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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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Democratic National Convention: Clinton makes history by becoming the nominee — PHILADELPHIA —Hillary Clinton on Tuesday became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party on an historic night that her campaign is hoping will reintroduce her to voters still deeply skeptical of her candidacy.
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Politico, ABC News, Liberal Values, Washington Monthly, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Guardian and The Week
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 …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Assange Timed WikiLeaks Release of Democratic Emails to Harm Hillary Clinton — WASHINGTON — Six weeks before the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks published an archive of hacked Democratic National Committee emails ahead of the Democratic convention, the organization's founder …
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Latino Rebels, BuzzFeed and BizPac Review
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
‘We trusted you!’: Elizabeth Warren repeatedly heckled, booed during DNC speech — Sen. Elizabeth Warren was repeatedly heckled Monday night as she delivered a speech endorsing Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. — “We trusted you!
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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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Hillary Clinton Speeches, NPR, Pamela Geller, RedState, Independent Journal Review, Power Line and Jihad Watch
CNN:
Source: Camps in talks for Sanders to nominate Clinton
Source: Camps in talks for Sanders to nominate Clinton
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Political Insider blog, Politicus USA, NPR, Raw Story, The Mahablog, Infowars and Capitol Fax.com
Matthew Chance / CNN:
Julian Assange: ‘A lot more material’ coming on US elections
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Becomes First Female Nominee of Major U.S. Political Party
Hillary Clinton Becomes First Female Nominee of Major U.S. Political Party
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WNEP-TV, Towleroad, Balloon Juice, Taylor Marsh and New York's PIX11
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Clinton campaign braces for more DNC leaks
Clinton campaign braces for more DNC leaks
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Independent Journal Review
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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The Gateway Pundit, Jezebel, The Last Refuge, Right, Townhall.com and Pamela Geller
New York Times:
Democratic Convention: Hillary Clinton Nominated
Democratic Convention: Hillary Clinton Nominated
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Arutz Sheva:
Palestinian flag waved at Democratic National Convention
Palestinian flag waved at Democratic National Convention
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Daily Wire, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Liberty Unyielding
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
A Worry if Hillary Clinton Wins: What to Do With Bill
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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Slate, Washington Post, Business Insider, Daily Kos, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Salon, The Right Scoop and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
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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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Hit & Run, National Review, Business Insider, RedState, NYR Daily, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, Guardian, Hot Air, ABC News, Politicus USA and Politico
Robert Webster / Mediaite:
George Will Thinks That Trump Won't Release Tax Returns Because of Link to Russians
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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Hot Air, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Politico, The Crime Report and Hit & Run
Joe Concha / The Hill:
George Will raises possible Trump link to Russian oligarchs
George Will raises possible Trump link to Russian oligarchs
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The Atlantic, Bloomberg and Raw Story
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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Washington Post, The Week, Hot Air and The Right Scoop, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Atlantic, The Right Scoop, Hullabaloo, alan.com, Raw Story, Mediaite, Daily Wire, Daily Kos, RedState, New York Magazine, Mother Jones and Mashable
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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BuzzFeed, Mother Jones, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
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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Heat Street, CNN, National Review, The Atlantic, The American Spectator, New York Times, The Week, Hot Air, Independent Journal Review and Defense One
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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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The Local, CatholicHerald.co.uk, Guardian, Clayton Cramer, Pamela Geller, Rush Limbaugh, The Last Refuge, The Resurgent, Jihad Watch, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Express, Telegraph, neo-neocon, DennisMichaelLynch.com, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Times, Jammie Wearing Fools and Reuters
CNBC:
Donald Trump gripes about hotel hot air, says he might not pay bill — Donald Trump is complaining about hot air at a Virginia hotel, and the hotel is pushing back. — The Republican presidential nominee said he felt like he was “in a sauna” speaking to supporters at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center …
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alan.com, Drudge Retort and The Week
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Defends RNC In Interview: “I Wasn't Looking for Star Power, I Was Looking for Policy” — EMAIL ME — The GOP candidate spoke to THR about what lines he's willing to cross during campaigning (is the Monica Lewinsky scandal fair game?), whether Roger Ailes could work …
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, Mediaite, AOL and Media Matters for America
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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New York Times, Friendly Atheist, ABC News, NOLA River, Page Six, New York's PIX11, Mashable, Jezebel, fox8.com, WTKR-TV and KFOR-TV
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 …
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Where the Race Stands — Post-RNC Edition — Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP — Back in the summer of 2015, when Donald Trump rode down the escalator in Trump Tower, the debate was not about whether he would win the Republican nomination, much less the presidency.
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Patterico's Pontifications, The Right Scoop and Business Insider
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).