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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz vows to fight Trump on abortion plank in RNC platform
Cruz vows to fight Trump on abortion plank in RNC platform
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Behind Mitt Romney's Increasingly Lonely Challenge to Donald Trump
Behind Mitt Romney's Increasingly Lonely Challenge to Donald Trump
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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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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Sanders camp: Maybe Trump is ‘chickening out’ of debate — The Bernie Sanders-Donald Trump debate could be one of the biggest televised events of the year. But whether it will even happen is a different story, Sanders' campaign said Friday, accusing Trump's camp of dragging its feet.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Young Turks host offers $1M for Trump, Sanders debate — The Young Turks online program is offering up $1 million to host a debate between Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders — and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump — “We are now offering $1 million to charity in order …
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USA Today:
Trump: I'll debate Sanders for $10 million for women's health issues
Trump: I'll debate Sanders for $10 million for women's health issues
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sanders angers Democrats with Trump debate ploy
Sanders angers Democrats with Trump debate ploy
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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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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
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, Drowning in Email
Hillary Clinton, Drowning in Email
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton camp tries to wake up supporters on anti-Trump fundraising
Clinton camp tries to wake up supporters on anti-Trump fundraising
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Joe Scarborough to Clinton: ‘Stop lying’ about emails
Joe Scarborough to Clinton: ‘Stop lying’ about emails
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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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Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis Why Bernie Sanders keeps popping up in California's out-of-the-way places
Analysis Why Bernie Sanders keeps popping up in California's out-of-the-way places
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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Why Some Clinton Supporters Are Not ‘Really Ready To Go Public’
Why Some Clinton Supporters Are Not ‘Really Ready To Go Public’
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Jonah Bromwich / New York Times:
Chinese Detergent Ad Draws Charges of Racism — A Chinese laundry detergent commercial has spurred outrage online, with many social media users accusing it of blatant racism. — In the commercial for Qiaobi laundry detergent, an Asian woman shoves a detergent pod into the mouth of a black worker …
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Jarrod Alonge / BuzzFeed:
We Found It — The Most Racist Ad Of 2016 — This Chinese laundry detergent commercial will likely leave you feeling like you need a shower. UPDATE: the company still doesn't think the ad is racist. — Well. This is a commercial for a Chinese detergent brand called Qiaobi that was uploaded onto YouTube on Wednesday.
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Brad Plumer / Vox:
6 things we learned from Donald Trump's first big energy speech — (Spoiler: He really likes fossil fuels.) — When it comes to energy policy, the 2016 presidential election really isn't all that complicated. — Hillary Clinton plans to continue President Obama's strategy of pushing down carbon dioxide emissions via regulations.
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Donald J Trump for President:
AN AMERICA FIRST ENERGY PLAN
AN AMERICA FIRST ENERGY PLAN
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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, AOL 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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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 …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
A Dialogue With a 22-Year-Old Donald Trump Supporter — For several days, I've been corresponding with a 22-year-old Donald Trump supporter. He is white, has a bachelor's degree, and earns $50,000 to $60,000 per year. — He lives near San Francisco. — “I recently became engaged …
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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 …
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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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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Talking Points Memo and Washington Monthly
Kevin Grasha / Cincinnati.com:
At 96, Dr. Heimlich finally uses his life-saving technique — When he heard that a resident was choking, Perry Gaines, maître d' for the Deupree House dining room, ran toward the table. — Gaines has been trained in the Heimlich maneuver and has performed it at least twice …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sub sailor's photo case draws comparisons to Clinton emails — A Navy sailor entered a guilty plea 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 …
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New York Times:
Text of President Obama's Speech in Hiroshima, Japan — The following is a transcript of President Obama's speech in Hiroshima, Japan, as recorded by The New York Times. — Seventy-one years ago, on a bright cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed.
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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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CNN:
Obama in Hiroshima calls for ‘world without nuclear weapons’ — Hiroshima (CNN)Barack Obama on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, where he called for a “world without nuclear weapons” during his remarks at the city's Peace Memorial Park. — Obama visits Hiroshima
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