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New York Times:
Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings … * Handcuffs exclude arrests. Counts represent at least that level of force, based on stop-and-frisk data from 2003 to 2013. Similar situations account for gender, age, police precinct, the reason for the stop …
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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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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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The Atlantic, New York Post, Scared Monkeys, The Week, Daily Wire, The Root and Power Line
Heather Mac Donald / Wall Street Journal:
The Myths of Black Lives Matter
The Myths of Black Lives Matter
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National Review, FOX News Radio, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Washington Post and New York Daily News
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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Raw Story, Washington Post, CNN, Jezebel, Daily Kos and New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Roland G. Fryer, Jr / NBER:
An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force
An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force
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Mother Jones, Mediaite and Daily Wire
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Huckabee's claim that more white people were shot by police in 2015 than minorities
Huckabee's claim that more white people were shot by police in 2015 than minorities
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Talking Points Memo, Jezebel and Mediaite
Nick Gass / Politico:
Breitbart reporter blames Democratic politicians for Baton Rouge arrests
Breitbart reporter blames Democratic politicians for Baton Rouge arrests
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The Hayride
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Here's why Donald Trump says he doesn't talk more about Hillary Clinton's email problems — Donald Trump explained in a Monday interview with me that he does not spend entire campaign rallies talking about Hillary Clinton's email controversy because “when you are in front of an audience of 10 …
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Business Insider
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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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Fox News, Politico, Politicus USA and ABC News
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.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Chris Christie met privately over weekend with Trump's veep vetting attorney
Chris Christie met privately over weekend with Trump's veep vetting attorney
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Political Wire
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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Talking Points Memo, AOL, NPR, LifeNews.com, Right Wing Watch, The Week and New York Times
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Draft Republican platform calls for auditing the Fed, bathroom bills, and action on EMPs
Draft Republican platform calls for auditing the Fed, bathroom bills, and action on EMPs
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CNN
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History
Democrats Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History
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Vox, Orlando Weekly, ABC News, Guardian and Wall Street Journal
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 …
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The Week
CNN:
British PM David Cameron to resign Wednesday as May takes reins — London (CNN)[Breaking news update at 12:21 p.m. ET] — British Home Secretary Theresa May has been officially named Conservative party leader and successor to Prime Minister David Cameron “with immediate effect,” Graham Brady …
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BBC, New York Times, NBC News, Outside the Beltway, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Week
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Theresa May Poised to Be Britain's Next Premier as Andrea Leadsom Quits Race
Theresa May Poised to Be Britain's Next Premier as Andrea Leadsom Quits Race
Allison Pearson / Telegraph:
'I've been under attack, it's been shattering': Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa …
'I've been under attack, it's been shattering': Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa …
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BBC, Guardian, NPR, Common Dreams, New York Magazine and Coffee House
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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Guardian, Business Insider, WKRN-TV, The Root, WNCN and Associated Press
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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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Politico and Business Insider
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump blasts Clinton: ‘I am the law and order candidate’ … Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — on Monday declared himself the “law and order candidate” while criticizing Hillary Clinton — over the private email server she used while secretary of State.
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Zero Hedge, ABC News and The Week
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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 …
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Associated Press, RedState, neo-neocon, Hot Air, Washington Times 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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Washington Monthly, Washington Free Beacon, Balloon Juice, Unfogged and Politico
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 …
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The Resurgent, The Daily Caller and Power Line
Talking Points Memo:
Party Poopers! GOP Senators Are Skipping Trump's Convention In Droves — Donald Trump has promised to make the Republican Convention in Cleveland a star-studded production only a casino mogul and reality television star could deliver. But, more than a dozen GOP senators …
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bradford-delong.com and Daily Kos
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.
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Hot Air, Fox News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Daily Caller