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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, Hit & Run, BuzzFeed and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Matthew Chance / CNN:
Julian Assange: ‘A lot more material’ coming on US elections — Wikileaks founder: We create maximum ambiguity for sources — (CNN)Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday his whistleblowing website might release “a lot more material” relevant to the US electoral campaign.
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Business Insider
Alec Goodwin / OpenSecrets.org:
Leaks show DNC asked White House to reward donors with slots on boards and commissions — Email exchanges involving top officials at the Democratic National Committee released along with private documents by WikiLeaks show that DNC officials hoped to reward top donors and insiders with appointments …
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The Daily Caller and Courthouse News Service
New York Times:
Spy Agency Consensus Grows That Russia Hacked D.N.C.
Spy Agency Consensus Grows That Russia Hacked D.N.C.
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New York Magazine, Guardian and Medium
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: ‘Possible’ Russia interfering in US election
Obama: ‘Possible’ Russia interfering in US election
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Newsweek and Mother Jones
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton friend McAuliffe says Clinton will flip on TPP, then walks it back — PHILADELPHIA — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, longtime best friend to the Clintons, said Tuesday that he believes Hillary Clinton will support the TPP trade deal if elected president, with some tweaks.
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Washington Times, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post, Vox, ABC News, Liberal Values, The Week, Hot Air and Washington Monthly
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Joel Ebert / Tennessean.com:
Tennessee Clinton delegate booted from convention after skirmish with Sanders supporter … PHILADELPHIA — A Tennessee delegate has had his credential and duties rescinded and no longer has a seat at the Democratic National Convention after an altercation on Monday with a Bernie Sanders supporter.
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The Gateway Pundit and WATE-TV
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Spokesperson For Pro-Sanders Walkout Group Compares Protest To March On Washington — PHILADELPHIA — A spokesperson for a contingent of the Bernie Sanders supporters who stormed out of the Democratic convention on Tuesday compared their walkout to the March on Washington of 1963 …
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The Week
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
New York Times:
Democrats Make Hillary Clinton a Historic Nominee
Democrats Make Hillary Clinton a Historic Nominee
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Vox, The Week, Political Wire and Political Insider blog
Associated Press:
The Latest: Clinton Worked on Kids' Issues Before Law Firm
The Latest: Clinton Worked on Kids' Issues Before Law Firm
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ABC News and Washington Post
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, The Nation, Politicus USA, Raw Story, NPR, The Mahablog, Infowars and Capitol Fax.com
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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Towleroad and Balloon Juice
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly: Slaves Who Built White House Were “Well-Fed And Had Decent Lodgings Provided By The Government” — BILL O'REILLY (HOST): Finally tonight, Factor Tip of The Day. As we mentioned, Talking Points Memo, Michelle Obama referenced slaves building the White House in referring to the evolution of America in a positive way.
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Raw Story
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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 …
Louis Jacobson / Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings …:
Michelle Obama correct that the White House was built by slaves
Michelle Obama correct that the White House was built by slaves
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FOX News Radio, The Root, Raw Story, Vox, Washington Post, Mashable, TMZ.com and Right
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Elizabeth Banks Parodies Donald Trump's RNC Entrance During Her DNC Appearance — At the Democratic National Convention tonight, actress Elizabeth Banks spoofed the WWE-style entrance Donald Trump made at the RNC last week in Cleveland — and compared the RNC to the “Hunger Games” film franchise in which she starred.
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LGBTQ Nation and Infowars
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Lena Dunham: Trump would say my body ‘probably like a 2’ — For Donald Trump, Lena Dunham's body “is probably like a two,” the creator of HBO's Girls cracked at the start of her speech with actress America Ferrera on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention.
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ABC News
Robert Webster / Mediaite:
George Will Thinks That Trump Won't Release Tax Returns Because of Link to Russians
Fox News:
Last charge dropped against anti-abortion duo behind Planned Parenthood videos — A Texas judge on Tuesday dismissed the last remaining charge against two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood officials selling baby body parts.
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BarbWire.com, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Wire, National Review and LifeNews.com
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Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Last Charges Dropped Against Abortion Foes in Making of Planned Parenthood Video
Last Charges Dropped Against Abortion Foes in Making of Planned Parenthood Video
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The Atlantic and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Cecile Richards / TIME:
Tim Kaine Is An Incredible Ally for All Women
Tim Kaine Is An Incredible Ally for All Women
Discussion:
Guardian and Hillary Clinton Speeches
Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones:
The DNC Will Address the War on Women With a Speech by Planned Parenthood's President
The DNC Will Address the War on Women With a Speech by Planned Parenthood's President
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Raw Story
Fusion:
So we counted all the women and people of color at the DNC and the RNC... The Democratic National Convention is mimicking last week's Republican National Convention in certain ways. Like the schedule: speech, speech, speech, performance, speech speech. And also the sartorial choices …
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The Week
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Dan Evon / New Urban Legends:
No American Flags Present at the Democratic National Convention
No American Flags Present at the Democratic National Convention
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Media Matters for America, Townhall.com and The Daily Caller
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
Republican National Committee - RNC is right that no Democratic speaker mentioned ISIS on convention's first night
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AOL, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Hill, ThinkProgress, NPR, Media Matters for America, TheBlaze.com, CNN, Independent Journal Review, Daily Wire, Washington Post, Pamela Geller, National Review, Fox News, The Week, Townhall.com, Politico, Hot Air, Hillary Clinton Speeches, The Daily Caller, RedState, ABC News, Power Line, Jihad Watch and Washington Free Beacon
Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Bill Clinton Gets It Right — Just before Bill Clinton strode onstage to be his wife's character witness, his wife's convention planners played a video tribute to him. “When he said stuff, you believed it,” a man dressed in union gear said of Bill Clinton, “because you lived it.”
Discussion:
CNN and Taylor Marsh
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: IRS Launches Investigation Of Clinton Foundation — Emails: DNC Staffers Annoyed At Having To Commemorate Holocaust — This White Hillary Voter HATES That This Black Bernie Supporter Is Blaming Democrats — Is Joe Biden In Denial? — POLITICS | ALEX PAPPAS — ‘Come on man’
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BizPac Review and The Hill
Leah Barkoukis / Townhall.com:
‘Horror’: ISIS Terrorists Slit Elderly Priest's Throat in Attack on French Church — Update: Hollande said ISIS is behind the attack, telling reporters it was carried out “by two terrorists in the name of Daesh.” … Update: The Vatican speaks out:
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France 24, Liberty Unyielding, Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit
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ABC News:
First Ever Transgender Convention Speaker Applauds Democratic Platform — Coming up in the next {{countdown}} {{countdownlbl}} — Coming up next: — {{nextVideo.title}} — {{nextVideo.description}} — Skip to this video now — Related Extras Related Videos Video Transcript
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Raw Story
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).
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, Radio and TV Talk, Mashable, Page Six, New York's PIX11, Jezebel, fox8.com and WTKR-TV
WTTG-TV:
Uniformed Alexandria officer denied service at Noodles & Company — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria police officer was denied service after a chef refused to cook for an officer in uniform. — At around 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, a female officer in full uniform walked into the Noodles & Company …
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The Root and Heat Street