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Bernie Sanders:
Sanders Statement on Nevada — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday issued the following statement: — “It is imperative that the Democratic leadership, both nationally and in the states, understand that the political world is changing and that millions of Americans …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders sticks it to the Democratic Party — In the wake of a chaotic state convention that resulted in death threats for party officials and vandalism to party headquarters, the Democratic establishment asked Bernie Sanders for his help Tuesday in getting some of his overzealous supporters to stand down.
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll Finds It'd Be A Close Clinton-Trump Contest In New Hampshire — If the presidential election were held today between the apparent Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and the Democratic front-runner, Hillary Clinton, the outcome would be very close. That's according to a new WBUR poll …
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Political Wire
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:
Clinton, Democrats Confronting Dangerous Divisions Within Party — Split decision in Kentucky, Oregon shows unity elusive — Eruption by Sanders supporters adds to rancor in campaign — Hillary Clinton's claim of a narrow victory in Kentucky and Bernie Sanders' win in Oregon illustrated …
Manu Raju / CNN:
Dems' new fear: Sanders revolt could upend Democratic convention — (CNN)Sen. Barbara Boxer, a veteran of Democratic politics, says she never saw anything quite like this before. — Loud cursing, shouting, obscene gestures and vile insults, including crude comments about the female anatomy.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Grandiosity As Addictive As Smack — With this new blow-up over whatever happened over the weekend in Nevada we see the pretty real and even dire consequences of lying to your supporters. The Sanders campaign, especially campaign manager Jeff Weaver, has been saying for weeks that Sanders …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
More Sanders staffers exit campaign — A handful of high-level staffers have left Bernie Sanders' campaign in recent days, including his director of technology and three of the four members of his original senior leadership team in California — a state his team has said is critical to his bid for the Democratic nomination.
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Washington Free Beacon
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Wasserman Schultz on Sanders' response to Nevada chaos: ‘Anything but acceptable’ — Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz panned Bernie Sanders' response to reports of violence at the Nevada Democratic state convention over the weekend, calling it “anything but acceptable.”
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Raw Story
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton declares victory in Kentucky primary; Sanders wins in Oregon — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton declared victory in the Kentucky primary on Tuesday, potentially disrupting a string of expected primary losses this month that had threatened to weaken her even as she turned …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC chairwoman chides Sanders … Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz chided Bernie Sanders — on Tuesday night, saying his response to chaos at the Nevada Democratic convention over the weekend was unacceptable. — “Unfortunately, the senator's response was anything but acceptable.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: Clinton should drop out if she loses Kentucky
Trump: Clinton should drop out if she loses Kentucky
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Nevada Dem chairwoman gets obscene death threats after convention chaos
Nevada Dem chairwoman gets obscene death threats after convention chaos
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Steven Yaccino / Bloomberg:
A Small Group of Superdelegates Could Close the Deal for Hillary—But Won't
A Small Group of Superdelegates Could Close the Deal for Hillary—But Won't
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump, Republicans Finalize Joint Fundraising Deal — Agreement will allow individual donors to write checks of up to $449,400 — Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee finalized a joint fundraising agreement late Tuesday that would allow individual donors to write checks …
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Fox News:
Megyn Kelly Special: Trump defends tone, says bid will be ‘complete waste’ if he doesn't win
Megyn Kelly Special: Trump defends tone, says bid will be ‘complete waste’ if he doesn't win
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NBC News, Media Matters for America and Guardian
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
IT'S OFFICIAL: DONALD TRUMP Breaks Bush Record With Most Votes Ever for Republican Primary Candidate
IT'S OFFICIAL: DONALD TRUMP Breaks Bush Record With Most Votes Ever for Republican Primary Candidate
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Joe Hoft
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Donald Trump Wins Oregon GOP Primary, AP Reports
Donald Trump Wins Oregon GOP Primary, AP Reports
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Politico and Media Matters for America
Mickey Rapkin / DuJour:
Lady and the Trump — Donald and Melania Trump live in a 30,000-square-foot triplex at the top of his namesake tower on Fifth Avenue, and as the race toward the presidency gets shorter and more frenzied, the ratings-hungry cable news networks have started coming to them.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Melania Trump: ‘Unbelievable’ Chris Matthews commented on me
Melania Trump: ‘Unbelievable’ Chris Matthews commented on me
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
New Jersey voters don't want Christie to be Trump's VP — An overwhelming majority of New Jersey voters don't want to see Gov. Chris Christie on Donald Trump's ticket, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. — Seventy-two percent of voters in the state are opposed …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump would talk to North Korea's Kim, wants to renegotiate climate accord — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program, proposing a major shift in U.S. policy toward the isolated nation.
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
George Zimmerman Taunts Trayvon Martin's Parents: 'They Didn't Raise Their Son Right' — The man who killed the teenager and ignited the Black Lives Matter movement explains why he's selling the gun, what he thinks of Hillary and Trump, and why he's the real victim.
Andrew Rafferty / NBC News:
Hillary Moves Within 100 Delegates of Nomination — Sanders: ‘We Are In Until the Last Ballot is Cast’ 2:08 — Hillary Clinton is the apparent winner of the Kentucky Democratic primary Tuesday night and rival Sen. Bernie Sanders will win in Oregon, NBC News projects.
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Paul Gowder:
SSRN has been captured by the enemy of open knowledge. — Elsevier just bought SSRN. Here's why you should be upset, and what we can do about it. — For those of you who aren't familiar with the academic publishing racket, SSRN is (was?) a huge repository of open-access preprint papers …
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Matt Coughlin / Morning Call:
Substitute teacher at Easton High arrested for sex with teen in cemetery, police say — Of The Morning Call … EASTON — A married 49-year-old substitute teacher was interrupted by Easton police while she was having sex with a 17-year-old boy in the Easton Cemetery earlier this month, police said.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
White House details sweeping measure to raise wages — The White House revealed details Tuesday of its most sweeping action to fight income inequality since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. And unlike Obamacare, it will require no input from Congress.
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ABC News
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We would like to apologize to our community. Three days ago we were lucky enough to visit Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and made the unfortunate error of leaving the pathway. We did not respect the protected environment we were exploring, and we want to acknowledge our wrongdoing.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch:
NOLAND, MARY ANNE — NOLAND, Mary Anne Alfriend. Faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland of Richmond chose, instead, to pass into the eternal love of God on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the age of 68. Born in Danville, Va. …
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Michelle Quesada / WPTV:
Port St. Lucie man accused of shooting wife because she was in pain & he couldn't afford medications — An 86-year-old Port St. Lucie man said he killed his wife while she slept because she was in poor health and he could no longer afford her medications, according to an arrest affidavit.