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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Bill Clinton's Bad Judgment — June should have been the month in which Hillary Clinton solidified her control over the Presidential race. She finally vanquished Bernie Sanders, who, if a few hundred Iowans had changed their minds and a few other things had broken his way, could have ended up as the Democratic nominee.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton today. The next two weeks will be huge. — The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton for three hours on Saturday, the presumed final step of its investigation into whether the former secretary of state or any of her top aides exposed government secrets due …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
How everyone looks bad because Bill Clinton met with Loretta Lynch — Bill Clinton has made a mess. It was either out of foolish indifference or plain foolishness, but it has created a terrible moment for his wife and the Democrats, and for President Obama and perceptions of the integrity of his administration.
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Foreign Policy and Politico
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
F.B.I. Interviews Hillary Clinton Over Private Email Server — The F.B.I. interviewed Hillary Clinton on Saturday morning for its investigation into whether she or her aides broke the law by setting up a private email server for her use as secretary of state, her campaign said.
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Dean Schabner / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Gives Interview to FBI About Emails, Campaign Says
Hillary Clinton Gives Interview to FBI About Emails, Campaign Says
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Clinton interviewed by FBI as part of email server investigation
Clinton interviewed by FBI as part of email server investigation
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Indicted or not indicted, Clinton could lose politically
Indicted or not indicted, Clinton could lose politically
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
FBI interviews Hillary Clinton about her email
FBI interviews Hillary Clinton about her email
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CBS News:
Hillary Clinton interviewed by FBI on email server
Hillary Clinton interviewed by FBI on email server
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Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's FBI interview to happen ‘very soon’
Hillary Clinton's FBI interview to happen ‘very soon’
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
WH defends Lynch's record after Clinton meeting
WH defends Lynch's record after Clinton meeting
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Haaretz:
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Holocaust survivor, dies at 87 — Author and human rights activist made perpetuating the memory of the Shoah his life's work. — By — Zen Subscribe now — Newly unearthed version of Elie Wiesel's seminal work is a scathing indictment of God, Jewish world
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Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz Survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 87 — Elie Wiesel, the Auschwitz survivor who became an eloquent witness for the six million Jews slaughtered in World War II and who, more than anyone, seared the memory of the Holocaust on the world's conscience, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan.
New York Times:
Inside the Six Weeks Donald Trump Was a Nonstop ‘Birther’ — Joseph Farah, a 61-year-old author, had long labored on the fringes of political life, publishing a six-part series claiming that soybeans caused homosexuality and fretting that “cultural Marxists” were plotting to destroy the country.
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The Daily Star:
Those who could cite Quran were spared: Gulshan attack victim's family — Rashidul Hasan — Those who could recite a verse from the Quran were spared, others were tortured, said a rescued hostage of the Gulshan restaurant attack where at least two lawmen were killed.
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Associated Press:
20 Hostages Killed, 13 Saved in Bangladesh Jihad Attack
20 Hostages Killed, 13 Saved in Bangladesh Jihad Attack
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BBC:
Bangladesh siege: Twenty killed at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka
Bangladesh siege: Twenty killed at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump has ‘warm’ meeting with Indiana governor, as Veep speculation swirls — Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence had a private meeting Saturday morning at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., that served as an informal way for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Expected to Announce Running Mate Before Convention
Donald Trump Expected to Announce Running Mate Before Convention
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Kristen East / Politico:
Trump: I'll reveal ‘totally filled’ convention speaking spots next week
Trump: I'll reveal ‘totally filled’ convention speaking spots next week
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Daily Mail:
Three American students among 20 people hacked to death in Bangladesh by ISIS terrorists - who only spared those who could recite the Koran - before armored troops moved in — Abinta Kabir, a student at Emory University who was originally from Miami, Florida, named among those killed
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RedState, Weasel Zippers, Pamela Geller and The Last Tradition
Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
SEC document shows Trump was worth less than half of $10bn claim in 2012 — On the 2016 campaign trail, Donald Trump has insisted that he is worth more than $10bn. However, a statement filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Wells Fargo Securities on Trump's behalf in 2012 indicated …
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
Jim Newell / Slate:
Trump Campaign Departures Suggest That Perhaps This Is a Highly Dysfunctional Enterprise — Every so often, the Trump campaign blasts out a new mass email about hires it's made to flesh out its infrastructure beyond Trump and a few goons. Around the same time these emails go out …
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New York Times
The XX Committee:
The Kremlin Admits Snowden is a Russian Agent — In the three years since Edward Snowden landed in Moscow, his relationship with his hosts has been a source of much speculation and controversy. The American IT contractor, who worked for the CIA and NSA until he fled Hawaii …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama After Dark: The Precious Hours Alone — WASHINGTON — “Are you up?” — The emails arrive late, often after 1 a.m., tapped out on a secure BlackBerry from an email address known only to a few. The weary recipients know that once again, the boss has not yet gone to bed.
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Would Be No Ordinary Defeat — How would Donald behave if he decides he can't win and won't throw good money after bad? — Opinion Journal Video — Business World Columnist Holman Jenkins on the threat the presumptive presidential nominee poses to the Republican Party's future.