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9:55 AM ET, May 18, 2016

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
It Comes From the Very Top  —  For months I'd thought and written that Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver was the key driver of toxicity in the the Democratic primary race.  Weaver has been highly visible on television, far more than campaign manager's tend to be.
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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 …
Discussion: neo-neocon
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.
Discussion: Hot Air, The Hill and National Review
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Amid Democratic infighting, polls are improving for Trump  —  appears to be making rapid progress in unifying Republican voters behind his presidential bid even as Democratic discord between backers of Hillary Clinton  —  reaches new highs.  —  An NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll released Tuesday …
The Daily Beast:
Wounded Hillary Limps to Kentucky Win  —  In a razor-thin victory, Clinton won the Kentucky primary.  But she was handily beaten in Oregon and just can't shake Bernie Sanders.  —  Hillary Clinton limped over the line in Kentucky on Tuesday night.  She narrowly secured the chance to declare victory …
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 …
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 …
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:   Come on, Bernie, Time to Level With Your Dreamers
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Grandiosity As Addictive As Smack
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton declares victory in Kentucky primary; Sanders wins in Oregon
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Sanders: ‘Shots Were Fired Into My Campaign Office in Nevada’
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
More Sanders staffers exit campaign
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC chairwoman chides Sanders
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Hillary Might Have Just Made Her Worst Mistake Ever  —  At a campaign stop in Kentucky, Hillary Clinton told the crowd that if she were president, she would put her husband Bill “in charge of revitalizing the economy.”  The impulse is understandable.  The economy of the 1990s was good …
Discussion: Business Insider
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's viral nightmare: A video of her ‘lying for 13 minutes’  —  You could say that it all depends on how you define “lie.”  Or, perhaps, that it's hell to have a public record.  —  Either way, Hillary Clinton's vast résumé of, shall we say, inconsistencies, is the dog that caught the car and won't let go.
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
NOLAND, MARY ANNE
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:   Exclusive — Rand Paul Supports Donald Trump as Nominee: ‘I Stand by That Pledge’
Hank Stuever / Washington Post:
Megyn Kelly's awkward primetime debut was a little too focused on Megyn Kelly  —  Greeting her viewers from what appeared to be the bridge of a spaceship made of nutrition-free marshmallow, Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly made an awkward and unimpressive landing with her first hour-long interview special Tuesday night on the Fox network.
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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Donald Trump Wins Oregon GOP Primary, AP Reports
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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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
IT'S OFFICIAL: DONALD TRUMP Breaks Bush Record With Most Votes Ever for Republican Primary Candidate
Discussion: Joe Hoft
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: Clinton should drop out if she loses Kentucky
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Politico
CBS News:
Obama extends overtime pay to 4.2 million Americans  —  The Department of Labor on Wednesday will finalize a rule extending overtime protections to 4.2 million more Americans currently not eligible under federal law, boosting wages by $12 billion over the next 10 years, the White House said Tuesday evening.
Discussion: The Week
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Melanie Garunay / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
Email from President Obama: I've Got News For You on Overtime
Discussion: Daily Kos
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
White House details sweeping measure to raise wages
Discussion: ABC News
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
Mtschnyder / CBS Dallas:
Shopper Upset Man Allowed To Use Women's Dressing Room In Ross  —  MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) - A Forney woman says a Ross department store in Mesquite let a man into the women's dressing room Monday.  —  “I was in the dressing room, when we heard a man's voice,” said Lisa Stickles, who says she quickly told a manager.
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.
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.
Gary Taxali / Mother Jones:
Can This Genius Strategy Stop Big Ag from Dumping Fertilizer Into Drinking Water?  —  One Iowa utility is sick of sky-high nitrate levels in tap water—so it's taking action.  —  Corn is to Iowa what oil is to Texas—so it's not every day that an Iowa official takes on the state's biggest industry.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 
 
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Peter Bernard / WFLA-TV:
Small Polk dog attacked by 5 dogs dies from injuries, cops say naked man let attack happen
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Brad R. Torgersen:
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Wild Ride
Discussion: The Week
Fox News:
Woman marches through Target blasting transgender bathroom policy
Telegraph:
Move over, organic: the Hemsleys say it's all about ‘astrological food’ now
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
New Jersey voters don't want Christie to be Trump's VP
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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
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump, Republicans Finalize Joint Fundraising Deal
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Matt Coughlin / Morning Call:
Substitute teacher at Easton High arrested for sex with teen in cemetery, police say
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Is Traditional Polling Underselling Donald Trump's True Strength?
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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