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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.
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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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Vox, Liberal Values, No More Mister Nice Blog, Lawyers, Guns & Money, First Draft, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Come on, Bernie, Time to Level With Your Dreamers — He must stop indulging his people's fantasies, tell them the truth about the math—and get them to stop with all the nasty about Clinton. — Soon and very soon, Bernie Sanders is going to have to help his most ardent fans confront the fact of his defeat.
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Slate
Sacramento Bee:
Bernie Sanders can't afford to stay silent any longer — Rise of extremist supporters causing a rift in the party — In Nevada, Trump-like anger boils over at state convention — Democratic candidate must step up, condemn supporters' actions — A lot of Democrats don't want to admit it …
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 …
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Washington Monthly, RedState and Liberal Values
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 …
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Politico, The Resurgent, neo-neocon and New York Times
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Liberal allies turning on Bernie Sanders after Nevada donnybrook — THE BIG IDEA: — Bernie Sanders won yesterday's Democratic primary in Oregon by 8 points, and Hillary Clinton has declared victory in Kentucky. The AP says the Bluegrass State remains too close to call.
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Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll Finds It'd Be A Close Clinton-Trump Contest In New Hampshire
WBUR Poll Finds It'd Be A Close Clinton-Trump Contest In New Hampshire
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The Gateway Pundit, Liberal Values and Washington Times
Andrew Rafferty / NBC News:
Hillary Moves Within 100 Delegates of Nomination
Hillary Moves Within 100 Delegates of Nomination
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Scared Monkeys, Towleroad, Politico and Washington Free Beacon
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Sanders camp slams Debbie Wasserman Schultz for ‘throwing shade’
Sanders camp slams Debbie Wasserman Schultz for ‘throwing shade’
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The Daily Beast:
Wounded Hillary Limps to Kentucky Win
Wounded Hillary Limps to Kentucky Win
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
DNC chair rips Sanders response to Nevada chaos
DNC chair rips Sanders response to Nevada chaos
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins Oregon; Hillary Clinton Declares Victory in Kentucky
Bernie Sanders Wins Oregon; Hillary Clinton Declares Victory in Kentucky
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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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Politico:
3 Rs who may go independent — TRUMP'S FALL BATTLE PLAN: Maine, Minnesota, Georgia …
3 Rs who may go independent — TRUMP'S FALL BATTLE PLAN: Maine, Minnesota, Georgia …
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The Daily Caller
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Megyn Kelly's Fox Debut Brings 4.7 Million Viewers, ‘NCIS’ Dominates in Finale
TV Ratings: Megyn Kelly's Fox Debut Brings 4.7 Million Viewers, ‘NCIS’ Dominates in Finale
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The Gateway Pundit and Daily Mail
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Why Rupert Murdoch Decided to Back Donald Trump
Why Rupert Murdoch Decided to Back Donald Trump
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Slate, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Media Matters for America
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Wild Ride — Down the homestretch with the impossible nominee. — 'H — ave you seen the latest polls? I'm beating Hillary. Donald Trump was on the phone with a man he had never met, a Republican delegate in Pennsylvania. It was May 2, one day before the Indiana primary election …
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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.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump's appeal stretches to suburbs that had been trending blue — DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — At the Bucks County Democrats' first meeting since the April 26 Pennsylvania primary, one worry dominated: Donald Trump had done better than expected in this blue-leaning exurban expanse north and east of Philadelphia.
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Rose Byrne / CBS News:
Ivanka Trump responds to “disturbing” accusations about her father — The New York Times' front-page exposé of Donald Trump's comments and alleged behavior toward women has brought new scrutiny in recent days, but one powerful woman is standing up for him.
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Keagan Harsha / FOX31 Denver:
Kindergartner suspended for bringing bubble gun to class — BRIGHTON, Colo. — A 5 year-old girl was suspended from kindergarten on Monday for bringing a gun to Southeast Elementary School. — It sounds alarming, but the weapon was a bubble gun, a popular plastic toy sold at stores across Colorado.
Ben Oldach / WHOTV:
School Mourns 13-Year-Old Killed Tragically in Hammock — DES MOINES, Iowa — A Catholic school is falling on their faith after one of their classmates was tragically killed over the weekend. — Peri Sagun, 13, was on a hammock at her Des Moines home on Saturday.
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Gary Taxali / Mother Jones:
Can This Genius Strategy Stop Big Ag from Dumping Fertilizer Into Drinking Water?
Can This Genius Strategy Stop Big Ag from Dumping Fertilizer Into Drinking Water?
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ThinkProgress
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.
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The Federalist Papers and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Chase Peterson-Withorn / Forbes:
Trump Says He's Filed New Financial Disclosure, Still Touting Questionable $10 Billion Fortune — Donald Trump has announced that he filed a new personal financial disclosure with the Federal Election Commission, according a press release issued Thursday that says the form shows a …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Financial Disclosure Shows Millions in Book Royalties and for Speeches
Hillary Clinton's Financial Disclosure Shows Millions in Book Royalties and for Speeches
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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.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
How I Acted Like A Pundit And Screwed Up On Donald Trump — Since Donald Trump effectively wrapped up the Republican nomination this month, I've seen a lot of critical self-assessments from empirically minded journalists — FiveThirtyEight included, twice over — about what they got wrong on Trump.
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