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Democrats: Guns sit-in just a taste of guerrilla tactics to come — House Democrats' 24-hour gun-control protest marks a turning point in Congress as a major escalation in minority battle tactics, lawmakers in both parties said Thursday — and a move that brings fundamental risks for the institution.
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Democrats launch a toddler-ocracy: Column
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Instapundit and The Resurgent

Fail: Self-Righteous Publicity Stunt Ends with Voteless Whimper, Raised Cash
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Breitbart, Daily Wire and ImmigrationProf Blog

The Democrats Are Changing. Their Unprecedented Sit-In Over Gun Control Is Proof.
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House drops Confederate Flag ban for veterans cemeteries
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GOP Sen.: I'd Arrest Dems Who Held Sit-In On House Floor
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The Huffington Post, USA Today and CNN

No End to Gun Control Sit-In as Republicans Head Home
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Corey Lewandowski to join CNN — Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is joining CNN as a political commentator, according to a source familiar with the arrangement. — It's a salaried position and will make Lewandowski exclusive to CNN, effective immediately.
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Four questions about CNN's deal with Corey Lewandowski
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CNN hires Corey Lewandowski as political commentator
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CLINTON FAILED TO HAND OVER KEY EMAIL TO STATE DEPARTMENT — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary Hillary Clinton failed to turn over a copy of a key message involving problems caused by her use of a private homebrew email server, the State Department confirmed Thursday.
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Top Clinton aide mocks donor's appointment to board
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Exclusive: Prominent GOP Neoconservative to Fundraise for Hillary Clinton — A prominent neoconservative intellectual and early promoter of the Iraq War is headlining an official campaign fundraiser for Hillary Clinton next month, Foreign Policy has learned.
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Several GOP Business Leaders Are Backing Clinton
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Counting under way in UK's historic referendum on EU membership — Counting is under way in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union. — The counting is taking place at centres around the UK in a vote widely seen as too close to call.
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EU referendum results: Nigel Farage declares ‘independence day’ - live — Brexit or remain? Rolling coverage of the results of the UK's EU referendum as they come in, with reaction and analysis — June 23, 2016 — Bristol voted strongly for staying in the EU, with remain getting more than 53,000 votes more than the leave camp.
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Trump reportedly raised at least $11 million since Tuesday — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and his joint fundraising committee have raised at least $11 million since Tuesday morning, Republicans said Wednesday, a tremendously quick haul that comes amid concerns about his fundraising ability.
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Trump forgives $50 million in loans to his campaign: Trump finance chief
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In move to reassure donors, Trump converts $50 million of campaign loans into donations
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The Baffler

Donor Says Trump Campaign Voiced Support for Super PAC
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Media Matters for America

Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin, handing supporters of affirmative action a major victory. — The vote was 4-3.
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Supreme Court won't revive Obama plan to shield illegal immigrants from deportation
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Supreme Court deadlocks, thwarting Obama's immigration actions
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Poll: Clinton leads Trump in Arizona — in Arizona, where a Democratic presidential candidate has carried the state only once in the last 64 years. — A survey by Phoenix-based OH Predictive Insights found Clinton taking 46.5 percent support over Trump at 42.2 percent.
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What is Left Hand Enterprises and why did the Trump campaign pay it $730,000? — On April 25, a new company called Left Hand Enterprises LLC was formed in Delaware, listing its address at an incorporation service provider in Wilmington. — A few days later, the firm received …
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Daily Kos, Mediaite and Media Matters for America


Led Zeppelin Wins ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Jury Trial — A jury rules in the band's favor after hearing testimony and arguments that the iconic song was a copyright infringement of Spirit's “Taurus.” — Led Zeppelin has beaten a lawsuit claiming that the iconic guitar riff in “Stairway to Heaven” …
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Trump's ‘great’ memory draws fire in Trump U deposition — During sworn testimony in the Trump University lawsuit, Donald Trump repeatedly said he couldn't recall specific claims, documents or events related to the case, prompting a lawyer for the plaintiffs to ask if the real estate mogul considered himself …


Freddie Gray case: Judge to issue verdict in Officer Caesar Goodson trial — (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video) … A Baltimore judge is expected to issue a verdict in the second-degree murder trial of police Officer Caesar Goodson, Jr. on Thursday morning.
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Officer Caesar Goodson acquitted of all charges
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FBI investigators say they have found no evidence that Orlando shooter had gay lovers — Shown is the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., where Omar Mateen opened fire last week, killing 49. (John Raoux / Associated Press) — Since the shooting at an Orlando nightclub last week that left 49 people dead …
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Geneva to get ‘café fellatio’ by end of year — A firm in Geneva plans to open a café where customers can enjoy oral sex while they sip their morning coffee. Not everyone is happy with the idea. — The idea for the sex café has been brewing for several months …
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Althouse


The Making of Patrick Murphy, Part Two — Read: Part 1 — MIAMI (CBSMiami) — In recent weeks, Congressman Patrick Murphy, the leading Democrat in the race to unseat Florida Senator Marco Rubio, has been forced to defend himself against allegations he misled the public by exaggerating or misrepresenting key moments in his past.
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Democrats Abandon Due Process — First the First, second the Second and the Fifth Amendments — In September of 2014, Senate Democrats voted to repeal the First Amendment. They were enraged by a Supreme Court decision holding that ordinary constitutional protections for free speech prohibited …


Carson: Let's put Second Amendment ‘on the table’ — Ben Carson on Thursday said lawmakers should reconsider how the Second Amendment works amid a raging debate over guns. — “Let's put on the table — what is the reason for the Second Amendment?” he said on MSNBC.
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