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8:40 AM ET, June 12, 2016

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Associated Press:
Police: Approximately 20 killed in Florida club shooting  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun took hostages and opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub, killing approximately 20 people and wounding 42 others before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said Sunday.
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David Caplan / ABC News:
‘Mass Casuality Situation’ Following Shooting at Orlando Nightclub, Shooter Dead: Police  —  A shooting at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning has been described as a “mass casualty situation,” police announced Sunday morning.  —  “The shooter inside the nightclub is dead,” tweeted Orlando Police shortly before 6 a.m.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Furious GOP donors stew over Trump  —  PARK CITY, Utah — Donald Trump is trying to win over a skeptical Republican donor class, but they've closed their wallets — and they're angry.  —  On Friday afternoon, at an exclusive Republican donor retreat here hosted by Mitt Romney, frustration boiled over.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney rips 2016 also-rans for losing to Trump  —  PARK CITY, Utah — Mitt Romney laid into the large and rambunctious group of 2016 Republican candidates here on Saturday, arguing that they deserved a share of blame for the rise of Donald Trump.  —  During a question-and-answer session …
Ines Dela Cuetara / ABC News:   Mitt Romney Says a Donald Trump Presidency Would Lead to ‘Trickle-down Racism’
Julie Bykowicz / Associated Press:   Romney loyalists ponder a future with Trump
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:   Pocahontas.com redirects to Warren campaign site
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Girl Squad  —  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton greets Elizabeth Warren in the cream-and-coral sunroom of her home on Embassy Row.  —  “Elizabeth, welcome,” Clinton says, smiling stiffly.  “I was worried that you were lost since it was taking you so-o-o-o long to finally get here.”  —  “Hahaha,” Warren replies.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Brett T. / twitchy.com:
You won't find Pow Wow Chow recipes at Pocahontas.com, but you will find this
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Bob Velin / Boxingjunkie:
Don King sets the record straight: ‘Yes, I endorsed Donald Trump’  —  Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King called to set the record straight about whether he did or didn't endorse Donald Trump for president, as Trump tweeted out on Friday.  As always, King had plenty to say.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Sessions knocks ‘wall’ around Dem convention  —  's immigration policies Friday, amid reports that a “wall” will be built around the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.  —  “It's interesting that the Democratic National Committee will have a wall around their convention to keep unapproved people …
Kristen East / Politico:
Tulsi Gabbard launches petition to end Democratic Party superdelegate process  —  The Democratic presidential primary process may be ending next Tuesday, but the fight among Bernie Sanders supporters to rid the party of superdelegates and install new leadership at the Democratic National Committee is not.
Discussion: Facebook and Raw Story
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Kristen East / Politico:
Plouffe: Trump is ‘lazy’
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Jennifer Weiner / New York Times:
The Snobs and Me  —  I GRADUATED from Princeton in 1991, and my debut novel was published almost exactly 10 years later, in May 2001.  When that first box of hardcovers arrived, I sent copies to a few of my famous professors, then spent the next month acting out my fantasy about my work's reception.
Daily Mail:
Hundreds of England fans run for their lives as they are attacked by Russian thugs INSIDE Marseille stadium after 1-1 draw - as two fans fight for their life following brutal violence during the day  — Mass brawl breaks out in stadium after Russian fans rip down English flags and chase hundreds across terraces
Didi Kirsten Tatlow / New York Times:
Doctor's Plan for Full-Body Transplants Raises Doubts Even in Daring China  —  HARBIN, China — Six years ago, Wang Huanming was paralyzed from the neck down after being injured wrestling with a friend.  Today, he hopes he has found the answer to walking again: a new body for his head.
Austin Bay / The New York Observer:
Breaking: Hillary Clinton Sent Information Marked Classified  —  Fox News proves that emails marked ‘Confidential’ were among those stored and forwarded by former Secretary of State  —  Once again Hillary's been caught lying about her criminal mishandling of classified national security information.
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Nick Morgan / Mail Tribune:
Horseback Hero  —  Eagle Point rancher lassos alleged bicycle thief  —  Eagle Point rancher Robert Borba was loading dog food and a camping tent into his truck and cattle trailer Friday morning at Walmart when he heard a woman screaming that someone was stealing her bicycle.
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Julia Moore / KDKF-TV:
Witnesses Say Man Lassoed Suspected Thief at Eagle Point Walmart
 
 
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
House Speaker Paul Ryan Dismisses Idea of Convention Challenge to Donald Trump
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Former NH Speaker Running For A New Office On Platform Of Eliminating It
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Florida AG sought donation before nixing Trump University fraud case
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