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Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
Mexicans Accuse President of ‘Historic Error’ in Welcoming Donald Trump — MEXICO CITY — If President Enrique Peña Nieto invited Donald J. Trump to visit Mexico for a dialogue in the interest of democracy, the message has fallen on deaf ears. — Instead, the predominant feeling here in the Mexican capital is one of betrayal.
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Danielle Kantor / Hillary Clinton 2016:
Donald Trump is about to meet the president of Mexico. Which of these tweets might they discuss? — A big, beautiful list of tweets. — Donald Trump is headed to Mexico to meet with the country's president, Enrique Peña Nieto. If you're surprised by that news—well, you're not alone.
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Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Trump admits wimping out in Mexico: 'We didn't discuss payment of the wall' — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Donald Trump admitted on Wednesday that he did not press Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on paying for a wall between the US and Mexico — one of his signature campaign promises.
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Candace Smith / ABC News:
Trump 'Didn't Discuss' Border Wall Payment With Mexican President — Donald Trump said that while he had a “substantive, direct and constructive” meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, they “didn't discuss” who would pay for the border wall that Trump has made a centerpiece of his presidential campaign.
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Joe.My.God. and Associated Press
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Can Trump Be This Stupid? (Not a Trick Question)
Can Trump Be This Stupid? (Not a Trick Question)
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Mother Jones, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Common Dreams, CANNONFIRE and Balloon Juice
New York Times:
Live: Donald Trump Calls Mexican President ‘a Friend’
Live: Donald Trump Calls Mexican President ‘a Friend’
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The Atlantic, Washington Examiner, Althouse and ThinkProgress
Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Hits Trump for ‘Dropping In’ on Mexico
Hillary Clinton Hits Trump for ‘Dropping In’ on Mexico
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Associated Press and alan.com
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Why Is Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto So Unpopular?
Why Is Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto So Unpopular?
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Mother Jones, Guardian, Vox, Common Dreams, Hot Air and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Mexicans are angry at their own president for meeting with Trump
Mexicans are angry at their own president for meeting with Trump
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Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump lands in Mexico for last-minute meeting with President Peña Nieto
Trump lands in Mexico for last-minute meeting with President Peña Nieto
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Infowars, The Right Scoop, NBC News and Politicus USA
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Traveling media not accompanying Trump to Mexico
Traveling media not accompanying Trump to Mexico
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump and Mexico's Former President Vicente Fox Spar on Twitter Before Visit
Donald Trump and Mexico's Former President Vicente Fox Spar on Twitter Before Visit
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Washington Post, Little Green Footballs and CNBC
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump to meet in Mexico with the country's president
Trump to meet in Mexico with the country's president
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
U.S. High Court Won't Revive North Carolina Photo-ID Law — Supreme Court justices divide 4-4 on order in voting dispute — Action is win for Obama administration, civil rights groups — An evenly divided U.S. Supreme Court refused to reinstate North Carolina's Republican-backed voting restrictions …
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Vox, New York Magazine and Joe.My.God.
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Associated Press:
U.S. high court refuses to reinstate North Carolina voter ID requirement
U.S. high court refuses to reinstate North Carolina voter ID requirement
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RedState and Associated Press
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Critics Say North Carolina Is Curbing Black Vote. Again.
Critics Say North Carolina Is Curbing Black Vote. Again.
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The Nation, Southern Coalition …, electionlawblog.org, myfox8.com and Campaign for America's Future
Gregory Holyk / ABC News:
Poll: Clinton Unpopularity at New High, on Par With Trump — Hillary Clinton's unpopularity reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, putting her on par with Donald Trump among registered voters. — The latest findings solidify their positions as the two most unpopular …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A record number of Americans now dislike Hillary Clinton
A record number of Americans now dislike Hillary Clinton
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The Hill, New York Magazine, Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, Guardian, Infowars, Politicus USA and Washington Free Beacon
Kate Hardiman / The College Fix:
Professors tell students: Drop class if you dispute man-made climate change — ‘We will not, at any time, debate the science of climate change’ — Three professors co-teaching an online course called “Medical Humanities in the Digital Age” at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs recently told …
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Annie Rees / Talking Points Memo:
In NYT's Hillary Clinton Coverage, An Obsession With ‘Clouds’ And ‘Shadows’ — Things are dark and stormy in The New York Times coverage of Hillary Clinton - or maybe The Gray Lady has merely misplaced her thesaurus. — TPM Reader AR wrote in after he noticed that in recent months …
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Douglas Ernst / Washington Times:
WikiLeaks' Assange: Reporters ‘erecting a demon’ by protecting Hillary Clinton — Whistleblower says Democrat will 'put nooses around everyone's necks as soon as she wins' — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday accused “the American liberal press” of “erecting a demon” by shielding Hillary Clinton from criticism.
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Politico and The Gateway Pundit
GUCCIFER 2.0:
DCCC Docs from Pelosi's PC — As you see I've been gradually posting DCCC docs on different states. — But besides that I have a folder from the Nancy Pelosi's PC and I'd like to share some docs from it with you. They are related to immigration, Hispanics, BLM, Islam and other issues.
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Gallup: Life got better for pretty much everyone under Obama — How Americans feel about the state of their lives have improved markedly in the eight years since Barack Obama was elected president, according to Gallup data released Tuesday. — In 2008, fewer than half of Americans …
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Hullabaloo and Vox
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Dan Witters / Gallup:
Americans' Life Evaluations Improve During Obama Era
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
'It's outrageous': Clinton's aides had concerns about email setup — Hillary Clinton continued sending classified information even after leaving the State Department, The Post has exclusively learned. — On May 28, 2013, months after stepping down as secretary of state …
Brandon Morse / RedState:
That Lyft Driver Showed Us How Every Businesses Should Respond to SJW Bullies — For those of you haven't seen it yet, a social justice warrior (SJW) named Annaliese Nielsen got into a Lyft car, spotted a Hawaiian bobblehead doll on his dashboard, and began to berate and threaten the driver unless he took the bobblehead doll down.
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Independent Journal Review
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
LePage demands apology from reporter, vows to never speak to press again — Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday blamed a reporter in part for his fiery outburst to a state lawmaker last week and vowed never to speak with the press again. — LePage last Thursday left an obscenity-laced voicemail …
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Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
Paul LePage insists he's staying put
Paul LePage insists he's staying put
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Associated Press and Talking Points Memo
Florida Times Union:
Northeast Florida voters kick controversial State Attorney Angela Corey out of office — Melissa Nelson, an unknown corporate lawyer and former prosecutor three months ago, cleared her path to become one of the most powerful and influential figures in Northeast Florida on Tuesday night …
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Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Awkward: All GOP State Senate Candidates Have Same Kids In Ads — It seems all the targeted Republican state senate candidates had a big TV shoot recently, as they've all posted their first ads online in the past few weeks. The ads themselves are so-so at best, but you rarely see very creative TV spots at the statehouse level.
Marwa Eltagouri / Chicago Tribune:
Woman sets self on fire in Rep. Danny Davis' West Side office — A 43-year-old woman walked into the lobby of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis' West Side office Tuesday afternoon, drank from a bottle of hand sanitizer, poured the sanitizer over herself and set herself on fire with a lighter, according to Davis and police.
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Justin Worland / TIME:
The Dark Side of Cheap Gas—More Road Deaths — More than 35,000 people died in traffic accidents in 2015 — Americans love the low gas prices that have made driving increasingly cheap in recent years, but cheap fuel has a nasty side effect: more driving that has helped lead to a spike in traffic deaths …
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