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Kelly O'Donnell / NBC News:
News Leaks Drive Confusion on Trump VP Decision — Donald Trump planned to announce his selection of a vice presidential running mate just before noon Friday, but a deadly terror attack in France - coupled with statements from the candidate himself that appeared to conflict with leaked reports …
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Mother Jones, Washington Post, CNBC, The Week, Hot Air, Politicus USA and Mediaite
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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
For Social Conservatives and Fans of Religious Liberty, Pence Pick Will Sting — Last year's RFRA battle was not a good look for the Hoosier governor. — Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call — Donald Trump has reportedly picked Indiana governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate (though it's not quite official yet).
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NBC News, The American Conservative, National Review, The Hill, ABC News, New York Magazine and The Week
New York Times:
Mike Pence: A Conservative Proudly Out of Sync With His Times — Long after government regulators had confirmed the lethal consequences of cigarette smoking, Mike Pence mocked their warnings as “hysteria” in 1998. — “Time for a quick reality check,” he wrote. “Smoking doesn't kill.”
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Indianapolis Star and CNBC
New York Times:
Donald Trump Selects Mike Pence, Indiana Governor, as Running Mate — Donald J. Trump has chosen Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate, turning to a well-established conservative who brings government experience to the Republican presidential ticket, Mr. Trump said in a Twitter post at 10:50 a.m. Friday.
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Vox, No More Mister Nice Blog, Althouse, Political Wire, The Stranger … and Wonk Wire
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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AOL, Hit & Run, Talking Points Memo, NPR, Washington Post, Politico and Reuters
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump delays V.P. announcement, even as Pence emerges as probable choice
Trump delays V.P. announcement, even as Pence emerges as probable choice
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Politico, NBC News, ABC News, National Review, Talking Points Memo, Reuters, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly, TIME, Daily Kos, The Federalist, The Week, The Stranger …, Daily Wire and Hot Air
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump reportedly thought about dumping Pence as VP. Which is believable, thanks to Trump.
Trump reportedly thought about dumping Pence as VP. Which is believable, thanks to Trump.
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo and The Resurgent
Nick Gass / Politico:
Manafort: ‘I think’ Trump has picked VP
Manafort: ‘I think’ Trump has picked VP
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American Prospect, USA Today, The Atlantic and Washington Post
NBC News:
First Read: Terror Shellshock
First Read: Terror Shellshock
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Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, ABC News, Daily Kos and WTHI-TV
Tyler Pager / Politico:
Trump picks Pence as his running mate
Trump picks Pence as his running mate
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Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, CBS News, The Week and www.wnyc.org
New York Times:
Terrorist Attack in Nice, France, Leaves 84 Dead and 202 Injured — NICE, France — The toll of a terrorist attack on a Bastille Day fireworks celebration in the southern French city of Nice rose on Friday to 84 dead and 202 injured, as the government identified the attacker as a 31-year-old native …
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Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Who is the Nice terror attack suspect? Everything we know so far about Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel — Moment police fire at Nice terror attacker — Play! — Who is Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel? — Lahouaiej Bouhlel was a 31-year-old French-Tunisian delivery driver known to police …
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New York Magazine, Fox News, Business Insider and Vocativ
The White House:
Statement by the President on the Attack in Nice, France — On behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families …
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Al Jazeera English, US Department of State, Telegraph, Vocativ, Business Insider, Jihad Watch, ABC News, Blog Daily Listings RSS, Guardian, Sputnik International, Pamela Geller, Washington Free Beacon, BillMoyers.com, U.S. Embassy & Consulates …, TIME, Don Surber, New York Times, Mother Jones, Washington Post and Reuters
Keyan Milanian / Mirror.co.uk:
Nice terror attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel told police 'I'm delivering ice cream' when questioned just hours before massacre — WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The 31-year-old French-Tunisian later drove the lorry he had hired two days before through packed crowds who were headed home after Bastille Day firework celebrations
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The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Bastille Day terror attack leaves dozens dead in Nice
Bastille Day terror attack leaves dozens dead in Nice
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Guardian, Associated Press, Daily Kos, KRON4.com, Hot Air, alan.com, Politico, LawNewz, Taylor Marsh and Hit & Run
Danny Boyle / Telegraph:
Horrifying moment truck ploughs into crowd in Nice
Horrifying moment truck ploughs into crowd in Nice
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ThinkProgress, The Week, Daily Mail and CNN
Bloomberg:
French Unity Cracks as Opposition Slams Nice Security Response
French Unity Cracks as Opposition Slams Nice Security Response
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The American Conservative and Vox Popoli
RT:
‘Thanks, M. Valls’: Social media furious over PM's ‘France will have to live with terrorism’ comment
‘Thanks, M. Valls’: Social media furious over PM's ‘France will have to live with terrorism’ comment
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Patterico's Pontifications, The Daily Caller and Liberty Unyielding
Helene Fouquet / Bloomberg:
France in Shock as More Than 84 Die in Nice Terror Attack
France in Shock as More Than 84 Die in Nice Terror Attack
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Telegraph, The Investigative Project …, Guardian, CNBC, FOX News Radio, Complex and BBC
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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FiveThirtyEight, RedState, Hot Air, Business Insider, New York Times, Washington Times and CNBC
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Polls Find Clinton Leading in 4 Key Swing States
Polls Find Clinton Leading in 4 Key Swing States
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The Week and The Daily Caller
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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Washington Post
Louise Mensch / Heat Street:
EXCLUSIVE: France ‘Suppressed Reports of Gruesome Torture’ at Bataclan Massacre — HEAT STREET EXCLUSIVE - A French government committee has heard testimony, suppressed by the French government at the time and not published online until this week, that the killers in the Bataclan appear …
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Daily Mail, Jihad Watch, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Instapundit, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, Pamela Geller and The Burning Platform
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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ThinkProgress, BuzzFeed, Hot Air, RedState, Associated Press and National Review
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James Arkin / Real Clear Politics:
“Never Trump” Movement Dies in Committee
“Never Trump” Movement Dies in Committee
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, neo-neocon, The Last Refuge and Instapundit
Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Trump-Pence logo mocked on social media for being ‘suggestive’ — The first logo for the newly announced Donald Trump —Mike Pence presidential ticket faced public ridicule on social media shortly after it was revealed Friday morning. — The Republican National Committee's joint fundraising committee …
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Hot Air and Allen B. West
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 …
USA Today:
Refugees in Europe say they fear terrorists are among them … BERLIN — Saif Ali grew nervous when he met his six Syrian bunkmates in a Munich refugee camp after finally making it to Germany late last year. — “They were strong supporters of the Nusra Front,” said the Iraqi refugee …
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Pamela Geller and Jihad Watch
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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
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.
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
ESPN: the worldwide leader in bulls**t — Each year, ESPN holds something called the ESPYs. Apparently, the event is a sort Academy Awards for sports. The idea seems ridiculous. Part of what makes sports wonderful is that it's not show business. — According to Larry O'Connor at HotAir …
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Hot Air and Daily Wire
Hope Jensen / WSB-TV:
Homeless teen bikes 6 hours to get to college, sleeps in tent — BARNESVILLE, Ga. — At just 19 years old, Fred Barley has proven he knows what he wants out of life and he'll do anything to make it happen. — Officers found the teen sleeping in a tent over the weekend outside a local college.
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The Root, The Daily Caller, RT, KFOR-TV, Fox17, Raw Story, FOX31 Denver, KTLA and WRBL-TV