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Mitt Romney / Facebook:
It is disqualifying for a modern-day presidential nominee to refuse to release tax returns to the voters, especially one who has not been subject to public scrutiny in either military or public service. Tax returns provide the public with its sole confirmation of the veracity …
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Associated Press:
AP Interview: Trump narrows VP list as he moves into general — NEW YORK (AP) — Shifting swiftly to the general election, Donald Trump says he's narrowed his list of potential running mates to “five or six” people and doesn't want to accept public money to finance a fall campaign against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump surges in support, almost even with Clinton in national U.S. poll — Donald Trump's support has surged and he is now running nearly even with Democrat Hillary Clinton among likely U.S. voters, a dramatic turnaround since he became the Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee …
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump: I'll release tax returns after audit — (CNN)Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to release his taxes when an IRS audit is completed, despite telling the Associated Press the previous day before that he would not release his tax documents.
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Breitbart, Politico, Raw Story, Media Matters for America and Guardian
CNN:
House GOP warns Ryan to back Trump — Washington (CNN)Rank-and-file House Republicans are urging Speaker Paul Ryan to get behind presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, warning his resistance could lead to the party fracturing rather than uniting if he withholds his endorsement.
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Bloomberg, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog … and Hot Air
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump and GOP leaders might never be on the same page — Donald Trump will come to Washington on Thursday for a series of meetings with Republican congressional leaders. The goal, all involved say, is to hasten the process of unifying a fractured party. The reality is that …
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Politico
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders' California director leaves campaign — Bernie Sanders' campaign parted ways with its California state director Michael Ceraso on Wednesday morning, 27 days before the primary in the state that Sanders has repeatedly said is crucial to his effort to capture the Democratic nomination.
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Guardian
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Wasserman Schultz's liberal challenger set to announce $1M haul
Wasserman Schultz's liberal challenger set to announce $1M haul
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Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon and Mediaite
Ben Wolfgang / Washington Times:
Sanders: Nominating Clinton would be ‘disaster’ for party, nation
Sanders: Nominating Clinton would be ‘disaster’ for party, nation
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The Gateway Pundit
Dyno Rush / DailyRushbo.com:
Does Old 2012 Clip Of Trump Praising Bill & Hillary Prove He's BRILLIANT? — TRUMP: I just like her. I like her, and I like her husband. Her husband made a speech on Monday at Mar-a-Lago, and it was very well received. And he's a — he's a really good guy, and she's a really good person and woman.
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Mediaite, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Rush Limbaugh
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Marco Rubio Nukes His Credibility
Marco Rubio Nukes His Credibility
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Hot Air, Daily Kos, Patterico's Pontifications and Raw Story
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Harry Reid to Rep. Alan Grayson: ‘I want you to lose’ — Rep. Alan Grayson angrily confronted Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday, disrupting a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus in front of dozens of staffers and members of Congress.
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The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Talking Points Memo
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Producer defends film on Reagan's Alzheimer's — A producer linked to a controversial movie about former President Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's disease says backlash over its subject matter is unfair. — “I've never been close to a movie like that where so little information became such a tidal wave …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Adam McKay on ‘The Iron Virgin,’ the Rise of Trump, and His Aborted Reagan Alzheimer's Project
Adam McKay on ‘The Iron Virgin,’ the Rise of Trump, and His Aborted Reagan Alzheimer's Project
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Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Ronan Farrow / Hollywood Reporter:
My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column) — EMAIL ME — Despite Dylan Farrow's damning allegations of sexual abuse, the director of Cannes' opening film today remains beloved by stars, paid by Amazon and rarely interrogated by media as his son, Ronan Farrow …
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Jonathan Updated / Glenn Beck:
Glenn Makes Wild Prediction About Trump — Donald Trump has faced consistent pressure and scrutiny from Glenn, so his prediction Wednesday on The Glenn Beck Program came as a surprise. — “I'm going to make a prediction about Donald Trump,” Glenn said. “I could say he's going to be the nominee of the Republican Party.
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The Hill, Hot Air, Fire Andrea Mitchell! and NBC News
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump: I Don't Regret McCain Comments, My Poll Numbers Went Up — “And what I said, frankly, is what I said. And some people like what I said, if you want to know the truth.” — Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Donald Trump said in a radio interview on Wednesday …
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John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Meghan McCain: 'There Were No White Nationalists On My Father's Campaign'
Meghan McCain: 'There Were No White Nationalists On My Father's Campaign'
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Hullabaloo
Atrios / Eschaton:
Think Pieces About MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE And How I Could Possibly Be Wrong — I'm tired of reading think pieces about WHY WE ALL THOUGHT DONALD TRUMP WOULD LOSE (I'm looking at you, Chait). First of all, we all didn't, you and your circle jerk did. Secondly, I don't care what your prior beliefs about the Republican party were.
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Mother Jones
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Here's the Real Reason Everybody Thought Trump Would Lose
Here's the Real Reason Everybody Thought Trump Would Lose
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Hullabaloo and Booman Tribune
People.com:
Megyn Kelly Opens Up About Surviving the ‘Ugly’ and ‘Threatening’ Donald Trump Attacks: ‘I Just Wanted It to Stop’ — When Donald Trump publicly attacked Megyn Kelly a day after she moderated the presidential debate last August, the Fox News host had no idea it would last as long as it did.
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Daily Mail, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Hullabaloo, Guardian and TVNewser
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
FBI's Comey: I feel ‘pressure’ to quickly finish Clinton email probe — FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday he feels “pressure” to complete the federal investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server competently and quickly.
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Fox News, ABC News, Washington Free Beacon, LawNewz, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Google to ban payday loan advertisements — Google announced Wednesday that it will ban all payday loan ads from its site, bowing to concerns by advocates who say the lending practice exploits the poor and vulnerable by offering them immediate cash that must be paid back under sky-high interest rates.
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Daily Kos, ThinkProgress and New York Magazine
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Numbers / Pew Research Center's Social …:
America's Shrinking Middle Class: A Close Look at Changes Within Metropolitan Areas — The middle class lost ground in nearly nine-in-ten U.S. metropolitan areas examined — The American middle class is losing ground in metropolitan areas across the country, affecting communities from Boston to Seattle and from Dallas to Milwaukee.
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Washington Post, Marginal REVOLUTION, CityLab and Pew Research Center
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Judge Finds Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect Unfit for Trial — COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado judge on Wednesday declared the confessed gunman in a shooting rampage last November at a Planned Parenthood clinic here mentally incompetent to stand trial. Three people were killed and nine were wounded in the attack.
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens Backs Donald Trump, Muslim Ban — LAS VEGAS—Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who previously backed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's presidential campaign, on Wednesday endorsed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and said he supports the candidate's proposal …
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Politico and ThinkProgress
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
A Trump adviser's plan for a multitrillion-dollar budget surplus, explained — Speaking at a Pete Peterson Foundation fiscal summit on Wednesday, Donald Trump adviser Sam Clovis said that the Trump campaign's economic program would unleash so much growth that the federal budget surplus …
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bradford-delong.com, MarketWatch and Washington Post
I Quant NY:
The NYPD Was Systematically Ticketing Legally Parked Cars for Millions of Dollars a Year- Open Data Just Put an End to It — New York City is a complex place to drive. And when it comes to parking, there are plenty of rules and regulations to follow. It's no wonder that sometimes people …
Denny Walsh / Sacramento Bee:
Rep. Ami Bera's father pleads guilty to election fraud — Babulal Bera admits reimbursing donors to avoid contribution limits — Plea agreement says Babulal Bera reimbursed all but $5,326 of $268,726 contributed during two campaigns — Ami Bera says he was unaware of the scheme
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Daily Kos and Los Angeles Times
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump, Warren Trade Barbs After He Says She Didn't Have ‘Guts’ To Run For Prez — Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump continued his attacks Wednesday against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), tweeting that she didn't “have the guts” to run for the presidency. — He also questioned her Native American heritage again:
Los Angeles Times:
This California desert town is experiencing a marijuana boom — Carlos Bravo, the owner of a tow company here, was at work late last year when a real estate agent came to him offering half a million dollars for 5 acres of undeveloped, brush-pocked desert — five times what he'd paid for the land six months earlier.