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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: It's ‘Possible’ A Muslim Judge Would Be Biased Against Me Too — Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump said that it was possible that a Muslim judge would be biased against him when asked in an interview aired Sunday for his views after proposing a ban an all Muslims.
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Breaking News USA and alan.com
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Pushing racial boundaries, Trump draws rebuke from a fretful GOP — Donald Trump, whose campaign for president has crashed through one barrier after another, has again moved his candidacy into highly questionable territory, threatening to stir more racial animosity in an already divided country …
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ABC News, Politico and Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump: Muslim judge might not be fair to me either — Donald Trump expanded his argument against a Mexican judge on Sunday, suggesting that a Muslim judge may not be able to rule impartially in a Trump lawsuit either because of his call for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration.
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ABC News and Washington Free Beacon
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic:
The Problem With Calling Out Judges for Their Race
The Problem With Calling Out Judges for Their Race
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CBS News, Mother Jones, Guardian and BizPac Review
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
He's of ‘German heritage’: Hillary baits fans into calling Trump a Nazi
He's of ‘German heritage’: Hillary baits fans into calling Trump a Nazi
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BizPac Review
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trump Suggests Muslim Judges Can't Be Trusted Either
Trump Suggests Muslim Judges Can't Be Trusted Either
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alan.com, Mediaite and Business Insider
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Former attorney general: Trump right to question judge's fairness
Former attorney general: Trump right to question judge's fairness
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Washington Post, Fox News Insider, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Instapundit, The Moderate Voice, The Last Tradition, LawNewz and ThinkProgress
Maria Sacchetti / BostonGlobe.com:
Criminal immigrants reoffend at higher rates than ICE has suggested — They were among the nation's top priorities for deportation, criminals who were supposed to be sent back to their home countries. But instead they were released, one by one, in secret across the United States.
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RedState, Hot Air, Liberty Unyielding, MichelleMalkin.com and The Daily Caller
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders, eyeing a ‘contested convention,’ urges media to hold off on calling race — LOS ANGELES — Bernie Sanders urged news organizations on Saturday to hold off on declaring a victor in the Democratic presidential race following Tuesday's primaries and vowed to soldier on to the party's convention in July.
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Outside the Beltway and Politico
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Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Clinton Moves Closer To Nomination With Win In Virgin Islands
Clinton Moves Closer To Nomination With Win In Virgin Islands
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Guardian
Steve Eder / New York Times:
Donald Trump Reflects on His Relationship With Muhammad Ali — As he reflected on Saturday on the death of Muhammad Ali, Donald J. Trump gushed, calling him a “terrific guy,” “so generous,” and an “amazing poet.” — “He was two people,” Mr. Trump said of Ali in an interview.
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Mediaite, Althouse, Washington Post, Vox and STAT
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
NY attorney general: 'We're going to get the money back' from Trump U. — New York's attorney general on Sunday promised justice for students who alleged they were defrauded by Trump University. — “I'm proud to be representing the people of New York state, and we're going to get the money …
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Donald Trump said ‘university’ was all about education. Actually, its goal was: ‘Sell, sell, sell!’
Donald Trump said ‘university’ was all about education. Actually, its goal was: ‘Sell, sell, sell!’
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Political Wire and Mother Jones
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
John Adams Was a Hermaphrodite? — LOS ANGELES — THIS is a town where scripts routinely come back to writers from entertainment executives with the same scrawled command about a female character: “Make her more likable.” — As Hillary Clinton fights up and down California to fend off Bernie Sanders …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Althouse
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Bill Clinton to give eulogy at Ali's funeral — plans on delivering a eulogy for legendary boxer Muhammad Ali's funeral next week. — “We haven't confirmed all eulogists at this time, but eulogies will be led by President Bill Clinton, Bryant Gumbel and Billy Crystal,” …
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Washington Examiner and The Root
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Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Ali Family Spokesman Reveals Legend's Cause of Death
Ali Family Spokesman Reveals Legend's Cause of Death
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Gothamist, BizPac Review and Independent Journal …
Daily Mail:
Latino students at North Carolina high school outraged after their classmates build ‘Trump wall’ made of boxes in a prank — The students were allowed into McDowell High School on Wednesday to perform a prank as a teacher supervised them — A photo of the wall with about 30 students standing …
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Balloon Juice
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Hillary Clinton — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON June 5, 2016 and it will be updated. — UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Starting right now on THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Clinton lets loose. — HILLARY CLINTON, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE …
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Politicus USA and Viking Pundit
John Bolton / New York Post:
How Ayatollah Khomeini suckered Jimmy Carter — New depths to Jimmy Carter's fecklessness have emerged through the declassification of State Department cables relating to the fall of the Shah of Iran. — As reported by the BBC, the Ayatollah Khomeini, in January 1979 …
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Pamela Geller and Jihad Watch
Aleister / The Gateway Pundit:
Elizabeth Warren Claims She's Against Democrat Superdelegate System Then Admits She is One (VIDEO) — Talk about speaking with a forked tongue. — At a Democratic Party event this weekend, Elizabeth Warren claimed she's opposed to her party's superdelegate system.
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ABC News
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Gintautas Dumcius / Union-News:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: 'I don't believe in super-delegates'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: 'I don't believe in super-delegates'
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CNN, Washington Monthly, The Hill and whorunsGov
Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Warren: 'I don't believe in superdelegates'
Warren: 'I don't believe in superdelegates'
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Mediaite, ABC News, Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump changes stance on Libya — reversed his position on U.S. intervention in Libya on Sunday, saying in an interview he would have approved of a “surgical” strike to take out Muammar Quadhafi after telling voters the world would be better with the leader still in power. — “I didn't mind surgical.
Drudge Report:
SECRET SERVICE AGENT BOOK ROCKS CLINTON CAMPAIGN — Posted directly outside President Clinton's Oval Office, Former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne reveals what he observed of Hillary Clinton's character and the culture inside the White House while protecting the First Family.
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Scared Monkeys
BBC:
Switzerland ‘rejects basic income’, poll projections suggest — Projections from a referendum in Switzerland suggest voters have rejected a plan to introduce a guaranteed basic income for all. — Some 78% of voters opposed the plan, a GFS projection for Swiss TV suggested.