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Alex Burns / New York Times:
Dismayed by Donald Trump, Michael Bloomberg Will Endorse Hillary Clinton — Michael R. Bloomberg, who bypassed his own run for the presidency this election cycle, will endorse Hillary Clinton in a prime-time address at the Democratic convention and make the case for Mrs. Clinton as the best choice …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Wasserman Schultz steps down as DNC chair — The embattled chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, announced she would resign at the end of her party's convention this week, a victim of her toxic relationship with peers and a trove of embarrassing internal emails.
Caleb Howe / RedState:
BREAKING: That Was Fast! Hillary Immediately Brings Disgraced DNC Chair Onto Her Campaign! — Hillary to Schultz: You're Fired. You're Hired. Within about no time at all, Debbie Wasserman Schultz went from embarassed, to losing a speaking slot, to “resigning”, to ... brand new top Clinton campaign official.
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Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Clinton Crime Family tried to bury Bern — So now it turns out that Hillary Clinton has been using the DNC as a cut-out in a massive dirty-tricks campaign against Sen. Bernie Sanders. — A cut-out, for those who don't read espionage novels, is “a mutually trusted intermediary facilitating …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN cuts ties with Donna Brazile, freeing her up for DNC job — CNN has suspended Donna Brazile's contributor agreement as she takes the reins of the Democratic National Committee. — “With news of Donna Brazile stepping in as interim chair for the Democratic National Committee …
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Clinton campaign — and some cyber experts — say Russia is behind email release — A top official with Hillary Clinton's campaign on Sunday accused the Russian government of orchestrating the release of damaging Democratic Party records in order to help the campaign of Republican Donald Trump …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HERE IT IS=> Detailed List of Findings in Wikileaks DNC Document Dump — On Friday Wikileaks released nearly 20,000 hacked emails it says are from the accounts of Democratic National Committee officials. — The documents were released just days before the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
As Democrats Gather, a Russian Subplot Raises Intrigue — WASHINGTON — An unusual question is capturing the attention of cyberspecialists, Russia experts and Democratic Party leaders in Philadelphia: Is Vladimir V. Putin trying to meddle in the American presidential election?
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Washington Post:
Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday she will resign in aftermath of email controversy — PHILADELPHIA — The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said she will resign this week in the aftermath of the release of thousands of embarrassing internal email exchanges among Democratic officials.
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New York Times:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign D.N.C. Post
Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign D.N.C. Post
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Democrats vote to bind most superdelegates to state primary results
Democrats vote to bind most superdelegates to state primary results
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Hayley Walker / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Calls for Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign in Wake of Email Leaks
Bernie Sanders Calls for Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign in Wake of Email Leaks
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC Chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz Stepping Aside in Wake of Leaked Email Scandal
DNC Chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz Stepping Aside in Wake of Leaked Email Scandal
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Jennifer Newton / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Machete-wielding Syrian refugee, 21, hacks PREGNANT woman to death in the street and injures two others in latest horror to rock Germany — Syrian refugee, aged 21, went on a machete rampage in the city Reutlingen, Germany near to a doner kebab stand
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Zia Weise / Telegraph:
Syrian refugee kills woman with machete in Reutlingen in southern Germany
Syrian refugee kills woman with machete in Reutlingen in southern Germany
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Melissa Eddy / New York Times:
Syrian Refugee Arrested in Germany After Fatal Machete Attack
Syrian Refugee Arrested in Germany After Fatal Machete Attack
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Patrick Christys / Daily Express:
BREAKING: At least one dead and 11 injured in suicide bomb attack at German wine bar — AT LEAST one person has been killed following a suspected suicide bomb attack at a wine bar in Germany. — Police say up to 11 other people were injured in the blast in Ansbach, near Nuremberg …
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Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller
Lloyd Marcus / American Thinker:
Based on traditional campaign markers and guideposts, experts predict Trump will go down in humiliating defeat to Hillary Clinton. I think they are wrong, folks. Michael Jackson said, “I'm not like other guys.” I say Donald Trump is not like other politicians.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Priebus: Trump wasn't claiming to be ‘factual’ when he linked Cruz's dad to JFK assassin — PHILADELPHIA — RNC Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday said that Donald Trump wasn't claiming to be passing on “factual information” when he linked Sen. Ted Cruz's dad to President Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald …
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Aaron Young / Des Moines Register:
With ‘four gun barrels’ in his face, Iowa football player recounts recent police encounter — Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. — But in this situation, a life lesson is learned and shared for others to put into perspective. — Iowa defensive end Faith Ekakitie wrote Wednesday …
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Greg Baum / Sydney Morning Herald:
Rio Olympics 2016: athletes' village ‘unliveable’ — The troubled Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games have arrived at their first major crisis, two weeks before the opening ceremony. The Australian Olympic Committee confirmed on Sunday evening that the athletes' village has been deemed uninhabitable in the short term.