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9:40 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 …
Discussion: RedState and The Last Refuge
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Heather Mac Donald / Wall Street Journal:
The Myths of Black Lives Matter  —  The movement has won over Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.  But what if its claims are fiction?  —  A television ad for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign now airing in South Carolina shows the candidate declaring that “too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically.”
Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani: Black parents should ‘teach children to be respectful of the police’
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Are Blacks Disproportionately Involved In Police Shootings?
Discussion: Betsy's Page, The Week and Instapundit
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 …
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders to join Clinton for New Hampshire rally
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History
Discussion: Guardian and Political Wire
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
Discussion: Politico
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
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 …
Discussion: Washington Times and Hot Air
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.
Allison Pearson / Telegraph:
'I've been under attack, it's been shattering': Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa May over motherhood comments and admits furore has left her hurt  —  When Andrea Leadsom came on the phone yesterday afternoon I could tell from her voice that she'd been crying.
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Tom McTague / Politico:
Andrea Leadsom to quit race to be British prime minister: reports
Discussion: New York Times and Mediaite
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 …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
After all that's happened, Trump fares no worse with Hispanic voters than Romney or McCain  —  How many bad moments has Donald Trump had with Hispanic voters?  From Mexican rapists to build-a-wall to Judge Curiel, many Republican insiders view Trump as a one-man wrecking crew …
Discussion: RedState
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 …
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.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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.
Discussion: Victoria Taft and Oath Keepers
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.
CBS Detroit:
Girl, 9, Uses Birthday Money To Buy Lunch For Detroit Police Officers After Seeing Dallas Shooting On TV  —  DETROIT (WWJ) — Police officers at Detroit's 11th Precinct got a special birthday surprise on Saturday.  —  A nine-year-old Detroit girl decided to celebrate her birthday not by receiving gifts, but by giving them.
Discussion: Law Officer
 
 
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USA Today:
Westboro Baptist Church recruits Jigglypuff, a Pokémon, against LGBT community on Pokémon Go
Discussion: WSLS-TV
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
A Single Photo From Baton Rouge That's Hard to Forget
Myron Magnet / City Journal:
America's Worst President?
Discussion: Power Line
Lois Romano / Washington Post:
Kasich lost GOP nomination, but now he's finding a moment
Discussion: Guardian
New York Times:
After Outbreaks of Violence, Donald Trump Strains to Project Leadership
Discussion: The Week
Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Dump Trump’ RNC Delegate Leader: We ‘Have The 28 Votes’ To Unbind Delegates
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Nick Gass / Politico:
Fallin: Trump ‘trying to campaign as a racial healer’
Discussion: RedState
 Earlier Items: 
Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4 Billion
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year's Eve
Discussion: Fox News
Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Former top cop: America is ‘sitting on a powder keg’
Discussion: The Root and Politico
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Donald Trump Keeps Distance in G.O.P. Platform Fight on Gay Rights
Discussion: The Hill and Althouse
Allie Malloy / CNN:
Obama to speak Tuesday at Dallas memorial service
Discussion: The Week and alan.com
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie builds his case for Trump's VP
Discussion: RedState
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

 
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