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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 …
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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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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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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Booker responds to Trump: ‘I love you’ — Sen. Cory Booker has a message for Donald Trump: “I love you, I just don't want you to be my president.” — The New Jersey senator delivered an energetic, well-received speech Monday on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention …
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ABC News and Outside the Beltway
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The neat political trick that Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders played on Monday night — At last week's Republican National Convention, Ted Cruz caused a ruckus by declining to endorse Donald Trump. The crowd erupted in boos, and the narrative centered around a divided party.
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Daily Kos, The Mahablog, Power Line and Guardian
Politico:
Full text: Bernie Sanders' DNC speech — Remarks as prepared for delivery: — Good evening. — How great it is to be with you tonight. — Let me begin by thanking the hundreds of thousands of Americans who actively participated in our campaign as volunteers.
Tyler Pager / Politico:
Politifact: Democrats never mentioned terrorism on Day One of DNC
Politifact: Democrats never mentioned terrorism on Day One of DNC
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Power Line, Hot Air, Hillary Clinton Speeches and Jihad Watch
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders To California Delegates: ‘Easy To Boo’ But Harder To Have Prez Trump
Sanders To California Delegates: ‘Easy To Boo’ But Harder To Have Prez Trump
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Daily Kos
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
He (she) who gets booed — I doubt that anyone, Republican …
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, Raw Story and NBC News
Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
All Hell Breaks Loose at the Democratic Convention
All Hell Breaks Loose at the Democratic Convention
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JustOneMinute, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, neo-neocon and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
It looks like a mess, but the Democratic Party is more unified than it seems
It looks like a mess, but the Democratic Party is more unified than it seems
Arit John / Bloomberg:
Sanders Outlines a Plan to Help Clinton, Fundraising Not Included
Sanders Outlines a Plan to Help Clinton, Fundraising Not Included
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Talking Points Memo
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
DNC sought to hide details of Clinton funding deal
DNC sought to hide details of Clinton funding deal
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Common Dreams and Slate
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Michelle Obama is the Democrats' best weapon against Donald Trump
The Daily 202: Michelle Obama is the Democrats' best weapon against Donald Trump
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The Moderate Voice, ABC News and Business Insider
Michelle Garcia / Vox:
Michelle Obama DNC speech transcript: read the speech Democrats loved so much
Michelle Obama DNC speech transcript: read the speech Democrats loved so much
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Democratic National Convention: Clinton, Sanders camps in talks about giving senator larger role tonight
Democratic National Convention: Clinton, Sanders camps in talks about giving senator larger role tonight
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The Verge
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
The Sighted and the Blinkered — Supporters of Senator Bernie …
The Sighted and the Blinkered — Supporters of Senator Bernie …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Clinton leaves Democrats' liberal wing high and dry
Clinton leaves Democrats' liberal wing high and dry
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Washington Monthly
Dan Spinelli / Politico:
Sarah Silverman heckles Sanders supporters: 'You're being ridiculous'
Sarah Silverman heckles Sanders supporters: 'You're being ridiculous'
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Taylor Marsh, ABC News and Washington Post
Ines de la Cuetara / ABC News:
Mike Pence Criticizes Democrats for Not Naming ISIS at the Democratic National Convention
Mike Pence Criticizes Democrats for Not Naming ISIS at the Democratic National Convention
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Politico and Associated Press
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 … A number of shots were heard over a period of around 15 seconds as the incident came to an end. — Eulalie Garcia, who works in a beauty parlour, is on the same road as the church, and told reporters that she knew the priest …
Daily Mail:
Revealed: ISIS butcher, 19, who murdered a priest was a convicted French terrorist who had an …
Revealed: ISIS butcher, 19, who murdered a priest was a convicted French terrorist who had an …
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The Jawa Report
Julian Borger / Guardian:
Isis attackers forced French priest to kneel before he was murdered, hostage says
Isis attackers forced French priest to kneel before he was murdered, hostage says
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David Chazan / Telegraph:
Live Normandy siege: knifemen 'shouted Daesh and slit 86-year-old priest's throat' after taking …
Live Normandy siege: knifemen 'shouted Daesh and slit 86-year-old priest's throat' after taking …
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The Right Scoop, Walid Shoebat and Jihad Watch
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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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
D.A. Dismisses All Bogus Charges Against David Daleiden for Exposing Planned Parenthood — On the night the head of the Planned Parenthood abortion company is slated to speak to the Democratic National Convention, the man behind the undercover videos has been vindicated. Again.
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RedState and National Review
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 Right Scoop, Mother Jones, Raw Story and Guardian
DennisMichaelLynch.com:
DNC BREAKS FEDERAL LAW AT CONVENTION: VIOLATION OF SECTION 8 U.S. Code § 1324 — The DNC aided and abetted two illegal aliens on Monday night during the nationally televised DNC Convention 2016 in Philadelphia. Thus, according to the law, the DNC twice violated Section 8 U.S. Code 1324.
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Silence is Consent
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J.E. Dyer / Liberty Unyielding:
DNC breaks federal law on Day 1. But what the heck, so did Obama
DNC breaks federal law on Day 1. But what the heck, so did Obama
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Hot Air, DennisMichaelLynch.com and CBS Philly
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.
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Political Insider blog, Washington Post, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Political Wire
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Democratic Machine Chose Clinton Long Ago. But Why? — “If Trump wins (or comes close),” writes my friend Tim Lee, “liberals are going to need a better answer than writing half the electorate off as racist.” — As the Democratic National Convention lurches off to a chaotic start …
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Power Line and Salon
Shawn McCoy / InsideSources:
Ayotte Leads Hassan in InsideSources/NH Journal Poll — Trump Takes 9-Point Lead Over Clinton in Granite State — An InsideSources/NH Journal poll finds that incumbent U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte is gaining momentum in her race against New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan.
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The Gateway Pundit
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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The Daily Caller