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Guardian:
Nice attack: truck driver named as France mourns 84 killed in Bastille Day atrocity - live — Witnesses describe terror and chaos after armed man drove through crowds celebrating national day — • Armed man drove truck through crowd for 2km — • 'A truck smashed into everyone.
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Danny Boyle / Telegraph:
Horrifying moment truck ploughs into crowd in Nice — A French-Tunisian criminal well known to the police for armed attacks used a hired lorry to kill at least 84 people in a terrorist attack during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, it has emerged. — At least 10 children are among …
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New York Times:
Death Toll From Terrorist Attack in Nice, France, Rises to 84 — PARIS — The death toll from the terrorist attack on a Bastille Day fireworks celebration in the southern French city of Nice rose to 84 on Friday morning, as the government raced to establish the attacker's identity …
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Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: At least 60 feared dead and shots fired as lorry RAMS into crowd celebrating Bastille …
BREAKING NEWS: At least 60 feared dead and shots fired as lorry RAMS into crowd celebrating Bastille …
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Who is the Nice terror attack suspect? Everything we know so far about Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel
Who is the Nice terror attack suspect? Everything we know so far about Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel
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Washington Post:
Truck rams Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France; at least 70 reported killed
Truck rams Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France; at least 70 reported killed
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The White House:
Statement by the President on the Attack in Nice, France
Statement by the President on the Attack in Nice, France
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New York Times:
Scores Die in Nice, France, as Truck Plows Into Bastille Day Crowd
Scores Die in Nice, France, as Truck Plows Into Bastille Day Crowd
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Hillary Clinton On Nice Attack: ‘We Will Not Be Intimidated’ By Terrorists
Hillary Clinton On Nice Attack: ‘We Will Not Be Intimidated’ By Terrorists
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Daily Kos
Brian McBride / ABC News:
2 Americans Killed in ‘Monstrous Attack’ in Nice, Death Toll Rises to 84
2 Americans Killed in ‘Monstrous Attack’ in Nice, Death Toll Rises to 84
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U.S. Mission to France / U.S. Embassy & Consulates …:
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Possible Terrorist Attack in Nice
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Possible Terrorist Attack in Nice
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ABC News, New York Times, Sputnik International and 89.3 KPCC
Jon Ward / Yahoo:
Mike Lee predicts backlash after RNC smothers delegate rebellion — CLEVELAND — Mike Lee climbed out on a limb here Thursday evening, publicly aligning himself with an effort to potentially deny Donald Trump the Republican presidential nomination at the party's national convention next week.
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James Arkin / Real Clear Politics:
“Never Trump” Movement Dies in Committee — CLEVELAND - A long-shot, last-ditch attempt by a few Republican delegates to prevent Donald Trump from securing the GOP nomination failed by an overwhelming margin late Thursday night. — Some anti-Trump delegates on the Republican National …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
GOP Cleveland organizers beg Adelson for $6 million — CLEVELAND — Millions of dollars short and running out of time, organizers of the Republican National Convention have written an urgent request for $6 million to Las Vegas billionaire couple Sheldon and Miriam Adelson to cover the bills for next week's festivities.
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Bloomberg:
Republican Convention Panel Crushes a Bid to Block Trump — Stop-Trump effort running out of options to stop nomination — Issuance of minority report could prove embarassing to Trump — A key Republican National Convention committee crushed a long-shot attempt by rogue delegates …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Head to Head: Here's Who's Winning Battleground States — Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in four of the most diverse presidential battleground states, according to brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. — Clinton is ahead of Trump by eight points among registered voters in Colorado …
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
As Clinton stumbles, Trump takes an apparent slim lead in new tracking poll
As Clinton stumbles, Trump takes an apparent slim lead in new tracking poll
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Sharia Does Not Mean What Newt Gingrich Thinks It Means — In response to the latest terrorist atrocity, Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, and quite possibly the next secretary of state, suggested that the U.S. should investigate American Muslims to ascertain their level of commitment to sharia, or Islamic law.
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Media Matters for America:
On Fox, Newt Gingrich Calls For Testing Everyone Of A “Muslim Background” In The US For Sharia Beliefs
On Fox, Newt Gingrich Calls For Testing Everyone Of A “Muslim Background” In The US For Sharia Beliefs
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Former top-ranking CIA officer: Obama has failed to defend U.S.
Former top-ranking CIA officer: Obama has failed to defend U.S.
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The Week
Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Newt Gingrich: Test every Muslim in U.S. to see if they believe in Sharia
Newt Gingrich: Test every Muslim in U.S. to see if they believe in Sharia
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Gingrich: We Should ‘Test’ Every US Muslim, Deport Them If Believe In Sharia
Gingrich: We Should ‘Test’ Every US Muslim, Deport Them If Believe In Sharia
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post and Hit & Run
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump delays V.P. announcement, even as Pence emerges as probable choice — CLEVELAND — In a stunning move late Thursday, Donald Trump said he was scrapping his plans to announce a running mate because of the terrorist attack in southern France, following a day of strong signals that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was the likely choice.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Mike Pence Would Be Trump's Least Worst Choice — A wide variety of news outlets, led by Roll Call, are reporting that Republican Donald Trump plans to name Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate Friday. There's some history of incorrect reporting on vice-presidential choices …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump on VP: 'I haven't made a final, final decision'
Trump on VP: 'I haven't made a final, final decision'
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Tim Tebow Says He Won't Speak at the Republican Convention — CLEVELAND — Tim Tebow, the Heisman Trophy winner, reality television star and former N.F.L. player who was supposed to be one of the biggest names to appear at the Republican National Convention, said Thursday that he would not speak after all.
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Austin American-Statesman:
Family: Lakeway father, son die in Nice, France attack — An Austin area father and son were two of at least 84 people who were killed Thursday when a truck drove through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, according to friends and relatives. — Sean Copeland, 51 …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats ‘freaked out’ about polls in meeting with Clinton — Nervous Senate Democrats raised concerns with Hillary Clinton — during a private meeting in the Capitol Thursday over a recent poll showing Donald Trump — leading or tied in several battleground states.
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Vox Popoli, Liberal Values and Hot Air
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Ryan Says He Believes Trump Is ‘Going To Endeavor To Try’ To Change — Even though House Speaker Paul Ryan has endorsed Donald Trump, he's continued to have plenty of criticism for his party's presumptive nominee. — In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep Thursday afternoon in his office in the Capitol …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Has Hillary finally found her voice? — Hillary Clinton was about to get clobbered in the New Hampshire primary, and her campaign still didn't have a message explaining why she was the right person for the job. — With a toxic cloud hanging over Clinton's makeshift campaign office …