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11:55 PM ET, May 7, 2016

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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton is going to be exonerated on the email controversy.  It won't matter.  —  The latest news on the Hillary Clinton email controversy reinforces everything we've heard so far on this subject: … That point about her intending to break classification rules is important …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Hot Air
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Here's the Latest From the Bullshitter-in-Chief  —  Donald Trump knows exactly how to appeal to the women's vote: … Oh goody.  I guess in a few days we'll be treated to a barrage of thumbsuckers relitigating the titillating tales of Kathleen Willey, Gennifer Flowers, and Paula Jones.  Christ.
EndPlay / WSB-TV:
Poll: Georgians largely undecided about presidential race  —  A large portion of likely Georgia voters are undecided about who they would vote for in an election between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.  —  Nearly 1 in 5 voters said they have not made up their minds …
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Trump revives attacks on Bill Clinton affair
Los Angeles Times:
Obama to Republicans: Like it or not, you're stuck with Trump
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Nicknames Donald Trump the ‘Presumptuous Nominee’
Doug McKelway / Fox News:
Elizabeth Warren going on Trump attack for Dems
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump: Hillary Clinton a ‘nasty, mean enabler’
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Ivy League economist ethnically profiled, interrogated for doing math on American Airlines flight  —  On Thursday evening, a 40-year-old man — with dark, curly hair, olive-skinned and an exotic foreign accent — boarded a plane.  It was a regional jet making a short, uneventful hop from Philadelphia to nearby Syracuse.
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Julie Shaw / Philly.com:
Passenger thinks Penn prof doing math is ‘terrorist;’ flight delayed
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump spurs some conservative leaders to step back from the GOP  —  Donald Trump's looming nomination has spurred some leaders of the conservative movement — for generations, the backbone of the GOP — to break free from a Republican Party now being rapidly reshaped by the New York billionaire's incendiary tone and unorthodox populism.
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New York Times:
Republican Party Unravels Over Donald Trump's Takeover  —  By seizing the Republican presidential nomination for Donald J. Trump on Tuesday night, he and his millions of supporters completed what had seemed unimaginable: a hostile takeover of one of America's two major political parties.
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Donald Trump Doesn't Think Republican Party ‘Has to be Unified’
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
In Arkansas, a Preview of Democratic Attacks to Come
Discussion: American Power
Sarah Newton / WHTM-TV:
Bishop McDevitt girl thrown out of prom for wearing a suit  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - A Midstate high school student had the experience of a lifetime at her prom Friday night, but not in the way her family expected.  —  Aniya Wolf was thrown out of Bishop McDevitt's prom.
Discussion: 6, WISH-TV, WCMH-TV and FOX6Now.com
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Conservative Case Against Trump  —  THERE are many lessons that conservatives need to learn from the rise of Donald Trump.  There are elements of his message that the party should embrace.  There are grievances among his voters that the Republican Party must address.
Discussion: neo-neocon
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Former GOP senator: Trump is a sociopath  —  Former U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R-N.H.) called Donald Trump  —  a sociopath Friday, saying he would never support the presumptive GOP nominee even though his favored candidate, John Kasich, suspended his campaign earlier this week.
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
A Confession of Liberal Intolerance  —  WE progressives believe in diversity, and we want women, blacks, Latinos, gays and Muslims at the table — er, so long as they aren't conservatives.  —  Universities are the bedrock of progressive values, but the one kind of diversity that universities disregard is ideological and religious.
Discussion: Washington Post and Althouse
Yahoo:
Black cadets cause West Point stir with raised fists  —  Washington (AFP) - The prestigious West Point military academy has opened an inquiry after 16 black female cadets posed for a photo with fists raised in militant style.  —  The pose struck by the cadets, dressed in their gray uniforms …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
Obama's full remarks at Howard University commencement ceremony  —  PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Thank you!  Hello, Howard!  (Applause.)  H-U!  —  AUDIENCE: You know!  —  Story Continued Below  —  OBAMA: H-U!  —  AUDIENCE: You know!  —  OBAMA: (Laughter.)  Thank you so much, everybody.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama Gives Howard University Graduates a Lecture on ‘Change’
David Rosenberg / Reuters:
Report: US planning to take tougher line against Israel  —  Senior diplomats say upcoming report to ‘put Israel on notice’ that patience thinning in Obama administration.  —  The Middle East Quartet, made up of the US, EU, UN, and Russia, is scheduled to release a major policy report later in coming weeks …
Discussion: Power Line
Rachael Krishna / BuzzFeed:
This Black Man Was Rejected By An Airbnb Host — Then Was Accepted Under A Fake White Profile  —  Greg Selden said he created fake profiles for white guests — which were accepted.  UPDATE: The post contains updated statements from Airbnb and Selden.  —  Greg Selden is a 25-year-old living in Richmond, Virginia.
Discussion: Complex, LawNewz and Guardian
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
VIDEO=> #BlackLivesMatter Goon Threatens to Murder Donald Trump, Wife Melania and Daughter Ivanka  —  Another unhinged Black Lives Matter supporter threatened to murder Donald Trump and his wife and daughter on Youtube.  —  The black man waves guns around saying he's going to kill Donald Trump …
Shauna Johnson / WV MetroNews:
Overwhelming support for Trump, small lead for Sanders in MetroNews West Virginia Poll  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican Donald Trump will most likely win big in West Virginia's GOP primary on Tuesday, while the finish for the Democratic presidential race is going to be much closer …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton wins Guam caucuses
 
 
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New York Post:
Hillary's latest email lie didn't even last a week
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