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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Inside the bitter last days of Bernie's revolution — There's no strategist pulling the strings, and no collection of burn-it-all-down aides egging him on. At the heart of the rage against Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, the campaign aides closest to him say, is Bernie Sanders.
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Wins California, Bolstering Claim to Nomination — Hillary Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night after decisive victories in the California, New Jersey and New Mexico primaries, and she quickly appealed to supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Made History, but Bernie Sanders Stubbornly Ignored It — Revolutions rarely give way to gracious expressions of defeat. — And so, despite the crushing California results that rolled in for him on Tuesday night, despite the insurmountable delegate math and the growing pleas …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Primary wins show Hillary Clinton needs the left less than pro-Sanders liberals think — THE BIG IDEA: The scope and scale of Hillary Clinton's victories last night ameliorates much of the pressure that she has been under to pander to Bernie Sanders and his supporters.
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Said to Plan Large Layoff From Campaign Staff — UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders plans to lay off at least half his campaign staff Wednesday as his battered presidential bid continues on despite Hillary Clinton's being declared the presumptive Democratic nominee …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Top supporters of Bernie Sanders gently tell him: It's time — THE MORNING PLUM: — Hillary Clinton decisively defeated Bernie Sanders in the big delegate-rich states of California and New Jersey, and in a rousing, emotional speech last night, she laid claim to a piece of American history …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
AP reminds employees to be vigilant after backlash from Sanders supporters
AP reminds employees to be vigilant after backlash from Sanders supporters
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
MoveOn To Sanders: ‘Undemocratic Superdelegates’ Can't Overturn Voters
MoveOn To Sanders: ‘Undemocratic Superdelegates’ Can't Overturn Voters
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Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Bernie Sanders supporters have to face the facts: Hillary Clinton has won
Editorial Bernie Sanders supporters have to face the facts: Hillary Clinton has won
NBC News:
First Read: Trump Starts the General After Squandering a Head Start
First Read: Trump Starts the General After Squandering a Head Start
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Nicole Gaudiano / USA Today:
Sanders says ‘the struggle continues’ even as Clinton declares victory
Sanders says ‘the struggle continues’ even as Clinton declares victory
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BOOM! Hillary Clinton CAUGHT COLLUDING With AP to Announce Delegate Win Before California!
BOOM! Hillary Clinton CAUGHT COLLUDING With AP to Announce Delegate Win Before California!
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Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Bernie Sanders needs to fall in line
Bernie Sanders needs to fall in line
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen”
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen”
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Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING. Hugh Hewitt Calls For Convention To Reject Trump (FULL AUDIO) — Whoa. — This morning talk show host Hugh Hewitt called for the GOP convention to change the rules to allow for an alternative candidate to be selected. (Full disclosure, Hewitt is affiliated with Salem Media Group which owns RedState.)
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt Says GOP Should Change Convention Rules to Dump Trump — Conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt argued Wednesday morning that the Republican Party should make an unprecedented effort to change the Republican National Convention rules to allow them to dump Donald Trump as their nominee.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Hatch: ‘Be nice’ to ‘first-time candidate’ Trump — (R-Utah) on Tuesday defended Donald Trump — as a “first-time candidate” amid swirling criticism from Republicans of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's racially charged rhetoric. — “Be nice to him, he's a first-time candidate …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Promises New Attacks on Hillary Clinton as GOP Race Ends
Donald Trump Promises New Attacks on Hillary Clinton as GOP Race Ends
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Donald Trump actually read his victory speech from a teleprompter. Here's the transcript.
Donald Trump actually read his victory speech from a teleprompter. Here's the transcript.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HISTORY! Trump Shatters Republican Primary Vote Record by 1.4 Million Votes
HISTORY! Trump Shatters Republican Primary Vote Record by 1.4 Million Votes
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Dump the G.O.P. for a Grand New Party — If a party could declare moral bankruptcy, today's Republican Party would be in Chapter 11. — This party needs to just shut itself down and start over — now. Seriously, someone please start a New Republican Party! — America needs a healthy two-party system.
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Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
The Republican Party Can Get Even Worse
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
Two guys allegedly tried to rob a French McDonald's, but off-duty special forces unit was eating inside — When the two armed men entered the McDonald's in Besancon, a city in eastern France near the Switzerland border, they found about 40 people dining on fried, fast food.
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CBS News:
Student who helped stop Stanford sexual assault describes what he saw — A northern California judge faces outrage over the sentence he handed down in a sexual assault case at Stanford University. Brock Turner was given six months in jail for the assault of a woman outside a fraternity party.
Cal Thomas:
Trump Interview - The Transcript — CT: My grandparents used to play a parlor game. It went like this: Tell me who you are without telling me your name or what you do. We have seen your tough exterior, but who are you at your core and what is your basic philosophy and worldview?
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The taunt Clinton supporters think will haunt Trump gets airtime in new ad — The scene of Donald Trump mocking a New York Times reporter with a congenital disability garners the presumed Republican nominee some of his highest negative ratings among focus groups, POLITICO has learned.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Spy chief: Use whatever restroom you want — The nation's top intelligence officer is expected to step into the heated politics of transgender rights on Wednesday during remarks at an annual LGBT pride event. — “Here in the [intelligence community], we have the chance to lead by example …
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