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2:45 AM ET, May 23, 2016

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Daily Mail:
Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood says Hollywood is gripped by a powerful pedophile ring and Tinseltown is covering up a ‘seedy’ underbelly full of predatory ‘vipers’  —  Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood claims that young actors in Hollywood are being sexually abused by predatory high-powered ‘vipers’ working in the industry..
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Henry Bodkin / Telegraph:
Elijah Wood: ‘Hollywood in the grip of child abuse scandal similar to Jimmy Savile’  —  Hollywood is in the grip a child sexual abuse scandal similar to that of Jimmy Savile in Britain, Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has claimed.  —  The 35-year-old former child actor said paedophiles …
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders supporters sue to have California's voter registration extended until election day  —  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses supporters during a rally on May 21, 2016, in National City.  (Sandy Huffaker / Getty Images)  —  A federal lawsuit alleging …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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 …
Discussion: The Last Tradition
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
FLASHBACK VIDEO: HIllary Clinton Threatens Bill Clinton's Accusers on Today Show  —  HILLARY'S WAR ON WOMEN—  In November 2015 Hillary Clinton tweeted out that “all sexual abuse accusers deserve to be believed.”  —  Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported. http://hrc.io/...
Discussion: Clash Daily
Associated Press:   CLINTON SHRUGS, SEES BENEFITS IN TRUMP'S PERSONAL ATTACKS
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Michelle Fields to resume covering Donald Trump - for Huffington Post  —  Michelle Fields, the conservative reporter who had Donald Trump's campaign manager charged with battery, has a new job.  —  Fields is heading to the Huffington Post, where she will cover the 2016 campaign with a specific focus on Trump and the Republican Party.
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Politico
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 …
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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CBS News:   CBS Battleground Tracker Poll: Ohio and Florida show tight races
Don Surber:
For the first time, Trump now leads the average of national polls  —  Remember how Charles Krauthammer said if Trump won the nomination he could lose like Goldwater?  National polls today confirm that once again, Krauthammer may have gotten Trump's chances wrong again.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Poll: Election 2016 shapes up as a contest of negatives
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Sanders: Clinton can beat Trump in November
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Donald Trump: 'I'm not advocating guns in classrooms' but ‘teachers should have guns in classrooms’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump refuted Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton by insisting that he was …
Discussion: NBC News
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:   Trump: I Don't Want Guns In Classrooms, But Some Teachers Should Have Guns
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
How Facebook Warps Our Worlds  —  THOSE who've been raising alarms about Facebook are right: Almost every minute that we spend on our smartphones and tablets and laptops, thumbing through favorite websites and scrolling through personalized feeds, we're pointed toward foregone conclusions.
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Bernie World Debates What's Next  —  Bernie Sanders may be focused on the road to June 7.  But inside and outside his presidential campaign, some supporters, former aides, and current staffers are already moving on to the next big question: What happens to his “political revolution”?
Mark Stevenson / Associated Press:
POLICE, SOLDIERS SWARM MEXICO'S ACAPULCO, KILLINGS CONTINUE  —  ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Along with beach towels or sandals, there's a new popular beach accessory that says a lot about the violence gripping this once-glamorous resort: a small black leather tote hanging from the neck or shoulders of some men.
New York Post:
The owner of an upscale vegan eatery that catered to...  Sarma Melngailis had it all: an Ivy League degree, model looks and a hot vegan restaurant, Pure Food and Wine in Gramercy, beloved by Alec Baldwin and Bill Clinton.  —  Now, she's got a mug shot, a $350,000 bail and husband Anthony Strangis …
Meg Gatto / WVUE-TV:
Five-year-old shoots, kills self while playing with gun  —  A five-year-old in Laplace gets her hands on a gun, and accidentally shoots and kills herself.  The accident happened Saturday at 9:45 a.m. at the girl's home on Country Club Drive.  —  Many residents on Country Club Drive …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jennifer Crockett / WDSU-TV:
St. John sheriff: 5-year-old kills self with father's gun
 
 
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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
My Quest to Find Bill Clinton's Love Child
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Former Marine plans anti-Trump protest
Discussion: Heat Street
Josie Ensor / Telegraph:
Isil carrying out chemical experiments on its prisoners as it moves labs into residential neighbourhoods
Discussion: Power LinePower Line
NBC News:
Meet the Press - May 22, 2016  —  CHUCK TODD:
Discussion: Althouse and Balloon Juice
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for ISIS
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump camp quietly courts Muslims
Discussion: Raw Story and Hot Air
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Washington state GOP convention backs Cruz over Trump
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Alle McMahon / ABC:
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David Cay Johnston / Politico:
Just What Were Donald Trump's Ties to the Mob?
Jonathan Franklin / Guardian:
Zookeepers shoot man with tranquiliser while trying to save him from lions
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