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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump reportedly thought about dumping Pence as VP. Which is believable, thanks to Trump. — Somebody close to Donald Trump's campaign is apparently leaking something very unhelpful. … Trump spokesman Jason Miller is forcefully denying it: … Needless to say, having rumors …
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The Resurgent, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, New York Magazine, Hot Air, Business Insider and Balloon Juice
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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, Hot Air, The Week, Politicus USA and Mediaite
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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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.
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, Common Dreams and CNBC
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump tried to back off Pence pick: report
Trump tried to back off Pence pick: report
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Washington Post, Business Insider, The Week, Fox 59, Mother Jones, RedState, AOL, Politicus USA, LGBTQ Nation, NBC News and Heat Street
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, Reuters and Politico
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, Talking Points Memo, National Review, Reuters, Washington Monthly, CBS News, Outside the Beltway, TIME, Daily Kos, The Federalist, The Week, The Stranger … and Daily Wire
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
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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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 …
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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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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Business Insider, New York Magazine, Fox News and Vocativ
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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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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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
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Congress Releases Secret 9/11 Document Detailing Possible Saudi Ties to Al Qaeda — WASHINGTON — Congress on Friday made public a long-classified document detailing possible connections between the Saudi government and the Sept. 11 terrorist plot. — The 28-page document is a wide-ranging catalog …
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Common Dreams, Guardian, Boing Boing and The Daily Caller
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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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Wall Street Journal, FiveThirtyEight, National Review, Hot Air, Business Insider, The Week, RedState, New York Times, Washington Times and CNBC
Bloomberg:
French Unity Cracks as Opposition Slams Nice Security Response — Opposition held off criticism after last year's attacks — Political show of unity seen fading as election approaches — French security failed the people of Nice. — That's what opposition politicians …
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The American Conservative and Vox Popoli
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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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The Daily Caller, Liberty Unyielding and Patterico's Pontifications
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, CNN and Daily Mail
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Ivanka Trump's rabbi backs out of convention role — Another speaker has backed out of the Republican National Convention: Ivanka Trump's rabbi. — In an email to his congregation obtained by POLITICO, Rabbi Haskel Lookstein of the Orthodox Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on the Upper East Side …
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Raw Story
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Tim Tebow Says He Won't Speak at the Republican Convention
Tim Tebow Says He Won't Speak at the Republican Convention
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, NBC News and Forbes
NBC News:
First Read: Terror Shellshock
First Read: Terror Shellshock
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Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, MSNBC, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, ABC News, Daily Kos and WTHI-TV
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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Hot Air, ThinkProgress, RedState, BuzzFeed, 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, National Review, FiveThirtyEight, 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 …
Telegraph:
Live Turkey coup: military attempt to seize power from Erdogan as low flying jets and gunfire heard in Ankara and bridges across Bosphorus in Istanbul closed — Coup attempt by parts of Turkish military against Erdogan — PM Yildirim: Nothing will harm Turkish democracy
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Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Jon Stewart Will Be Part of Stephen Colbert's RNC Show — Pro tip for anyone who's been bummed about the absence of Jon Stewart during this election cycle: Make sure to watch Monday's edition of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The former host of The Daily Show will appear …
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NOLA River, Raw Story and Business Insider
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
TMZ.com:
from Job and Gym — Dani Mathers is getting it from all ends for posting that photo of a woman in the gym sauna — she's now out of a job and looking for a new gym too. — The 2015 Playmate of the Year has had a regular gig for years on the ‘Heidi and Frank’ radio show on L.A.'s KLOS …
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