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Reuters:
Exclusive: Senator Warren to endorse Clinton, sources say — Senator Elizabeth Warren will soon endorse presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and, while not currently interested in serving as her running mate, has not ruled it out, several sources close to Warren told Reuters.
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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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The Last Refuge, Right Wing Watch, Political Wire and @politifact
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Hits Donald Trump on Economics — In an interview, the Democrat says she plans a speech to contrast the candidates' records — WASHINGTON—With the Democratic primary behind her, Hillary Clinton said she now plans to put Republican Donald Trump's economic record and agenda …
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Politico
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
The full transcript: Hillary Clinton interview — Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton spoke by telephone Wednesday with The Washington Post's Anne Gearan. It was Clinton's first interview with The Post since before launching her presidential campaign in April 2015.
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Politico and Business Insider
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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Raw Story, MoveOn.Org, Boing Boing, Politics Plus, Politico, Vox and New York Times
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Hillary Clinton: I Intend On ‘Reaching Out’ To Sanders' Supporters — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reflected on her victories in an interview Wednesday and said she intended on “reaching out” to the supporters of opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Scarborough rips Trump: Prove you're not a bigot — Donald Trump needs to prove once and for all that he is not a bigot, former congressman and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Wednesday. — “Donald, guess what, I'm not going to support you until you get your act together.
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton's Remarkable Comeback
Hillary Clinton's Remarkable Comeback
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Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, CANNONFIRE and Sky Dancing
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, Hot Air, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and The Definitive Source
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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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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YouGov US Opinion Center News
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 and Outside the Beltway
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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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
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's lead lawyer donated to Clinton after joining case
Trump's lead lawyer donated to Clinton after joining case
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RedState, Media Matters for America and Yahoo
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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Washington Post, Bloomberg, RedState and Politicus USA
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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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
RUMORS: Scott Walker Would Accept Nomination if Trump Implodes Before Convention
RUMORS: Scott Walker Would Accept Nomination if Trump Implodes Before Convention
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Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING. Hugh Hewitt Calls For Convention To Reject Trump (FULL AUDIO)
BREAKING. Hugh Hewitt Calls For Convention To Reject Trump (FULL AUDIO)
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Outside the Beltway, neo-neocon, Hot Air, The Week and The Resurgent
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Grassley equates Trump's judge comments with Sotomoyor's ‘wise Latina’ logic — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley on Wednesday likened presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's controversial remarks on a federal judge to a statement frequently made by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor …
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Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Exclusive: Koch's team to meet Trump's camp, but industrialist remains skeptical
Exclusive: Koch's team to meet Trump's camp, but industrialist remains skeptical
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CNN:
3 killed in shooting near Tel Aviv market — Jerusalem (CNN)At least three people have been killed in a shooting Wednesday night in Tel Aviv, an Ichilov Hospital representative told CNN. — The shooting broke out near one of Tel Aviv's most popular outdoor markets, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said in a statement.
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire in Tel Aviv, Leaving Four Dead
Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire in Tel Aviv, Leaving Four Dead
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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
At Least Three Killed, Seven Wounded in Shooting Attack at Food and Retail Center in Central Tel Aviv
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Fox News, Jihad Watch, The Atlantic and NPR
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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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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Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
Midlothian man sees Donald Trump in bathroom floor tile — MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — Clayton Litten was sitting on his toilet, admiring his newly tiled bathroom floor when he first saw it. — “This cannot be. There's no way,” Litten said when he saw the image — “clear as day.”
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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
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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Hullabaloo and Los Angeles Times
Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid Wants Elizabeth Warren To Be Vice President — He likes winning. — Senior Political Economy Reporter, The Huffington Post — Ryan Grim — Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass.) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have history.
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Washington Post, CBS New York, The Daily Caller and Political Wire