memeorandum: Bernie Sanders, Set for Rally With Hillary Clinton, Says Campaigns Are ‘Closer and Closer’ (Amy Chozick/New York Times)

10:10 AM ET, July 11, 2016

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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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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Intruder shot by off-duty St. Louis County officer after online argument about Black Lives Matter, family says

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Heather Mac Donald / Wall Street Journal:
The Myths of Black Lives Matter

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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Aren't more white people than black people killed by police? Yes, but no.

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani: Black parents should ‘teach children to be respectful of the police’

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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Associated Press:

The Latest: Clinton Campaign Confirms Sanders to Endorse Her — The Latest on developments in the 2016 presidential campaign. (all times local): — Donald Trump is boosting his communications operation. — The Republican presidential candidate has hired Bryan Lanza to handle communications …

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Bernie Sanders, Set for Rally With Hillary Clinton, Says Campaigns Are ‘Closer and Closer’ — The awkward dance between Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders, her top Democratic primary opponent, is set to conclude on Tuesday, with Mr. Sanders appearing alongside her at a rally in Portsmouth, N.H.

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders to join Clinton for New Hampshire rally

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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History

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Gregory Holyk / ABC News:

Majority Disapproves of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) — A majority of Americans disapproves of the FBI's recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime over her handling of email while secretary of state, and a similar number in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll …

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Washington Post:

Both are unpopular. Only one is a threat. — “This election,” a spokesman for Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said Thursday, “remains a dumpster fire.” Well, yes, the two major-party candidates for president are historically unpopular. But if this election is unusually bad, it is not because both parties chose bad candidates.

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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
56 percent of Americans disapprove of FBI decision to exonerate Hillary Clinton

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Ezra Klein / Vox:

Understanding Hillary: Why the Clinton America sees isn't the Clinton colleagues know — This is not a profile of Hillary Clinton. It is not a review of her career or an assessment of her campaign. You won't find any shocking revelations on her emails, on Benghazi, on Whitewater, or even on her health care plan.

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Hillary Clinton: The Vox Conversation

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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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BBC:

Theresa May set to be UK PM after Andrea Leadsom quits — Theresa May is set to become the UK's next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. — The timing of the handover of power from David Cameron is currently being discussed, but could be within days.

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Allison Pearson / Telegraph:
'I've been under attack, it's been shattering': Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa …

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Tom McTague / Politico:
Andrea Leadsom to quit race to be British prime minister: reports

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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.

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Cyra Master / The Hill: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: If Trump wins, time to move to New Zealand

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 Daily Beast:
Dallas Cop-Killer Micah Johnson Was Blacklisted by Black-Power Groups as ‘Unstable’

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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 …

Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:

Pressure grows on Clinton aides to lose security clearances — Pressure is growing on the State Department to revoke the security clearances of several of Hillary Clinton — 's closest aides, potentially jeopardizing her ability to name her own national security team should she become president.

USA Today:

Westboro Baptist Church recruits Jigglypuff, a Pokémon, against LGBT community on Pokémon Go — When Google debuted a Pokemon ad on April Fools' Day, we thought it was just a joke. We might've been wrong. Video provided by Newsy Newslook — A battle may be looming between …

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Conservative Activist Jailed After Pulling Gun on Gang of Thugs Trying to Kick His A$$ (Video) — This weekend Michael Strickland, a former contributor at The Gateway Pundit and Progressives Today, was jailed in Portland, Oregon after he pulled a gun on a gang of thugs who were going to kick his a$$ at a black lives matter protest.

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Wall Street Journal:

Donald Trump's Comments Intensify Concerns Among Republican Donors — Tweet backlash, comments about Saddam Hussein highlight continued resistance to GOP candidate — Donald Trump's refusal to denounce a tweet that critics call anti-Semitic is intensifying concerns among Republican donors …