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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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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Politics on the Jersey Shore — NOTABLES —CLINTON CAMPAIGNS IN ATLANTIC CITY: Hillary Clinton campaigns in Atlantic City today, and this morning her campaign is up with a new online video highlighting Donald Trump's business record in the city, ABC's LIZ KREUTZ notes.
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
On Hillary Clinton's Rough Day, Republicans Rue Missed Chance — WASHINGTON — As the Republican strategist Brian Walsh watched the nonstop cable news coverage Tuesday from his K Street office, he thought he was seeing the stuff of his party's dreams. — A week after former President Bill Clinton lit …
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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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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Jim Comey's Statement on the Clinton Emails: A Quick and Dirty Analysis — The first notable thing in FBI Director Jim Comey's statement on the Clinton email flap is that he issued it at all. Normally, the FBI does not issue reports on its investigative findings separate …
New York Times:
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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Scot Lehigh / BostonGlobe.com:
Another Clinton ‘scandal’ goes poof — SO NOW it's all but official: No bolt from the blue will ruin Hillary Clinton's presidential hopes. — There will be no criminal charges against Clinton because of her use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state.
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Now FBI director faces congressional probe — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte has a lot of questions for FBI Director James Comey, given the news that Comey won't recommend criminal charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her mishandling of classified information.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Lewandowski: FBI director acted as ‘judge and jury’ on Clinton — Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's fired campaign manager, ripped FBI Director James Comey for acting as “the judge and the jury” in his handling of the bureau's probe of Hillary Clinton's email habits.
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The Intercept:
Washington Has Been Obsessed With Punishing Secrecy Violations — Until Hillary Clinton
Washington Has Been Obsessed With Punishing Secrecy Violations — Until Hillary Clinton
Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook
FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook
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Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Sen Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton Should Not Be Above the Law
Sen Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton Should Not Be Above the Law
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
F.B.I.'s Critique of Hillary Clinton Is a Ready-Made Attack Ad
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
Clinton Forgot It's Not the Crime, It's the Cover-Up
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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.
I Don't Get It — I'm on vacation but I had to watch FBI Director Comey's statement.
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Sanders supporters melt down over FBI's Clinton decision
Sanders supporters melt down over FBI's Clinton decision
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
Why Hillary Clinton Can't Escape Controversy
Why Hillary Clinton Can't Escape Controversy
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The Advocate:
'He's got a gun! Gun': Video shows fatal confrontation between Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge police officer — Alton Sterling, a 37-year old man who sold CDs, was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge police officer Tuesday morning outside a convenience store on North Foster Drive after …
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Washington Post:
Video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally shooting a black man, sparking outrage — A video showing two white police officers involved in a deadly altercation with a 37-year-old black man in Baton Rouge circulated across the Internet early Wednesday morning …
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New York Daily News:
Alton Sterling shot, killed by Louisiana cops during struggle after he was selling music outside Baton Rouge store (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT) — It's happened again. — Chilling cell phone video surfaced Tuesday of two Louisiana cops killing a 37-year-old man selling music outside …
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USA Today:
Protests break out after Baton Rouge police fatally shoot man — A Louisiana police officer shot and killed a man during a confrontation outside a Baton Rouge, La., convenience store early Tuesday morning, authorities said. The death prompted protests. AP
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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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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Donald Trump Praises Saddam Hussein's Approach to Terrorism — Again — Trump Praises Saddam Hussein for How Well He Killed Terrorists 1:12 — RALEIGH, N.C. — Donald Trump praised former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein Tuesday night, allowing that he was a “really bad guy” …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton Camp Blasts Trump's ‘Cavalier Compliments’ For Dictators
Clinton Camp Blasts Trump's ‘Cavalier Compliments’ For Dictators
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump praises Saddam Hussein for killing terrorists ‘so good’
Donald Trump praises Saddam Hussein for killing terrorists ‘so good’
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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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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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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.
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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