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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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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 …
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The Resurgent, Power Line and The Daily Caller
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Chris Christie met privately over weekend with Trump's veep vetting attorney
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Political Wire
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Here's why Donald Trump says he doesn't talk more about Hillary Clinton's email problems
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Business Insider
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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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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National Review, New York Magazine, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Wire and Washington Post
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.”
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National Review, FOX News Radio, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Washington Post and New York Daily News
Roland G. Fryer, Jr / NBER:
An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force
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Mother Jones, Mediaite and Daily Wire
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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The Daily Caller, The Burning Platform, Associated Press, The Root, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Draft Republican platform calls for auditing the Fed, bathroom bills, and action on EMPs — While the Democratic Party platform tussles between Bernie Sanders and supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have gotten more attention, the less structured work around drafting …
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Draft GOP platform calls for ‘America first’ trade policy, drops call for marriage amendment
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Talking Points Memo, NPR, LifeNews.com, Right Wing Watch, The Week and New York Times
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History
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Vox, Orlando Weekly, ABC News, Wall Street Journal and Guardian
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, Hot Air, Washington Times and Political Wire
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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 …
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Business Insider, WKRN-TV, WNCN, The Root and Associated Press
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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.
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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Breitbart reporter blames Democratic politicians for Baton Rouge arrests
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The Hayride
Zack Kopplin / The Daily Beast:
Baton Rouge Cops Throw Protesters Into Street, Arrest Them for Being There
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Jezebel, CNN, Daily Kos, New York Magazine and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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
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 and Politico
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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Week
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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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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
Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
CNN Contributor Calls Katrina Pierson's Statements ‘Borderline Asinine’ to Her Face — Clinton supporter and CNN contributor Bakari Sellers accused Trump's national spokesperson Katrina Pierson of airing “borderline asinine” comments in a heated debate on CNN Monday morning.
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