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David Weigel / Washington Post:
This one Clinton quote shows why her supporters hate the media — It was hardly the headline from Hillary Clinton's interview with Christiane Amanpour — it came near the end of a 35-minute session — but one comment from the 2016 Democratic nominee perfectly illustrated why liberals remain furious at how the campaign was covered.
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Politicus USA, Shakesville, Althouse, Fox News Insider, twitchy.com, National Review, The American Mirror, Eschaton and rubber hose
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Comey Letter Probably Cost Clinton The Election — This is the tenth article in a series that reviews news coverage of the 2016 general election, explores how Donald Trump won and why his chances were underrated by most of the American media. — Hillary Clinton would probably be president …
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Vox, Mother Jones, TheStreet, Lawyers, Guns & Money, ABC News and CNN
Mike Allen / Axios:
Revealed: Hillary's next steps — Hillary Clinton soon will launch a PAC as a way of “acting as a quiet catalyst” for organizations she cares about, and eventually will help 2018 congressional candidates — but with no intention of making it a vehicle to run for anything herself.
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Sputnik International, zerohedge.com/fullrss2 …, Reuters, AOL, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Axelrod on Clinton: ‘It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump’ … Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says Hillary Clinton — would be well served to move on from last year's election and stop talking about it. — “It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump — ,” Axelrod told CNN on Wednesday. "
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ABC News, Politico, Political Wire, BizPac Review, Jamie Dupree, Axios and TheBlaze
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
James Comey ‘Mildly Nauseous’ Over Idea He Swayed the Election — WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, sharply defended his rationale for notifying Congress about new emails related to the Hillary Clinton investigation less than two weeks before Election Day …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Comey says classified Clinton emails were forwarded to Anthony Weiner — Hillary Clinton emails containing classified information were forwarded to former congressman Anthony Weiner, the director of the FBI testified Wednesday as he defended his handling of politically sensitive probes surrounding the last year's presidential race.
Gersh Kuntzman / New York Daily News:
Hillary Clinton shouldn't be writing a book — she should be drafting a long apology to America
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Washington Free Beacon and Instapundit
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
David Axelrod: 'Jim Comey Didn't Tell Hillary Clinton Not To Campaign In Wisconsin'
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The Federalist, NPR and Hot Air
CNN:
Senate Democrats ready Clinton inquiry, Russia questions for Comey hearing
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Sputnik International, FOX31 Denver, Deadline, IJR, Mediaite, RedState, NBC News, BizPac Review, Balloon Juice and Hot Air
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Hillary Clinton just delivered a stunning indictment of the 2016 election — and Donald Trump
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The Atlantic, TheBlaze, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, IJR and New York Magazine
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Report: Hillary Plans To Start PAC To Combat Trump, Will Resume Giving Paid Speeches
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Haley Byrd / IJR:
Moderate Holdouts Offered $8 Billion Extra for Stability Fund to Get Their Votes on Health Care — A GOP source close to the health care negotiations told Independent Journal Review late Tuesday night that moderate Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) are considering …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Upton, Long reverse themselves and back Obamacare repeal bill — Two prominent Republican opponents of the House GOP's Obamacare repeal bill reversed course and backed the measure Wednesday morning, after negotiating a last-minute amendment with President Donald Trump at the White House.
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ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller, CNBC and National Review
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
GOP holdout intros pre-existing condition amendment — The House is about to give it one more try with the Republican health care bill. Rep. Fred Upton will introduce an amendment that would provide $8 billion over five years to help protect people with pre-existing conditions, an attempt to bring moderate holdouts to the table.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Why Democrats secretly want an Obamacare repeal vote
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The Week
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You
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Washington Post, Vox and Daily Kos
CNN:
Trump to meet with key Republicans opposed to health care bill
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Politico, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters resist pre-existing condition opt-out
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Mediaite, Washington Post, Morning Consult, ABC News, Outside the Beltway, Axios, The Week and Political Wire
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Ben Carson Wants to Make Housing Available. Just Not Too Comfy. — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson does not like the creature comforts, at least not for low-income Americans reliant on the government for a helping hand. — As he toured facilities for the poor in Ohio last week, Mr. Carson …
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ThinkProgress, Raw Story, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo and CityLab
Mark Zuckerberg:
Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -\-\ either live or in video posted later. It's heartbreaking, and I've been reflecting on how we can do better for our community. — If we're going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly.
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke — “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert is facing backlash for a joke he made about President Donald Trump on Monday night that many are calling “homophobic.” — During his opening monologue, Colbert went off on Trump …
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Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
It's open war between Trump and CBS
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, Instapundit and Decider
Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Trump Administration Hires Official Who Five Students Accused of Sexual Assault — As an upperclassman at The Citadel military college several years ago, Steven Munoz allegedly assaulted five freshmen. His hiring at the State Department raises further questions about the Trump administration's vetting process.
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Talking Points Memo
Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Code Pink Protesters at Sessions Hearing Could Face Year in Prison — A jury on Wednesday convicted a Virginia woman who was charged with disrupting the confirmation hearing of Jeff Sessions as attorney general after she laughed during the proceeding. — The woman, Desiree A. Fairooz …
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Raw Story, CODEPINK, Joe.My.God., New York Magazine, Vox, The FADER, Hit & Run, The Week and HuffPost
Joe Concha / The Hill:
O'Reilly defends Trump's Civil War comments, attacks Dan Rather — Fired Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday defended President Trump's assertion that Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Civil War, attacking former CBS News anchor Dan Rather and other Trump critics as “morons.”
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Dan Rather, Politicus USA, AOL and Joe.My.God.
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Trump has a Civil War memorial on his DC golf course — for a battle that never happened
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Snopes.com and Mashable
CBS News:
Email: Trump “directly involved” in post-inauguration hunt for rogue tweeter — WASHINGTON — Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump was “directly involved” in the search for the person who, using the official National Park Service account, retweeted side-by-side comparisons of the crowds …
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New York Magazine, Shakesville, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and IJR
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
CNN panel goes off the rails after conservative calls Jimmy Kimmel's emotional healthcare appeal ‘cheap’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Conservative Matt Lewis opened up a can of worms on “Anderson Cooper 360” by mildly criticizing ABC late show host Jimmy Kimmel's appeal …
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The Daily Beast
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
Bret Stephens Takes On Climate Change. Readers Unleash Their Fury. — Jim Thomas is a gay man living in a red state. He has friends who voted for Donald Trump and he interacts daily with people whose political views he finds questionable. Which is fine, because he believes …
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The Daily Caller
Tom Steele / Dallas Morning News:
2 dead, including gunman, in shooting at North Lake College in Irving — This breaking news story is being updated continuously. — Two people were found dead Wednesday about an hour after a shooting was reported at North Lake College in Irving. — The college was placed on lockdown at 11:43 a.m. …
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RedState, Washington Post, CBS Dallas, KTLA, FOX31 Denver, NBC News, WCMH-TV, Mediaite and CBS Baltimore
Brian Feldman / New York Magazine:
'TAke a look, y'all': One Blogger's Hunt for IMG_4346.jpeg — Every day the internet presents us with countless unsolvable mysteries, words and pictures severed from their original context and freed into the unfolding matrix of online. Where does that image come from? Who said this quote?
GQ:
Brad Pitt Talks Divorce, Quitting Drinking, and Becoming a Better Man — Summer is coming and, in America, that means it's time to hit the national parks. So we took Brad Pitt and photographer Ryan McGinley tumbling across three of them: The Everglades, White Sands, and Carlsbad Caverns.
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CBS San Francisco, IJR, New York Magazine, AOL, Washington Post, The FADER and Mashable
Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
Forty-Nine Straight Hours Inside Trump's Washington Hotel — Tourists, $100 vodka cocktails with caviar, a small dog in the arms of the Treasury secretary. It's a hotel lobby as a symbol of this presidency. — It was a Tuesday night at the Trump International Hotel in Washington …
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