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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
NBC Host To Sanders: Your Take On Superdelegates Is A Bit ‘Hypocritical’ — NBC News host Chuck Todd told Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in an interview aired Sunday that his opinon on superdelegates was “a little bit hypocritical.”
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Terrence Dopp / Columbian:
Sanders says Clinton's email situation has changed — Months after telling Hillary Clinton that Americans were “sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails,” Bernie Sanders may be changing his mind. — Interviewed Friday on “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO, Sanders was asked …
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Sanders on Clinton email server: Superdelegates ‘keeping it in mind’ — is still not jumping on rival Hillary Clinton — 's controversial private email server but said a recent report condemning her actions is something voters and superdelegates will have to take into account.
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders moves toward a fight over Israel, forcing Hillary Clinton to navigate a splintered party
Bernie Sanders moves toward a fight over Israel, forcing Hillary Clinton to navigate a splintered party
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CBS News:
Bernie Sanders: Democratic primary not “rigged,” just “dumb”
Bernie Sanders: Democratic primary not “rigged,” just “dumb”
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
No, Bernie Sanders Didn't Play a Homophobic DMX Song at a Rally
No, Bernie Sanders Didn't Play a Homophobic DMX Song at a Rally
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge acknowledges Donald Trump's attacks, unseals files in Trump U suit — A federal judge blasted by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Friday has taken note of the fact that Trump isn't happy with the way the judge is handling lawsuits over alleged fraud by the Trump University real estate seminar program.
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Judge bashed by Trump orders release of company records — A federal judge has ordered the release of internal Trump University documents in an ongoing lawsuit against the company, including “playbooks” that advised sales personnel how to market high-priced courses on getting rich through real estate.
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Cincinnati.com:
Gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into zoo enclosure — A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized and a gorilla was shot and killed Saturday at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden after, officials say, the child climbed into the gorilla's enclosure. — Cincinnati police and emergency crews responded …
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Zack Stanton / Politico:
LBJ's Ad Men: Here's How Clinton Can Beat Trump — It's rare for a political ad to go viral, and rarer yet for an ad 52 years old, but that's just what happened in March with “Confessions of a Republican.” The theme of the spot from Lyndon Johnson's 1964 campaign was eerily contemporary …
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Rubio says he apologized to Trump for ‘small hands’ jest — Washington (CNN)Marco Rubio apologized privately to Donald Trump in person backstage before a Republican debate for crude remarks he made about Trump's appearance, the Florida senator said in an exclusive CNN interview.
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Sundance / The Last Refuge:
'Splodey Head Alert - Oregon Poll: Donald Trump 53%, Hillary Clinton 26% (Independents)... Oh my. A recent Clout Research poll from the State of Oregon (full pdf below), not exactly well known as a bastion of all things republican, shows candidate Donald Trump beating Hillary Clinton 44 to 42%.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
McAuliffe heads off probe that could hurt Clinton — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) is moving to head off a burgeoning controversy sparked by a federal probe that could have consequences for his close friend and political ally, Hillary Clinton — McAuliffe has launched a media blitz insisting …
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Paul Manafort, Sen. John Barrasso, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON May 29, 2016 and it will be updated. — UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Starting right now on THIS WEEK with George Stephanopoulous, Trump over the top.
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Liberal Blind Spot — CLASSIC liberalism exalted tolerance, reflected in a line often (and probably wrongly) attributed to Voltaire: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — On university campuses, that is sometimes updated to: “I disapprove of what you say, so shut up.”
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