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MJ Lee / CNN:
Sanders meets with Obama, Reid ahead of final contest — (CNN)Hillary Clinton became the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee this week — but for her challenger Bernie Sanders, the fight is not quite over. — The Vermont senator declared Tuesday night that he intends …
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
With Obama's Endorsement of Hillary Clinton, He Should Appoint a Special Prosecutor — Now that President Obama has formally endorsed his former secretary of state for president, it's no longer possible for him — or a Justice Department directly answerable to him — to rule impartially …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama offers a formal endorsement of Clinton; president also meets with Sanders — President Obama offered his formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton with a video Thursday and plans to campaign with the former secretary of state in Wisconsin next week, efforts aimed at speeding …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Sanders supporters warn Obama: Don't try to stop Bernie — Bernie Sanders' supporters have some advice for President Barack Obama: Back off. — Thursday morning in the Oval Office, Obama will take his not-so-subtle campaign to ease Sanders out of an active campaign directly to the senator himself.
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary, but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary, but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders signals the end is near
Sanders signals the end is near
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton: Warren is ‘qualified’ to be my VP
Clinton: Warren is ‘qualified’ to be my VP
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
President Barack Obama endorses Hillary Clinton in video
President Barack Obama endorses Hillary Clinton in video
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Warren has concerns about being Clinton's VP: report
Warren has concerns about being Clinton's VP: report
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Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1
Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1
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Annie Karni / Politico:
President Obama endorses Hillary Clinton
President Obama endorses Hillary Clinton
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Sanders pledges to work with Clinton after meeting with Obama
Sanders pledges to work with Clinton after meeting with Obama
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Steve Reilly / USA Today:
USA TODAY exclusive: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn't pay his bills — Donald Trump casts himself as a protector of workers and jobs, but a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found hundreds of people - carpenters, dishwashers, painters, even his own lawyers - who say he didn't pay them for their work.
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
The black hole within Donald Trump — I'm no advice columnist, and normally I wouldn't use this space for relationship counseling, but here's a small bit of wisdom that I've offered to a few friends over the years and that might be useful to Republicans in Washington.
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Republican Senator Susan Collins Says She Might Support Hillary Clinton — This week, after Donald Trump said that Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge in a case against Trump University, had a conflict of interest because of his Mexican heritage, many Republicans distanced themselves from Trump and condemned the candidate's remarks.
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Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal:
Appeals Court Upholds ‘Concealed Carry’ Restrictions — Federal court in California says Americans have no guaranteed right to carry concealed guns in public — Americans have no Second Amendment right to carry concealed guns in public, a federal appeals court in California ruled on Thursday …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Says No Right to Concealed Gun Carry
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Says No Right to Concealed Gun Carry
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Daily Mail:
Student who graduated top of her class causes outrage after bragging that she has a 4.5GPA, nice legs, full tuition at UT - but is in the US ILLEGALLY — High school graduation season is in full swing and Twitter and Facebook are jam-packed with pictures of jubilant teenagers but one girl's tweet …
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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
High school valedictorian reveals undocumented status in speech
High school valedictorian reveals undocumented status in speech
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Brian Latimer / NBC News:
Texas Valedictorian, Scholarship Recipient Under Fire for Tweeting She's Undocumented
Texas Valedictorian, Scholarship Recipient Under Fire for Tweeting She's Undocumented
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Tom Namako / BuzzFeed:
Joe Biden Writes An Open Letter To Stanford Survivor — The vice president, in an open letter sent to BuzzFeed News, said “a lot of people failed” the Stanford sexual assault survivor and that she will “save lives” thanks to the powerful message she read to her assailant in court.
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CNN:
Donald Trump's ground game — (CNN)Donald Trump — who made a fortune in part by lending his name to business ventures on which he left a light touch — appears poised to take a similar approach to building his ground game. — The presumptive GOP nominee has argued he can put as many as 15 states …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Today in 'Donald Trump's Campaign Is a Garbage Fire'
Today in 'Donald Trump's Campaign Is a Garbage Fire'
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Morning Joe dishes on Trump, Zucker — Joe Scarborough is mastering the art of dealing Donald Trump the derision Trump loves to rain on others. — The “Morning Joe” co-host, former Florida congressman and longtime Friend of Donald found himself under fire during the early months …
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Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Hogan dodges question on whether Donald Trump is fit to be president
Hogan dodges question on whether Donald Trump is fit to be president
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton's Truth Problem — The day after she sealed the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton took a victory lap of the nation's top newsrooms and delivered the most predictable and practiced comments. She honored her mother. She trashed Donald Trump. She wooed Bernie Sanders' supporters.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
There Are More White Voters Than People Think. That's Good News for Trump. — One of the biggest reasons Donald Trump is considered to be a long shot to win the presidency is the diversity of the country. — As Joe Scarborough of MSNBC put it, “There are not enough white voters in America …
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Christian Gollayan / New York Post:
Turns out dating is really hard if you support Trump — Lifelong Republican David Goss, 35, was hanging out with his conservative friends in February when he came up with the idea of TrumpSingles.com, a dating website for supporters of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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Mike Deak / Asbury Park Press:
Student may be punished for insulting vegetarian — School allowed to give detention to student who told another sixth-grader that “vegetarians are idiots.” — MONTGOMERY - A school district is allowed to discipline a sixth-grader for bullying because he made disparaging remarks about a classmate's vegetarianism.
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
The Punditry's Scary Groupthink About Trump — Over the past decade, Twitter has become an invaluable source of political news. In an era when television news - and even print media - have become increasingly partisan, Twitter has made it possible to create a personalized news channel …
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Chris Christie Comments On Attractiveness Of Women Tennis Players — “I liked Martina,” the New Jersey governor said. — Matthew Cavanaugh / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Chris Christie commented on the attractiveness of women tennis players during a four-hour-long appearance on sports talk radio on Thursday.
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Bloomberg:
Welcome to Larry Page's Secret Flying-Car Factories — With Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk, the Google co-founder looks to the skies. — Three years ago, Silicon Valley developed a fleeting infatuation with a startup called Zee.Aero. The company had set up shop right next to Google's headquarters …
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stockbridge man shot by police on life support — A Stockbridge man shot by police who had been dispatched to the wrong house is clinging to life at an Atlanta hospital, a relative told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday. — Brother-in-law Clifton Worn said William David Powell, 63, is on life support.
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
The Clinton University Problem: Laureate Education Lawsuits Present Problem For Clintons [Updated] — While largely ignored by the media, the Clintons have their own university scandal. Donald Trump has been rightfully criticized and sued over his defunct Trump University.
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