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8:00 AM ET, June 2, 2016

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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Trump Campaign Releases a Video Defending Trump University... that is Itself a Scam  —  So the Trump campaign has released a video with purported testimonials from Trump University students which I guess is supposed to show that Trump University was not a scam.
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Sundance / The Last Refuge:
Activist Trump University / La Raza Judge Now Attempts To Re-Seal Court Documents...
Discussion: LawNewz
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump's personal, racially tinged attacks on federal judge alarm legal experts
Discussion: Political Wire
William Saletan / Slate:
Trump's Attack on a Federal Judge Is an Open Appeal to Racism
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Donald Trump warns Barack Obama he'll ‘hit him’ like Bill Clinton  —  Presumptive Republican nominee rallies crowd in sweltering heat in Sacramento  —  Trump's remarks come after Obama waded into campaign  —  Trump says Obama 'doesn't have a clue'  —  Donald Trump, lashing back at Barack Obama …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:   MUST SEE VIDEO=> Wow! Obama Tries to Trash Donald Trump and Turns into a Stuttering Mess
David Wright / CNN:
Trump in 1994: ‘Putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing’  —  (CNN)Donald Trump once said that “putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing” in a recently resurfaced interview with ABC News from 1994.  —  The comments were part of an extended discussion about how Trump viewed …
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Donald Trump in 1994: ‘Putting a Wife to Work Is a Very Dangerous Thing’
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Mail
New York Post:
Pathetic excuses and endless stonewalls: The Clintons' version of the truth  —  In her sworn testimony made public this week, longtime Clinton aide Cheryl Mills proved that Team Hillary won't give up an ounce of truth without a fight.  —  Mills, Hillary Clinton's chief of staff at the State Department …
Discussion: Washington Times
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton tech aide plans to take the Fifth at deposition
Discussion: The Last Refuge and LawNewz
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton IT aide to plead Fifth in email case
Discussion: Hit & Run and BizPac Review
New York Times:
Hispanic Official to Leave R.N.C. in Sign of Disaffection With Donald Trump  —  The head of Hispanic media relations at the Republican National Committee is resigning this month in what appears to be another indication of the lingering discomfort some party officials have about working to elect Donald J. Trump president.
Fox News:
State Department admits briefing footage on Iran deal intentionally deleted  —  The State Department, in a stunning admission, acknowledged Wednesday that an official intentionally deleted several minutes of video footage from a 2013 press briefing, where a top spokeswoman seemed …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
State Department admits Iran remarks were intentionally edited from video
Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:
State Dept. admits intentionally altering video of Iran press conference
Discussion: RedState, The Week and The Last Refuge
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Dead Heat in California: Clinton, Sanders Tied in Poll  —  Hillary Clinton is clinging to a narrow two-point lead over Bernie Sanders in California ahead of the state's June 7 primary, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll.
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David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Poll: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders neck and neck in California
Discussion: Washington Post
LifeSiteNews:
State leader quits ACLU after daughters were ‘visibly frightened’ by men using women's restroom  —  Aclu , Bathroom Bills , Georgia , Maya Dillard Smith , Trangenderism  —  The African-American woman who leads a state chapter of the ACLU has resigned, citing her own daughters' “frightened” …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power LinePower Line:   ACLU leader quits after daughters encounter men in the women's restroom
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
In campaign mode, Obama defends his economic stewardship, blasts Republicans and Trump  —  ELKHART, Ind. — President Obama on Wednesday used this manufacturing city, which he visited during the depths of the Great Recession, as the backdrop to defend his economic policies …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and The Week
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama takes Trump fight to Rust Belt
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
A warning left on a nanny's car.  License plates stolen.  And a top Pentagon official in big trouble.  —  The mystery that for weeks unnerved this quiet Capitol Hill neighborhood began with a warning placed on a nanny's windshield.  —  “I know you are misusing this visitor pass to park here daily,” the April 4 note read.
Discussion: NBC News and Newser
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Secret Weapon: Letters of Love, Flattery and Revenge  —  In one letter, Donald J. Trump ranted about the crisis of unsightly hot dog vendors on his beloved Fifth Avenue.  “Having ketchup and mustard splattered all over the sidewalk,” he wrote, “is disgraceful.”
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton to Portray Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Positions as Dangerous  —  Hillary Clinton plans to deliver a scorching assessment of Donald J. Trump's foreign policy prescriptions on Thursday, casting her likely Republican rival as a threat to decades of bipartisan tenets …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Political Wire
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Associated Press:
Clinton to Attack Trump on Foreign Policy
Discussion: Politico
Click2Houston.com:
Aldine ISD teacher accused of sexual relationship with 13-year-old released from jail  —  Report says teacher became pregnant with student's baby  —  HOUSTON - The Aldine Independent School District Middle School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student …
Jake Novak / CNBC:
I was wrong: Trump WILL be the next president  —  The Hollywood Reporter's Michael Wolff, explains reasons behind why Donald Trump could be getting the votes.  —  A few months ago, I wrote that Donald Trump would win the GOP presidential nomination - but that would be the end of the line for him.
USA Today:
Exclusive: Trump's 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee  —  Our project found about 3,500 legal actions involving Trump, including 1,900 where he or his companies were a plaintiff and about 1,300 in which he was the defendant.  Due to his branding value, Trump is determined to defend his name and reputation.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump involved in 3,500 lawsuits: report
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
US military eyes ‘extremist Islamic movement’ in Latin America  —  The top U.S. military commander in Latin America said he and his regional counterparts are growing more concerned about radical Islamic extremists using the region as a pathway into the U.S.  —  “Radicalization is occurring …
New York Times:
Uber Turns to Saudi Arabia for $3.5 Billion Cash Infusion  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In its quest to build a global empire, Uber has turned to the Middle East for its biggest infusion of cash from a single investor.  —  Uber said on Wednesday that it had raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia's …
Bloomberg:
Obama Urges Social Security Increase in Preview of Campaign Role  —  Reversal from 2011 Obama support for cuts in benefit growth  —  Unifies Obama Social Security stance with Sanders and Clinton  —  President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for an increase in Social Security benefits …
Discussion: Vox, Politico and Viking Pundit
Los Angeles Times:
Professor killed in UCLA murder-suicide was brilliant, kind and caring, colleagues say  —  The Los Angeles Police Department was placed on citywide tactical alert and sent hundreds of officers to the Westwood campus and surrounding neighborhoods  —  UCLA students went to school Wednesday expecting …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Conservatives rebuff Kristol's third-party pick  —  A group of prominent conservative activists, including writer and radio host Erick Erickson, aren't satisfied with Bill Kristol's suggestion of David French as a third-party candidate and are still looking for another alternative …
Discussion: Hot Air
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mark Cuban Questions Whether Trump Is Actually A Billionaire  —  “I'm not so sure Donald knows what he's not good at.”  —  Ezra Shaw / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban on Wednesday questioned whether Donald Trump is actually a billionaire …
 
 
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Valentina / Geopolitical Futures:
Nationalism Is Rising, Not Fascism
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Victor Davis Hanson / Townhall.com:
Walls And Immigration— Ancient And Modern
Sen. David Perdue / Washington Post:
Senator Perdue: Donald Trump proves it's time for an outsider
Star Tribune:
Feds say no civil rights prosecution in Jamar Clark's death
Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
Ronald Reagan Was Once Donald Trump
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Horned Arizona Man, 53, Arrested For Bloody Knife Attack On His Wife
 Earlier Items: 
Mother Jones:
Trump Has a Conflict-of-Interest Problem No Other White House Candidate Ever Had
Discussion: Daily Kos
S.F. City Attorney's / City Attorney of San Francisco:
Federal judge calls Sanders backers' arguments ‘hot air’—denies bid for emergency injunction
National Geographic:
Your Top 10 Questions About the Pluto Flyby Answered
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Monthly
ESPN:
Kenneth Starr stepping down as Baylor chancellor
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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