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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Democrats: Guns sit-in just a taste of guerrilla tactics to come — House Democrats' 24-hour gun-control protest marks a turning point in Congress as a major escalation in minority battle tactics, lawmakers in both parties said Thursday — and a move that brings fundamental risks for the institution.
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Ross K. Baker / USA Today:
Democrats launch a toddler-ocracy: Column
Democrats launch a toddler-ocracy: Column
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Instapundit and The Resurgent
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
House drops Confederate Flag ban for veterans cemeteries
House drops Confederate Flag ban for veterans cemeteries
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The Democrats Are Changing. Their Unprecedented Sit-In Over Gun Control Is Proof.
The Democrats Are Changing. Their Unprecedented Sit-In Over Gun Control Is Proof.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Sen.: I'd Arrest Dems Who Held Sit-In On House Floor
GOP Sen.: I'd Arrest Dems Who Held Sit-In On House Floor
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The Huffington Post, USA Today and CNN
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Fail: Self-Righteous Publicity Stunt Ends with Voteless Whimper, Raised Cash
Fail: Self-Righteous Publicity Stunt Ends with Voteless Whimper, Raised Cash
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Corey Lewandowski to join CNN — Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is joining CNN as a political commentator, according to a source familiar with the arrangement. — It's a salaried position and will make Lewandowski exclusive to CNN, effective immediately.
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Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
CLINTON FAILED TO HAND OVER KEY EMAIL TO STATE DEPARTMENT — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary Hillary Clinton failed to turn over a copy of a key message involving problems caused by her use of a private homebrew email server, the State Department confirmed Thursday.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin, handing supporters of affirmative action a major victory. — The vote was 4-3.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't revive Obama plan to shield illegal immigrants from deportation
Supreme Court won't revive Obama plan to shield illegal immigrants from deportation
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CNN:
Trump reportedly raised at least $11 million since Tuesday — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and his joint fundraising committee have raised at least $11 million since Tuesday morning, Republicans said Wednesday, a tremendously quick haul that comes amid concerns about his fundraising ability.
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Trump forgives $50 million in loans to his campaign: Trump finance chief
Trump forgives $50 million in loans to his campaign: Trump finance chief
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
In move to reassure donors, Trump converts $50 million of campaign loans into donations
In move to reassure donors, Trump converts $50 million of campaign loans into donations
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The Baffler
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Donor Says Trump Campaign Voiced Support for Super PAC
Donor Says Trump Campaign Voiced Support for Super PAC
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Media Matters for America
John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Exclusive: Prominent GOP Neoconservative to Fundraise for Hillary Clinton — A prominent neoconservative intellectual and early promoter of the Iraq War is headlining an official campaign fundraiser for Hillary Clinton next month, Foreign Policy has learned.
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Several GOP Business Leaders Are Backing Clinton
Several GOP Business Leaders Are Backing Clinton
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The Week
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Clinton leads Trump in Arizona — in Arizona, where a Democratic presidential candidate has carried the state only once in the last 64 years. — A survey by Phoenix-based OH Predictive Insights found Clinton taking 46.5 percent support over Trump at 42.2 percent.
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Mike Sunnucks / Phoenix Business Journal:
Surprise poll: Clinton leads Trump in Arizona
Surprise poll: Clinton leads Trump in Arizona
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
What is Left Hand Enterprises and why did the Trump campaign pay it $730,000? — On April 25, a new company called Left Hand Enterprises LLC was formed in Delaware, listing its address at an incorporation service provider in Wilmington. — A few days later, the firm received …
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Daily Kos, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
FBI investigators say they have found no evidence that Orlando shooter had gay lovers — Shown is the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., where Omar Mateen opened fire last week, killing 49. (John Raoux / Associated Press) — Since the shooting at an Orlando nightclub last week that left 49 people dead …
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Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Stakes high for prosecutor Marilyn Mosby in Officer Goodson case — (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video) … Eyes from around the country will be on Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. Thursday as he awaits the outcome of charges he faces from the death of Freddie Gray.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's ‘great’ memory draws fire in Trump U deposition — During sworn testimony in the Trump University lawsuit, Donald Trump repeatedly said he couldn't recall specific claims, documents or events related to the case, prompting a lawyer for the plaintiffs to ask if the real estate mogul considered himself …
Hollywood Reporter:
Led Zeppelin Wins ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Jury Trial — A jury rules in the band's favor after hearing testimony and arguments that the iconic song was a copyright infringement of Spirit's “Taurus.” — Led Zeppelin has beaten a lawsuit claiming that the iconic guitar riff in “Stairway to Heaven” …
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BBC:
Counting under way in UK's historic referendum on EU membership — Counting is under way in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union. — The counting is taking place at centres around the UK in a vote widely seen as too close to call.
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The Local:
Geneva to get ‘café fellatio’ by end of year — A firm in Geneva plans to open a café where customers can enjoy oral sex while they sip their morning coffee. Not everyone is happy with the idea. — The idea for the sex café has been brewing for several months …
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Althouse
Matthew Piper / Salt Lake Tribune:
Charges: Utah head of militia tried to detonate bomb at BLM facility in Arizona — A Tooele County man has been charged by federal prosecutors with attempting to use an explosive device at a BLM facility along the Arizona Strip that he had scouted with Robert LaVoy Finicum in October 2015 …
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Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
CNN's Tom Foreman Caught Lying in Trump-Refugees ‘Fact Check’ — In a segment that was billed as CNN's “fact check” of Donald Trump's anti-Hillary speech, CNN gave a demonstrably false presentation of U.S. immigration policy in an effort to undermine Trump's factually correct statements.
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Mediaite
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carson: Let's put Second Amendment ‘on the table’ — Ben Carson on Thursday said lawmakers should reconsider how the Second Amendment works amid a raging debate over guns. — “Let's put on the table — what is the reason for the Second Amendment?” he said on MSNBC.
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CBS Miami:
The Making of Patrick Murphy, Part Two — Read: Part 1 — MIAMI (CBSMiami) — In recent weeks, Congressman Patrick Murphy, the leading Democrat in the race to unseat Florida Senator Marco Rubio, has been forced to defend himself against allegations he misled the public by exaggerating or misrepresenting key moments in his past.
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