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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump's Delusions of Competence — In general, you shouldn't pay much attention to polls at this point, especially with Republicans unifying around Donald Trump while Bernie Sanders hasn't conceded the inevitable. Still, I was struck by several recent polls showing Mr. Trump favored …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, Drowning in Email
Hillary Clinton, Drowning in Email
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Washington Free Beacon
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Joe Scarborough to Clinton: ‘Stop lying’ about emails
Joe Scarborough to Clinton: ‘Stop lying’ about emails
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Politico, Zero Hedge and LewRockwell
Edward Morrissey / The Fiscal Times:
We Now Know Hillary Lied Multiple Times About Her Email Server
We Now Know Hillary Lied Multiple Times About Her Email Server
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Roll Call, The American Spectator, Hot Air, Power LinePower Line and Patterico's Pontifications
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
4 things Hillary Clinton got wrong in her latest statement about those emails
4 things Hillary Clinton got wrong in her latest statement about those emails
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Townhall.com, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon and Outside the Beltway
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sanders angers Democrats with Trump debate ploy — For some Democrats, Bernie Sanders' latest gambit — challenging Donald Trump to a debate to cap all debates — is the last straw. — “Bulls**t,” said Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. “That confirms what we've been saying.
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ABC News, Bloomberg, Daily Mail, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, CANNONFIRE, The Daily Beast, MSNBC, Politicus USA and Don Surber
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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Die-Hard Bernie Sanders Backers See F.B.I. as Answer to Their Prayers — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders may be trailing Hillary Clinton by hundreds of delegates, and Mrs. Clinton may be treating the Democratic nomination as hers, but Julie Crowell, a stay-at-home mother …
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alan.com, The Week and Business Insider
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump has exposed Marco Rubio — In the late stages of his doomed presidential campaign, Sen. Marco Rubio declared that the front-runner for his party's nomination was “a con artist.” But it turns out that Donald Trump wasn't the only GOP presidential candidate pulling the wool over people's eyes.
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Breitbart and The American Conservative
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Marco Rubio says he's going to the GOP convention
Marco Rubio says he's going to the GOP convention
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Daily Mail, Business Insider, Politico, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, BizPac Review and New York Magazine
Benjy Sarlin / MSNBC:
Donald Trump pledges to rip up Paris climate agreement in energy speech
Donald Trump pledges to rip up Paris climate agreement in energy speech
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NBC News, Vox, New York Magazine and Media Matters for America
Nick Denton / Gawker:
An Open Letter to Peter Thiel — Nearly a decade ago, after you had opened up to friends and colleagues, a gay writer for Gawker shared an item with the readers of Valleywag, a section for news and gossip about the rich and powerful of Silicon Valley. “Peter Thiel, the smartest VC in the world, is gay,” wrote Owen Thomas.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
‘Surreal’ Trump tangent—Thiel-Denton duel
‘Surreal’ Trump tangent—Thiel-Denton duel
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Media Matters for America and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
RNC scrambles to calm state GOP officials — The Republican National Committee is scrambling to respond to increasingly frantic concerns from state GOP officials that the party has not provided enough field organizers and will be badly outgunned by Democrats in battleground states.
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Booman Tribune and Political Wire
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rubio: ‘Unlikely’ I'll run for reelection
Rubio: ‘Unlikely’ I'll run for reelection
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CNN, AOL, Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Jack Shafer / Politico:
How Donald Trump Destroyed the Interview — The interview is the Niagara that fills the news ocean. A quick check of the front page of the New York Times, a scan of any 30-minute block of CNN, or a few clicks on the POLITICO home page establish it: For generations, the interview …
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Political Wire
Telegraph:
Obama's naive idealism has caused havoc as America makes the same mistakes over and over again — How do you distinguish a foreign policy “idealist” from a “realist,” an optimist from a pessimist? Ask one question: Do you believe in the arrow of history? Or to put it another way, do you think history is cyclical or directional?
The Hill:
Bible verse prompts GOP walkout after LGBT vote labeled a sin — A House conservative went after dozens of fellow Republicans on Thursday with suggestions that they'd sinned for backing an anti-discrimination proposal against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
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Talking Points Memo, Political Insider blog, Washington Times, The Atlantic, Mediaite, Raw Story and Politico
Selected HHS Blog Posts:
Early Detection of New Antibiotic Resistance — Just over a year ago, President Obama released a National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria. As part of that plan, he also charged the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health …
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Phenomena, CNN, New York Times, Slantpoint and STAT
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USA Today:
Trump: I'll debate Sanders for $10 million for women's health issues — 7.1k Shares — Hillary Clinton has declined to debate Bernie Sanders ahead of the June 7 California primary, but Donald Trump says he might be willing to. — “I'd love to debate Bernie, he's a dream,” …
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ABC News, Mediaite, Washington Post, The Resurgent, The Atlantic, Daily Kos, Politico and Little Green Footballs
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I'll debate Bernie for $10 million
Trump: I'll debate Bernie for $10 million
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CNBC, Washington Post, The Week and RedState
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sub sailor's photo case draws comparisons to Clinton emails — A Navy sailor is set to plead guilty Friday in a classified information mishandling case that critics charge illustrates a double standard between the treatment of low-ranking government employees and top officials like former Secretary …
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
The secret life of Kim Jong Un's aunt, who has lived in the U.S. since 1998 — NEW YORK — Wandering through Times Square, past the Naked Cowboy and the Elmos and the ticket touts, she could be any immigrant trying to live the American Dream. — A 60-year-old Korean woman with a soft perm …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘You have to be wealthy in order to be great’ — declared Thursday that “you have to be wealthy in order to be great,” while promising to add wealth to the country. — The comment from the billionaire businessman and presumptive GOP presidential nominee came during a speech …
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Political Wire and The Week
Kelly McLaughlin For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'Rosie O'Donnell's foul-mouthed rant against Donald Trump as she breaks six-week silence on the Republican front-runner to call him a ‘s*** stain with a tinge of orange’ — Rosie O'Donnell launched a foul-mouth rant against Donald Trump on Wednesday at New York's Beacon Theatre
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and BizPac Review
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Michael Gartland / New York Post:
New York City is about to become a lot more disgusting — Scofflaws of New York, rejoice — the City Council has cleared the way for you to litter, loiter and pee in the street to your heart's content. — New legislation dubbed the “Criminal Justice Reform Act” was passed by lawmakers Wednesday …
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The Daily Caller
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Mark Zuckerberg is ‘dictator’ of Facebook ‘nation’: The Pirate Bay founder — Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is the “dictator” of “the biggest nation in the world”, the co-founder of file sharing site The Pirate Bay, told CNBC on Friday, as he denounced the centralization of power on the internet.
Edgard Portela / NewsBusters:
Bernie Hits Bump on Univision: Speechless on Socialism's Failures — The Democrats' socialist candidate for President of the United States, Bernie Sanders, was seriously tripped up this week in an interview with Univision's León Krauze. — When asked to explain the failure …
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Hot Air, Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
The Latest: Obama: Hiroshima Visit Honors All Lost in WWII — The Latest on U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima, Japan (all times local): — President Barack Obama says his visit to Hiroshima will be an opportunity to honor the memory of all those lost during World War II.
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Politico and Washington Post
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