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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Democratic National Convention: Clinton, Sanders camps in talks about giving senator larger role tonight — PHILADELPHIA —Hillary Clinton's campaign is in talks with Bernie Sanders about giving the Vermont senator a larger role at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night in a bid …
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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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RedState, Power Line, Pamela Geller, Hillary Clinton Speeches, Hot Air and Jihad Watch
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 …
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 …
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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The Atlantic, Raw Story and NBC News
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
No Visible American Flags Present At The Democrat Convention — PHILADELPHIA — The Daily Caller is at the Democratic National Convention and it doesn't look like there are any American flags. — The stage is bland and grey, with no red, white or blue present.
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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Townhall.com, New Republic, New York Magazine, Daily Kos and The Mahablog
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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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Booker responds to Trump: ‘I love you’
Booker responds to Trump: ‘I love you’
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Outside the Beltway and ABC News
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
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, Daily Kos and Slate
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
A Party at War With Itself
A Party at War With Itself
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The Moderate Voice, FiveThirtyEight, Vox and NBC News
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Bernie Sanders: ‘I am proud to stand with her’
Bernie Sanders: ‘I am proud to stand with her’
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FOX News Radio, Right On, Liberty Unyielding, Independent Journal Review, New York's PIX11, Hullabaloo and Mediaite
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
DennisMichaelLynch.com:
DNC BREAKS FEDERAL LAW AT CONVENTION: VIOLATION OF SECTION 8 U.S. Code § 1324
DNC BREAKS FEDERAL LAW AT CONVENTION: VIOLATION OF SECTION 8 U.S. Code § 1324
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Liberty Unyielding, Hot Air and Silence is Consent
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
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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The Hill, Hot Air 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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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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The Local, USA Today, Reuters, NPR, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and New York Magazine
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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Jason Zengerle / New York Magazine:
And it's taking place in Florida, of course. — “Before I even got into the race, one of Murphy's donors and I had lunch together and he told me, ‘If you run, they will destroy you.’ I asked, 'Who's they?' And he said, ‘Harry Reid and the DSCC [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee].’ They're certainly doing their best.”
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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RedState, The Right Scoop, Mother Jones, New York Magazine, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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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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
D.A. Dismisses All Bogus Charges Against David Daleiden for Exposing Planned Parenthood
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RedState and National Review
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dem Senate nominee calls Toomey an ‘a—hole’ — Democratic Senate nominee Katie McGinty got into some hot water Monday when she called her rival, Sen. Pat Toomey, an “a**hole.” — It was a shocking comment given the decorous attitude Senate candidates usually try to adopt.
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Philly.com, The Daily Caller and Suburban Guerrilla …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP hammers Dem Senate nominee on foul language
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.
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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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and BuzzFeed
New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Trump supporter yells ‘Put them back in the f— g fields’ at black woman on subway (WARNING - GRAPHIC LANGUAGE) — A Donald Trump supporter could be seen on video shouting obscenities and making a racist remark in an argument with a black subway rider.