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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Rebukes Ruth Bader Ginsburg for Deriding His Candidacy — Donald J. Trump on Tuesday assailed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court for speaking out on the presidential race, calling her disdainful remarks about his candidacy “highly inappropriate” and suggesting that she owed other justices an apology.
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Justice Ginsburg on Trump: ‘He is a faker’ — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's well-known candor was on display in her chambers late Monday, when she called Donald Trump a “faker.”
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has crossed way, way over the line — The Supreme Court is becoming more politicized. The Notorious RBG just made things way worse. … If Spoiler Alerts has had a theme for 2016, it's been that Donald Trump is massively unfit to be president …
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New York Times:
Ginsburg Knows, If Trump Wins, the Rule of Law Is at Risk — Paul Butler is a former federal prosecutor and a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He is the author of “Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice.” — Normally Supreme Court justices should refrain from commenting on partisan politics.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Wants Ginsburg Off The Supreme Court ASAP For Criticizing Him
Trump Wants Ginsburg Off The Supreme Court ASAP For Criticizing Him
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Bernie Sanders:
Portsmouth Organizing Event with Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton — Let me begin by thanking the 13 million Americans who voted for me during the Democratic primaries. Let me also thank the people here in New Hampshire who gave us our first big win and a special thanks to the people …
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Steven Nelson / Associated Press:
Bernie Fans Say ‘Fart-In’ Against Hillary Will Go On — Unswayed by his endorsement, progressives continue to stockpile beans for the Democratic convention. — Sen. Bernie Sanders, i-Vt., endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, but some supporters won't back off a smelly protest.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Four reasons Bernie Sanders waited so long to endorse Hillary Clinton
Four reasons Bernie Sanders waited so long to endorse Hillary Clinton
Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
The End of a Political Revolution
The End of a Political Revolution
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton, Hoping to Unify Democrats
Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton, Hoping to Unify Democrats
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders' endorsement of Hillary Clinton may be anticlimactic but could help her win swing states
Bernie Sanders' endorsement of Hillary Clinton may be anticlimactic but could help her win swing states
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Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Joe Biden: Obama Tells Cops in White House Meeting Their Police Forces Are Racist — President Barack Obama is trying to muffle politically dangerous opposition from police groups to his support for the radical and violent Black Lives Movement — but he's also insisting to cops that their careers …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Obama uses Dallas memorial to confront nation on race … President Obama used a Tuesday memorial for five police officers slain in Dallas to confront racial divisions in the U.S., saying that Americans are “not as divided as we seem.” — “I know that because I know America.
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Pays Tribute To Dallas Officers Slain In ‘Act Of Racial Hatred’
Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama: ‘We are not as divided as we seem’
Randy Furst / Star Tribune:
Minneapolis cops working Lynx game walk out over player comments, warm-up jerseys — Police union leader says walkout is justified. — Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers working the Minnesota Lynx game at Target Center on Saturday night walked off the job after the players held …
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed The conservative principle behind Black Lives Matter — Protesters talk voice their concerns to LAPD officers after the recent deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, at the hands of the police in other states, in Los Angeles on July 7. (Los Angeles Times)
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Jim Young / National Review:
Fundamentally Transformed — Have we reached a point of no return?
Fundamentally Transformed — Have we reached a point of no return?
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Andrea Peterson / Washington Post:
Holocaust Museum to visitors: Please stop catching Pokemon here — Almost everywhere you turn, it seems like people have their eyes glued to smartphone screens playing Pokemon Go. Since its launch last week, the app has quickly become a cultural phenomenon that has fans of all ages hunting around …
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New York Times:
James Stavridis, Retired Admiral, Is Being Vetted as Hillary Clinton's Running Mate — Hillary Clinton's campaign is vetting James G. Stavridis, a retired four-star Navy admiral who served as the 16th supreme allied commander at NATO, as a possible running mate, according to a person with knowledge of the vetting process.
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David Catanese / US News:
Pence, Flynn, Gingrich Are Trump's Finalists for Vice President
Pence, Flynn, Gingrich Are Trump's Finalists for Vice President
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NBC News:
Hillary Clinton's Lead Over Trump Shrinks After Controversial Week: Poll — Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump narrowed to 3 points this week after several days of controversy following FBI Director James Comey's recommendation that no criminal charges be brought against the former secretary …
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The deadliest weapon against Donald Trump? His own words.
The deadliest weapon against Donald Trump? His own words.
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Sophia Rosenbaum / New York Post:
I got caught cheating through Pokémon Go — Pokémon Go ruined my love life! — Evan Scribner claims he's now single after his girlfriend discovered he was “cheating” on her thanks to the addicting scavenger hunt-style cellphone game — which revealed his two-timing ways.
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New Haven Independent:
Worker Smashes “Racist” Panel, Loses Job — (Note: We have temporarily suspended commenting and True Vote-ing on this story because our server couldn't handle the demand; we wanted to avoid having the site crash. We hope to renew those functions eventually.)
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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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Andy Robertson / Forbes:
‘Lego Disney Castle’ Intricately Recreates Disney Resort's Cinderella Castle In 4,000 Bricks — After news leaked yesterday, Lego Group today confirmed a huge 4,000 piece Lego replica of its iconic Disney Resort Cinderella Castle: set 71040 Disney Castle. — Having been impressed …
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Washington Post:
Joe Paterno knew of Jerry Sandusky abuse in 1976 per testimony in newly unsealed records — A man testified in court in 2014 that Penn State football coach Joe Paterno ignored his complaints of a sexual assault committed by assistant coach Jerry Sandusky in 1976 when the man was a 14-year-old boy …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
David Duke Plans to Run for Congress Against the Republican Who Spoke to His Group — The former KKK grand wizard said he wants to defeat Steve Scalise, who reportedly once called himself “David Duke without the baggage.” — David Duke says he is getting ready to run for Congress.
Jamie Dimon / New York Times:
Why We're Giving Our Employees a Raise — WAGE stagnation. Income inequality. A lack of quality education. Insufficient training and skills development. — Issues like these have led approximately two-thirds of Americans to believe that the next generation will be worse off than the last.
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field negro:
Blaming Obama for racism. — * “Speaking in the wake of the Dallas horrors, President Obama correctly assured us that race relations are not as bad in this country today as they were during the Watts riots of the sixties. — But that was over fifty years ago and is only part of the story.
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Joe Pappalardo / Townhall.com:
Transgender Ad To Run During RNC — People watching the Republican National Convention on FOX News might be surprised by an advertisement from gay rights groups. FairnessUSA made a minute-long video ad promoting transgender people's freedom to use the bathroom. — Watch the video:
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