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Jillian Jorgensen / The New York Observer:
Group Apologizes for Giuliani's ‘Unscripted’ Remarks at Awards Dinner — Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was invited to a financial services trade group's award dinner last week to speak about leadership—but instead delivered a political speech that strayed so far from that topic the group felt it necessary to apologize to its guests.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Stumbles Outside the Race War Bubble — I sense this has gotten little attention given all that's happened in the news today. But it seems both a revealing and embarrassing nugget of news. So I wanted to share it with you. Last week Rudy Giuliani gave a speech at an awards dinner …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Opens New Line of Attack on Hillary Clinton: Her Marriage — Donald J. Trump unleashed a slashing new attack on Hillary Clinton over Bill Clinton's sexual indiscretions on Friday as he sought to put the Clintons' relationship at the center of his political argument against her before their next debate.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The last six days proved Donald Trump is dangerously unfit for the presidency — The lesson of the Machado saga: America's enemies would find Trump predictable and easy to control. — The last six days proved Donald Trump is dangerously unfit for the presidency. — The problem isn't that Trump is cruel, though he is.
Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Trump Pleaded The Fifth 97 Times To Avoid Admitting To Adultery
Trump Pleaded The Fifth 97 Times To Avoid Admitting To Adultery
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Booman Tribune and Mother Jones
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Clinton gives her take on Sanders supporters in leaked fundraising recording — Hacked audio of a conversation between Hillary Clinton and donors during a February fundraising event shows the Democrat nominee describing Bernie Sanders supporters as “children of the Great Recession” who are “living in their parents' basement.”
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The Intercept:
Hacked Audio Reveals Hillary Clinton Sees Herself Occupying “Center-Left to Center-Right”
Hacked Audio Reveals Hillary Clinton Sees Herself Occupying “Center-Left to Center-Right”
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml:
In Hacked Fundraiser Recording, Hillary Mocks Bernie Supporters “Living In Their Parents' Basement”
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
In Leaked Audio, Clinton Talks About Sanders Supporters ‘Living in Parents’ Basement'
In Leaked Audio, Clinton Talks About Sanders Supporters ‘Living in Parents’ Basement'
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Power Line, Fox News Insider, BizPac Review and New York Magazine
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Farage Makes Emergency Visit to US for Trump Debate Prep — Because of bonds of culture, language and governmental systems it's been standard for decades for British Tories and American Republicans to collaborate informally on political campaigns, just as Labour and Democrats have done the same.
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Jamie Grierson / Guardian:
Ukip denies that Farage is coaching Donald Trump for next debate — Party denies that former leader has flown to US to help Republican nominee prepare for second debate with Hillary Clinton — Ukip has denied reports that Nigel Farage has flown to the US to coach the Republican presidential nominee …
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ThinkProgress and AOL
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton's strategy: Get under Trump's skin — 's campaign is doing everything it can to get under Donald Trump — 's skin. — The Democratic presidential nominee tore into Trump in a series of tweets on Friday that ripped the Republican nominee for saying that people should check out a former Miss Universe's sex tape.
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Bloomberg:
Secret Alpine Gold Vaults Are the New Swiss Bank Accounts — “There has been a real interest in alternatives to bank deposits.” — Subscribe Reprints — Deep in the Swiss Alps, next to an old airstrip suitable for landing Gulfstream and Falcon jets, is a vast bunker that holds …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Appeared In A 2000 Playboy Softcore Porn — Donald Trump made an appearance in an explicit 2000 Playboy video. — Trump's role in the porn is relatively benign and centers around him breaking a bottle of champagne on a Playboy-branded limo while several of the playmates are visiting New York City.
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Clinton camp on Trump cameo in Playboy film: ‘a strange turn of events’
Clinton camp on Trump cameo in Playboy film: ‘a strange turn of events’
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Independent Journal Review
Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento police tried to run over man before shooting him, recordings reveal — Two Sacramento police officers attempted to run over a mentally ill homeless man with their car less than 35 seconds before they shot and killed him, according to recordings released by police this month.
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Washington Post, The Root, The Week, CBS Sacramento and 6
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Faces Challenge to Its State Legislature Dominance — After seizing control of record number of chambers, party is largely playing defense in 2016 election — The Republican Party, after seizing control of more state legislative chambers than at any time in its history, is largely playing defense in the 2016 election.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The FBI's Defense of How the Clinton Interview Was Conducted Is Full of Holes — The Bureau was clearly hamstrung by the Obama administration's goal of avoiding prosecution. — In a nutshell, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department permitted Hillary Clinton's aide Cheryl Mills …
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Power Line
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Jim Comey's Blind Eye
Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
The Other Trump — Like place cards at a society wedding or the lineup at a Soviet May Day parade, the seating at a campaign event is a GPS map of rank and favor. At the first presidential debate at Hofstra University on Monday night, Bill and Chelsea Clinton, along with Chelsea's husband …
Peter Dobrin / Philly.com:
Philadelphia Orchestra on strike; gala concert canceled — The Fabulous Philadelphians are on strike. — Friday night, a crowd of about 1,000 sat in Verizon Hall waiting for the orchestra to appear for the scheduled start of the Opening Night Gala. — But no Philadelphia Orchestra appeared on stage.
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The Week, New York Times, Associated Press and Eschaton
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Young Virginia Democrat Registers 19 Dead People to Vote for Hillary — Young Virginia Democrat Andrew Spieles confessed this week to registering 19 dead people to vote for Hillary. — Maybe someday young Andrew will run for governor or president. — Zero Hedge reported:
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Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
The Remarriage of Edie Windsor, a Gay Marriage Pioneer — Edie Windsor, the veteran L.G.B.T. activist who emerged as arguably the most famous figure in the marriage equality movement, has gotten married again. — On Monday, she and her new partner, Judith Kasen, a vice president at Wells Fargo Advisors …
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Joe.My.God., Towleroad and The New Civil Rights Movement
sandiegouniontribune.com:
Endorsement Why Hillary Clinton is the safe choice for president — This paper has not endorsed a Democrat for president in its 148-year history. But we endorse Clinton. She's the safe choice for the U.S. and for the world, for Democrats and Republicans alike.
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New York Times, Guardian, Towleroad, Political Wire and fox5sandiego.com