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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Speakers at Donald Trump's Convention: Tim Tebow, Peter Thiel, but No Sarah Palin? — CLEVELAND — A night highlighting the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya. An appearance by onetime football star Tim Tebow. A presentation detailing former President Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct.
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New York Times:
Poll Finds Emails Weighing on Hillary Clinton, Now Tied With Donald Trump — Hillary Clinton has emerged from the F.B.I. investigation into her email practices as secretary of state a wounded candidate with a large and growing majority of voters saying she cannot be trusted, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
What Newt Gingrich Really Thinks of Donald Trump — In a private speech recorded in February, the onetime Speaker of the U.S. House, now reportedly on the shortlist to be Trump's running mate, said Trump would lose in a landslide if he didn't evolve to be more like Ronald Reagan than Barry Goldwater.
CBS News:
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tied going into conventions - CBS/NYT poll — The State of the Race — Heading into the two parties' conventions, the race for President is a dead heat, a change from last month when Hillary Clinton led by six points. Forty percent of registered voters …
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump's VP Search Could Be Down to 2 Contenders — The mystery surrounding Donald Trump's vice presidential pick has reached a new height as the crowd of candidates has apparently thinned. — Trump met Wednesday with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich …
Nick Gass / Politico:
GOP convention speaker list: Gingrich and Christie, but no Pence — Donald Trump has promised to add some dazzling “showbiz” to the Republican National Convention, but the initial list of speakers has dim wattage. — Noticeably lacking are not only many of the party elders who are on the other side …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump promises ‘showbiz’ at convention, but stars on stage will be relatively dim — CLEVELAND — When Democrats gather for their national convention in Philadelphia, the list of speakers praising Hillary Clinton's candidacy is expected to feature the president, the vice president …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Republican convention's ‘non-conventional’ list: Model, astronaut and Trump clan
Republican convention's ‘non-conventional’ list: Model, astronaut and Trump clan
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Pence reserving Indiana advertising time
Pence reserving Indiana advertising time
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Mocked “Pouting” Newt Gingrich In His 2000 Book
Julia Ioffe / Politico:
The Millennial's Guide to Newt Gingrich
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The President and the People
The Note: The President and the People
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Republican National Convention Announces Partial Speakers List
Republican National Convention Announces Partial Speakers List
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CNN:
Sources: Sean Hannity flew Gingrich to Trump meeting
Sources: Sean Hannity flew Gingrich to Trump meeting
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Wednesday Preview: Attention Turns to Trump in Cleveland — After two days of haggling over policy, Wednesday figures to be relatively quiet for Republicans gathered in Cleveland ahead of the party's national convention. — The Platform Committee finished its work Tuesday evening …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Republican Officials Brace for Chaos at Convention
Republican Officials Brace for Chaos at Convention
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Tim Alberta / National Review:
Priebus Meets Privately with Mike Lee, Never Trump Leaders to Discuss Procedural Compromise
Priebus Meets Privately with Mike Lee, Never Trump Leaders to Discuss Procedural Compromise
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
50-State Snapshot: Clinton Beats Trump, but It's Close — If the presidential election were held today, Hillary Clinton would top Donald Trump 320-212 in electoral votes to clinch the White House, according to an extensive Morning Consult analysis of 57,000 voters.
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Sandra Pedicini / Sun-Sentinel:
Disney firefighters were warned to stop feeding alligators — PICTURE GALLERY: A 2-year-old boy who was vacationing with his family was dragged by an alligator into the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14. — Orlando Sentinel
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
A History of White Delusion — In 1962, 85 percent of white Americans told Gallup that black children had as good a chance as white kids of getting a good education. The next year, in another Gallup survey, almost half of whites said that blacks had just as good a chance as whites of getting a job.
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Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
Race Relations Are at Lowest Point in Obama Presidency, Poll Finds
Race Relations Are at Lowest Point in Obama Presidency, Poll Finds
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Ahead of GOP Convention, Cleveland Officials Affirm Protesters May Carry Guns — But water guns, toy guns, knives, aerosol cans, rope, tennis balls are barred — CLEVELAND — Cleveland officials said Wednesday that they will uphold the right of protesters at the Republican National Convention …
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Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Ex-Staffer Alleges Trump Misused Funds, Set Up Fake Company — “This is happening on the worst possible day for him,” said a Trump adviser. — National Political Reporter, The Huffington Post — S.V. Date — Senior Political Correspondent, The Huffington Post
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Sanders has book deal; will reflect on campaign — NEW YORK (AP) — Just days after ending his campaign and endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing to take his message to the printed page. — Thomas Dunne Books told The Associated Press …
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USA Today:
Trump, Clinton both threaten free press: Column — The White House Correspondents' Association is alarmed by the treatment of the press in the 2016 presidential campaign. — There is no debate that a free press with broad access to our elected officials, as guaranteed by the First Amendment, is a cornerstone of our democracy.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Trump's ‘law-and-order’ gamble — 's embrace of “law and order” on the campaign trail is a risk that could pay big dividends, political experts say. — Trump, who is on the verge of becoming the Republican presidential nominee next week, has begun to characterize himself as …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Ginsburg apologizes for ‘ill-advised’ criticisms of Trump … Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday said she regrets disparaging Donald Trump — “On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them,” she said in a statement.
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Kylee Wierks / Fox 59:
Chilling photo from fatal crash appears to show man's spirit leaving his body — STANTON, KY. - A chilling photo taken at the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash in Kentucky is getting a lot of attention online. Many people believe the photo shows the motorcycle driver's spirit leaving his body.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Trump's Racist Appeal Becomes More Explicit Every Day — I can't believe I missed this, but I did: … Josh Marshall: … Trump's explicit race baiting has been so normalized by now that we hardly notice this stuff. This kind of talk from a major-party candidate for president should be front-page news everywhere.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Claims He's Seen Calls For Moment Of Silence For Dallas Shooter
Trump Claims He's Seen Calls For Moment Of Silence For Dallas Shooter
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ITV:
Nottinghamshire Police force recognise misogyny as a hate crime — Nottinghamshire Police has officially recognised misogyny as a hate crime. In an effort to make the county a safer place for women, the force has provided misogyny hate crime training to selected officers and staff for the past three months.