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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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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 …
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.
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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Associated Press:
Fear Factor: Americans scared of their presidential options
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Republican convention's ‘non-conventional’ list: Model, astronaut and Trump clan
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's new attack ad paints Trump as a bad role model
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Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Univision Poll: Clinton Has Larger Lead Over Trump With Latinos Than Obama's 2012 Win
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump promises ‘showbiz’ at convention, but stars on stage will be relatively dim
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Republican National Convention Announces Partial Speakers List
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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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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 …
Patricia Murphy / Roll Call:
Trump to Pick Mike Pence, Says Source — Announcement expected Friday — Could Bayh and the Reruns Reboot the Senate? In Search of a Hero A ‘Trumptastic’ GOP Convention — Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — @Patricia Murphy — Donald Trump is planning to announce …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Pence reserving Indiana advertising time
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Tim Alberta / National Review:
Priebus Meets Privately with Mike Lee, Never Trump Leaders to Discuss Procedural Compromise — CLEVELAND — Barely two hours into the much-anticipated meeting of the Convention Rules Committee, a backroom deal may be in the works. — According to two sources, Republican National Committee …
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Republican Chairman Uses Secret Meeting to Head Off Rules Revolt
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Wednesday Preview: Attention Turns to Trump in Cleveland
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Republican Officials Brace for Chaos at Convention
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
RNC races to stamp out anti-Trump rebellion
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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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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Ginsburg Apologizes For Attacks On Trump — This morning, yielding to bipartisan criticism from across the political spectrum, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized for her attacks on Donald Trump. Her statement was brief: … Note that Ginsburg apparently couldn't bring herself to actually apologize to Trump.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The President and the People
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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
Julia Ioffe / Politico:
The Millennial's Guide to Newt Gingrich — If you're of a certain age, there's not much you know about Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House. You might remember his failed 2012 presidential campaign, in which he briefly led the GOP field, and during which he declared …
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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.
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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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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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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