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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Nigel Farage: Britons voted for Brexit because Obama told them not to — A leading figure in the British push to exit the European Union says President Obama accidentally helped the Brexit cause. — Nigel Farage on Friday said Obama's calls for the United Kingdom to stay in the EU caused people to vote to leave.
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Tony Blair / New York Times:
Brexit's Stunning Coup — London — THE decision of British voters in Thursday's referendum to leave the European Union will have vast consequences for Britain, for Europe and for the world. For a day, the British people were the government, and by 52 percent to 48 percent, they took the decision to go.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
As markets roil from Brexit, Trump holds a ribbon-cutting at his golf resort — TURNBERRY, Scotland — Arriving here Friday for his first trip abroad as the likely Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump did not seem to understand the gravity of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union.
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ABC News:
Now That Britain Wants out, EU Must Figure out How to Do It — Now that Britain has voted to leave the European Union, the bloc's first order of business is figuring out how to get rid of it. Surprisingly, that's a tall order. — Britain seemingly has the luxury to pick and choose …
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Economist:
A tragic split — How to minimise the damage of Britain's senseless, self-inflicted blow — HOW quickly the unthinkable became the irreversible. A year ago few people imagined that the legions of Britons who love to whinge about the European Union—silly regulations …
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Fraser Nelson / Wall Street Journal:
Brexit: A Very British Revolution
Brexit: A Very British Revolution
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Lord Ashcroft Polls:
How the United Kingdom voted on Thursday... and why
How the United Kingdom voted on Thursday... and why
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Reihan Salam / Slate:
Why Immigration Pushed Britons to Brexit
Why Immigration Pushed Britons to Brexit
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Business Insider and New York Times
Alex Massie / Foreign Policy:
David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure
David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure
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Telegraph, NPR, The Atlantic and New York Times
Sen. Jeff Sessions / Breitbart:
Sen. Jeff Sessions On Brexit: 'Now It's America's Turn'
Sen. Jeff Sessions On Brexit: 'Now It's America's Turn'
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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Brexit doesn't mean Trump will triumph - despite what he says
Brexit doesn't mean Trump will triumph - despite what he says
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Tasnim News Agency:
Brexit “Historical Opportunity” for Iran, Official Says
Brexit “Historical Opportunity” for Iran, Official Says
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Algemeiner.com, Informed Comment and The Week
Jennifer Rankin / Guardian:
EU parliament leader: we want Britain out as soon as possible
EU parliament leader: we want Britain out as soon as possible
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Angelique Chrisafis / Guardian:
European far right hails Britain's Brexit vote
European far right hails Britain's Brexit vote
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
‘Citizens of the World’? Nice Thought, But ... I didn't think it would actually happen. — Sitting in an airport with middle-class Britons last week, I heard far more support for leaving the European Union than for staying in. But heading into Thursday's voting, I couldn't quite believe it.
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Aneri Pattani / The Texas Tribune:
Can Texas Legally Secede From the United States? … Hey, Texplainer: Britain voted to leave the European Union. Can Texas secede from the United States? — In the wake of Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union — nicknamed the “Brexit” — speculation of a Texit on the horizon has cropped up once again.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why the Surprise Over ‘Brexit’? Don't Blame the Polls — Here we go again. Yet another failure in the world of election forecasting. — Britain's decision to leave the European Union on Thursday was a big surprise. As late as 7 p.m. Eastern in the United States …
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Page Six:
Jeff Zucker couldn't wait to spend $500K on Corey Lewandowski — Ivanka Trump isn't the only one who doesn't want Corey Lewandowski around. — Sources told Page Six on Friday that CNN's “facing a near internal revolt” over Jeff Zucker's hiring of Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator …
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Dems adopt $15 minimum wage in platform draft — Democrats' platform drafting committee took a first step toward giving Bernie Sanders — a major concession, voting to adopt language in support of a $15 minimum wage. — The committee, which will continue drafting the party's guiding document Saturday …
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Raw Story and Pirate's Cove
Michael A. Olivas / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed The Supreme Court's immigration decision is a tragedy that may be short-lived — A mother attends the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles' press conference with her sons on June 23. The Supreme Court's decision impacts more than 4 million immigrant families in America.
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Julia Preston / New York Times:
Low-Priority Immigrants Still Swept Up in Net of Deportation
Low-Priority Immigrants Still Swept Up in Net of Deportation
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ImmigrationProf Blog, Althouse, Right Wing Watch and Daily Wire
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's Brexit press conference was beyond bizarre — Donald Trump is in the midst of a two-day trip to Scotland, a visit that happened to coincide with Britain voting on Thursday to leave the European Union — an absolutely seismic moment in the history of the E.U. Trump held …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump baffles with bizarre appearance in Scotland
Trump baffles with bizarre appearance in Scotland
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Aziz Ansari / New York Times:
Why Trump Makes Me Scared for My Family — “DON'T go anywhere near a mosque,” I told my mother. “Do all your prayer at home. O.K.?” — “We're not going,” she replied. — I am the son of Muslim immigrants. As I sent that text, in the aftermath of the horrible attack in Orlando …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Clinton regains double-digit lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton regained a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. — The June 20-24 poll showed that 46.6 percent …
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1 — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to announce the repeal of its ban on transgender service members July 1, a controversial decision that would end nearly a year of internal wrangling among the services on how to allow those troops to serve openly, according to Defense officials.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon officials: Repeal of ban on transgender service members coming within weeks
Pentagon officials: Repeal of ban on transgender service members coming within weeks
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Henry M. Paulson Jr / Washington Post:
When it comes to Trump, a Republican Treasury secretary says: Choose country over party — Henry M. Paulson Jr. is chairman of the Paulson Institute and a former U.S. treasury secretary and chief executive of Goldman Sachs. — Republicans stand at a crossroads.
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WSAZ-TV:
Crews working to install temporary road to assist 500 stranded people at Elkview shopping plaza — ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) — It could be well into Friday night or early Saturday morning before hundreds of stranded people at a shopping plaza in Elkview can go home.
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