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Politico:
Trump campaign hits ‘Corrupt Kaine’ right out of the gate — Donald Trump's campaign wasted little time depicting Hillary Clinton's new running mate as a continuation of the “rigged system,” casting Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as “Corrupt Tim” and attacking him for supporting President Barack Obama's policies.
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Slate:
WHAT WOMEN REALLY THINK — After months of speculation that Hillary Clinton might select Sen. Elizabeth Warren as her running mate, creating the first-ever two-woman ticket, or perhaps Labor Secretary Tom Perez, a civil rights lawyer who would've been the first Latino VP …
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Selects Tim Kaine, a Popular Senator From a Swing State, as Running Mate — Hillary Clinton named Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia to be her running mate Friday, selecting a battleground state politician with working-class roots and a fluency in Spanish, traits that she believes …
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The Root, No More Mister Nice Blog, JustOneMinute, Vox, Media Matters for America, Immigration Impact, Take Town, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly, Washington Blade, Washington Post, The Week, field negro, Deadspin, Washingtonian, Jezebel, BuzzFeed, MSNBC, Hot Air, RedState, ImmigrationProf Blog, Ohio Politics, Boing Boing, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon, USA Today, Taylor Marsh, FiveThirtyEight and Vocativ
New York Times:
The Swing-State Appeal of Mr. Kaine
The Swing-State Appeal of Mr. Kaine
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USA Today, Media Matters for America, Politico, NPR and Washington Post
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Clinton VP pick could face liberal ire
Clinton VP pick could face liberal ire
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Politico, Washington Post and Instapundit
Elizabeth Dexheimer / Bloomberg:
Kaine Pick Won't Help Clinton Win Over Anti-Wall Street Critics
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Sen. Timothy M. Kaine of Virginia chosen as Hillary Clinton's VP
Sen. Timothy M. Kaine of Virginia chosen as Hillary Clinton's VP
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Politico, Breitbart, The Huffington Post, Joe.My.God., Shakesville, FiveThirtyEight, Power Line, ABC News, TalkLeft and New York Times
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kaine's VP pick greeted by blowback from progressive groups
Kaine's VP pick greeted by blowback from progressive groups
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Politico, New York Times and Washington Free Beacon
Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Compares ‘Ethically Challenged’ Tim Kaine to Bob McDonnell
Donald Trump Compares ‘Ethically Challenged’ Tim Kaine to Bob McDonnell
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BizPac Review
Caleb Howe / RedState:
BUSTED: 19,252 Emails from DNC Leaked by Wikileaks, and Oh MAN Are They Great! — On Friday, website Wikileaks posted over 19,000 emails that were taken from the Democratic National Committee that show story manipulation and collusion with the MSM, internal attempts to sabotage Bernie Sanders during the primary, and a whole lot more.
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Rudy Takala / Washington Examiner:
Twitter accused of suppressing DNC Wikileaks story — Twitter lit up Friday night with allegations that it tried to suppress news that secret-leaking website Wikileaks exposed thousands of emails obtained from the servers of the Democratic National Committee.
Mike Cernovich / Mike Cernovich Presents Danger & Play:
5 Biggest Scoops from the #DNCLeaks WikiLeak — “There's what you know and there's what you can prove,” is a line lawyers and fans of the Wire are familiar with. We've all known the media conspired with Democrats to rig news coverage. With the Wikileaks documents, we can prove it.
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The Gateway Pundit
BBC:
Munich gunman ‘obsessed with mass shootings’ — The 18-year-old gunman who killed nine people in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings but had no known links to the Islamic State group, German police say. — Written material on such attacks was found in his room.
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ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
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Kate Connolly / Guardian:
Munich gunman lured victims on Facebook with 'free McDonald's food' — German police say 18-year-old who killed nine people aged 13 to 45 and himself had researched school killing sprees — The lone teenager who shot dead nine people and injured 27 others in Munich had researched school killing sprees …
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Observer, neo-neocon, AOL, Bearing Arms, Common Dreams and Washington Post
New York Daily News:
Teen Munich shooter who killed nine and wounded 27 others was ‘obsessed’ …
Teen Munich shooter who killed nine and wounded 27 others was ‘obsessed’ …
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New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Guardian, Fox News, LawNewz and The Right Scoop
The Hill:
Outcry from Sanders supporters after leaked DNC ‘atheism’ emails — supporters Friday tore into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on social media after a leaked email appeared to show a DNC official plotting to question Sanders's religion. — The email, written by Chief Financial …
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Instapundit, New York Magazine, Washington Post, Hot Air, The American Spectator and The Week
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New York Post:
Leaked emails show how Democrats screwed Sanders — More On: — The notorious hacker collective WikiLeaks dumped a massive trove of e-mails from the Democratic National Committee onto the Web Friday just as Hillary Clinton was preparing to celebrate her presidential nomination at the Democratic convention next week.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Wow! Did Hillary Clinton Just Suffer a Seizure on Camera? — Wow! — The poor woman is in worse shape than we thought. — Hillary Clinton has seizure on camera. — Or maybe it was something else? — WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! … Satan? … The post Wow!
Mark Halperin / Bloomberg.com:
Trump Would Fund Super-PACs Aimed at Taking Down Cruz, Kasich — Donald Trump plans to create and fund super-PACs specifically aimed at ending the political careers of Ted Cruz and John Kasich should either run for office again, after both snubbed the Republican nominee during his party's convention …
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The Daily Caller and Business Insider
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Elizabeth Titus / Bloomberg:
Trump Rips Into Cruz the Morning After Accepting GOP Nomination
Trump Rips Into Cruz the Morning After Accepting GOP Nomination
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neo-neocon, LewRockwell, Hit & Run, Power Line and Washington Free Beacon
Kenneth R. Timmerman / The Hill:
Trump awakens the sleeping giant of America — The liberal media has got its knickers in a twist. In fact-checking Donald Trump — 's moving appeal to ordinary Americans who have been burned by what he calls a “rigged system,” they've had to defend NAFTA, pretend that 2015 was a banner year …
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Media Matters for America
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama vetoes cuts to former presidents' expense accounts — WASHINGTON — President Obama took steps to preserve the office allowances given to former presidents Friday, by vetoing a measure that would have capped those expenses at $200,000 a year. — The veto comes less than six months …
governor.virginia.gov:
Governor McAuliffe Statement on the Virginia Supreme Court Decision on the Restoration of Civil Rights — Governor Terry McAuliffe released the following statement today following the Virginia Supreme Court decision in Howell v. McAuliffe: — “Once again, the Virginia Supreme Court …
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Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
Virginia court invalidates Gov. Terry McAuliffe's order restoring felon voting rights
Virginia court invalidates Gov. Terry McAuliffe's order restoring felon voting rights
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The Crime Report, NPR, Hot Air, RedState and Daily Kos