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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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New York Times:
Obama Is Eager to Hit the Stump for Hillary Clinton and Shred Donald Trump — WASHINGTON — President Obama, after months of sitting on the sidelines of the rancorous contest to succeed him, is now ready to aggressively campaign for Hillary Clinton, starting with a formal endorsement of her candidacy as early as this week.
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Political Wire
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” …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
How Bernie Sanders missed his chance to beat Hillary Clinton
How Bernie Sanders missed his chance to beat Hillary Clinton
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Politico
Associated Press:
AFTER WEEKEND WINS, CLINTON ON CUSP OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
AFTER WEEKEND WINS, CLINTON ON CUSP OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
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The Week and Political Wire
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, Jezebel and Algemeiner.com
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Clinton wins Puerto Rico, marches ever closer to clinching the Democratic nomination
Clinton wins Puerto Rico, marches ever closer to clinching the Democratic nomination
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Clinton will win Puerto Rico, CNN projects
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
MSNBC:
Donald Trump does not have a campaign — Donald Trump is a candidate without a campaign - and it's becoming a serious problem. — Republicans working to elect Trump describe a bare-bones effort debilitated by infighting, a lack of staff to carry out basic functions, minimal coordination …
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Associated Press:
Trump Surprised at GOP Criticism of His Comments on Judge — Donald Trump says he was surprised that Newt Gingrich hammered him for noting the Mexican ancestry of the American judge overseeing lawsuits against Trump University. — Trump tells Fox News Channel on Monday that the former House speaker's criticism was “inappropriate.”
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Politico
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Can Trump Productions' Content Be a Kingmaker? — It's time to stop calling Donald J. Trump's presidential operation “the Trump campaign.” It would be far more accurate to call it “Trump Productions Inc.” — Mr. Trump is not running a campaign in the modern sense — or what was the modern sense until about yesterday.
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Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, CBS News and Naked Politics
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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gingrich: Trump's judge attacks ‘one of the worst mistakes’ he's made
Gingrich: Trump's judge attacks ‘one of the worst mistakes’ he's made
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Political Wire
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Joe Scarborough just went off on Donald Trump's ‘racism’
Joe Scarborough just went off on Donald Trump's ‘racism’
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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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ThinkProgress, The Gateway Pundit, ABC News and New York Magazine
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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Vox, Hit & Run, Daily Kos, Political Wire, 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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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed Terminates Ad Deal With Republican Party Over Trump — Donald Trump is “directly opposed to the freedoms of our employees in the United States and around the world,” CEO Jonah Peretti wrote. — BuzzFeed has terminated a deal with the Republican National Committee …
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Political Wire
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Alex Spence / Politico:
BuzzFeed pulls out of $1.3M advertising deal with RNC over Donald Trump — BuzzFeed has pulled out of advertising agreement with the Republican National Committee over objections to Donald Trump's rhetoric. — The buy was for $1.3 million, a source close to BuzzFeed told POLITICO.
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Business Insider and The Resurgent, more at Mediagazer »
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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Patterico's Pontifications, ParaPundit, Althouse and The Last Refuge
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
IRS finally reveals list of tea party groups targeted for extra scrutiny — More than three years after it admitted to targeting tea party groups for intrusive scrutiny, the IRS has finally released a near-complete list of the organizations it snagged in a political dragnet.
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RedState
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Roger Clinton / TMZ.com:
DUI Arrest in Cali — ... Impeccable Timing — Hillary Clinton's brother-in-law is sitting in a jail cell after getting busted for DUI in Southern California ... just 2 days before the crucial CA primary vote. — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Roger Clinton was arrested Sunday just after 8 PM in Redondo Beach.
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller and LawNewz
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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