New York Magazine, Politico, The Daily Caller, National Review and Bloomberg
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Is Indiana the last stand for the ‘Never Trump’ movement?
Is Indiana the last stand for the ‘Never Trump’ movement?
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Politico, Wall Street Journal, Real Clear Politics and Washington Times
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HANNITY: There Will Be No Contested Convention - Things Are Happening Behind the Scenes (VIDEO)
John Howard / Capitol Weekly:
Poll: Trump leads in GOP primary
Poll: Trump leads in GOP primary
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The Last Refuge and Hot Air
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Virginia Governor Restoring Voting Rights to Felons — WASHINGTON — Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia will use his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing his Republican-run legislature. The action will overturn a Civil War-era provision …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Virginia governor restores voting rights to felons — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Friday announced that he had signed an executive order that effectively restores the civil rights, including the right to vote, of 206,000 felons, who have been banned from voting in the state since the Civil War.
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RedState
Megan Apper / BuzzFeed:
Prince Once Wrote A Donald Trump Song And It Is Spectacular — It is a ‘90s romantic ballad and it is called “Donald Trump (Black Version).” — Outside of his own hits, the late Prince was famous for having writing, instrumental, or production credits on other artists’ albums. — Mike Blake / Reuters
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The Independent:
Boris Johnson has criticised the US president Barack Obama and suggested his attitude to Britain might be based on his “part-Kenyan” heritage and “ancestral dislike of the British empire”. — Writing a column for The Sun newspaper the outgoing Mayor of London recounted a story about a bust …
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Telegraph:
As your friend, let me tell you that the EU makes Britain even greater
As your friend, let me tell you that the EU makes Britain even greater
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Nicholas Soames / Guardian:
London mayor under fire over remark about ‘part-Kenyan’ Barack Obama
London mayor under fire over remark about ‘part-Kenyan’ Barack Obama
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Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Mediaite and Coffee House
Hillary Clinton / Salon:
Hillary's primary success is a sham: Bernie Sanders will remain the true Democratic front-runner until the FBI finishes its Investigation — It's not over until the FBI clears Hillary Clinton— which it absolutely shouldn't — Bernie Sanders is the only Democratic candidate for president not linked to an FBI investigation.
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Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
Hey, Berniacs: I Learned to Love Hillary and So Can You — An Obama 2008 veteran, who's been on a campaign that was in a position similar to Clinton's and that had to reconcile with Clinton, offers his thoughts. — In late May of 2008, there was a bit of a misunderstanding that briefly blew …
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Salon, Shadowproof and New York Times
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High — WASHINGTON — Suicide in the United States has surged to the highest levels in nearly 30 years, a federal data analysis has found, with increases in every age group except older adults. The rise was particularly steep for women.
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TMZ.com:
Prince — Treated for Drug Overdose Days Before Death — TREATED FOR DRUG OVERDOSE DAYS BEFORE DEATH — EXCLUSIVE — Prince was treated for a drug overdose 6 days before his death ... multiple sources tell TMZ. — We broke the story ... Prince's private jet made an emergency landing in Moline …
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Peter Willis / mirror:
Inside Prince's bizarre life at Paisley Park: This is what happened when we visited the music icon — When the Daily Mirror's Peter Willis went to interview the music legend at his Paisley Park mansion in 2010 it was even weirder than he could have imagined
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P. — Elton John and his longtime boyfriend, David Furnish, entered a civil partnership on Dec. 21, 2005, in England under a law the country had just enacted granting recognition to same-sex couples.
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Washington Post and Mediaite
Travis / Uber Global:
Growing and growing up — Today we announced a settlement in two important class-action lawsuits: O'Connor (California) and Yucesoy (Massachusetts). The key issue at stake in both cases is whether drivers using the Uber app should be classified as independent contractors or employees.
Rory Carroll / Guardian:
Secretive group of Hollywood conservatives suddenly dissolves — The announcement by the Friends of Abe fueled speculation that infighting over Donald Trump's candidacy had drained commitment — The Friends of Abe has acted as a clandestine club for Hollywood conservatives for more than a decade …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Daily Mail:
New England ISIS suspect ‘tried to organize beheadings of non-believers from behind bars’ while awaiting terror charges — A New England ISIS suspect tried to organise the beheadings of ‘non-believers’ from inside jail while awaiting trial on terror charges, prosecutors claim.
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Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Google's Remarkably Close Relationship With the Obama White House, in Two Charts — When President Obama announced his support last week for a Federal Communications Commission plan to open the market for cable set-top boxes — a big win for consumers, but also for Google …
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