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Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself — The voice is instantly familiar; the tone, confident, even cocky; the cadence, distinctly Trumpian. The man on the phone vigorously defending Donald Trump says he's a media spokesman named John Miller, but then he says …
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Trump claims he didn't regularly use a fake name. That's not what he said under oath. — Donald Trump on Friday denied that the voice of “John Miller” on a 25-year-old recording obtained by The Washington Post is, in fact, his own. Appearing on NBC's “Today” show, the presumptive Republican …
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump denies posing as spokesman in recordings Washington Post uncovered — Donald Trump: 1991 phone call 'doesn't sound like my voice' — “No, I don't know anything about it. You're telling me about it for the first time and it doesn't sound like my voice at all,” …
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12NewsNow.Com:
PN-G ISD Superintendent on Obama admin's transgender letter: It's going in the paper shredder — PORT NECHES - — Port Neches-Groves Superintendent Dr. Rodney Cavness on Thursday slammed the Obama administration's expected letter which is set to tell districts to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choosing.
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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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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Rep. Steve King: I'll likely hold hearing on Obama's bathroom directive
Rep. Steve King: I'll likely hold hearing on Obama's bathroom directive
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Obama transgender edict incites the right
Obama transgender edict incites the right
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U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Departments of Justice and Education Release Joint Guidance to Help Schools Ensure …
U.S. Departments of Justice and Education Release Joint Guidance to Help Schools Ensure …
Emanuella Grinberg / CNN:
Obama administration to issue guidance on transgender access to school bathrooms
Obama administration to issue guidance on transgender access to school bathrooms
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David Catanese / US News:
Ralph Nader: Trump's Done Some Good, Clinton's Winning By ‘Dictatorship’ — He heaps praise on Bernie Sanders, but won't reveal how he'll vote in November. — The five-time presidential candidate had more positive comments abut Donald Trump than Hillary Clinton in an interview with U.S. News.
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Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Clinton charity gave $2M to company owned by Bill's ‘friend’ — More On: — Bill Clinton's foundation doled out $2 million to a power company partly owned by a wealthy blond divorcée about whom questions have been raised as to whether she is the frequent visitor to his home nicknamed “Energizer.”
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Bill Clinton gets into combative exchange over crime bill
Bill Clinton gets into combative exchange over crime bill
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Evan Axelbank / WTVT:
Family dog takes rattlesnake bite for 7-year-old — TAMPA (FOX 13) - His owners call him the perfect dog. Haus is a 2-year-old German Shepard, and usually 68 pounds of loyalty and love, especially when it comes to his 7-year-old, Molly DeLuca. After Haus possibly saved Molly's life …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Five Ways the Republican Convention Could Still Be Contentious — There is little doubt that Donald J. Trump will emerge from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland as the party's presidential nominee, but there is still some uncertainty about what could unfold there starting July 18.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Never (Again) Trump’ sets sights on 2020
‘Never (Again) Trump’ sets sights on 2020
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David Samuels / New York Times:
Through the Looking Glass with Ben Rhodes — My interest in Ben Rhodes began with a photograph I saw from Senator Barack Obama's insurgent campaign for president in 2008. The photograph showed a group of Obama's young speechwriters celebrating a victory. In the shallow background was a young writer …
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Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Photos: Sheriff Joe Arpaio through the years … It's official: A federal judge has found Sheriff Joe Arpaio in civil contempt of federal court. — A federal judge ruled that the Maricopa County lawman and three of his top aides violated a federal court order meant to curtail racial profiling …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Third-party effort fizzling out — An effort by prominent conservatives to recruit a third party candidate to run against Donald Trump — is fizzling out. — A serious third party run would cost millions, and GOP donors have so far been reluctant to embrace a bid.
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Donald Trump Refuses to Reveal His Tax Rate: 'It's None of Your Business' — The presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump continued to refuse to release his tax returns and today declined to reveal his tax rate. — Joining “Good Morning America” this morning, ABC News' George Stephanopoulos asked Trump …
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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Hillary-Hating Fan Fiction Feeds Trump — Donald Trump has hinted he has a lot of dirt on Hillary Clinton. But where is he getting his information from? Some of the best, worst Hillary fan fiction money can buy. — Hillary Clinton is a murderer and a lesbian and she buys her muumuus on Amazon.com.
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Telegraph:
Ivanka Trump praises her father for ‘elevating’ the election campaign — Play! — Donald Trump's daughter has launched a robust defence of her father, describing him as a man who has “elevated” the political discussion, but confessing that she didn't discuss the election with her friend Chelsea Clinton.
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David Petraeus / Washington Post:
Anti-Muslim bigotry aids Islamist terrorists — David Petraeus, chairman of the KKR Global Institute, is a retired U.S. Army general who commanded coalition forces in Iraq from 2007 to 2008 and Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011 and served as CIA director from 2011 to 2012.
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Cass Sunstein / Heat Street:
We've Entered the Age of Partyism—It Might Get Worse Than Racism — Welcome to the age of partyism. In some ways, it's now worse than racism. — There are strong signs that in the coming election, it's going to increase substantially. Negative campaigning works …
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
MARK CUBAN: Trump is that guy in the bar who will say anything to get laid — Billionaire investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban isn't holding back his opinion about his frenemy, Donald Trump. — “There's that guy who'll walk into the bar and say anything to get laid.
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Todd Feurer / CBS Chicago:
Milwaukee Teens Live Stream Sex Acts On Facebook — CHICAGO (CBS) — Police in Milwaukee have launched an investigation after three teenagers live streamed themselves having sex, while their classmates watched on their phones at school. — CBS 58 in Milwaukee reports two girls, 14 and 15 …
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Ari Melber / NBC News:
Trump Campaign Could Use New Donations to Pay Donald Trump $36M for Loan — After railing against a “corrupt” fundraising system in the Republican primaries, Donald Trump now says he will raise hundreds of millions of dollars to compete in the general election.
Freida Frisaro / Associated Press:
Auction for gun that killed Trayvon Martin possibly hijacked — MIAMI (AP) — Bidding in an online auction for the pistol former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin appeared to have been hijacked by fake accounts posting astronomically high bids.
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Sheldon G. Adelson / Washington Post:
Sheldon Adelson: I endorse Donald Trump for president — Sheldon G. Adelson is chairman and chief executive of Las Vegas Sands Corp. — At the outset of the 2016 election, the GOP primary field was nearly as large as that of last weekend's Kentucky Derby.
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Paul Joseph Watson / Infowars:
WTF TSA? Viral Video Shows Unbelievable Length of Security Line — Invasive security procedures, lack of staff blamed for delays — A viral video posted on YouTube shows the unbelievable length of a TSA security line at Chicago's Midway International Airport.
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