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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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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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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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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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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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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump will make his mind up on VP pick in ‘next three to four days’
Donald Trump will make his mind up on VP pick in ‘next three to four days’
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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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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
General Flynn's All-Out War on Terror
General Flynn's All-Out War on Terror
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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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The Hill:
All delegates are unbound — As the Republican National Convention prepares to kick off next week in Cleveland, there is a lot of confusion and controversy over the question of whether delegates to the convention are “bound” to vote for any particular candidate as a result of primary or caucus results, or state party directions.
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Rules Virginia Can't Force Delegates to Back Donald Trump
Judge Rules Virginia Can't Force Delegates to Back Donald Trump
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
BREAKING: VA ‘Never Trump’ Delegates NOT BOUND to Vote Trump by Law, Says Judge
BREAKING: VA ‘Never Trump’ Delegates NOT BOUND to Vote Trump by Law, Says Judge
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
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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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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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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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Huckabee's claim that more white people were shot by police in 2015 than minorities — “More white people have been shot by police officers this past year than minorities.” — On July 7, sniper fire from a lone gunman during a peaceful protest in Dallas killed five police officers and injured seven others.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Huckabee to Washington Post: ‘Male lives matter’
Huckabee to Washington Post: ‘Male lives matter’
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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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Tal Kopan / CNN:
GOP poised to endorse Donald Trump's border wall in platform — On GPS: Mexico's president responds to Trump's ‘wall’ — Cleveland (CNN)The Republican Party is set to give a formal endorsement to the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border espoused by Donald Trump, solidifying it in the party's platform.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Rick Perry: Trump's Border Wall Will Only Be a ‘Virtual Wall’
Rick Perry: Trump's Border Wall Will Only Be a ‘Virtual Wall’
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Republican Platform Subcommittee Follows Trump on Trade — A party platform subcommittee on the economy, jobs and debt voted on Monday voted to remove a reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. — mniquette — The Republican Party, which has long backed free trade …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gay GOP delegate pleads with party to soften stance on marriage
Gay GOP delegate pleads with party to soften stance on marriage
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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 …
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Hillbilly America: Do White Lives Matter? — Yesterday I read J.D. Vance's new book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture In Crisis. Well, “read” is not quite the word. I devoured the thing in a single gulp. If you want to understand America in 2016, Hillbilly Elegy is a must-read.
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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 …
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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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.
Fox News:
Ruling could make sharing passwords for subscription services a federal crime — A new federal court ruling could make sharing your passwords for subscription services — covering everything from Netflix to HBO GO — a federal crime punishable by prison time, according to a judge who opposed the decision.
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