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Tegna / WZZM-TV:
County employee: At least 3 people dead in shooting at Berrien courthouse … ST. JOSEPH, MICH. - At least three people are dead at the Berrien County Courthouse following a shooting, an employee at the county prosecutor's office said. — Three people are dead and one person is injured, said the employee, who wished not to be named.
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WOOD-TV:
Sheriff ID's victims in Berrien County Courthouse shooting — ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WOOD) — The Berrien County Courthouse will remain closed through Tuesday after two bailiffs were shot and killed during an inmate transfer Monday. — Sheriff Paul Bailey identified the court officers as Joseph Zangaro, 61, and Ronald Kienzle, 63.
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Leon Hendrix / WOOD-TV:
Berrien County courthouse shooter identified — COLOMA, Mich. (WOOD) — Larry Darnell Gordon has been identified as the man who took a deputy's gun inside the Berrien County Courthouse, fatally shooting two bailiffs and injuring two others. — The mother of Gordon's children …
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Melissa Hudson / ABC57 News in South Bend, Indiana:
Shots fired at Berrien County Courthouse
Shots fired at Berrien County Courthouse
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Rachel Ogden / National Review:
Beware a Pence Fizzle — I understand the impulse for Trump to pick Pence — an experienced pol, in good standing with conservatives, and not much of a lightning rod, at least not yet (the Left tends to make any GOP pick a lightning rod). But Trump's running mate will have to be extremely deft …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump will make his mind up on VP pick in ‘next three to four days’ — Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to decide on his vice presidential pick by the end of the week and that he is leaning toward a “political” pick rather than a “military” one.
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Jennifer Griffin / Fox News:
Trump VP short-lister Flynn clarifies abortion stance, says he's ‘pro-life’ — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, considered a potential pick for Donald Trump's running mate, insisted Monday that he is “pro-life” - clarifying his stance on abortion after riling conservatives by calling it a woman's choice.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump closes in on running mate, says he seeks experience to unite GOP
Trump closes in on running mate, says he seeks experience to unite GOP
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Here's why Donald Trump says he doesn't talk more about Hillary Clinton's email problems
Here's why Donald Trump says he doesn't talk more about Hillary Clinton's email problems
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Potential Trump VP Pick Clarifies He's Pro-Life After Saying He's Pro-Choice
Potential Trump VP Pick Clarifies He's Pro-Life After Saying He's Pro-Choice
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
BREAKING: GOP Congressmen Call for Hillary Clinton Perjury Investigation — The chairmen of two House committees are formally requesting the U.S. attorney in D.C. conduct a perjury investigation into Hillary Clinton. — Here is the rationale behind Jason Chaffetz and Bob Goodlatte's demand:
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Republicans ask DOJ to investigate Clinton for perjury
Republicans ask DOJ to investigate Clinton for perjury
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David Wright / CNN:
Poll: Majority think Hillary Clinton should have been charged
Poll: Majority think Hillary Clinton should have been charged
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge as Parents of Dallas Cop Killer Micah Johnson Speak Out for First Time — The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas, identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, displayed a noticeable change in behavior after being discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015 …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Dallas Police Chief Received Death Threats After Gunman Killed Officers
Dallas Police Chief Received Death Threats After Gunman Killed Officers
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George Hunter / Detroit News:
Detroit police arrest four for threats against cops
Detroit police arrest four for threats against cops
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: Evan Bayh mounting Senate return — (CNN)Evan Bayh is mounting a return bid to the U.S. Senate, giving national Democrats a boost as they aim to retake the chamber in November. — An announcement about Bayh's candidacy for the Indiana Senate seat is expected later Monday morning, said a source familiar with the plans.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Evan Bayh to run for Senate — Former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh's decision to jump into the Indiana Senate race has upended the battle for the Senate majority in 2016 by expanding the map for Democrats. — The former senator's impending decision to run for Senate, confirmed by a source familiar …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Huckabee to Washington Post: ‘Male lives matter’ — Mike Huckabee said the real movement in America should be “male lives matter” given the number of male fatalities in police shootings. — The former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate made the remark as he battled …
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Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
A Single Photo From Baton Rouge That's Hard to Forget — It is a remarkable picture. A single woman stands in the roadway, feet firmly planted. She poses no obvious threat. She is there to protest the excessive force which Baton Rouge police allegedly deploy against the city's black citizens.
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Zack Kopplin / The Daily Beast:
Baton Rouge Cops Throw Protesters Into Street, Arrest Them for Being There
Baton Rouge Cops Throw Protesters Into Street, Arrest Them for Being There
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gay GOP delegate pleads with party to soften stance on marriage — CLEVELAND — Republicans debating the party's platform in Cleveland shot down an amendment to soften the GOP's stance on gay marriage, despite an emotional plea from the lone openly gay delegate serving on the Platform Committee.
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Republican Platform Subcommittee Follows Trump on Trade
Republican Platform Subcommittee Follows Trump on Trade
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jama.jamanetwork.com:
United States Health Care Reform — Progress to Date and Next Steps — FREE ONLINE FIRST — JAMA. — ABSTRACT — Importance — The Affordable Care Act is the most important health care legislation enacted in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.
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Jason Evangelho / Forbes:
‘Pokémon GO’ Is About To Surpass Twitter In Daily Active Users On Android — Cops and kids are playing Pokémon Go together in the streets, local businesses are tailoring their marketing around Pokémon Go, and self-professed socially awkward gamers are making new friends by the dozen.
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Joseph Schwartz / Similarweb Blog:
Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America's Latest Obsession
Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America's Latest Obsession
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NBC News:
Jeb Bush: People Will ‘Feel Betrayed’ by Trump — Bush: Trump created ‘alternative universe’ 4:05 — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush predicts that Donald Trump's supporters will “feel betrayed” when his promises go unfulfilled. In a conversation with MSNBC, Bush said that Trump …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Said Hillary Clinton Would ‘Make a Good President’ in 2008 — Kind words for presumptive presidential rival came in a previously unreported clip from ‘Trumped!,’ a syndicated radio feature that aired from 2004 to 2008 — Donald Trump is attacking Hillary Clinton these days …
Bloomberg:
Trump Eyeing Gingrich for National Security Position — The former U.S. House speaker may still have a role in a Trump administration if he is not picked as the billionaire's running mate. — tdopp — JenniferJJacobs — MarkHalperin — Even if Donald Trump does not pick Newt Gingrich …
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Corrine Brown: Agents Investigating Me Should've Spent More Time On Omar Mateen — On Friday, the Democratic congresswoman was indicted on charges that she used a college scholarship fund for “personal and professional benefit.” — youtube.com — Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown …
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Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
CNN Contributor Calls Katrina Pierson's Statements ‘Borderline Asinine’ to Her Face — Clinton supporter and CNN contributor Bakari Sellers accused Trump's national spokesperson Katrina Pierson of airing “borderline asinine” comments in a heated debate on CNN Monday morning.
Media Matters for America:
NRA's Ted Nugent Smears Philando Castile And Says Obama Wants To Start A Race War — National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent reacted to the police shooting of Philando Castile and the mass shooting targeting police officers in Dallas, TX, by claiming President Obama wants to start …
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Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Behind a Bill Clinton speaking engagement: A $1,400 hotel phone bill and $700 dinner for two — Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton. — When former presidents and other dignitaries traveled to California to wax nostalgic on the speaking circuit, they may have been demanding …
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Sara Murray / CNN:
How the GOP is courting John Kasich — Cleveland (CNN)John Kasich may be the most intensely courted man in the Buckeye State. — With just seven days until the GOP convention, the quest to convince Kasich to back Donald Trump — or even participate in the convention he campaigned to bring to Cleveland — has been quiet but feverish.