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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.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Republican Officials Brace for Chaos at Convention — CLEVELAND — Republicans are bracing for the possibility of a drawn-out fight over Donald J. Trump's nomination that could stretch into the convention next week, a spectacle party leaders are desperate to avoid.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
GOP convention speaker list: Gingrich and Christie, but no Pence — Two of Donald Trump's possible vice-presidential picks are slated to speak at next week's Republican convention in Cleveland next week, but one much-talked about VP contender is noticeably absent from the list of speakers.
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CNN:
Sources: Sean Hannity flew Gingrich to Trump meeting — (CNN)Newt Gingrich, a finalist on Donald Trump's vice presidential shortlist, flew to Indianapolis to meet with Trump on a private jet provided by Fox News host Sean Hannity, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Case for Newt — Donald Trump is on the verge of crowning a contender as a running mate. — If the reporting is accurate, he doesn't have great choices. John Kasich, the popular governor of Ohio, would have been a natural pick but doesn't want to be in the same room as Trump, let alone on the same ticket.
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.
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Media Matters for America:
Gingrich Previously Said Trump Would Be “Delusional” And Need “Psychiatric Help” If He Picked Him As Running Mate
Gingrich Previously Said Trump Would Be “Delusional” And Need “Psychiatric Help” If He Picked Him As Running Mate
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David Catanese / Associated Press:
Trump Family, Staff Divided Between Gingrich, Pence
Trump Family, Staff Divided Between Gingrich, Pence
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Chair: Trump's White, Male VP Frontrunners Are Diverse! (VIDEO)
RNC Chair: Trump's White, Male VP Frontrunners Are Diverse! (VIDEO)
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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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Propagator of Race Hatred and Violence
A Propagator of Race Hatred and Violence
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U.S. ELECTIONS:
Trump seeks $10 million from former aide in disclosure case — WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from a former senior campaign consultant, Sam Nunberg, alleging that Nunberg leaked confidential information to reporters in violation of a nondisclosure agreement.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Here Is The Confidentiality Agreement Signed By A Former Trump Campaign Adviser
Here Is The Confidentiality Agreement Signed By A Former Trump Campaign Adviser
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Trump staffer responds to Trump lawsuit over ‘leaked’ Page Six story
Trump staffer responds to Trump lawsuit over ‘leaked’ Page Six story
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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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John Shumway / CBS Pittsburgh:
Couple Refuses To Sit Near Police At Restaurant, Officers Pick Up Their Tab — HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — It is a difficult time for the country as nerves between some in the community and police are frayed, but recently, four local officers handled an uncomfortable situation without any confrontation.
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Fox News:
‘Gag’ order: FBI confirms special secrecy agreements for agents in Clinton email probe — The FBI has confirmed to a senior Republican senator that agents were sworn to secrecy — and subject to lie detector tests — in the Hillary Clinton email probe, an extensive measure one former agent said could have a “chilling effect.”
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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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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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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
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Sen. Tim Scott reveals incidents of being targeted by Capitol Police — Tim Scott delivered a powerful and deeply personal speech from the Senate floor on Wednesday in which he detailed how, even inside the Capitol building, the relationship between law enforcement and the black community can be strained.
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Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
The Last Word: Rachel Maddow on Trump, Dystopias and Success — MSNBC host on relationships, the Republican Party's WTF moment and keeping a cool head — The Rachel Maddow Show has been the cornerstone of MSNBC's primetime lineup ever since it debuted in the fall of 2008 …
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Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
Race Relations Are at Lowest Point in Obama Presidency, Poll Finds — Sixty-nine percent of Americans say race relations are generally bad, one of the highest levels of discord since the 1992 riots in Los Angeles during the Rodney King case, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Top Dems think Clinton took a hit. But they aren't particularly nervous. — Has the presidential race tightened dramatically in the wake of FBI director James Comey's public comments about Hillary Clinton, in which he recommended against criminal prosecution but was sharply critical of her tenure as Secretary of State?
Melanie Eversley / USA Today:
New librarian of Congress: First African American, first female — An administrator so dedicated to bringing the library to the people that she kept everything open during last year's unrest in Baltimore will become the first black American and first female librarian of Congress.
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Associated Press:
Lawmakers to Go on Vacation — Congress is about to leave for a seven-week vacation without giving the Obama administration any of the $1.9 billion it's seeking to battle the Zika virus, and a Senate effort to revive the nuts-and-bolts process of passing agency budgets faces another setback at the hands of Democrats.
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Lindsay Gibbs / ThinkProgress:
‘Enough Is Enough’: NBA Stars Take Major Stand Against Gun Violence — The ESPY Awards are known to blend sports and pop culture seamlessly. But, on Wednesday night, ESPN's sports awards show included a heavy dose of current events and politics. — Instead of host John Cena kicking off …