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9:45 PM ET, May 15, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Arrested for Allegedly Attacking Bernie Sanders Supporter  —  “The Wire” star Wendell Pierce was arrested Saturday after allegedly physically assaulting a woman supporting Bernie Sanders.  —  Sources at the Loews Hotel in Atlanta tell us the actor struck up a convo with the woman and her boyfriend at around 3:30 AM.
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Nevada Dems: Who Caused the Chaos?  —  Looks to me like Bernie Sanders' supporters caused the chaos at the Nevada Democratic convention.  —  At the point where Sanders' personal goals interfere with those of the Democratic Party (on whose ticket he is seeking a place), it's time for him to go.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and The Hill
Megan Messerly / LasVegasSun.com:
Clinton adds to delegate lead with Nevada convention win  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday again won Nevada at the state Democratic convention, after her opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, scored a surprise delegate victory out of the county conventions last month.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's what happened at Saturday's dramatic Nevada Democratic convention
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention As Bernie Fans Boo Barbara Boxer [VIDEO]
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Hot Air
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
‘WE NEED A MEDIC!’ Hillary, Bernie delegates clash at NV Dem convention
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Is Ben Carson the worst or the best surrogate of all time?  Yes.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon turned presidential candidate turned unfiltered pitchman for Donald Trump and now part of the presumptive nominee's vice presidential search committee, sat in the back of a Town Car …
Discussion: Mediaite, Hullabaloo, AOL and Guardian
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Michelle Moons / Breitbart:
Ben Carson Reveals Five Names on Trump VP List  —  Dr. Ben Carson confirmed five people on presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's list of potential vice presidential running mates in a recent interview.  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 VP running mate to John McCain …
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Associated Press:
Rebuking Trump, Obama Tells Graduates Walls Won't Solve Ills  —  President Barack Obama on Sunday urged college graduates to shun those who want to confront a rapidly changing world by building walls around the United States or by embracing ignorance, as he delivered a sharp and barely concealed critique of Donald Trump.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
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Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
Obama goes after Trump in Rutgers commencement address and slams building ‘walls,’ …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and alan.com
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Predicts Refugees With ISIS Phones Will Commit 9/11 Size Attack In The U.S.  —  “Who pays their monthly charges, right?”  —  Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Donald Trump said Sunday that he believes refugees will launch a terrorist attack …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Mark Zuckerberg to host Glenn Beck at Facebook  —  Mark Zuckerberg invited prominent conservative media figures, including Glenn Beck and Dana Perino, to a meeting at Facebook's headquarters this week.  —  The meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, is aimed at addressing the alleged suppression …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Wouldn't Have Had the Ready Cash to Self-Finance Entire Campaign — Analysis  —  With Trump now moving to raise big sums, estimate of his 2016 income shows him likely short of the ready cash he would have needed to fund his entire campaign  —  Donald Trump, after long saying …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Ian Lovett / New York Times:
Squatters See a New Frontier in the Empty Homes of Las Vegas  —  LAS VEGAS — On a drive through this desert city, the blight from the housing collapse of eight years ago can be seen on almost every block: Overgrown yards and boarded-up windows identify the foreclosed and abandoned homes that still pockmark southern Nevada.
Discussion: Eschaton
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Vice Presidency No One Should Want  —  If you're masochistic enough to plow through the next three months of vice presidential speculation, you might want to pause and ask a more fundamental question: Why would anybody want that job under Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?
Discussion: ABC News
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The Hill:
Puerto Rico debt becomes constitutional fight on the right  —  Republicans are waging a battle over the Constitution when it comes to helping Puerto Rico.  —  Supporters of Speaker Paul Ryan  —  's legislation to help Puerto Rico handle billions in debt before a critical July bond payment deadline point …
Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:
CNN's Jake Tapper Brutally Fact Checks Clinton's Email Claims — See What He Found Out  —  CNN anchor Jake Tapper teamed up with FactCheck.org to examine Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's claims about her private email server — and the results weren't pretty.
Jenna Wortham / New York Times:
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Highlights the Struggle for Acceptance  —  On the penultimate episode of this season's “RuPaul's Drag Race,” the last four contestants gathered backstage, waiting to find out who would be eliminated from the competition to be named “America's Next Drag Superstar.”
Fox News:
Reince Priebus reacts to questions about Trump's character; Must the Republican Party unite behind Donald Trump?  —  This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” May 15, 2016.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Chris Wallace.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Althouse
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Obama doesn't think rapists, armed robbers, drug dealers are ‘criminals’  —  MORE FROM:  —  It's only May, but I think I've found the euphemism of the year: According to Team Obama, criminals should now be declared “justice-involved individuals.”  —  The neo-Orwellianism comes to us …
Michael Crowley / Politico:
When Donald Trump brought Miss Universe to Moscow  —  On June 18, 2013, Donald Trump had some exciting news: He would soon be whisking dozens of the world's most beautiful women to Russia.  —  “The Miss Universe Pageant will be broadcast live from MOSCOW, RUSSIA on November 9th,” …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 
 
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Lois Beckett / Guardian:
Is the ‘Ferguson effect’ real? Researcher has second thoughts
Discussion: Hot Air
David Barrett / Telegraph:
Beyoncé clothing range is made by ‘sweat shop labourers on £4.30 a day’
Sheryl Sandberg / BostonGlobe.com:
It's the hard days that determine who you are
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Socialism Is Dying Everywhere from Europe to South America - Except in the US
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Dem rep: Trump ‘not even sincere about his own bigotry’
 Earlier Items: 
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP chief: Voters don't care about Trump's personal life
CBS News:
Bob Gates on how Trump stands out from past presidents
Mark Landler / New York Times:
For Obama, an Unexpected Legacy of Two Full Terms at War
Discussion: Oliver Willis and Althouse
Martha Gellhorn / The Atlantic:
The Arabs of Palestine … ACCORDING to Arab politicians …
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Jen Yamato / The Daily Beast:
How the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Became an SJW-Hating Conservative Crusader
Tim Ross / Telegraph:
Boris Johnson: The EU wants a superstate, just as Hitler did
Discussion: AOL
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Four Migrant Teens Face Trial for Raping High School Girl on Swedish Pleasure Cruise
Associated Press:
ISRAELI LEADER: IRAN MOCKS WWII HOLOCAUST, PREPARES ANOTHER
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