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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Four months later, Donald Trump says he gave $1 million to veterans group — Almost four months after saying he would give $1 million of his own money to veterans' causes, Republican candidate Donald Trump moved to fulfill that pledge on Monday evening — promising the entire sum to a single charity.
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Trump's Campaign Manager Drops Hint About VP — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has long said he would likely pick a “political person” with government experience as his running mate. — But appearing Tuesday on “CBS This Morning,” Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski got a little bit more specific.
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton has a new weapon against Trump: Elizabeth Warren — COMMERCE, Calif. — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has a new partner in her battle against Donald Trump: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who gave a speech Tuesday mirroring Clinton's own talking points accusing Trump of profiting from the housing crash of 2008.
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Campaign Attacks Donald Trump for Housing Bubble Comments
Clinton Campaign Attacks Donald Trump for Housing Bubble Comments
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New York Times, CNN, Washington Free Beacon and Correct The Record
David Brooks / New York Times:
Why Is Clinton Disliked? — I understand why Donald Trump is so unpopular. He earned it the old-fashioned way, by being obnoxious, insulting and offensive. But why is Hillary Clinton so unpopular? — She is, at the moment, just as unpopular as Trump.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Trumpian Song of Sexual Violence — As I mentioned yesterday, the three big networks and in fact the major national dailies continue to blast out Donald Trump's charges that Hillary Clinton's husband raped or assaulted other women. And yet, CNN, MSNBC, let alone Fox refuse to discuss …
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the daily howler, Balloon Juice, JustOneMinute and Slate
Michael Brendan Dougherty / The Week:
Why ‘Crooked Hillary’ is likely to stick
Why ‘Crooked Hillary’ is likely to stick
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Business Insider and naked capitalism
Sean Illing / Salon:
It must stop now: The media can't allow Trump to make this election about Bill Clinton
It must stop now: The media can't allow Trump to make this election about Bill Clinton
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The Week, WNEP-TV, Daily Kos, Guardian, NPR, Washington Post, Hot Air, Right Wing Watch, Joe.My.God. and Rush Limbaugh
Clare Malone / FiveThirtyEight:
Pay Attention To Libertarian Gary Johnson; He's Pulling 10 Percent vs. Trump And Clinton
Pay Attention To Libertarian Gary Johnson; He's Pulling 10 Percent vs. Trump And Clinton
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National Review, Hot Air, Liberal Values, Morning Consult and NBC News
Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:
Is Donald Trump's Hair a $60,000 Weave? A Gawker Investigation — Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has generated an unceasing torrent of press attention that some estimate to be worth roughly $2 billion. Yet the central mystery at the very core of his persona …
Forbes:
This Silicon Valley Billionaire Has Been Secretly Funding Hulk Hogan's Lawsuits Against Gawker — One of Silicon Valley's best-known investors has been footing a former wrestler's legal bills in lawsuits against a shared enemy. — Peter Thiel, a PayPal cofounder and one of the earliest backers …
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Boing Boing, Mediaite, Mashable, Raw Story and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Gawker Founder Suspects a Common Financer Behind Lawsuits
Gawker Founder Suspects a Common Financer Behind Lawsuits
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Talking Points Memo, SFist, RedState and DCist, more at Mediagazer »
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems discuss dropping Wasserman Schultz — Democrats on Capitol Hill are discussing whether Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz should step down as Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman before the party's national convention in July. — Democrats backing likely presidential nominee Hillary Clinton
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Political Wire
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Richard Fry / Pew Research Center's Social …:
For First Time in Modern Era, Living With Parents Edges Out Other Living Arrangements for 18- to 34-Year-Olds — Young Adults' Living Arrangements — For the first time since 1880, Americans ages 18 to 34 are more likely to be living with their parent(s) than in a household shared with a spouse or partner.
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Pew Research Center, NPR, CBS Los Angeles, Red Alert Politics, CityLab, Daily Wire, AOL, CBS New York, Shakesville, The Moderate Voice, Politico, Washington Post and CBS Philly
Cindy Boren / Washington Post:
Baylor refuses to respond to reports of President Kenneth Starr's firing — Baylor declined to respond to reports Tuesday that President and Chancellor Kenneth Starr, best known for his investigation of the Clinton administration, has been fired by the Board of Regents in the wake …
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Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Mediaite, Towleroad, Christianity Today, The Scoop Blog and Politico
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Kenneth Starr, Who Tried to Bury Bill Clinton, Now Only Praises Him
Kenneth Starr, Who Tried to Bury Bill Clinton, Now Only Praises Him
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Washington Post, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, The Atlantic, Washington Monthly, The Week, Daily Wire, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, Booman Tribune, Business Insider, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Kos, Althouse, Media Matters for America, Politico, Daily Mail, Talking Points Memo, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway and RedState
Literary Hub:
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE — Because, as writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power; — Because we believe that any democracy worthy of the name rests on pluralism, welcomes principled disagreement, and achieves consensus through reasoned debate;
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iPetitions, New York Times, The Slot, The Week, Mediaite and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »
Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Judge rules Ohio voter rights violated — The GOP-dominated legislature unconstitutionally violated Ohioans' voting rights by eliminating “Golden Week” and other actions that cut access to the ballot, a Republican federal judge ruled today. — Judge Michael H. Watson of U.S. District Court …
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Associated Press, Mother Jones, Politicus USA and Guardian
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Denise de la Cruz / OC Weekly:
Univision's María Elena Salinas Gets Booed at Cal State Fullerton Grad Speech — Racial tension was in the air yesterday at Cal State Fullerton's commencement ceremonies, specifically where keynote speaker and renowned Univision broadcast journalist María Elena Salinas addressed graduating Titans, including myself.
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Fox News, Washington Post and Daily Mail
Page Six:
Cosby spends millions as lawsuits, criminal case rage on — Bill Cosby admitted to plying teens with booze and drugs before having sex with them, and to having girls regularly dispatched to him by a modeling agency, newly unearthed court papers show. — The comic said that at one point in his career …
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AOL, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Bill Cosby WILL STAND trial on sex assault charges after judge hears rape accuser's claims actor told …
Bill Cosby WILL STAND trial on sex assault charges after judge hears rape accuser's claims actor told …
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The Gateway Pundit
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Secret History of the Iran-Deal ‘Echo Chamber’ — A network of advocates, experts and messaging specialists the White House says helped it sell the Iran nuclear deal in 2015 actually began to campaign for such an accord four years earlier, before the real negotiations started.
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New York Post and The Federalist
Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News:
VA Secretary Bob McDonald Clarifies Comment Comparing Wait Times to Disneyland — VA secretary's comparison of wait times to Disneyland spurs outrage 0:35 — Veteran Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald on Tuesday took an “opportunity to correct” a comparison he made of the long wait for medical care …
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WCDC-TV, Morning Consult, New York Times, Mediaite and Politico
Associated Press:
Conservative Michigan Lawmaker's Wife Reveals Teen Abortion — The wife of a conservative Michigan lawmaker says in a Facebook posting that she had an abortion while in high school and went public with it after someone approached her husband vowing to disclose the information.
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Latest from Crooks and Liars, Detroit News and Raw Story
Leah Barkoukis / Townhall.com:
IRS Employee Admits He Would Continue Targeting Conservative Groups: 'That's Just the Way It Is' — As the House Judiciary Committee moves forward with the first of two hearings examining whether IRS Commissioner John Koskinen should be impeached for misconduct Tuesday …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState and Roll Call
Harry Yorke / Telegraph:
Car is chased by swarm of bees for two days after queen bee gets stuck in boot — Play! — A grandmother plagued by a huge swarm of bees for more than 24 hours while driving her car home from a nature reserve has spoken about the “incredible” ordeal. — Carol Howarth, 65 …
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Gizmodo
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Reeling From 2016 Chaos, G.O.P. Mulls Overhaul of Primaries — WASHINGTON — Leaders of the Republican Party have begun internal deliberations over making fundamental changes to the way its presidential nominees are chosen, a recognition that the chaotic process that played out this year …
Post and Courier:
Federal authorities to seek death penalty against Dylann Roof — This Charleston County Sheriff's Office photo shows Dylann Roof on June 18. Roof, 21, was arrested in the slayings of nine people at a prayer meeting inside Emanuel AME Church. — Nearly a year after gunfire interrupted …
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Hot Air, KTOO and The Atlantic
Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
The child I love — When Maddy Ralston came into this world almost 21 years ago, it was love at first sight. — I cradled her in my arms, my adopted miracle, and couldn't stop crying. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. — As she grew up, Maddy eschewed the traditional girly girl stuff.
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg:
Trump Would Crush the Winners of the U.S. Economy — Donald Trump says it all the time: “We don't win anymore.” If you got all your economic news from the presumed Republican nominee, you'd think U.S. businesses hadn't added any new jobs or accomplished anything worthwhile since sometime in the Johnson administration.
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Hit & Run
James Martin / USA Today:
My uncle leveled Hiroshima. We're not sorry: Voices — My uncle never regretted dropping the atomic bomb because his action brought peace. — Millions of Americans have a personal or family connection to World War II. One is Salon columnist Camille Paglia who, in answering a letter …
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Washington Free Beacon
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Great White Hope: Trump Unites Generations Of White Nationalists — BURNS, TENNESSEE—Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump has been accused of dog-whistling to white supremacists ever since he kicked off his campaign in the summer of 2015 and warned against “criminal” Mexican immigrants.
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Daily Kos, Sky Dancing and Shakesville
Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Still panicked about Trump? Don't be — Hey, we need to talk. — Wait, who said that? — It's me, your panicked liberal friend. Remember me? The one who is convinced Donald Trump is going to be our next president and is looking for rental properties in Canada. — Oh, hey, how are you doing?
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Baltimore Sun, New York Post and The Resurgent