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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Pennsylvania Close; Sanders Supporter Unity Would Make It Not Close — PPP's new Pennsylvania poll finds a close race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the state, although both a generic Democratic candidate and Bernie Sanders have more substantial leads that bode well for Clinton's chances …
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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.
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
MoveOn To Sanders: ‘Undemocratic Superdelegates’ Can't Overturn Voters — One of the largest advocacy groups to endorse Bernie Sanders on Wednesday gently nudged the Vermont senator toward the exit, arguing that the Democratic nomination can't be won on the backs of “undemocratic superdelegates.”
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New York Times, Boing Boing, MoveOn.Org and Politico
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Made History, but Bernie Sanders Stubbornly Ignored It
Hillary Clinton Made History, but Bernie Sanders Stubbornly Ignored It
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Mediaite, Vox, The Atlantic, Common Dreams, Politico, CANNONFIRE and New York Magazine
New York Times:
After Victory in California, Hillary Clinton Turns Toward Donald Trump
After Victory in California, Hillary Clinton Turns Toward Donald Trump
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton's Remarkable Comeback
Hillary Clinton's Remarkable Comeback
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Sky Dancing, Real Clear Politics and CANNONFIRE
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Top supporters of Bernie Sanders gently tell him: It's time
Top supporters of Bernie Sanders gently tell him: It's time
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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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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Definitive Source and Liberal Values
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Primary wins show Hillary Clinton needs the left less than pro-Sanders liberals think
The Daily 202: Primary wins show Hillary Clinton needs the left less than pro-Sanders liberals think
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BostonGlobe.com, Vox, ABC News, naked capitalism, New York Magazine and The Week
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders's rationale for staying in the race may no longer include winning
Sanders's rationale for staying in the race may no longer include winning
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Politico
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Will Bernie Sanders supporters rally behind Hillary Clinton now? Here's what we know.
Will Bernie Sanders supporters rally behind Hillary Clinton now? Here's what we know.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says ‘No Reason’ to Raise $1 Billion for Campaign — In his first interview after the final day of Republican nomination contests, he also said his running-mate search was focused on four or five politicians. — michaelcbender — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald …
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Donald Trump Says He's ‘Disappointed’ by Criticism From Republican Leaders — “I didn't think it was necessary” — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump said in an interview Wednesday that he was “disappointed and surprised” by Republican leaders who criticized his comments about a federal judge as “racist.”
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Dilbert has gone fascist: The strange unrequited love Scott Adams seems to have for Donald Trump — The Dilbert creator insists he's not a Trump backer, but the way he talks about him suggests otherwise — Scott Adams, the creator of “Dilbert,” wants you to know he does not love Donald Trump.
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The Federalist
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Exclusive: Koch's team to meet Trump's camp, but industrialist remains skeptical — WICHITA, Kan. — Top officials within Charles Koch's powerful policy network plan to meet with aides to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the industrialist told USA TODAY on Wednesday.
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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and WNCN
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Grassley equates Trump's judge comments with Sotomoyor's ‘wise Latina’ logic
Grassley equates Trump's judge comments with Sotomoyor's ‘wise Latina’ logic
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ThinkProgress, Politico, Media Matters for America, Liberty Unyielding, The Daily Caller, BarbWire.com, Washington Times and RedState
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Trump: No need to raise much money because ‘I get so much publicity’
Trump: No need to raise much money because ‘I get so much publicity’
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Bloomberg, RedState and Business Insider
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Finally Admits His Campaign Is Racist
Donald Trump Finally Admits His Campaign Is Racist
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Washington Post, Right Wing Watch, The Federalist and Off the Kuff
Greg Neumann / WKOW 27:
Gov. Walker calls choice between Trump and Clinton a “sad” one
Gov. Walker calls choice between Trump and Clinton a “sad” one
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CNN:
Paul Ryan stresses party unity in GOP meeting
Paul Ryan stresses party unity in GOP meeting
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RedState, Politico and Talking Points Memo
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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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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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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Washington Monthly, Hot Air and Pirate's Cove
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rep. Duncan Hunter Compares Judge Curiel To An Iraqi-American Judging Chris Kyle — “Here you have Chris Kyle, who's killed a whole bunch of bad guys in Iraq. Would that be a fair trial for Chris Kyle? If you had that judge there? Probably not.” — Win Mcnamee / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com
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Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:
At Least Three Killed, Seven Wounded in Shooting Attack at Food and Retail Center in Central Tel Aviv — Shooting occurred at Sarona Market, a food and retail center in central Tel Aviv. Two gunmen captured and are in police custody. — Zen Subscribe now
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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.
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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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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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John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Jeffrey Lord Makes A Mockery Out Of CNN's Election Night Coverage UPDATED — There comes a time when a network has to take action against one of their panel members, because they routinely stray from the topic at hand, invent historical analogies and fabricate events that never took place, and refuse to answer simple questions.
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Michael Gordon / The Charlotte Observer:
FBI found hundreds of classified files on Petraeus biographer Broadwell's computer — Newly released document sheds light on probe into Charlotte author's relationship with CIA Director Petraeus — Revelations include email conversations between the two over classified records