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Leon Hendrix / WOOD-TV:
Berrien County courthouse shooter identified — COLOMA, Mich. (WOOD) — Larry Darnell Gordon has been identified as the man who took a deputy's gun inside the Berrien County Courthouse, fatally shooting two bailiffs and injuring two others. — The mother of Gordon's children …
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Tegna / WZZM-TV:
County employee: At least 3 people dead in shooting at Berrien courthouse … ST. JOSEPH, MICH. - At least three people are dead at the Berrien County Courthouse following a shooting, an employee at the county prosecutor's office said. — Three people are dead and one person is injured, said the employee, who wished not to be named.
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CNN:
Ryan's request to block Clinton from intelligence briefings is denied — Hillary Clinton comments on new investigation — Washington (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan's attempt to block Hillary Clinton from receiving intelligence briefings once she's formally nominated by Democrats …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Republicans ask DOJ to investigate Clinton for perjury
Republicans ask DOJ to investigate Clinton for perjury
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David Wright / CNN:
Poll: Majority think Hillary Clinton should have been charged
Poll: Majority think Hillary Clinton should have been charged
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The Hill:
All delegates are unbound — As the Republican National Convention prepares to kick off next week in Cleveland, there is a lot of confusion and controversy over the question of whether delegates to the convention are “bound” to vote for any particular candidate as a result of primary or caucus results, or state party directions.
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Rules Virginia Can't Force Delegates to Back Donald Trump
Judge Rules Virginia Can't Force Delegates to Back Donald Trump
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
BREAKING: VA ‘Never Trump’ Delegates NOT BOUND to Vote Trump by Law, Says Judge
BREAKING: VA ‘Never Trump’ Delegates NOT BOUND to Vote Trump by Law, Says Judge
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP operatives dread Trump convention — Each presidential election year, Republicans eagerly await their national convention — a four-day celebration that draws thousands of GOP operatives, donors and lobbyists who are ready to party. — This year — the year of Trump — it's anything but a party.
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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Dallas Shooting and Open-Carry Laws Loom Over Cleveland Convention Plans
Dallas Shooting and Open-Carry Laws Loom Over Cleveland Convention Plans
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Sara Murray / CNN:
How the GOP is courting John Kasich
Bloomberg:
Trump Eyeing Gingrich for National Security Position — The former U.S. House speaker may still have a role in a Trump administration if he is not picked as the billionaire's running mate. — tdopp — JenniferJJacobs — MarkHalperin — Even if Donald Trump does not pick Newt Gingrich …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump closes in on running mate, says he seeks experience to unite GOP
Trump closes in on running mate, says he seeks experience to unite GOP
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Jennifer Griffin / Fox News:
Trump VP short-lister Flynn clarifies abortion stance, says he's ‘pro-life’
Trump VP short-lister Flynn clarifies abortion stance, says he's ‘pro-life’
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United States Health Care Reform — Progress to Date and Next Steps — FREE ONLINE FIRST — JAMA. — ABSTRACT — Importance — The Affordable Care Act is the most important health care legislation enacted in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.
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Nicole Lee / Engadget:
‘Pokémon Go’ on iOS is digging deep into linked Google accounts (update) — Niantic Labs: 'Google will soon reduce Pokémon Go's permission.' — If you spent your weekend wandering around capturing cartoon monsters on your phone, you're likely one of millions addicted to Pokémon Go …
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Clinton Beats Trump Among College-Educated in Bloomberg Poll — The presumptive Democratic nominee's lead extends to white voters with college degrees, a group Mitt Romney won in 2012. — McCormickJohn — Hillary Clinton is crushing Donald Trump among college-educated white voters …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Anti-abortion Democrats fire back — Anti-abortion Democrats are firing back at members of their party's platform committee for supporting language that would call for repealing a law preventing the use of federal funds for abortion. — The language inserted in the Reproductive Health section …
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Rachel Ogden / National Review:
Beware a Pence Fizzle — I understand the impulse for Trump to pick Pence — an experienced pol, in good standing with conservatives, and not much of a lightning rod, at least not yet (the Left tends to make any GOP pick a lightning rod). But Trump's running mate will have to be extremely deft …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: I'll ‘most likely’ use teleprompter at RNC — said he'll likely use a teleprompter at the Republican National Convention next week, but will probably make a final decision in the coming days. — “I don't know if it's ever been done without essentially a teleprompter,” …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Said Hillary Clinton Would ‘Make a Good President’ in 2008 — Kind words for presumptive presidential rival came in a previously unreported clip from ‘Trumped!,’ a syndicated radio feature that aired from 2004 to 2008 — Donald Trump is attacking Hillary Clinton these days …
Tal Kopan / CNN:
GOP poised to endorse Donald Trump's border wall in platform — On GPS: Mexico's president responds to Trump's ‘wall’ — Cleveland (CNN)The Republican Party is set to give a formal endorsement to the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border espoused by Donald Trump, solidifying it in the party's platform.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders unite for the war on Trump — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — For weeks now, Hillary Clinton's campaign has been engaged in a project to win over the staunchest — and loudest — of Bernie Sanders' supporters in the places where they'll matter most in November.
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Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Hillbilly America: Do White Lives Matter? — Yesterday I read J.D. Vance's new book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture In Crisis. Well, “read” is not quite the word. I devoured the thing in a single gulp. If you want to understand America in 2016, Hillbilly Elegy is a must-read.
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama to police: Dallas shooting was a ‘hate crime’ — President Barack Obama on Monday described the Dallas shooting as a “hate crime” against police, according to a top law enforcement representative in the meeting with Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
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Bob Price / Breitbart:
Houston Official Calls for Form of Segregation: Only Blacks Can Police Black Communities — HOUSTON, Texas - A Houston city councilman has called for segregation in policing. In the wake of the officer-involved shootings of black men across the country and the assassination of Dallas police officers …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Evan Bayh to run for Senate — Former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh's decision to jump into the Indiana Senate race has upended the battle for the Senate majority in 2016 by expanding the map for Democrats. — The former senator's impending decision to run for Senate, confirmed by a source familiar …
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Fox News:
Ruling could make sharing passwords for subscription services a federal crime — A new federal court ruling could make sharing your passwords for subscription services — covering everything from Netflix to HBO GO — a federal crime punishable by prison time, according to a judge who opposed the decision.
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Detroit Free Press:
DPD detective demoted after anti-Black Lives Matter rant goes viral — Detroit Police Chief James Craig said an internal investigation has been launched into the post by Detectives Nathan Weekley — A Detroit Police Department detective has been demoted and an internal investigation …
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Friends of Congresswoman Corrine Brown 2016:
Note to my friends — Last week was very rough. — Two black men were needlessly gunned down by police; 5 Dallas police officers were slain by a demented man, and on Friday I had to appear in federal court. — Visiting with friends — My heart is heavy, but my spirit remains unbroken.
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Zack Kopplin / The Daily Beast:
Alton Sterling Witness: Cops Took My Phone, My Surveillance Video, Locked Me Up — Abdullah Muhlafi says the Baton Rouge officer who killed a man selling CDs immediately ordered him to be detained and then stole footage of the slaying. — BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — The owner of the convenience store …
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