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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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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 …
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, RedState, NPR, Pamela Geller, Power Line and Jihad Watch
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.
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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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Townhall.com, Hit & Run, New Republic, New York Magazine and Daily Kos
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, NPR, The Mahablog, Infowars and Capitol Fax.com
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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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Clinton campaign braces for more DNC leaks
Clinton campaign braces for more DNC leaks
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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
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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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
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 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, Business Insider, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, NBC News, Salon, The Right Scoop and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
BuzzFeed:
What If The DNC Leak Was Just The Beginning? — DNC staffers and cybersecurity experts face the prospect that more emails may be to come. — As journalists and political operators pored over the 20,000 emails leaked from the servers of the Democratic National Convention, one Democratic staffer frantically searched for his name.
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Business Insider
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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Slate, Washington Post, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Politico, The Crime Report, Hit & Run and NBC News
Robert Webster / Mediaite:
George Will Thinks That Trump Won't Release Tax Returns Because of Link to Russians
Franklin Foer / Slate:
The DNC Hack Is Watergate, but Worse
The DNC Hack Is Watergate, but Worse
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RedState, Washington Monthly, National Review, Daily Kos, Business Insider, NYR Daily, Guardian, Hot Air, ABC News, Politicus USA and Politico
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, The Right Scoop and Hot Air, more at Mediagazer »
Jason Zengerle / New York Magazine:
And it's taking place in Florida, of course.
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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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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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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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.
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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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.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Weiner: I'd leave retirement to beat Trump Jr. — Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) says he would end his retirement to keep Donald Trump — Jr. from becoming New York City's mayor. — “I'd come out of a retirement just to beat him like a rented mule,” he said Tuesday …
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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