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Sanders says he's backing DNC chair's primary opponent, wouldn't reappoint her to DNC — Washington (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday said he supports Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Democratic opponent in her August 30 primary …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Weakend at Bernie's — WASHINGTON — HILLARY CLINTON is the Democratic nominee. — Really. — Just ask her. — She should have been able to finally savor shattering that “highest, hardest glass ceiling” — the one she gloried in putting 18 million cracks in last time around …
New York Daily News:
KING: Here's why I'm leaving the Democratic Party after this presidential election and you should too — Many of you aren't religious, so please forgive me for recalling my roots as a preacher and starting us off with a simple verse of scripture. — “The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.”
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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders's Feud With the Democratic Leadership Heats Up
Bernie Sanders's Feud With the Democratic Leadership Heats Up
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Burned Through Cash in April, Filing Shows
Bernie Sanders Burned Through Cash in April, Filing Shows
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi defends Sanders: A ‘positive force’ for Dems
Pelosi defends Sanders: A ‘positive force’ for Dems
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Mike Stewart / Baltimore Sun:
Preakness 2016: Horses Pramedya and Homeboykris die at early Preakness Day races — Homeboykris, ridden by Horacio Karamanos, wins the first race of the day on a muddy track ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Baltimore.
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Dillon Mullan / Washington Post:
Two horses die in first four races of Preakness Saturday
Two horses die in first four races of Preakness Saturday
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Preakness Day: 2 Horses Die, Jockey Injured in First Few Races
Preakness Day: 2 Horses Die, Jockey Injured in First Few Races
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Richard Rosenblatt / Associated Press:
2 HORSES DIE IN FIRST 4 RACES ON PREAKNESS DAY UNDERCARD
2 HORSES DIE IN FIRST 4 RACES ON PREAKNESS DAY UNDERCARD
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
NRA facing member backlash over Trump endorsement — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With its last-minute decision to formally endorse Donald Trump, the National Rifle Association put itself out in front of the fight for Republican party unity. — Just a day later, it's already taking flak.
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
‘No more guns to protect Hillary!’ Donald Trump calls out Clinton over armed Secret Service protection
‘No more guns to protect Hillary!’ Donald Trump calls out Clinton over armed Secret Service protection
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Ari Melber / NBC News:
New Donald Trump Filing Undercuts Claims on Self-Funding — Donald Trump insists he personally funded his primary campaign, but a new report filed by his presidential campaign tells a different story. — Trump has now spent a total of $43 million, according to his filing …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump's campaign dwarfed by Clinton's — At the outset of the general election, Hillary Clinton's campaign looks like a well-oiled juggernaut next to Donald Trump's vastly smaller, self-funded operation, a POLITICO analysis of Federal Election Commission reports filed Friday found.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Jeb Bush says Donald Trump's supporters aren't a bunch of idiots
Jeb Bush says Donald Trump's supporters aren't a bunch of idiots
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Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
The Full Text Of Trump's First Address To A Major Hispanic Group Is Really Something — Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AFP / Getty Images — “It's so great to be with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. We're gonna do a lot of things if I get elected president.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump reaches out to Hispanic Christians in video
Trump reaches out to Hispanic Christians in video
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David Harsanyi / Washington Post:
We must weed out ignorant Americans from the electorate — David Harsanyi is a senior editor at the Federalist. — Never have so many people with so little knowledge made so many consequential decisions for the rest of us. — A person need only survey the inanity of the ongoing presidential race …
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New York Times:
EgyptAir Was Aware of Threats to Security, Including One Scribbled on Plane — CAIRO — In an eerie premonition, the EgyptAir jetliner that plunged into the Mediterranean on Thursday was once the target of political vandals who wrote in Arabic on its underside, “We will bring this plane down.”
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Justen Charters / Independent Journal …:
She Shot Heartbreaking Footage From NYC Dorm On 9/11. Now Millions Are Seeing What She Saw. — When it comes to September 11th, 2001, most of the footage we have seen comes from the news and media. — However, one girl who had a window's view to Ground Zero, recorded video of the horrific events that unfolded that morning.
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Mike Carlson / National Review:
Sorry, I Still Won't Ever Vote for Trump — My vote doesn't matter, but keeping a clear conscience does. … D — ear Reader (In particular, my truly Dear Readers. You'll see what I mean.), — So, I'm back. Contrary to rumors of some sort of rapture-like event …
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Xuan Thai / NBC News:
Behind Donald Trump's Nonexistent Florida Strategy in the General Election — Florida, Florida, Florida. — It's the phrase that's now heard every election night since 2000, when a mere 537 votes separated George W. Bush from Al Gore. The drama that ensued after that election gripped …
Sfaroke / WSVN-TV:
Mob of women attack Victoria's Secret employee in Miami Lakes — Police are investigating after, they said, an employee at a South Florida Victoria's Secret was attacked by a mob of women inside the store. — Recently released surveillance video caught the moment five women ambushed …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Bruenighazi: How a feisty Bernie blogger's firing explains Democratic politics in 2016 — Late in the afternoon on Friday, a press statement appeared on the website of the think tank Demos that set significant segments of policy twitter and left-wing political twitter ablaze.
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Katie Leslie / Trail Blazers Blog:
T. Boone Pickens postponing major fundraising event for Donald Trump, cites scheduling issues — WASHINGTON — Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens is postponing a fundraiser for Donald Trump that had been scheduled to take place at Pickens' ranch next month. — In a statement provided …
Scott Eric Kaufman / Salon:
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes reportedly “snickering” with glee over failure of Megyn Kelly's Trump special — This was “not good for her at all,” one Fox insider told Gabriel Sherman — New York's Gabriel Sherman is reporting that in addition to being a ratings and financial failure …
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Mercury News:
San Francisco: Man seriously injured in mob attack — SAN FRANCISCO — A man was left with life-threatening injuries after a large group of people attacked him early today in San Francisco's South of Market area, according to police. — The attack occurred around 2:40 a.m. at Harrison and Harriet streets, according to police.
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New York Times:
Key G.O.P. Donors Still Deeply Resist Donald Trump's Candidacy — A powerful array of the Republican Party's largest financial backers remain deeply resistant to Donald J. Trump's presidential candidacy, forming a wall of opposition that could make it exceedingly difficult for him to meet …
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