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8:50 AM ET, June 6, 2016

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David French / National Review:
I'm Not Running for President  —  I'm not the right person to challenge Trump and Hillary, but the path remains open for others.  —  Here is a sentence I never thought I'd type: After days of prayer, reflection, and serious study of the possibilities, I am not going to run as an independent candidate …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
How Bernie Sanders missed his chance to beat Hillary Clinton  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — There was a time when Bernie Sanders, the stiff, white senator from Vermont, seemed painfully out of place in black churches.  But not now at the end of the long primary trail, and not here at the Allen Temple Baptist Church.
Discussion: Politico
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Split Over Whether to Fight on Past Tuesday  —  The senator has vowed to press his case, but some urge him to unite behind Clinton  —  A split is emerging inside the Bernie Sanders campaign over whether the senator should stand down after Tuesday's election contests …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Clinton wins Puerto Rico, marches ever closer to clinching the Democratic nomination
Discussion: ABC News and Outside the Beltway
Associated Press:
AFTER WEEKEND WINS, CLINTON ON CUSP OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary
Discussion: The Week and Washington Post
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Clinton: I expect Sanders to call for unity after Tuesday
Discussion: ABC News and Algemeiner.com
John Hinderaker / Power LinePower Line:
Bernie Sanders, Anti-Semite?
Discussion: Jerusalem Post
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:   Bernie Sanders's Chances of Winning Have Faded, but His Rallies Haven't
CBS News:
Poll: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders down to the wire in California
Discussion: Washington Blade and CBS New York
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Results slow in Puerto Rico as voters face long lines
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gingrich: Trump's judge attacks ‘one of the worst mistakes’ he's made  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said on Sunday that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  should not have attacked a California judge regarding his “Mexican heritage.”
Discussion: Political Wire
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CNN:
Growing fear inside GOP about Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Top Republican officials and donors are increasingly worried over the threat Donald Trump's attack on a judge's Mexican heritage could pose to their party's chances in November — and about the GOP's ability to win Latino votes for many elections to come.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Could a Muslim Judge Be Neutral to Donald Trump? He Doesn't Think So
Associated Press:
Trump Surprised at GOP Criticism of His Comments on Judge
Discussion: Politico
Scott Adams Blog:
Scott Adams' Blog  —  I've decided to come off the sidelines and endorse a candidate for President of the United States.  —  I'll start by reminding readers that my politics don't align with any of the candidates.  My interest in the race has been limited to Trump's extraordinary persuasion skills.
Paul Mirengoff / Power LinePower Line:
Ex-Secret Service agent blows whistle on Hillary  —  Donald Trump is a nasty piece of work, but is he nastier than Hillary Clinton?  I expressed doubt that he is at the end of this post.  —  In a few weeks, Crisis of Character by former Secret Service agent Gary Byrne, a “tell-all” …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five things Hillary Clinton could learn from Donald Trump
Discussion: RedState, Politicus USA and ABC News
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
On Verge of Nomination Clinch, Clinton Wins in Puerto Rico  —  Clinton Looks to Clinch Democratic Nomination as Trump Ramps Up New Attacks 3:14  —  Hillary Clinton won the Puerto Rico primary Sunday, edging her even closer to the delegate majority she needs to become the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.
Discussion: Associated Press and Daily Kos
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Sasse is Resolute: No Hillary, no Trump  —  Unyielding in his determination to oppose Donald Trump, his party's presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. Ben Sasse said Sunday he expects to cast a presidential vote in November, but not for Trump or likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: Politico
Eyder Peralta / NPR.org:
NPR Photographer, Interpreter Killed In Afghanistan  —  David Gilkey, an NPR journalist who chronicled pain and beauty in war and conflict, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday along with NPR's Afghan interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna.  —  David and Zabihullah were on assignment for the network traveling …
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest accounts hacked, LinkedIn password dump likely to blame  —  Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg understandably has accounts on other social networks - it only makes sense to keep up with what the competition is up to.
Aleister / The Gateway Pundit:
IRS Reveals Over 400 Conservative and Tea Party Groups Were Targeted in Scandal  —  Back in 2013, the IRS claimed the number of conservative groups targeted in the run up to the 2012 election was under 300, now we know different.  —  The Washington Times reports:
Discussion: Washington Times
Peter Holley / Washington Post:
Their son was killed.  They believe his parrot is telling people who pulled the trigger.  —  A possible murder witness is talking.  —  The question is whether anyone should listen.  —  His name is Bud, and he's an African gray parrot in Ensley Township, Mich., with a filthy mouth, according to NBC affiliate WOOD-TV.
Discussion: Jezebel
 
 
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CBS News:
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