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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Email story won't end for Clinton — The FBI's investigation of Hillary Clinton — 's email is this election's never-ending story. — Just weeks before the Democratic National Convention, the FBI has yet to issue a report on its findings. — It's been nearly a year since inspectors general …
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CBS News:
Bill Clinton, AG Loretta Lynch meet on tarmac in Phoenix
Bill Clinton, AG Loretta Lynch meet on tarmac in Phoenix
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CBS New York, The American Spectator and CBS Boston
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Loretta Lynch Privately Meets With Bill Clinton Aboard Personal Plane
Loretta Lynch Privately Meets With Bill Clinton Aboard Personal Plane
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Washington Free Beacon
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Fox targeted by FEC Dems in first-ever vote to punish debate sponsorship — Finally making good on long-harbored anger at conservative media, Democrats on the Federal Election Commission voted in secret to punish Fox News' sponsorship of a Republican presidential debate …
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Instapundit
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Clinton up by 6 points, 89 percent say ‘hot-headed’ describes Trump — Donald Trump has had a few rocky weeks on the campaign trail, and it shows in the latest Fox News Poll. Just over half of Republicans would rather have someone besides Trump as their nominee …
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Washington Post, Washington Times, Business Insider and Hit & Run
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
GOP Senator Mike Lee Goes Off On Radio Host Who Asks Why He Hasn't Endorsed Trump — Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah delivered a forceful response when asked on Wednesday why he hasn't endorsed Donald Trump. — Lee chastised Trump for parroting conspiracy theories about Ted Cruz's father …
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Politico, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, RedState, Business Insider, AOL, Raw Story and Political Wire
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Obama shares awkward handshake with Canada's and Mexico's leaders … President Obama on Wednesday shared an awkward handshake with the Canadian prime minister and Mexican president when meeting in Canada. — Obama, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met …
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BBC:
US election: ‘I like waterboarding a lot’, says Donald Trump
US election: ‘I like waterboarding a lot’, says Donald Trump
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Common Dreams, NBC News and Jezebel
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Obama: Trump's rhetoric is xenophobic, not populist
Obama: Trump's rhetoric is xenophobic, not populist
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Addicting Info
BBC:
Boris Johnson rules himself out of Conservative leader race — Ex-London mayor Boris Johnson has ruled himself out of the race to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister. — In a speech in London - billed as his campaign launch - Mr Johnson said he did not believe he could provide the leadership or unity needed.
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Joe.My.God. and Heat Street
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NBC News:
After Saying He Forgave Loans to Campaign, Trump Won't Release Proof — When Donald Trump said last Thursday he was forgiving over $45 million in personal loans he made to his campaign, the announcement drew plenty of coverage. Many even reported Trump's statement as if the deal was done.
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Guardian and Balloon Juice
Max J. Rosenthal / Mother Jones:
The Trump Files: When Donald Was “Principal for a Day” and Confronted by a Fifth-Grader — Until the election, we're bringing you “The Trump Files,” a daily dose of telling episodes, strange-but-true stories, or curious scenes from the life of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.
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New York Daily News:
TRUMP KICKS IN CHUMP CHANGE — TODAY, WE HAVE THE STORY of an accidental blessing from a schnook. Nearly two weeks ago, Donald Trump visited a public school in a poor Bronx neighborhood for the annual Principal for a Day event. In Trump's case, it was actually a “Principal for About Two Hours” event.
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Trump: Rivals who don't back me shouldn't be allowed to run for office — on Wednesday hammered his former primary rivals for going back on a pledge to back the eventual GOP presidential nominee. — Trump said his primary opponents who now refuse to support his candidacy should not be allowed …
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RedState and Political Wire
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Kaine accepted clothes, vacation as gifts — Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine took advantage of the state's lax gift laws to receive an $18,000 Caribbean vacation, $5,500 in clothes and a trip to watch George Mason University play in the NCAA basketball Final Four during his years as lieutenant governor and governor …
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The Week and Political Wire
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Elizabeth Warren Is Hillary Clinton's Most Rational Choice for VP
Elizabeth Warren Is Hillary Clinton's Most Rational Choice for VP
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Guardian, Washington Free Beacon and Campaign for America's Future
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Presidential Race Shaping Up Similarly to 2012 — PPP's newest national poll continues to find the Presidential race shaping up pretty similarly to how the 2012 contest played out, with Hillary Clinton holding a 4 point lead that matches Barack Obama's final margin of victory last time around.
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Political Wire
Irene / Judicial Watch:
Law Enforcement Sources: Gun Used in Paris Terrorist Attacks Came from Phoenix — One of the guns used in the November 13, 2015 Paris terrorist attacks came from Phoenix, Arizona where the Obama administration allowed criminals to buy thousands of weapons illegally in a deadly and futile …
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Weasel Zippers, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, Bearing Arms and Infowars
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
‘Never Trump’ plots its last stand — are plotting a last-ditch effort to deny him their party's nomination at the convention in Cleveland. — A coalition of delegates, lawyers, rules experts and PACs has formed in what participants say is the most coordinated effort to date to dump Trump from the Republican ticket.
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Raw Story
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Nancy Grace to Depart HLN After 12 Years (Exclusive) — EMAIL ME — One of cable's most recognizable and controversial figures tells THR she will embark upon a new chapter involving “a very large digital component.” — Nancy Grace, who parlayed her stint as a successful prosecutor …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump's Pennsylvania campaign is missing in action — Nearly everyone can agree that Donald Trump's path to the White House goes through Pennsylvania. — But local party leaders in some of the state's most pivotal counties say there's been almost no outreach from his campaign so far …
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Philly.com, Raw Story and The Week
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Ugh* Mitch McConnell Says Trump Is Not Yet a “Credible Candidate” (VIDEO) — Donald Trump shattered the GOP primary record this year by more than a million votes. — He was running against 16 challengers - another record. — Despite this fact GOP elites continue to trash the Republican nominee.
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The Last Tradition
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
New York Times reports plagiarism in Trump textbooks — 's textbooks for real estate and wealth seminars were plagiarized from another book written 10 years earlier, according to The New York Times. — The Times compared an an excerpt from the Trump Institute's 2006 book …
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Daily Mail:
Scroll down for video — Author Jerome Corsi claims in his upcoming book, Partners in Crime, the Bill and Hillary Clinton used money donated to the Clinton Foundation to feather their own nest — The Clinton Foundation is ‘a philanthropic foundation the Clintons appear to use as a personal piggy bank’ …
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No More Mister Nice Blog