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Star Tribune:
Police chief ‘disgusted’ by violence at I-94 protest; 21 officers hurt — President Obama said the violence aimed at police by protesters is a “reprehensible crime” that is “doing a disservice to the cause.” There were about 100 arrests total in St. Paul, roughly half on I-94 and the others elsewhere in the city.
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Washington Post:
Arrest of activist DeRay McKesson fuels online outrage at end of difficult week — Police in Baton Rouge late Saturday arrested DeRay McKesson, one of the most visible faces of the Black Lives Matter movement, as protests over the fatal shootings of black men started to calm following days …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Are Blacks Disproportionately Involved In Police Shootings?
Are Blacks Disproportionately Involved In Police Shootings?
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Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, Instapundit and The Sean Hannity Show
The Advocate:
Prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson arrested at Alton Sterling protest in Baton Rouge
Prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson arrested at Alton Sterling protest in Baton Rouge
Michele Kirk / BizPac Review:
Riveting post by black police officer confronts BLM with raw honesty and EVERY American needs to see it — An African-American police officer from Florida has laid bare his heart in a powerful way. — Pundits have been talking non-stop since a new wave of sensationalized stories …
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: If Trump wins, time to move to New Zealand — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg jokes that if Donald Trump — wins the presidential election, she'll consider moving. — In an interview with The New York Times published Sunday, the Supreme Court justice said her husband …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, No Fan of Donald Trump, Critiques Latest Term — WASHINGTON — Unless they have a book to sell, Supreme Court justices rarely give interviews. Even then, they diligently avoid political topics. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes a different approach.
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Donald Trump likely to choose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as vice presidential pick — CLEVELAND | Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, little known nationally but highly admired in conservative circles, has a “95 percent probability” of being Donald Trump's choice for vice president, The Washington Times has learned.
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE-New Black Panther Leader: Blacks Need to Migrate to Five Southern States, Form ‘Country Within a Country’ — Babu Omowale, the so-called national minister of defense for the People's New Black Panther Party, says his group and allied organizations have their sights set on establishing …
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The Gateway Pundit, Reuters and The Daily Caller
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Paul Ryan Plummets to 43 Percent in New Primary Poll — JANESVILLE, WI- A poll of likely Republican voters shows House Speaker Paul Ryan well below 50 percent in his race to maintain his seat in Wisconsin's first Congressional district. — The poll was conducted by P.M.I. …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Intruder shot by off-duty St. Louis County officer after online argument about Black Lives Matter, family says — A 50-pound concrete planter sits on the floor inside of an off-duty St. Louis County police officer's home after an intruder threw it through a window on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Micah Johnson Was Kicked Out of the Army for Stealing Panties — The path from serving in Afghanistan to slaughtering police officers may have started when he was disgraced for harassing women in his unit. — Two years - perhaps to the very day - before he murdered five Dallas police officers …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘What you did appalls me’: Reporter blisters Tomi Lahren for calling black activists ‘the new KKK’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik shamed controversial conservative host Tomi Lahren on Sunday after she accused Black Lives Matter of being the “new KKK.”
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie builds his case for Trump's VP — Chris Christie has said it over and over: He can't “imagine” being vice president. His personality just isn't cut out for the role. — But the way Christie has been governing New Jersey over the past couple of months has many Trenton insiders …
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Allie Malloy / CNN:
Obama to speak Tuesday at Dallas memorial service — Obama: America is not as divided as some say — Madrid, Spain (CNN)President Barack Obama on Tuesday will travel to Dallas and speak at an interfaith memorial service for five police officers slain late last week.
Michael Flynn / New York Post:
The military fired me for calling our enemies radical jihadis — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who is reportedly being vetted by Donald Trump as a potential running mate, was fired as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in the winter of 2014 after three decades in the military.
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Possible Trump VP Pick Flynn Supports Abortion Rights: ‘Women Have to Be Able to Choose’
Possible Trump VP Pick Flynn Supports Abortion Rights: ‘Women Have to Be Able to Choose’
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