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David Corn / Mother Jones:
On Facebook, Trump's Longtime Butler Calls for Obama to Be Killed — Anthony Senecal, who worked as Donald Trump's butler for 17 years before being named the in-house historian at the tycoon's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, has repeatedly published posts on his Facebook page …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump disavows longtime butler after he called for Obama to be killed — (CNN)Donald Trump's campaign is disavowing the real estate mogul's former butler, after he posted to Facebook Thursday that he wants President Barack Obama to be killed. — Anthony Senecal, who served …
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Mother Jones, Little Green Footballs and Mediaite
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Butler Hates ‘Negroes,’ Wanted to ‘Carpet Bomb’ Ferguson, Called ‘Killery’ Clinton a ‘C**t’ — Trump's Mar-a-Lago butler seemed like a nice old man in a New York Times profile earlier this year. But his Facebook page reveals a racist, Hillary Clinton-hating monster.
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twitchy.com and RedState
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump disavows butler's call for Obama to be killed
Trump disavows butler's call for Obama to be killed
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The Daily Caller
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
I want to share some thoughts on the discussion about Trending Topics. — Facebook stands for giving everyone a voice. We believe the world is better when people from different backgrounds and with different ideas all have the power to share their thoughts and experiences. That's what makes social media unique.
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Sam Thielman / Guardian:
Facebook news selection is in hands of editors not algorithms, documents show — Exclusive: Leaked internal guidelines show human intervention at almost every stage of its news operation, akin to a traditional media organization — Leaked documents show how Facebook …
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Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Facebook's Zuckerberg to meet with ‘influential conservatives’
Facebook's Zuckerberg to meet with ‘influential conservatives’
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Justin Osofsky / Facebook:
Information About Trending Topics
Information About Trending Topics
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New York Times:
U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping directive telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama administration to instruct schools to accommodate transgender students
Obama administration to instruct schools to accommodate transgender students
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Politico and American Power
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Is On An Anti-Trump Tweetstorm. The Clinton Campaign Has Noticed. — And a buried 2015 focus group hints at why she might just be the VP pick. — Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post — Twice this past week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) …
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The Gateway Pundit, New York Magazine, ABC News and The Daily Caller
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Jeff Sessions / USA Today:
Sen. Sessions: Election offers a simple choice — In Donald Trump, we have a forceful advocate for America. — For the first time in a long time, this November will give Americans a clear choice on perhaps the most important issue facing our country and our civilization …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Top Trump ally on Capitol Hill: He snubbed us — One of Donald Trump's top allies in Congress slammed the presumptive GOP nominee after he failed to meet with rank-and-file lawmakers backing his campaign during his ballyhooed trip to Capitol Hill on Thursday.
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EW.com, The Right Scoop, The Hill, Hullabaloo and Bloomberg
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David Catanese / US News:
Hillary's Glaring Weakness — This week revealed that, despite countless flaws, Donald Trump does have a chance at the presidency after all. — A decisive primary loss and close polls against Donald Trump have dealt a blow to Hillary Clinton's campaign. MELINA MARA/THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Quayle on Trump: ‘The party has to unite around him’
Quayle on Trump: ‘The party has to unite around him’
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USA Today, Politico, Washington Post, The Week, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller and Talking Points Memo
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump, Ryan signal unity
Trump, Ryan signal unity
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Politico, Wall Street Journal, Israpundit, CNN, No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Times and Yahoo
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Judge rules for House GOP in ObamaCare suit — A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of House Republicans in their lawsuit against the Obama administration over ObamaCare. — In a major ruling, Judge Rosemary Collyer, an appointee of President George W. Bush, said the administration does …
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Federal judge rules Obamacare is being funded unconstitutionally
Federal judge rules Obamacare is being funded unconstitutionally
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USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, Common Dreams, Politico and The Last Tradition
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge strikes down Obama health law insurance subsidy in victory for House GOP
Judge strikes down Obama health law insurance subsidy in victory for House GOP
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SCOTUSblog, Outside the Beltway and Politico
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Sarah Palin: Paul Ryan, Donald Trump meeting ‘makes me ill’ — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continued her attacks against House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, saying his highly publicized meeting Thursday with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., made her “ill.”
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ABC News, The Last Refuge, Hot Air, The Atlantic and The Right Scoop
James V. Grimaldi / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Charity Aided Clinton Friends — A $2 million commitment arranged by the nonprofit Clinton Global Initiative in 2010 went to a for-profit company part-owned by friends of the Clintons — HASTINGS, Neb.—The Clinton Global Initiative, which arranges donations to help solve the world's problems …
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Mother Jones, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Liberal Values, Washington Free Beacon and Power Line
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Boehner wouldn't be surprised if Clinton ‘has to withdraw’ — (R-Ohio) on Thursday took shots at Sen. Ted Cruz — (R-Texas) and said he wouldn't be surprised if Hillary Clinton — ends up withdrawing from the presidential race. — Addressing the SALT Conference in Las Vegas …
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Politicus USA and BizPac Review
Rachel Feltman / Washington Post:
A bit of debris chipped the International Space Station. That's just one piece of a much bigger problem. — When you sit around imagining life aboard the International Space Station (we all do that, right?) one thing you probably don't want to think about is a space junk slamming into your vessel.
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The GOP's top Colorado Senate candidate just had a Marco Rubio moment — Watch the video above, and try not to cringe. It's Jon Keyser, Republicans' preferred candidate to challenge Sen. Michael Bennet (D) in the Colorado Senate race, having what can be charitably described as a brain freeze …
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Talking Points Memo
Philip Wegmann / The Daily Signal:
Senate Appropriations Bill Spends More Than Obama Requested — The U.S. Senate's first spending bill of 2016 allocates $261 million more than President Barack Obama requested and lacks significant conservative amendments, but it still sailed to passage Thursday in the Republican-led chamber.
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Dinesh D'Souza's 'Hillary's America' Docu Set To Open Just Before GOP Convention — EXCLUSIVE: No word yet if Dinesh D'Souza's Hillary's America: The Secret History Of The Democratic Party will be playing in Cleveland when the Republicans have their national convention in the Ohio city …
Jim Robinson / freerepublic.com:
Our overriding conservative mission on Free Republic is to defend God, family, country! — Our overriding mission on Free Republic is to preserve, protect and defend (conserve) God, family, country—and all that that entails (refer to the Declaration, Constitution, and our Judeo-Christian American heritage for details).
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The Gateway Pundit and The Federalist
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Donald Trump Won't Alter Tax Plan, Spokeswoman Says as Confusion Reigns — WASHINGTON — After days of confusion over Donald J. Trump's hints that he would change his tax plan to reduce its budget-busting cost and make it less generous to the rich, his spokeswoman on Thursday sought to clear things up …
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New York Magazine, Media Matters for America and Politico
Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo: ‘Trump Is So Stupid, My God’ — On arrival in London, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo was asked by a reporter about presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. — “Trump is stupid. He's very stupid,” Hidalgo said. — She continued, “I think the example are all the people …
New York Times:
Russian Insider Says State-Run Doping Fueled Olympic Gold — LOS ANGELES — Dozens of Russian athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, including at least 15 medal winners, were part of a state-run doping program, meticulously planned for years to ensure dominance at the Games …
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Ian Tuttle / National Review:
No, Most Republicans Aren't for ‘Open Borders’ — House speaker Paul Ryan (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) — Paul Ryan is not for open borders. In the Year of Donald Trump, these are fighting words. They are also true. On his campaign website, the speaker of the House lists four principles …
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Journal of American Greatness
Doug Palmer / Politico:
Report: Trump tariffs would be ‘catastrophic’ for poor — Donald Trump's plan to get tough with China, Japan and Mexico could cost the average U.S. household more than $6,000 a year if carried to its logical extreme, with the burden falling hardest on households with the lowest income …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Veepstakes, Part One: Clinton's Choices — Senate balance of power could play a role — This is the first of a two-part series analyzing the Democratic and Republican vice presidential possibilities. This week, we'll look at likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's choices …
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Washington Post
Ben Kesling / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Adviser Signals Plan to Change Veterans' Health Care — GOP front-runner would likely push VA toward privatization, shift to an insurance model — Donald Trump says the Department of Veterans Affairs' health-care system is badly broken, and this week his campaign released …
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Talking Points Memo and Politico