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CNN:
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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Sun-Sentinel, The Hill, CANNONFIRE, NBC News, AOL, Guardian, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and The Last Refuge
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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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BizPac Review, The Hill and Slantpoint
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 …
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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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and alan.com
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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CANNONFIRE and Liberal Values
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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NPR, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Slantpoint
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Erik Brady / USA Today:
Exaggerator wins the 141st Preakness Stakes — BALTIMORE — Exaggerator won the Preakness Stakes on a sloppy track Saturday, ending a Triple Crown bid by Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, who lost for the first time in nine career starts. — Cherry Wine finished second, with Nyquist third.
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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Mediaite
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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CNN
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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miamiherald, The Hill and RedState
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Sabrina Siddiqui / Guardian:
Trump and Clinton on guns: two visions of race, justice and policing in the US
Trump and Clinton on guns: two visions of race, justice and policing in the US
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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ABC News, Infowars, Clash Daily, Prntly, BizPac Review, twitchy.com and NBC News
Salon:
We beat Donald Trump by mocking Donald Trump: What Bill Maher and Barack Obama understand about whipping a bully — Trump's weakness is ridicule. Even if Jon Stewart is sitting this one out, Democrats need to embrace serious satire — Donald Trump's absurd yet frighteningly real campaign …
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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Politico, bradford-delong.com, Mother Jones and Demos
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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Patterico's Pontifications
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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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BizPac Review and Mediaite
Mike Miller / Independent Journal Review:
‘Never Trump Guy’ Locks Horns With Fox News' Eric Bolling-Let's Just Say It Doesn't End Well — Former Jeb Bush communications director Tim Miller is a fervent member of the #NeverTrump movement. Friday night, he sat down for an interview with Fox News host Eric Bolling to explain exactly why.
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Scott Eric Kaufman / Salon:
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes reportedly “snickering” with glee over failure of Megyn Kelly's Trump special
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes reportedly “snickering” with glee over failure of Megyn Kelly's Trump special
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The Gateway Pundit, Althouse and Latest from Crooks and Liars
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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Talking Points Memo
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
The Trump Wall Will Save Hundreds of Lives and Protect Women From Gang-Rape — Donald Trump stirred up controversy this past year for claiming “rapists” and “killers” are migrating over the United States' southern border. — Trump was right. — Rapists are crossing over into the US southern border.
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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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and RedState
Gary Langer / ABC News:
A Post-Primary Rally Boosts Trump, Albeit with Challenges Aplenty (POLL) — A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows a close contest in presidential election preferences, with Republicans lining up behind Donald Trump as their party's presumptive nominee while the continued Democratic race …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Last Refuge
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Biden at West Point: Diversity on battlefield an ‘incredible asset’ — advocated for diversity in the armed forces Saturday, telling West Point graduates in a commencement address that more women and openly gay soldiers will strengthen the country's armed forces.
Washington Post:
Primed to fight the government — A fast-growing U.S. movement armed with guns and the Constitution sees a dire threat to liberty — B.J. Soper took aim with his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and fired a dozen shots at a human silhouette target. Soper's wife and their 16-year-old daughter practiced drawing pistols.