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New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Right About Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg needs to drop the political punditry and the name-calling. — Three times in the past week, Justice Ginsburg has publicly discussed her view of the presidential race, in the sharpest terms.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP rep: Ginsburg's Trump attacks ‘inexcusable’ — Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg crossed a line attacking Donald Trump — “It was totally inexcusable and unprofessional for Justice Ginsburg to insult a presidential candidate,” …
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Washington Examiner and Instapundit
Brian McBride / ABC News:
Donald Trump Calls for Justice Ginsburg to Resign
Donald Trump Calls for Justice Ginsburg to Resign
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Politico, Associated Press and 6abc.com
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Donald Trump Calls Ruth Bader Ginsburg, His Critic, a ‘Disgrace’
Donald Trump Calls Ruth Bader Ginsburg, His Critic, a ‘Disgrace’
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Political Wire, Washington Post, SCOTUSblog, Bloomberg, Politico, Democracy in America and RegBlog
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Paul Ryan defends support of Donald Trump
Paul Ryan defends support of Donald Trump
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Townhall.com, The Atlantic and Washington Post
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Swing-state stunner: Trump has edge in key states — Did Donald Trump really just surge past Hillary Clinton in two of the election's most important battlegrounds? — New swing-state polls released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University show Trump leading Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania …
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Lissette Rodriguez / ABC News:
Donald Trump Up to Dead Heat With Hillary Clinton in 3 Swing State Polls — Donald Trump's poll numbers have crept up on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, with Trump now within the margin of error in the three swing states of Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Politico and Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Wants an Attack Dog as His Running Mate — The candidate calls Mike Pence, Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie his top picks — Donald Trump is looking for a running mate who can be a “fighter skilled in hand-to-hand combat” to help him parry criticism on the campaign trail …
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Talking Points Memo, NPR, No More Mister Nice Blog, Political Wire and Politico
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Indianapolis Star:
Gov. Mike Pence turns fiery in support of Donald Trump — A fiery Gov. Mike Pence praised Donald Trump and slammed Hillary Clinton during a rally in Westfield on Tuesday that was widely seen as an audition to become Trump's running mate. — Pence called on the crowd of more than a thousand to put …
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Politico, Patterico's Pontifications and New York Times
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Trump Says Fatal Police Shooting Videos Were ‘Tough to Watch’
Trump Says Fatal Police Shooting Videos Were ‘Tough to Watch’
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Politico
Andrew Rosenthal / New York Times:
Bernie's Uninspiring Endorsement — Bernie Sanders went off for a month to contemplate life after the revolution, and this was the best he could come up with? “Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process, and I congratulate her for that.” — So said Sanders at a rally …
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Is Invited to Speak on Democratic Convention's First Night
Elizabeth Warren Is Invited to Speak on Democratic Convention's First Night
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AOL, Jezebel, New York Magazine and NPR
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
What's next for Bernie?
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump aide: Sanders endorsement ‘exhibit A in our rigged system’
Trump aide: Sanders endorsement ‘exhibit A in our rigged system’
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Politico, ABC News, Daily Kos and Joe.My.God.
Jennifer Aniston / The Huffington Post:
For The Record — Let me start by saying that addressing gossip is something I have never done. I don't like to give energy to the business of lies, but I wanted to participate in a larger conversation that has already begun and needs to continue. Since I'm not on social media, I decided to put my thoughts here in writing.
Paul Demko / Politico:
Obamacare's sinking safety net — If you're looking to find a smashing Obamacare success story—a place where the nation's biggest and most controversial new law in a generation has truly lived up to its promise—you might stick a pin directly in North Carolina.
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Steve Sinovic / Albuquerque Journal:
Presbyterian to drop out of Obamacare exchange
Presbyterian to drop out of Obamacare exchange
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Hot Air
WTKR-TV:
Three hospitalized after Norfolk shooting caught on Facebook Live — NORFOLK, Va. - According to police, three men were shot in the 900 block of Bainbridge Blvd. Tuesday evening. — Neighbors said they heard anywhere from 10-20 gunshots and it appears that one of the passengers inside …
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CBS Baltimore, WPMT FOX43 and RT
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The White House:
Remarks by the President at Memorial Service for Fallen Dallas Police Officers — THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President and Mrs. Bush; my friend, the Vice President, and Dr. Biden; Mayor Rawlings; Chief Spiller; clergy; members of Congress; Chief Brown — I'm so glad I met Michelle first …
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Washington Monthly, Power Line, US News, New York Times and Washington Post
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
OBAMA TURNS OFF COPS=> Officers REFUSE TO APPLAUD During Obama's Race Lecture at Dallas Police Memorial (VIDEO)
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Black doctor to police: I defend you, I will care for you — but I still fear you
Black doctor to police: I defend you, I will care for you — but I still fear you
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CBS Dallas and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Media Matters for America:
CNN's Corey Lewandowski Is Still Being Paid By Donald Trump — Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is still being paid by the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's campaign while simultaneously drawing a salary as a CNN contributor to discuss the candidate on-air, according to the network.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Gretchen Carlson, Former Fox Anchor, Speaks Publicly About Sexual Harassment Lawsuit — MONTCLAIR, N.J. — When Gretchen Carlson was asked how her last week had been, she looked down at her wrist. — “These are the bracelets I wear on my arm,” Ms. Carlson, the former Fox News anchor, said in an interview on Tuesday.
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Scholars Steeped in Dead Politicians Take On a Live One: Donald Trump — No one could mistake the voice of David McCullough, either in the books that have made him one of the most influential United States historians of his era, or in the documentaries he has narrated for the “American Experience” television series.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump University case: A battle over video — SAN DIEGO — The Trump University litigation that almost completely sidetracked Donald Trump's presidential campaign in May is set to return Wednesday as media organizations press for the release of Trump's videotaped testimony in a pair …
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The Week
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Who Thought That Politicizing Obama's Speech Was a Good Idea? — President Obama was giving a pretty good speech this afternoon. And then, suddenly, he wasn't: … For now, I shall ignore this flatly preposterous claim, and ask a question instead: Why did the president say this?
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CBS Boston, twitchy.com, Daily Wire, Hot Air and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Minuteman Co-Founder Sentenced to 19½ Years for Molesting 5-Year-Old — Christopher Simcox, a founder of the now-disbanded Minuteman border patrol group, has been sentenced in Arizona to more than 19 years in prison for sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl, in a case that drew the attention …
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Boing Boing and Arizona Republic
Andrea Peterson / Washington Post:
Holocaust Museum to visitors: Please stop catching Pokémon here — Almost everywhere you turn, it seems, people have their eyes glued to smartphone screens playing Pokémon Go. Since its launch last week, the app has quickly become a cultural phenomenon that has fans …
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Patrick Caldwell / Mother Jones:
Al Franken Is Worried About Pokemon Go
Al Franken Is Worried About Pokemon Go
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Ars Technica, The Verge and Mediaite