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Wall Street Journal:
MORE IN HILLARY CLINTON — The State Department didn't respond to whether it would make them public, but a spokesman said the Department was working with the FBI on the matter. — “As we have said for many months, we will work with the FBI to determine the appropriate disposition …
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The Daily Caller
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Email Was Probably Hacked, Experts Say — When the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, said on Tuesday that his investigators had no “direct evidence” that Hillary Clinton's email account had been “successfully hacked,” both private experts and federal investigators immediately understood …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State: Some classified markings in Clinton emails were ‘human error’ — Some classification markings found in email messages on Hillary Clinton's private server were the result of “human error” and the related information was not considered classified at the time it was sent to her, State Department spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday.
Discussion:
Mediaite, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Los Angeles Times:
Opinion Hillary Clinton didn't go where David Petraeus and Scooter Libby did
Opinion Hillary Clinton didn't go where David Petraeus and Scooter Libby did
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Patterico's Pontifications
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
WH rejects call to block Clinton from receiving classified briefings
WH rejects call to block Clinton from receiving classified briefings
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Hot Air
Karey Van Hall / Politico:
Lynch says DOJ will not pursue charges against Clinton
Lynch says DOJ will not pursue charges against Clinton
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Associated Press, Raw Story and ABC News
Pierre Thomas / ABC News:
Clinton Emails: DOJ Will Not File Charges Against Former Secretary of State
Clinton Emails: DOJ Will Not File Charges Against Former Secretary of State
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Politico and Associated Press
Eric Bradner / CNN:
AG Loretta Lynch declines to press charges against Clinton
AG Loretta Lynch declines to press charges against Clinton
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Washington Free Beacon, Business Insider, The Atlantic, RedState and WNEP-TV
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Corker withdraws as potential Trump running mate — Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee who has recently emerged as a finalist in the search for Donald Trump's running mate, told The Washington Post in an interview Wednesday …
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Tennessean.com, AOL, Business Insider, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, Politico, RedState, Hot Air, Mediaite, Townhall.com, No More Mister Nice Blog, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, The Week, Outside the Beltway, Fox 59, WDEF-TV, Politicus USA, New York Times, TalkLeft and National Review
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ernst all but withdraws from Trump veepstakes — Joni Ernst all but removed herself from Donald Trump's vice presidential search, telling POLITICO in an interview that she wants to help Trump become president but that she's focused on Iowa and the Senate, where the freshman senator said she's “just getting started.”
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Fox News, Indianapolis Star, Washington Times, Mediaite, AOL, Allen B. West, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, RedState, Array and Joe.My.God.
Ann Coulter / Breitbart:
My VP Prediction — Donald Trump's First Mistake — My vice presidential prediction is: Trump is about to make his first mistake. I knew this would happen as soon as he hired campaign consultants, rather than relying on his gut. If these campaign consultants were any good …
New York Times:
In a Defiant, Angry Speech, Donald Trump Defends Image Seen as Anti-Semitic — Donald J. Trump on Wednesday offered a defiant defense of his campaign's decision to publish an image widely viewed as anti-Semitic — saying he regretted deleting it — and vigorously reaffirmed his praise of Saddam Hussein, the murderous Iraqi dictator.
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The Atlantic and The Unz Review
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Jared Kushner / The New York Observer:
The Donald Trump I Know — My father-in-law is not an anti-Semite. — It's that simple, really. Donald Trump is not anti-Semitic and he's not a racist. Despite the best efforts of his political opponents and a large swath of the media to hold Donald Trump accountable for the utterances …
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Observer publisher: 'Donald Trump is not anti-Semitic and he's not a racist'
Observer publisher: 'Donald Trump is not anti-Semitic and he's not a racist'
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ABC News, MSNBC and Guardian, more at Mediagazer »
Sdswanson / WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Man Dies After Officer-Involved Shooting In Falcon Heights — MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 32-year-old man has died after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in Falcon Heights. — Philando Castile's mother, Valerie Castile, says he died at Hennepin County Medical Center after 11 p.m.
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BuzzFeed, Mother Jones, Hit & Run, New York Post, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Week and WDEF-TV
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The Daily Beast:
New Video Emerges of Alton Sterling Being Killed by Baton Rouge Police — Footage provided to The Daily Beast shows Alton Sterling being repeatedly shot by police officers after he was pinned to the ground. — BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — New cellphone video provided to The Daily Beast shows Alton Sterling …
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VICE, Media Matters for America, Raw Story, New York Magazine, alan.com, Vox, Bearing Arms, Mediaite, Business Insider, CNN, The Advocate and Hot Air
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Charles C. Johnson / GotNews:
BREAKING: #AltonSterling Was Child Raping Dead Beat Dad Who Owed $25,000+ in Child Support, Not Good “Father of Five”
BREAKING: #AltonSterling Was Child Raping Dead Beat Dad Who Owed $25,000+ in Child Support, Not Good “Father of Five”
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CBS News, CNN, The Gateway Pundit, Mashable, CBS New York and Common Dreams
Media Matters for America:
CNN Reports That 10 Women Have Contacted Law Firm About Treatment Under Roger Ailes — JIM SCIUTTO (GUEST HOST): Long time Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson is suing her former boss and chairman of the network Roger Ailes, alleging a pattern of sexual harassment.
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Raw Story and New York Times
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues Roger Ailes for sexual harassment — Gretchen Carlson, a longtime host on Fox News, is accusing the network's CEO and chairman Roger Ailes of sexual harassment and retaliation. — A spokeswoman for Ailes did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.
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Media Matters for America, Politico, The Huffington Post, New York Times, Daily Kos, Taylor Marsh, Jezebel, New York Magazine and Mediaite
New York Times:
Gretchen Carlson of Fox News Files Harassment Suit Against Roger Ailes
Gretchen Carlson of Fox News Files Harassment Suit Against Roger Ailes
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Raw Story, Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sanders booed by House Democrats — Sen. Bernie Sanders is still talking like a guy who's running for president. But frustrated House Democrats — who booed him at one point during a morning meeting — say it's time to stop. — With the Democratic convention just weeks away …
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Talks for Possible Endorsement Next Week
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Talks for Possible Endorsement Next Week
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The Week
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Clinton, Sanders in talks to host joint event: reports
Clinton, Sanders in talks to host joint event: reports
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Raw Story, Politico and Joe.My.God.
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Anti-Donald Trump Forces See Convention Coup as Within Reach — Backing of 28 Rules Committee members would allow a full vote on unbinding delegates — Months after Donald Trump appeared to seal the Republican nomination for president, anti-Trump forces still have one last chance to force …
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Daily Wire, RedState, Politicus USA, Hot Air and Mother Jones
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump raises $51 million with GOP in June, including $26 million for his campaign — Donald Trump raised more than $26 million for his campaign and another $25 million in conjunction with the Republican National Committee in June, a hefty haul that his campaign hopes will put to rest anxieties …
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Politico, WayneDupree.com, Outside the Beltway, The Mike Gallagher Show, Red Alert Politics and The Week
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Nora Kelly / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Much-Improved Fundraising Haul
Donald Trump's Much-Improved Fundraising Haul
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Washington Post, RedState, Business Insider and New York Magazine
Angela Fritz / Washington Post:
Pilot captures incredible nighttime thunderstorm photo over the Pacific Ocean — This is one of the most striking thunderstorm photos we've seen. — Taken from a plane at the moment of a lightning flash, it illustrates both the ferocity of a turbulent atmosphere and the beauty of Mother Nature.
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WAVY-TV
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Trump Goes Back to Washington to Face Wary Republicans — Nearly two months after his first visit Capitol Hill to charm the GOP, Donald Trump is returning to Washington Thursday for meetings with rank-and-file members of Congress grappling with the potential down-ballot effects of his controversial presidential campaign.
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Politico