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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Lags Behind Hillary Clinton in Organizing Key State — The presumptive GOP nominee's slow start in Ohio could undermine his chances of winning the White House — PLAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio—Though Donald Trump dispensed with his last primary opponent months before Hillary Clinton will …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Graham privately urges Republicans to support Trump — (CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Donald Trump's fiercest critics, is now calling on Republicans to support their presumptive nominee. — Graham urged GOP donors at a private fundraiser Saturday in Florida to unite behind Trump's campaign …
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Michelle Fields to resume covering Donald Trump - for Huffington Post
Michelle Fields to resume covering Donald Trump - for Huffington Post
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The Daily Caller, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, BizPac Review and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Spox: Trump ‘Very Clear’ We're Going With ‘Aggressive’ Clinton Attacks
Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Sean Spicer: Donald Trump ‘Made It Very Clear We Are Going to Be Aggressive’
Sean Spicer: Donald Trump ‘Made It Very Clear We Are Going to Be Aggressive’
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Talking Points Memo and The Last Refuge
CNN:
Obama lifts U.S. arms ban on Vietnam — Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN)President Barack Obama announced Monday that the United States is fully lifting a decades-long ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam. — In a joint news conference in Hanoi with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang …
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Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and Clash Daily
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama dining with Anthony Bourdain in Vietnam
Obama dining with Anthony Bourdain in Vietnam
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Mediaite and The Daily Caller
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In historic move, U.S. lifts embargo on arms sales to Vietnam
In historic move, U.S. lifts embargo on arms sales to Vietnam
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New York Times and Washington Times
Associated Press:
Obama Lifts Decades-Old Arms Ban in His 1st Visit to Vietnam
Obama Lifts Decades-Old Arms Ban in His 1st Visit to Vietnam
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The White House and RedState
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama, muted on human rights, lifts arms embargo on Vietnam
Obama, muted on human rights, lifts arms embargo on Vietnam
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Fox News and NPR
Baltimore Sun:
Freddie Gray case: Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero found not guilty of all charges … Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams on Monday acquitted Officer Edward Nero of all counts for his role in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. — The judgment, following a five-day bench trial, is the first in the closely-watched case.
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Courtney Pomeroy / CBS Baltimore:
Freddie Gray Arresting Officer Edward Nero Found Not Guilty On All Charges
Freddie Gray Arresting Officer Edward Nero Found Not Guilty On All Charges
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Bill Scher / Politico:
Bernie Loses His Halo — Is the left turning on its darling, Bernie Sanders? On Friday, Netroots titan Markos Moulitsas, namesake of the liberal Daily Kos, dropped a rhetorical bomb on the Bern, blaming the candidate for doing too little to denounce death threats received by the Nevada Democratic Party …
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New York Times:
Do Sanders Supporters Favor His Policies? — Bernie Sanders is widely credited with pulling Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party to the left on major issues like health care, trade, financial regulation and the minimum wage. Now he says he will battle all the way to the convention on behalf of …
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NBC News, Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog and ABC News
Associated Press:
Supreme court dismisses GOP appeal over Virginia districts — WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court has dismissed a Republican appeal over congressional districts in Virginia. — The justices on Monday left in place a decision by a lower court that said Virginia illegally packed black voters …
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Washington Post and ACS Blog
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court finds jury tainted by race in murder case
Supreme Court finds jury tainted by race in murder case
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Washington Post
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump acknowledges climate change — at his golf course — Donald Trump says he is “not a big believer in global warming.” He has called it “a total hoax,” “bulls**t” and “pseudoscience.” — But he is also trying to build a sea wall designed to protect one of his golf courses from “global warming and its effects.”
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Electoral map looks grim for Trump — is getting good news in the polls. — Last week, a Fox News poll saw him take a 3-point lead over Hillary Clinton — in a national survey. That's within the margin of error. — But step back and take the long view. Clinton led by seven points in April.
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Spiegel Online:
Former US Official Reveals Risks Faced by Internal Critics — US President Barack Obama has said that Edward Snowden should have used official channels instead of taking NSA spying public. Now, a former high-ranking US government official has revealed how the Pentagon retaliates against internal critics.
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by new Pentagon source
Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by new Pentagon source
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Infowars
Mark Hertsgaard / Guardian:
How the Pentagon punished NSA whistleblowers
How the Pentagon punished NSA whistleblowers
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Scrutiny Hooligans and Hullabaloo, more at Mediagazer »
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Defends His National Security Positions as Hillary Clinton Attacks — Clinton is working to stoke fears that Trump fails the — Hillary Clinton is leveling a withering attack on Donald Trump's temperament and judgment when it comes to national security, calling him unqualified …
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Jewish Insider, Daily Kos, Politico, The Gateway Pundit and NBC News
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
I was just another reporter sent to cover radicalization in Minneapolis. Then 2 local Somalis took me on a tour — Haqhawo Qaasim holds a photo of Guled Ali Omar, a defendant in an Islamic State recruitment trial, while standing in front of the courthouse in Minneapolis. (Elizabeth Flores / Star Tribune)
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Patrick Maines / The Hill:
The civil war within conservative media — Though it's not been well analyzed by mainstream reporters, the so-called conservative media have been split down the middle by the Donald Trump — phenomenon. Outlets like the Drudge Report, Breitbart and The Washington Times have been in loud …
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Daily Wire and The Resurgent
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans Paying More Attention to Election Than Democrats — PRINCETON, N.J. — Republicans continue to follow the news of the presidential election more closely than Democrats. In mid-May, 47% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they are following election news …
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Politicus USA and Politico
Michael Walsh / New York Post:
How corporate America bought Hillary Clinton for $21M — “Follow the money.” That telling phrase, which has come to summarize the Watergate scandal, has been a part of the lexicon since 1976. It's shorthand for political corruption: At what point do “contributions” become bribes …
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The American Spectator and The Last Tradition
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Valerie Jarrett on unique “First Friend” role in Obama's White House — White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett explains the dynamics of being the president's close personal friend and his most trusted insider — The following is a script from “Valerie Jarrett” which aired on May 22, 2016.
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Mother Jones and The American Spectator