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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Democratic National Convention: Roll call begins for presidential nominee — PHILADELPHIA —Hillary Clinton is set to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party on a night that her campaign is hoping will reintroduce her to voters still deeply skeptical of her candidacy.
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Tyler Pager / Politico:
Texas delegation breakfast descends into screaming match — A Texas delegation breakfast Tuesday morning broke out in a screaming match as a Bernie Sanders delegate told the crowd he was “condemning our presumptive nominee.” — The comment came during a unity effort, during which the delegate …
USA Today:
Black Lives Matter protesters want to send message to Clinton — Several hundred demonstrators aligned with the Black Lives Matter movement and other social justice groups took to the streets of North Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon to raise concerns about police brutality and speak …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Clinton campaign braces for more DNC leaks
Clinton campaign braces for more DNC leaks
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The neat political trick that Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders played on Monday night
The neat political trick that Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders played on Monday night
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CNN:
Source: Camps in talks for Sanders to nominate Clinton
Source: Camps in talks for Sanders to nominate Clinton
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
‘We trusted you!’: Elizabeth Warren repeatedly heckled, booed during DNC speech
‘We trusted you!’: Elizabeth Warren repeatedly heckled, booed during DNC speech
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Arutz Sheva:
Palestinian flag waved at Democratic National Convention
Palestinian flag waved at Democratic National Convention
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The Daily Beast:
‘DNC Hacker’ Unmasked: He Really Works for Russia, Researchers Say — The hacker who claimed to compromise the DNC swore he was Romanian. But new research shows he worked directly for the Vladimir Putin government in Moscow. — The hacker who claims to have stolen emails …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
George Will raises possible Trump link to Russian oligarchs — Fox News contributor George Will says GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump — will not release his tax returns because they may show “he is deeply involved in dealing with Russia oligarchs.”
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Franklin Foer / Slate:
The DNC Hack Is Watergate, but Worse
The DNC Hack Is Watergate, but Worse
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,’ Russians Hacked DNC, Analyst Says
‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,’ Russians Hacked DNC, Analyst Says
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Bernie Sanders / Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings …:
Republican National Committee - RNC is right that no Democratic speaker mentioned ISIS on convention's first night — RNC is right that no Democratic speaker mentioned ISIS on convention's first night — Night one of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia had barely ended …
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Tyler Pager / Politico:
PolitiFact: Democrats never mentioned terrorism on Day One of DNC — Republicans' claim that Democrats did not mention terrorism or ISIL on the first night of the Democratic National Convention is correct, PolitiFact said Tuesday morning. — Following Monday night's speeches …
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
No Visible American Flags Present At The Democrat Convention
No Visible American Flags Present At The Democrat Convention
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Grayson's ex-wife claimed domestic abuse over two decades — Rep. Alan Grayson's ex-wife repeatedly went to police with accusations of domestic abuse over a two-decade period, according to documents she has provided to POLITICO, revelations that come as the Florida congressman enters …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Video: Grayson threatens to have POLITICO reporter arrested — Rep. Alan Grayson threatened to have a POLITICO reporter arrested Tuesday, alleging that the reporter assaulted him as he attempted to question the congressman about allegations of domestic abuse.
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Jason Zengerle / New York Magazine:
And it's taking place in Florida, of course.
And it's taking place in Florida, of course.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The creator of the viral pro-Trump act ‘USA Freedom Kids’ now plans to sue the campaign — Within hours of their performance at a Donald Trump rally in Pensacola, Fla. Last January, the U.S.A. Freedom Kids were a sensation. — You remember the video: Three pre-teen girls …
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BBC:
France church attack: Priest killed in hostage-taking near Rouen — A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. — The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage.
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Daily Mail:
KILLING IS LATEST IN SPATE OF BLOODY ATTACKS ACROSS EUROPE
KILLING IS LATEST IN SPATE OF BLOODY ATTACKS ACROSS EUROPE
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
David Duke's Remarks on Senate Backing Put Donald Trump's Camp on the Defensive — PHILADELPHIA — Donald J. Trump's campaign is dismissing questions about the white supremacist David Duke, after the former Ku Klux Klan leader said on his radio program that the Republican presidential nominee left open …
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WDBJ-TV:
Hotel Roanoke responds to Donald Trump's criticism — ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) The Hotel Roanoke has released a statement about Donald Trump's criticism. — During a town hall on Monday in the Hotel Roanoke's ballroom, Trump complained that the air conditioning was not working.
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Miss Cleo / TMZ.com:
Dead at 53 — There won't be any more calls to Miss Cleo ... the iconic TV psychic is dead after battling cancer ... TMZ has learned. — A rep for Miss Cleo — whose real name was Youree Harris — tells us she died Tuesday morning in Palm Beach County, FL.
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Brian Rogers / Houston Chronicle:
Charges dismissed against Planned Parenthood videographers — The Harris County District Attorney's office on Tuesday dismissed all charges against anti-abortion activists who secretly videotaped Planned Parenthood officials in Houston. — David Robert Daleiden and Sandra Merritt were charged …
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Trump surrogate goes down in flames on CNN after trying to link Michelle Obama's speech to Benghazi — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tried to criticize Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention Monday night …
NBC News:
Poll: No Post-Convention Bounce for Donald Trump — Donald Trump received no significant bounce following the Republican National Convention, according to the latest NBC News| SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll. Hillary Clinton still leads Trump by a single point: 46 percent to 45 percent.
Scott Adams' Blog:
The Dark and Rotten Election — Yesterday I told you why Clinton's label of “dark” for Trump's convention speech was such a well-designed linguistic kill shot. It is so good, in fact, that I speculated it was designed by the Godzilla of persuasion - who I did not name. — Dark is a fresh, unusual word (for politics).
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump under oath: New testimony says he planned early anti-immigrant rant — When Donald Trump used his presidential campaign announcement speech to rail against Mexican immigrants as rapists and sources of other crimes, he'd planned the verbal fusillade in advance but hadn't discussed it with anyone …
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