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Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Clinton email claims collapse under FBI probe — WASHINGTON (AP) — Key assertions by Hillary Clinton in defense of her email practices have collapsed under FBI scrutiny. — The agency's yearlong investigation found that she did not, as she claimed, turn over all her work-related messages for release.
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Legal, but Not Political, Clarity on the Clinton Emails — James Comey, the director of the F.B.I., may have relieved Hillary Clinton of a legal burden on Tuesday, but he left her with a substantial political one. While announcing that the bureau would not recommend criminal charges …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Ryan: GOP will hold hearings on Clinton probe — Republicans will hold hearings to learn more about the FBI's decision to not recommend criminal charges for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — (R-Wis.) said Tuesday night. — “People have been convicted for far less …
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Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook — There is no way of getting around this: According to Director James Comey (disclosure: a former colleague and longtime friend of mine), Hillary Clinton checked every box required for a felony violation of Section 793(f) of the federal penal code …
The Intercept:
Washington Has Been Obsessed With Punishing Secrecy Violations — Until Hillary Clinton — Secrecy is a virtual religion in Washington. Those who violate its dogma have been punished in the harshest and most excessive manner — at least when they possess little political power or influence.
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James S. Robbins / USA Today:
FBI's Comey indicts Clinton character, competence: James Robbins — She might have been better off with a criminal indictment. — Hillary Clinton got her wish that the FBI would not recommend criminal charges for her homebrew email setup. Now she will suffer the consequences.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
F.B.I.'s Critique of Hillary Clinton Is a Ready-Made Attack Ad
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Walter Shapiro / Roll Call:
Clinton Forgot It's Not the Crime, It's the Cover-Up
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
GOP congressmen call for new independent counsel, to probe Clinton again
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Associated Press:
Navy engineer sentenced for mishandling classified material
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Fox News Insider:
‘So Discouraging’: Giuliani Says Comey Made ‘Special Exception for the Clintons’
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
Why Hillary Clinton Can't Escape Controversy
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
I Don't Get It — I'm on vacation but I had to watch FBI Director Comey's statement.
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Fbi / Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Remarks prepared for delivery at press briefing. — Good morning.
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The Hill:
Ryan faces GOP defections on gun proposal — Already dealing with threats of another Democratic floor protest, Speaker Paul Ryan — (R-Wis.), is now facing defections from the right on a GOP gun bill that conservatives complain is unconstitutional. — The handful of Republican naysayers …
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Dems, GOP Seem on Collision Course Over Gun, Terror Bills — House Democrats and Republicans seem just as destined for an election-season clash over guns as they did before a Democratic sit-in on the chamber's floor ushered in lawmakers' July 4 recess two weeks ago.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Democrats bet the House on Trump — As part of an effort to nationalize the November elections by tying Republicans to their lightning-rod presidential nominee, House Democrats have begun collaborating with Hillary Clinton's campaign to build what they're calling their “Trump model” of persuadable voters.
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump praises for Saddam Hussein's efficient killing of ‘terrorists,’ calls today's Iraq ‘Harvard for terrorism’ — Trump: World better with Hussein and Gadhafi in power — Raleigh, North Carolina (CNN)Donald Trump on Tuesday once again expressed his preference for keeping dictators in power in the Middle East.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump praises Saddam Hussein for killing terrorists ‘so good’ — RALEIGH, N.C. — Donald Trump praised Saddam Hussein at a campaign rally on Tuesday, embracing the dictator who oppressed Iraq for more than 30 years, aggressively suppressed dissent in his country and was widely considered …
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
GOP # NEVERTRUMP TRAITORS - HILLARY DELIGHTS IN YOU, FOR SHE CAN'T WIN WITHOUT YOU — Ironic, tragic, but not unexpected - amidst America's Independence Day celebrations the Ruling Class put another boot on our neck to snuff liberty's life out of We the People.
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Sanders supporters melt down over FBI's Clinton decision
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Jay Caruso / RedState:
Sarah Palin Calls #NeverTrump “Traitors.” Here's Why She Can Sod Off
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Daily Wire
Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Statement on Decision by FBI Director James Comey Not to Recommend Indictment of Hillary Clinton
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Politico
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
City workers destroy ‘Holy Grail’ for earthquake scientists — without even knowing it — For nearly half a century, thousands trekked to Rose and Prospect streets to behold a slice of sidewalk that, by conventional standards, had no curb appeal. — Pulled apart so that it no longer aligned, the humble curb wasn't much to look at.
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Dana Schwartz / The New York Observer:
An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish Employees — My name is Dana Schwartz and I'm an entertainment writer at the Observer, the paper owned by your publishing company. On July 2, as I'm sure you're aware (and have probably been wringing your hands about for the last three days) …
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Daily Mail:
Left-wing German politician who was raped by migrants admits she LIED to police about her attackers' nationality because she did not want to encourage racism — A young left-wing German politician has admitted she lied to police about the racial background of three men who raped her in case …
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Pamela Geller and Jihad Watch
John Cheves / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Kim Davis violated Open Records Act, attorney general says — Rowan County clerk refuses to produce legal records from 2015 marriage fight — Washington nonprofit seeks to learn more about her lawyers at Liberty Counsel — Attorney general says Davis must turn records over to its office for private review
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Uh-Uh-Uh... Obama Turns Into Stuttering Mess Again While Talking About Trump in North Carolina (VIDEO) — Poor Barack... He's got Trump on the brain. — Obama turned into a stuttering mess again today while talking about Donald Trump at his rally with Hillary Clinton. … Poor guy.
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Sermons on biblical sexuality illegal in Iowa? — State civil rights commission says churches must censor speech, open restrooms to opposite sex — Attorney sound bite: Christiana Holcomb — DES MOINES, Iowa - Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing an Iowa church filed …
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