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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 …
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Associated Press:
AFTER WEEKEND WINS, CLINTON ON CUSP OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hillary Clinton stands on the cusp of having enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, having overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in a pair of weekend elections in the Caribbean.
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Political Wire and The Week
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.
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Politico
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Clinton wins Puerto Rico, marches ever closer to clinching the Democratic nomination — LOS ANGELES — Hillary Clinton moved closer to the Democratic presidential nomination with two contests this weekend as she and Sen. Bernie Sanders continued a fierce contest in California ahead …
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Hot Air, ABC News and Outside the Beltway
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
On Verge of Nomination Clinch, Clinton Wins in Puerto Rico
On Verge of Nomination Clinch, Clinton Wins in Puerto Rico
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Associated Press and Daily Kos
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Clinton Closes in On Clinching
CBS News:
Poll: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders down to the wire in California
Poll: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders down to the wire in California
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Washington Blade and CBS New York
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Vows Fight to Convention as Hillary Clinton Wins a Primary
Bernie Sanders Vows Fight to Convention as Hillary Clinton Wins a Primary
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JustOneMinute and Algemeiner.com
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Clinton: I expect Sanders to call for unity after Tuesday
Clinton: I expect Sanders to call for unity after Tuesday
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Algemeiner.com
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary
Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary
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The Week and Washington Post
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 …
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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.”
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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.
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Kristen East / Politico:
In Ramadan message, Obama takes swipe at Trump
In Ramadan message, Obama takes swipe at Trump
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The Gateway Pundit, New York Magazine and Washington Free Beacon
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Could a Muslim Judge Be Neutral to Donald Trump? He Doesn't Think So
Could a Muslim Judge Be Neutral to Donald Trump? He Doesn't Think So
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Political Wire, The Week and Washington Post
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.
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Althouse, ParaPundit and The Last Refuge
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” …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five things Hillary Clinton could learn from Donald Trump
Five things Hillary Clinton could learn from Donald Trump
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RedState, Politicus USA and ABC News
Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Set to Approve Moon Mission by Commercial Space Venture — Startup proposes to land payload of scientific gear on lunar surface some time next year — U.S. officials appear poised to make history by approving the first private space mission to go beyond Earth's orbit, according to people familiar with the details.
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AOL and Daily Mail
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.
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Politico
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
A Pause That Distresses — Friday's employment report was a major disappointment: only 38,000 jobs added, a big step down from the more than 200,000 a month average since January 2013. Special factors, notably the Verizon strike, explain part of the bad news, and in any case job growth is a noisy series …
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 tabs on what the competition is up to.