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Ted Cruz / Facebook:
This election is unlike any other in our nation's history. Like many other voters, I have struggled to determine the right course of action in this general election. — In Cleveland, I urged voters, “please, don't stay home in November. Stand, and speak, and vote your conscience …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cruz: I'm voting for Trump — Ted Cruz on Friday said he would vote for Donald Trump for president and that he would encourage others to do the same, reversing months of opposition to his bitter primary rival. — “After many months of careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience …
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Erica Grieder Comments / Texas Monthly:
Ted Cruz Caves — WHY HE WILL COME TO REGRET HIS ENDORSEMENT OF DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENTIAL BID. — Donald Trump and Ted Cruz at the CNN republican presidential debate last December, months before Trump beat Cruz in the primary and Cruz eventually endorsed his one-time opponent.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Glenn Beck: Cruz backing Trump ‘profoundly sad’ — Glenn Beck on Friday voiced sorrow over Sen. Ted Cruz — for the presidency. — “[This is] a profoundly sad day for me,” he wrote on Facebook. “Disappointment does not begin to describe. — “Maybe it is time to go to the mountains for a while …
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CNN:
Ted Cruz expected to support Donald Trump
Ted Cruz expected to support Donald Trump
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Ryan Lovelace / Washington Examiner:
Mike Lee won't follow Ted Cruz's lead on endorsing Donald Trump
Mike Lee won't follow Ted Cruz's lead on endorsing Donald Trump
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
9 truly awful things Ted Cruz and Donald Trump said about each other
9 truly awful things Ted Cruz and Donald Trump said about each other
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New York Times:
Video by Wife of Keith Scott Shows Her Pleas to Police — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A cellphone video made by the wife of Keith Lamont Scott as he was fatally shot by the police here shows the moments before and after the episode, including the wife's pleas to her husband to get out of his truck …
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NBC News:
Charlotte Shooting Video: Footage Shows Fatal Encounter Between Police, Keith Lamont Scott — Wife's Video Shows Deadly Encounter Between Keith Scott and Police 4:41 — Unsettling footage obtained by NBC News shows the moments leading up to the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Jason Hanna / CNN:
Cell phone video released of Keith Lamont Scott's shooting
Cell phone video released of Keith Lamont Scott's shooting
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Charlotte hotel moves guests to another site
The Latest: Charlotte hotel moves guests to another site
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Jason Hanna / CNN:
Suspect arrested in Charlotte protester's death
Suspect arrested in Charlotte protester's death
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Victim's wife filmed Charlotte man being shot by police
Victim's wife filmed Charlotte man being shot by police
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
U.S. intel officials probe ties between Trump adviser and Kremlin — U.S. intelligence officials are seeking to determine whether an American businessman identified by Donald Trump as one of his foreign policy advisers has opened up private communications with senior Russian officials …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Obama used a pseudonym in emails with Clinton, FBI documents reveal — President Barack Obama used a pseudonym in email communications with Hillary Clinton and others, according to FBI records made public Friday. — The disclosure came as the FBI released its second batch of documents …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
A note from the editor-in-chief about Chris Ziegler — Hey everyone — there have been questions about Chris Ziegler and his absence from The Verge in the past few weeks. I want to provide answers for those who have been worried about him. — First, Chris accepted a position at Apple.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Father Helped GOP Candidate With Numerous Loans — Although Donald Trump says he built his empire from a $1 million loan from his father, a court document shows frequent borrowing from Fred Trump and his companies — Donald Trump often has said on the campaign trail …
Adam / Wonderland Magazine:
Kim Kardashian West — Eve Barlow trails the story of Kween K and the Kardashian dynasty - Earth's most followed fam. — Mid-way through a 10am interview with Kim Kardashian on a Sunday morning, my attempts to protect her from the threat of unseen, yet omnipresent, paparazzi almost knock her out.
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Stephanie Marcus / The Huffington Post:
Kim Kardashian Is Suddenly (And Disappointingly) Considering Voting For Donald Trump
Kim Kardashian Is Suddenly (And Disappointingly) Considering Voting For Donald Trump
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Hot Air and PerezHilton
CNN:
Washington mall shooting: Four dead in Burlington, police say — CNN Map — (CNN)Four people were killed in a shooting Friday night at a mall in Burlington, Washington, a spokesman for the state patrol tweeted. — Police are searching for at least one shooter, and are sweeping stores in the mall, Sgt. Mark Francis said.
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Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone:
Bruce Springsteen Calls Donald Trump a ‘Moron’ — “The republic is under siege by a moron,” Springsteen says in excerpts from upcoming Rolling Stone feature. “It's a tragedy for our democracy” — All Stories » — Bruce Springsteen spent the summer playing stadiums with the E Street Band …
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Washington Post:
Corey Lewandowski set to collect nearly $500,000 from Trump campaign — Corey Lewandowski is set to be paid nearly half a million dollars by Donald Trump's presidential campaign by the end of the year, with almost a quarter of his compensation coming after the controversial political operative's June ouster as campaign manager.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama vetoes 9/11 bill — President Obama on Friday vetoed legislation that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S courts, setting up a high-stakes showdown with Congress. — “I recognize that there is nothing that could ever erase the grief the 9/11 families have endured,” Obama wrote in his veto message.
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Cincinnati.com:
Enquirer: It has to be Hillary Clinton — Presidential elections should be about who's the best candidate, not who's the least flawed. Unfortunately, that's not the case this year. — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the most unpopular pair of presidential candidates …
Sherry Hall / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
GBI: Cop lied about being shot by black man — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Officer Sherry Hall is on paid administrative leave after being charged with four felonies. — Hall lied about being shot Sept. 13, the GBI said. — Hall checked into a “private facility” of her own volition to seek help.
Justin Wm / Washington Post:
‘Pulled the wrong photo’: D.C. hotels mistake Wisconsin's capitol building for the U.S. Capitol — The photo is beguiling: Pink clouds hover over the capitol building at sunset, stirring the hearts of visitors to the District of Columbia as they prepare to tour a city that stands as a symbol of democracy.
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