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Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News — Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network's influential “trending” news section, according to a former journalist who worked on the project.
CNN:
Poll: 6-in-10 oppose bills like the North Carolina transgender bathroom law — Washington (CNN)Americans broadly oppose laws that would require transgender people to use facilities that correspond with their gender at birth rather than their gender identity, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll …
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Joshua Berlinger / CNN:
Showdown looms over North Carolina's bathroom bill — (CNN)It's deadline day for North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory. — The U.S. Justice Department sent his office a letter Wednesday claiming that the state's controversial bathroom law is in violation of the Civil Rights Act.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
North Carolina Sues Feds Over Controversial LGBT Law
North Carolina Sues Feds Over Controversial LGBT Law
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Associated Press:
North Carolina Governor Files Lawsuit Over LGBT Rights Law
North Carolina Governor Files Lawsuit Over LGBT Rights Law
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Dozens of Parents Sue DOE Over Illinois Transgender Bathroom Law
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump enlists Christie to head White House transition team — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will serve as the chairman of Donald Trump's transition team should he win the presidency, the presumptive Republican nominee's campaign announced Monday. — “Governor Christie is an extremely knowledgeable …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Announces Chris Christie Will Take Charge Of His Transition Team
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Christie to lead Trump White House transition team
Christie to lead Trump White House transition team
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
He'll Do It His Way — Don't expect a New Trump. — If you're expecting Donald Trump to change now that he's the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, forget it. Trump says he can act presidential any time he wants to. But that time rarely comes. There's a reason for this.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
‘I think he could come apart’ — Mark Salter, the most prominent and most defiant Republican to announce his support of Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, thinks the 2016 campaign could literally — no joke — drive the billionaire developer insane. — Salter, one of McCain's top aides during …
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Raw Story
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: U.S. can never default because it prints money — Donald Trump assailed the media on Monday for what he said was a misrepresentation of his comments on debt, rejecting the notion that he would have the United States default on his debt. — “I said if we can buy back government debt as a discount.
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Los Angeles Times:
High school yearbook misidentifies Muslim student as ‘Isis Phillips’ — A high school yearbook is supposed to be a keepsake, but for a Muslim student in Rancho Cucamonga it will be a painful reminder of being misidentified as “Isis Phillips” in a photo that showed her smiling and wearing a hijab.
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Bobby Jindal / Wall Street Journal:
I'm Voting Trump, Warts and All — I stand by all my criticisms of the New Yorker, but the stakes for the country are too great to elect Clinton. — Some of my fellow Republicans have declared they will never, under any circumstances, vote for Donald Trump.
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Michael Walsh / New York Post:
Donald Trump is going to troll his way to victory
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
GOP operatives on the prowl for secret Clinton transcripts — Republican operatives are scouring the country for transcripts, notes or secret recordings of Hillary Clinton — 's paid speeches to Goldman Sachs in hopes of finding damaging material for the general election.
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Ben Rhodes:
How We Advocated for the Iran Deal — In recent years, few things have been as exhaustively debated or written about than the Iran deal. — That debate reignited this week after a long article about me included a section about the Iran deal. There are many issues raised in an article of this length …
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Associated Press:
Philippine mayor ahead in unofficial count for president — MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A brash mayor known for sex jokes and a pledge to end crime within six months — by killing suspected criminals if necessary — strongly led an unofficial vote count in Monday's Philippine presidential election …
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Breitbart:
London's Iconic Red Buses To Declare ‘Glory To Allah’ — Britain's largest Islamic charity says it wants to “break down barriers” and portray Islam positively by launching a new advertising campaign which will slap the phrase “glory to Allah” on the side of London buses.
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Cashing in: Illegal immigrants get $1,261 more welfare than American families, $5,692 vs. $4,431 — Illegal immigrant households receive an average of $5,692 in federal welfare benefits every year, far more than the average “native” American household, at $4,431, according to a new report on the cost of immigration released Monday.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Rapper Azealia Banks Endorses Trump - Says Hillary Talks to Black People “Like We're Pets” — Rapper Azealia Banks endorsed Donald Trump in a series of tweets on Sunday. — WOW! — Right, black folk having been voting democrat for the last 70 years and we don't have s**t to show for it. http://twitter.com/...
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Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Bars Intelligence Agencies From Using Analytics Service — Social media firm cuts access to Dataminr, a service used to identify unfolding terror attacks, political unrest — Twitter Inc. cut off U.S. intelligence agencies from access to a service that sifts through the entire output …
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