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New York Times:
Boris Johnson Won't Seek to Succeed David Cameron as Prime Minister — LONDON — The race to succeed David Cameron as prime minister of Britain was turned upside down on Thursday when Boris Johnson, widely seen as the leading candidate, chose at the last minute not to run, after his close ally Michael Gove challenged him for the job.
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Griff Witte / Washington Post:
Former London mayor Boris Johnson says he will not run for British prime minister
Former London mayor Boris Johnson says he will not run for British prime minister
Jessica Elgot / Guardian:
Boris Johnson rules himself out of Tory leadership race
Boris Johnson rules himself out of Tory leadership race
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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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Fox News:
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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CBS News:
Bill Clinton, AG Loretta Lynch meet on tarmac in Phoenix — As his wife is under federal investigation for her use of a private email server, former President Bill Clinton met privately with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch at the Phoenix Airport Monday evening in what both sides say was an unplanned encounter.
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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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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
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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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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Christal Hayes / Orlando Sentinel:
FBI asks agencies who responded to Pulse to deny records requests — The FBI released more information from its investigation into the June 12 shooting at Pulse, an Orlando gay nightclub where 49 people were killed and 53 were injured. Among the information released: a partial transcript …
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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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