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12:35 PM ET, July 11, 2016

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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.
Discussion: Politico, Politicus USA and The Hill
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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.
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Why Mike Pence Would Say Yes to Trump  —  Pence on Capitol Hill in 2010 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)  —  While other Republicans run for the hills, Pence may have more to gain by joining the GOP ticket than by rejecting it.  —  What is Mike Pence thinking?  That's what many conservatives began …
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Chris Christie met privately over weekend with Trump's veep vetting attorney  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) remains on the short list in Donald Trump's search for a running mate and privately met with the attorney leading the candidate's vetting effort on Saturday, according to two people familiar with the process.
Discussion: Political Wire
Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Aren't more white people than black people killed by police?  Yes, but no.  —  Dylan Noble died on the last Saturday of June.  —  Police in Fresno, Calif. received a report of a man walking a downtown street with a rifle, but when they arrived they instead found Noble speeding by in his pickup truck.
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Breitbart:
Breitbart News Sunday: Sarah Palin, Dakota Meyer, Milo
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Michele Kirk / BizPac Review:
Riveting post by black police officer confronts BLM with raw honesty and EVERY American needs to see it
Discussion: RedState and The Last Refuge
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: Politico, Hot Air and The Week
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Brian McBride / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Expected to Join Hillary Clinton at New Hampshire Rally
Gregory Holyk / ABC News:
Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL)  —  A majority of Americans disapprove 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: RedState, Washington Times and Hot Air
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Washington Post:
Both are unpopular. Only one is a threat.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Breitbart reporter blames Democratic politicians for Baton Rouge arrests
Discussion: The Hayride
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
After Dallas, The Future of Black Lives Matter
Discussion: Althouse
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.
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 …
Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Theresa May Poised to Be Britain's Next Premier as Andrea Leadsom Quits Race  —  LONDON — Theresa May, a relative moderate who has served for the last six years as home secretary, suddenly emerged victorious on Monday in the race to succeed David Cameron as Britain's prime minister …
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BBC:
Theresa May set to be UK PM after Andrea Leadsom quits
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Draft GOP platform calls for ‘America first’ trade policy, drops call for marriage amendment  —  Cleveland (CNN)A first draft of the document that will become the GOP platform at this year's Republican convention sticks to Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, but leaves the long …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Draft Republican platform calls for auditing the Fed, bathroom bills, and action on EMPs
Discussion: CNN
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.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Politico
Roland G. Fryer, Jr / NBER:
An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force  —  NBER Working Paper No. 22399  —  NBER Program(s): LE LS POL  —  This paper explores racial differences in police use of force.  On non-lethal uses of force, blacks and Hispanics are more than fifty percent …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Mediaite and Daily Wire
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New York Times:
Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings
Discussion: Daily Wire
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year's Eve  —  LONDON — At first, there was complete silence from officials.  As rumors spread on social media, police had nothing to say about allegations of mass sexual assaults and other crimes carried out on New Year's Eve in the German city of Cologne.
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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Talking Points Memo:
Party Poopers! GOP Senators Are Skipping Trump's Convention In Droves
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USA Today:
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Discussion: Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Pressure grows on Clinton aides to lose security clearances
Myron Magnet / City Journal:
America's Worst President?
Discussion: Power Line
CBS Detroit:
Girl, 9, Uses Birthday Money To Buy Lunch For Detroit Police Officers After Seeing Dallas Shooting On TV
Discussion: Law Officer
Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Dump Trump’ RNC Delegate Leader: We ‘Have The 28 Votes’ To Unbind Delegates
Discussion: The Hill and RedState