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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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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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kaine's VP pick greeted by blowback from progressive groups — RICHMOND — Even before Sen. Timothy M. Kaine (D-Va.) was unveiled Friday as Hillary Clinton's running mate, liberal groups were teed up to criticize the pick. — Kaine's boosters say that Kaine, a former Virginia governor …
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Tim Kaine Boycotted Netanyahu Speech, Backed Iran Deal — Democrats are touting Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Hillary Clinton's new running mate, as a pro-Israel voice in Congress. The left-wing Forward ran a tribute exulting: “5 Reasons Tim Kaine Will Be the Jewiest Vice President Pick for Hillary Clinton.”
Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Compares ‘Ethically Challenged’ Tim Kaine to Bob McDonnell — Republican nominee Donald Trump's senior communications advisor Jason Miller called presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's running mate Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) “an ethically challenged insider.”
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Tim Kaine: A Self-Effacing Senator in a Sharp-Elbows Era
Tim Kaine: A Self-Effacing Senator in a Sharp-Elbows Era
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Evan Popp / ThinkProgress:
What You Need To Know About Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's Vice President Pick
What You Need To Know About Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's Vice President Pick
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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The Intercept:
Hours Before Hillary Clinton's VP Decision, Likely Pick Tim Kaine Praises the TPP
Hours Before Hillary Clinton's VP Decision, Likely Pick Tim Kaine Praises the TPP
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton Picks Tim Kaine As Running Mate
Clinton Picks Tim Kaine As Running Mate
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NBC News:
Clinton VP Pick To Be Announced Friday Afternoon
Clinton VP Pick To Be Announced Friday Afternoon
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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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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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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 Intercept:
DNC Staffers Mocked the Bernie Sanders Campaign, Leaked Emails Show
DNC Staffers Mocked the Bernie Sanders Campaign, Leaked Emails Show
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The Intercept:
New Leak: Top DNC Official Wanted to Use Bernie Sanders's Religious Beliefs Against Him
New Leak: Top DNC Official Wanted to Use Bernie Sanders's Religious Beliefs Against Him
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Hacked emails are posted online as Democrats' convention nears
Hacked emails are posted online as Democrats' convention nears
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Kate Connolly / Guardian:
Munich shooting: teenage 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 …
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Alleged shooter in Munich spree who killed 9 was an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich
Alleged shooter in Munich spree who killed 9 was an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich
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Fox News:
‘TERROR ATTACK IS SUSPECTED’: Many feared dead after shooting spree at Munich shopping center
‘TERROR ATTACK IS SUSPECTED’: Many feared dead after shooting spree at Munich shopping center
Guardian:
Munich attack: gunman researched school killing sprees before rampage - live
Munich attack: gunman researched school killing sprees before rampage - live
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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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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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Susan Wright / RedState:
Rush Limbaugh Shreds Last Bits of Dignity to Idolize Trump and Trash Ted Cruz
Rush Limbaugh Shreds Last Bits of Dignity to Idolize Trump and Trash Ted Cruz
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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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Washington Post:
The fall of Roger Ailes: He made Fox his ‘locker room’ — and now women are telling their stories — One day in early June, an embattled but determined news anchor, a public relations man and a group of attorneys settled into chairs around the conference table on the 35th floor of a law office on Madison Avenue in Manhattan.
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Jeff Wise / New York Magazine:
Exclusive: MH370 Pilot Flew a Suicide Route on His Home Simulator Closely Matching Final Flight — New York has obtained a confidential document from the Malaysian police investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that shows that the plane's captain, Zaharie Ahmad Shah …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Trump pulls nearly even with Clinton after Republican convention: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pulled nearly even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the first time since May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken over the course …
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Alexa Corse / The Daily Beast:
Vice Chair of D.C. GOP to Resign Over Trump Nomination
Vice Chair of D.C. GOP to Resign Over Trump Nomination
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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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Washington Post:
Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy — DONALD J. TRUMP, until now a Republican problem, this week became a challenge the nation must confront and overcome. The real estate tycoon is uniquely unqualified to serve as president, in experience and temperament.
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