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Alex Pareene / Gawker:
The Democrats Are Boldly Fighting For a Bad, Stupid Bill — After Democrats in the Senate staged a filibuster in support of gun control measures, their colleagues in the House have begun a “sit-in” aimed at embarrassing Republicans into allowing a vote on a measure that would restrict …
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New York Times:
House Democrats' Gun-Control Sit-In Turns Into Chaotic Showdown With Republicans — WASHINGTON — The House chamber on Wednesday became the site of an hours-long sit-in by dozens of House Democrats who defied the Republican majority and demanded that they hold a vote on a gun-control measure …
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CNN:
John Lewis leads sit-in on House floor over guns — Washington (CNN)Georgia Rep. John Lewis is leading a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday to push Republicans to address gun violence in the legislative chamber. — Lewis wrote a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan demanding that he keep …
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Paul Ryan: House sit-in on guns is a ‘publicity stunt’ — Washington (CNN)Paul Ryan called the Democratic lawmakers' sit-in Wednesday to protest inaction on gun laws a “publicity stunt,” saying that House liberals were more interested in headlines than solving the problem.
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Ben Weyl / Politico:
Democrats stage sit-in on House floor to force gun vote
Democrats stage sit-in on House floor to force gun vote
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Associated Press:
Emails: Key security features disabled on Clinton's server — WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department staffers wrestled for weeks in December 2010 over a serious technical problem with then-Secretary Hillary Clinton's home email server, causing them to temporarily disable security features …
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Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Releases State Department Inspector General Investigation Records Related to Hillary Clinton Emails — (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch today announced it obtained U.S. State Department records referenced in the May 2016 State Department's Office of the Inspector General …
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Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Paul Ryan Is Trying To Shut Down Live Streams From Sit-In — Speaker Paul Ryan shut off the camera feed from the House floor and then turned off the microphones, but the sit-in continued, with representatives using their phones to stream video of the speeches. Video which C-SPAN has been streaming live via Periscope and Facebook.
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
C-SPAN circumvents House blackout on sit-in coverage
C-SPAN circumvents House blackout on sit-in coverage
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Cameras go dark during House Democrats' sit-in
Cameras go dark during House Democrats' sit-in
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CBS Miami:
The Making of Patrick Murphy — MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Today Congressman Patrick Murphy is on the fast track to the United States Senate. After just three years in the House, the Democrat from West Palm Beach is the anointed star of his party, enjoying the full-throated backing of President Barack Obama …
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Politico:
Full transcript: Donald Trump NYC speech on stakes of the election — Remarks as prepared for delivery. — Today I'd like to share my thoughts about the stakes in this election. — Story Continued Below — People have asked me why I am running for President.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
7 Of The Biggest Fibs In Trump's Speech Attacking ‘World-Class Liar’ Clinton
7 Of The Biggest Fibs In Trump's Speech Attacking ‘World-Class Liar’ Clinton
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump's secret plan to quash a ‘Dump Trump’ convention plot — Donald Trump's campaign is preparing a sophisticated operation to fight back against resurgent plans by recalcitrant conservatives to deny him the nomination at next month's Republican National Convention.
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Jimmy Vielkind / Politico:
Sanders backers revolt, refuse to recognize Cuomo as delegation leader — ALBANY — Supporters of Bernie Sanders say they'll file a legal challenge to the nomination of Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the chair of New York's delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and are refusing to recognize his authority.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sanders: 'It doesn't appear that I'm going to be the nominee'
Sanders: 'It doesn't appear that I'm going to be the nominee'
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
ACLU Opposes Latest Effort To Bar Those On Terrorism Watch Lists From Buying Guns — WASHINGTON — As Democrats on Capitol Hill staged a sit-in in the House chamber seeking a vote on gun policy measures, the ACLU sent a letter to senators opposing the latest compromise measure being considered.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Brent Scowcroft endorses Hillary Clinton — Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser under Republican presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Wednesday. — “Secretary Clinton shares my belief that America must remain the world's indispensable leader …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
George HW Bush's Nat'l Security Adviser Endorses Hillary Clinton
George HW Bush's Nat'l Security Adviser Endorses Hillary Clinton
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Ken Nicholson / WRCB-TV:
“Make America White Again” campaign sign causing controversy in Polk Co. — A campaign sign in Polk County is stirring up a lot of controversy. — The sign, located off Highway 411 near Benton, says “Make America White Again” and was put there by Rick Tyler, an independent candidate …
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CBS News:
DHS worker with top-clearance caught on verge of staging attack? — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a Department of Homeland Security employee with top-secret clearance was planning an attack at the agency's Washington headquarters when he entered the building with a gun …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why American Politics Really Went Insane — Hint: The people who like Trump all belong to it. — It's plain to many people that American politics has gone badly off the rails if we have reached the point where a bigoted and hyperbolically unqualified reality-television star can win a major-party nomination.
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Joel Kotkin / The Daily Beast:
Brexit Will Be Britain's Fourth of July — The Leave campaign is winning, and it's obvious why. People are rebelling against the consolidation and concentration of state power. — The campaign to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union, widely known as “Brexit,” …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Obama Fracking Rule Is Struck Down by Court — WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday night struck down an Obama administration regulation on the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and gas on public lands, a blow to President Obama's muscular stand on the extraction of fossil fuels on government lands.
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Obama-appointed judge strikes down federal fracking rule
Obama-appointed judge strikes down federal fracking rule
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Rubio explains why he won't campaign for Trump — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is not campaigning with Donald Trump in the battleground state of Florida, but he says he has his reasons. — “It's not that I'm looking to undermine him, but I think the differences between us on key issues …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rubio: Concerns about Clinton — and Trump — influenced reelection decision
Rubio: Concerns about Clinton — and Trump — influenced reelection decision
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