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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
This Is How a Revolution Ends — SANTA MONICA, Calif.—This is how a revolution ends: its idealism tested, its optimism drained, its hope turned to bitterness. — But if Bernie Sanders's revolution has run aground in California, which will be one of the last states to vote in the Democratic primary …
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Danny Freeman / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders Agrees to Debate Donald Trump — LANCASTER, California — In the latest twist to this unpredictable 2016 presidential race, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders independently agreed Wednesday night to debate each other. — On ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump Say They'll Debate. Here's Why It Could Happen.
Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump Say They'll Debate. Here's Why It Could Happen.
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Mesfin Fekadu / Associated Press:
The Weeknd, Belly cancel Kimmel performance because of Trump
The Weeknd, Belly cancel Kimmel performance because of Trump
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Obama: The World ‘Rattled’ by Donald Trump
Obama: The World ‘Rattled’ by Donald Trump
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Agence France-Presse
Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Why Democratic Unity Could Be Easier to Achieve This Time: Donald Trump and Barack Obama
Why Democratic Unity Could Be Easier to Achieve This Time: Donald Trump and Barack Obama
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Washington Post and FiveThirtyEight
John Santucci / ABC News:
Donald Trump to Jimmy Kimmel: My Past Pro-Clinton Comments Were “A Little Bit” Insincere
Donald Trump to Jimmy Kimmel: My Past Pro-Clinton Comments Were “A Little Bit” Insincere
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: California Dreamin'
The Note: California Dreamin'
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Associated Press:
Trump reaches the magic number to clinch nomination — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president Thursday, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall campaign.
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
How to Get Trump Elected When He's Wrecking Everything You Built — A day in the life of Reince Priebus, reluctant GOP peacemaker. … When Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination on May 3 by winning Indiana and forcing Ted Cruz from the race, it fell to Reince Priebus …
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Associated Press:
Delegates in hand, Trump says he's got GOP nomination … BISMARCK, N.D. — With a triumphant pile of delegates in hand, Republican Donald Trump on Thursday claimed support from “almost everybody” in his party and turned his attention to his likely Democratic presidential opponent …
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The Hill:
LGBT fight dooms spending bill on House floor — An energy and water spending bill failed on the House floor Thursday after a Democratic amendment to ensure protections for the LGBT community was included in the legislation, a continuation of a fight that could endanger the rest of the appropriations process this session.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House passes resurrected LGBT measure
House passes resurrected LGBT measure
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
LGBT fight sinks House spending bill
LGBT fight sinks House spending bill
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Eric Wolff / Politico:
Ban on LGBT discrimination finally clears House
Ban on LGBT discrimination finally clears House
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump's Top Adviser: ‘This Is Not A Hard Race’ — Paul Manafort explains why his boss is “gonna win,” no prob. — Global Editorial Director, The Huffington Post — Donald Trump “sees himself more as the chairman of the board” of the country. — ALEXANDRIA, Va. …
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Top Aide: Trump Won't Pick A Female Or Minority VP Because ‘Pandering’
Top Aide: Trump Won't Pick A Female Or Minority VP Because ‘Pandering’
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump fires top aide
Trump fires top aide
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Clouds loom for Clinton — Things could be worse for Hillary Clinton — 's presidential candidacy, perhaps an indictment pending in her email scandal, but these are still awful days in her campaign. While there are many threats to her prospects she cannot control, like an FBI investigation …
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Washington Post:
Clinton's inexcusable, willful disregard for the rules
Clinton's inexcusable, willful disregard for the rules
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Team Sanders pressures Trump for debate
Team Sanders pressures Trump for debate
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaire, Reveals Secret War With Gawker — A billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur was outed as being gay by a media organization. His friends suffered at the hands of the same gossip site. Nearly a decade later, the entrepreneur secretly financed a lawsuit to try to put the media company out of business.
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New York Times:
A Split Over Israel Threatens the Democrats' Hopes for Unity — A bitter divide over the Middle East could threaten Democratic Party unity as representatives of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed to upend what they see as the party's lopsided support of Israel.
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Andrew Adams / KSL-TV:
Man says he was attacked for taking 5-year-old daughter inside men's restroom — CLINTON — A trip to the men's restroom at a Walmart in Clinton quickly escalated into a full-fledged struggle when one man criticized another for bringing his 5-year-old daughter with him.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Man Says He Was Punched For Taking Daughter Into Walmart Men's Restroom
Man Says He Was Punched For Taking Daughter Into Walmart Men's Restroom
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Rep. Calls Out Anti-Trans Witness: ‘You Are An Ignorant Bigot!’ (VIDEO) — During a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) railed against a witness who testified against the Obama administration's recent guidance for schools on how to accommodate transgender students.
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Media Communications:
Baylor University Board of Regents announces leadership changes and extensive corrective actions following findings of external investigation — Board of Regents apologizes to Baylor Nation; Dr. David Garland named interim University President; Ken Starr transitions to role of Chancellor …
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Mary Harris / Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News …:
Aristotle's 2,400-Year-Old Tomb Found at Stagira [Photos] — Archaeologists at Ancient Stagira, Central Macedonia, say they have found Aristotle's tomb. Addressing the Aristotle 2400 Years World Congress, they point to the 2,400-year-old tomb as the most important finding from the 20-year excavation.
Rachel Pierce / WBBH-TV:
Human trafficking at core of S. Fort Myers HS sex scandal — FORT MYERS - — It's getting nationwide attention. A community firestorm erupted after hearing of a 15-year-old girl having sex with boys in the bathroom at South Fort Myers High School last week.
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The Independent:
A 70-year-old Christian woman has been stripped naked, beaten and paraded through the streets by a mob of around 300 Muslim men in a village in southern Egypt. — The mob also burned down seven homes belonging to Christian families, according to an unusually outspoken statement issued …
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