6:34 p.m.
President Obama ‘Passes the Baton’Obama hit the campaign trail in Charlotte, making an impassioned case for his preferred successor — and against Donald Trump.
By
Eric Levitz
Obama hit the campaign trail in Charlotte, making an impassioned case for his preferred successor — and against Donald Trump.
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6:14 p.m. bad tweets
Mike Huckabee, We Fixed Your Terrible Hillary Tweet for YouHillary Clinton should not be an Olympic ice-skater.
By
Jesse David Fox
Hillary Clinton should not be an Olympic ice-skater.
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6:01 p.m. capitol hill
House GOP May Go After Democrats for Staging Gun-Control Sit-in Speaker Paul Ryan is also meeting with the leaders of the sit-in, Democrats John Lewis and John Larson.
By
Jen Kirby
Speaker Paul Ryan is also meeting with the leaders of the sit-in, Democrats John Lewis and John Larson.
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5:58 p.m.
The Meaning of Trump’s Cult of Political IncorrectnessThe brouhaha over a Trump tweet that allegedly used anti-Semitic symbolism is a good example of how he can be forgiven anything by his followers, except showing concern for others' feelings.
By
Ed Kilgore
The brouhaha over a Trump tweet that allegedly used anti-Semitic symbolism is a good example of how he can be forgiven anything by his followers, except showing concern for others' feelings.
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5:25 p.m.
These Guys Want to Build a $250 Million Cable-Car System Above Chicago’s SkylineThey’re dubbing it “The Skyline.”
By
Christine Nguyen
They’re dubbing it “The Skyline.”
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3:45 p.m.
Justin Trudeau Makes History As First Prime Minister to March in Pride ParadeBut hopefully not the last.
By
Kenny Wassus
and
Cait Munro
But hopefully not the last.
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2:30 p.m.
Airbnb Could Be Making Your Apartment More ExpensiveIt makes finding an apartment harder.
By
Adam Banicki
It makes finding an apartment harder.
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1:30 p.m. the national interest
The Most Corrupt Candidate Ever Is Donald TrumpHillary Clinton may be slightly corrupt, but she can't compare to her opponent.
By
Jonathan Chait
Hillary Clinton may be slightly corrupt, but she can't compare to her opponent.
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12:28 p.m.
That Sound You Hear Is Democrats Sighing With Relief: Hillary Won’t Be Prosecuted Over EmailsWith his announcement that the FBI would not recommend prosecution of Hillary Clinton over her use of a personal email server as secretary of State, James Comey ended Bernie Sanders's extremely slim chances of becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, and dealt a major blow to Donald Trump and the GOP as well.
By
Ed Kilgore
With his announcement that the FBI would not recommend prosecution of Hillary Clinton over her use of a personal email server as secretary of State, James Comey ended Bernie Sanders's extremely slim chances of becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, and dealt a major blow to Donald Trump and the GOP as well.
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12:19 p.m.
FBI Gives Clinton a Public Shaming — But No Charges — for Email ScandalFBI director James Comey says Clinton's handling of State Department emails was "extremely careless," but still doesn't meet the threshold for criminal charges.
By
Eric Levitz
FBI director James Comey says Clinton's handling of State Department emails was "extremely careless," but still doesn't meet the threshold for criminal charges.
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11:58 a.m.
Anti-Immigrant Court Victories Could Backfire on the GOPJudicial interference with Obama's immigration enforcement initiatives will not only frustrate and anger many Latinos. It could also free up resources for voter registration and mobilization drives.
By
Ed Kilgore
Judicial interference with Obama's immigration enforcement initiatives will not only frustrate and anger many Latinos. It could also free up resources for voter registration and mobilization drives.
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11:51 a.m.
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Celebrates America’s Birthday in Jupiter’s OrbitNASA scientists had a better Fourth of July holiday than you.
By
Jen Kirby
NASA scientists had a better Fourth of July holiday than you.
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10:47 a.m.
Brexit Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis — in ItalyItalian banks are sitting on a pile of bad loans. Brexit just tossed a match on that pile. If the fire spreads, it could produce an economic and political crisis.
By
Eric Levitz
Italian banks are sitting on a pile of bad loans. Brexit just tossed a match on that pile. If the fire spreads, it could produce an economic and political crisis.
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3:48 a.m. fresh intelligence
Fresh Intelligence: Today Is a Tragic Day for Saudi Arabia, But a Historic Day for Space ExplorationOur roundup of the stories, ideas, and memes you’ll be talking about today.
By
Charley Lanyon
Our roundup of the stories, ideas, and memes you’ll be talking about today.
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3:06 a.m. brexit
Pro-Brexit Nigel Farage Resigns, As His Dream of Ruining the U.K. Has ‘Been Achieved’He wants his “life back,” so Britons can find someone else to pick up the pieces.
By
Margaret Hartmann
He wants his “life back,” so Britons can find someone else to pick up the pieces.
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12:43 a.m. today in donald trump
Trump Camp: Clinton Tweet Isn’t Anti-Semitic Because Star of David Is in ‘Microsoft’s Shapes’The “sheriff's star, or plain star” just happened to appear in a “corrupt Hillary” image going around white-supremacist web circles.
By
Chas Danner
and
Margaret Hartmann
The “sheriff's star, or plain star” just happened to appear in a “corrupt Hillary” image going around white-supremacist web circles.
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12:12 a.m. The Cut the obamas
President Barack Obama Sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Malia During His Last 4th of July Celebration"It's a job of a father to embarrass his daughter," Obama said.
By
Theresa Avila
"It's a job of a father to embarrass his daughter," Obama said.
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Yesterday at 9:29 p.m. the national interest
Bill Clinton, O.J. Simpson, Clarence Thomas, and the Politics of 1990s Racial BacklashA political and cultural reexamination of a trying decade.
By
Jonathan Chait
A political and cultural reexamination of a trying decade.
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Yesterday at 8:00 a.m.
4 Scenarios That Could Cause Havoc at the Republican National ConventionLook out, Cleveland!
By
Ed Kilgore
Look out, Cleveland!
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7/3/2016 at 6:23 p.m. new york city
Teen Tourist’s Foot ‘All But Gone’ After Stepping on Explosive ‘Experiment’ in Central ParkNYPD bomb-squad investigators have found no evidence that the incident was connected to terrorism, and are now looking for the fireworks “hobbyist” who constructed the device.
By
Chas Danner
NYPD bomb-squad investigators have found no evidence that the incident was connected to terrorism, and are now looking for the fireworks “hobbyist” who constructed the device.
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7/3/2016 at 5:17 p.m. The Cut okay then
Ivanka Trump: ‘My Father Is a Feminist’Say what?
By
Jenni Miller
Say what?
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7/3/2016 at 2:44 p.m. awful things
At Least 120 Dead After ISIS Car-Bomb Attack on Baghdad Shopping DistrictIt’s the third major terror attack in a Muslim country that has been linked to ISIS in less than a week.
By
Chas Danner
It’s the third major terror attack in a Muslim country that has been linked to ISIS in less than a week.
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7/2/2016 at 5:13 p.m. r.i.p.
Author, Holocaust Survivor, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel Dead at 87He devoted his life to keeping the memory of the Holocaust and its victims alive.
By
Chas Danner
He devoted his life to keeping the memory of the Holocaust and its victims alive.
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7/2/2016 at 2:17 p.m. politics
FBI Conducts ‘Voluntary’ Interview With Hillary Clinton Over Email Server UseThe three-and-a-half-hour meeting happened Saturday morning at FBI headquarters, following a controversial week for the Clintons over the investigation.
By
Chas Danner
The three-and-a-half-hour meeting happened Saturday morning at FBI headquarters, following a controversial week for the Clintons over the investigation.
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7/2/2016 at 12:42 p.m. awful things
20 Dead, Mostly Foreigners, After Terror Attack on Restaurant in BangladeshThe well-organized attack by suspected Islamist militants struck one of the most affluent and secure neighborhoods in Dhaka, and follows years of extremist violence in Bangladesh.
By
Chas Danner
The well-organized attack by suspected Islamist militants struck one of the most affluent and secure neighborhoods in Dhaka, and follows years of extremist violence in Bangladesh.
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7/1/2016 at 2:42 p.m.
Donald Trump Thinks America Must Commit War Crimes As a Matter of PrinciplePolling suggests Trump's support for war crimes isn't a political winner, but the presumptive GOP nominee says America must do "unthinkable" things to ISIS, regardless.
By
Eric Levitz
Polling suggests Trump's support for war crimes isn't a political winner, but the presumptive GOP nominee says America must do "unthinkable" things to ISIS, regardless.
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7/1/2016 at 2:31 p.m.
Scientists Unintentionally Created This Popping New Shade of BlueThey’re calling it “a happy accidental discovery, or serendipity.”
By
Christine Nguyen
and
Cait Munro
They’re calling it “a happy accidental discovery, or serendipity.”
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7/1/2016 at 2:13 p.m.
Panhandling Fake Monks Have Returned to New YorkWould you like to make a donation to a made-up temple? Here's a bogus peace medallion while you think that over.
By
Jen Kirby
Would you like to make a donation to a made-up temple? Here's a bogus peace medallion while you think that over.
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7/1/2016 at 2:07 p.m.
Conservatives Argue for a GOP Platform Vague and Minimalist Enough to Accommodate TrumpRepublicans have huge divisions in opinion over issues ranging from trade to torture. Maybe if the party platform is short enough ...
By
Ed Kilgore
Republicans have huge divisions in opinion over issues ranging from trade to torture. Maybe if the party platform is short enough ...
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7/1/2016 at 1:05 p.m.
Puerto Rico Defaults on Constitutionally Guaranteed DebtThe default comes one day after Obama signed a bill that will allow the island to restructure its debt.
By
Eric Levitz
The default comes one day after Obama signed a bill that will allow the island to restructure its debt.
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7/1/2016 at 12:04 p.m.
Trump Convention Might Be Conventional Snoozefest After AllMany of the grand or weird ideas for the Republican National Convention we heard about earlier seem to be falling by the wayside.
By
Ed Kilgore
Many of the grand or weird ideas for the Republican National Convention we heard about earlier seem to be falling by the wayside.
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7/1/2016 at 11:34 a.m. literally the worst
Man Who Attacked Two Manhattan Women With Poop Has Been ArrestedHe attacked one woman with a bag of feces, and threw excrement at another on the Upper East Side.
By
Jen Kirby
He attacked one woman with a bag of feces, and threw excrement at another on the Upper East Side.
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7/1/2016 at 10:28 a.m.
Donald Trump Used Charity Money to Buy Himself a Helmet Signed by Tim TebowThe Donald J. Trump foundation is starting to look like the GOP nominee's personal slush fund for failed quarterbacks' memorabilia.
By
Eric Levitz
The Donald J. Trump foundation is starting to look like the GOP nominee's personal slush fund for failed quarterbacks' memorabilia.
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7/1/2016 at 4:03 a.m. capitol hill
Senate Retires Blackberries for Staffers; In Other News, Senate Staffers Were Still Using BlackberriesIt’s probably a good time to shut down their MySpace pages, too.
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Jonah Shepp
It’s probably a good time to shut down their MySpace pages, too.
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7/1/2016 at 3:53 a.m. veepstakes
Even Republicans on Trump’s VP Short-List Aren’t That Excited About His CandidacyChristie’s the top contender, as he’s only said that he finds Trump deeply offensive with his eyes.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Christie’s the top contender, as he’s only said that he finds Trump deeply offensive with his eyes.
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7/1/2016 at 2:00 a.m. fresh intelligence
Fresh Intelligence: Today Is a Very Dark Day for Self-Driving Cars, But a Historic Day for Transgender SoldiersOur roundup of the stories, ideas, and memes you’ll be talking about today.
By
Charley Lanyon
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7/1/2016 at 12:53 a.m. why can't we be friends?
Bernie Sanders Still Won’t Say Whether He Will Endorse Hillary ClintonThe Democratic runner-up pushed back on claims that he was ready to stand fully behind his former opponent.
By
Jonah Shepp
The Democratic runner-up pushed back on claims that he was ready to stand fully behind his former opponent.
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6/30/2016 at 11:45 p.m. early and often
Republicans Hope to Give Marco Rubio His Dream Opponent in Florida Senate RaceA scandal involving the Establishment Democrat may help prop up his less-electable primary opponent.
By
Jonah Shepp
A scandal involving the Establishment Democrat may help prop up his less-electable primary opponent.
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6/30/2016 at 10:24 p.m. The Cut abortion bans
An Indiana Federal Judge Halted a Law Banning Abortion Based on Genetic DisabilitiesThe Indiana law would have banned abortions sought based on the fetus's disability or genetic anomaly.
By
Theresa Avila
The Indiana law would have banned abortions sought based on the fetus's disability or genetic anomaly.
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6/30/2016 at 10:19 p.m. self driving cars
Tesla Under Investigation After Fatal Crash Is Linked to Self-Driving SystemA Tesla Model S hit a tractor-trailer in Florida while in "Autopilot" mode in May.
By
Jonah Shepp
A Tesla Model S hit a tractor-trailer in Florida while in "Autopilot" mode in May.
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6/30/2016 at 9:41 p.m. early and often
Liberals Need to Stop Writing Off Non–College Educated Workers — Before the White Working Class Writes Off LiberalsTo counter the rising tide of right-wing populism, Democrats need to stop pushing higher education as the one true path to economic security.
By
Eric Levitz
To counter the rising tide of right-wing populism, Democrats need to stop pushing higher education as the one true path to economic security.
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6/30/2016 at 6:28 p.m.
The House Will Vote on Gun Legislation Next Week, But It’s Probably Not What the Democrats Were Hoping ForThe Democrats staged their historic gun-control sit-in last week.
By
Jen Kirby
The Democrats staged their historic gun-control sit-in last week.
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6/30/2016 at 6:13 p.m.
Planned Parenthood Is Going After Restrictive Abortion Laws in Eight Other StatesExpect a new wave of litigation after the Supreme Court's decision on Texas's abortion law.
By
Ed Kilgore
Expect a new wave of litigation after the Supreme Court's decision on Texas's abortion law.
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6/30/2016 at 5:23 p.m.
What We Know So Far About the Istanbul Airport AttackersTurkish officials believe the three men are from Russia and Central Asia, and may have crossed into Turkey from Syria last month.
By
Jen Kirby
Turkish officials believe the three men are from Russia and Central Asia, and may have crossed into Turkey from Syria last month.
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6/30/2016 at 5:13 p.m.
Trump Subtracts 3 From 5 and Gets 1 in Reaction to SCOTUS Abortion DecisionYou'd think he would be careful not to screw up on anything related to the subject of abortion. You'd be wrong.
By
Ed Kilgore
You'd think he would be careful not to screw up on anything related to the subject of abortion. You'd be wrong.
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6/30/2016 at 3:57 p.m.
Think America’s Primary System Is Too Closed? Look at Britain’sIn the U.K., the rank and file pay dues to become party members, and letting them choose leaders is a recent innovation.
By
Ed Kilgore
In the U.K., the rank and file pay dues to become party members, and letting them choose leaders is a recent innovation.
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6/30/2016 at 3:21 p.m.
Obama Chooses the Architects for His Library, and They’re As No-Drama As He IsTod Williams Billie Tsien is known for taking things slowly.
By
Justin Davidson
Tod Williams Billie Tsien is known for taking things slowly.
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6/30/2016 at 2:46 p.m.
Reports: Trump Vetting Chris Christie for VP/White House ButlerThe New Jersey governor has an approval rating of 26 percent. Trump may not have a better option.
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Eric Levitz
The New Jersey governor has an approval rating of 26 percent. Trump may not have a better option.
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6/30/2016 at 2:14 p.m.
The ‘Dump Trump’ Effort Needs a MiracleIn the convention Rules Committee and in the courts, the Dump Trump effort chugs on toward almost-certain defeat.
By
Ed Kilgore
In the convention Rules Committee and in the courts, the Dump Trump effort chugs on toward almost-certain defeat.
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6/30/2016 at 12:48 p.m. the national interest
Sorry, Obama: Donald Trump Is a Populist, and You’re NotAnd that's okay.
By
Jonathan Chait
And that's okay.
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6/30/2016 at 12:27 p.m.
Naked Male Model Screams About Trump in Times Square, Jumps Off TKTS BoothHe suffered minor injuries.
By
Jen Kirby
He suffered minor injuries.
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6/30/2016 at 11:43 a.m.
Bill Clinton Meets Privately With Loretta Lynch, for Some Stupid ReasonClinton had a private discussion about "his grandchildren" with the attorney general investigating his wife. Democrats are not pleased with the “optics.”
By
Eric Levitz
Clinton had a private discussion about "his grandchildren" with the attorney general investigating his wife. Democrats are not pleased with the “optics.”
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6/30/2016 at 11:34 a.m. brexit
How Brexit Threw the Labour Party Into Crisis — and What’s NextMPs voted overwhelmingly against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a "no confidence" vote. But so far he's refusing to step down.
By
Tom Ewing
MPs voted overwhelmingly against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a "no confidence" vote. But so far he's refusing to step down.
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6/30/2016 at 9:47 a.m.
Boris Johnson Brexit But Won’t Buy itThe former London mayor who led the "Leave" campaign will not seek to replace David Cameron as the U.K.'s next prime minister.
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Eric Levitz
The former London mayor who led the "Leave" campaign will not seek to replace David Cameron as the U.K.'s next prime minister.
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6/30/2016 at 8:00 a.m. properties
The Strangest, and Loveliest, Views in New YorkThat are not necessarily on the 90th floor: gravestones, a trio of camels, and Meg Ryan.
By
Justin Davidson
,
S. Jhoanna Robledo
,
Hilary Reid
and
Katy Schneider
That are not necessarily on the 90th floor: gravestones, a trio of camels, and Meg Ryan.
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6/30/2016 at 5:05 a.m. early and often
Obama Delivers 6-Minute Anti-Trump ‘Rant’/Populism LessonHe says the term for Trump's politics is actually “nativism,” or “xenophobia.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
He says the term for Trump's politics is actually “nativism,” or “xenophobia.”
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6/30/2016 at 2:48 a.m. fresh intelligence
Fresh Intelligence: Today’s a Good Day for American Banks, and Another Confusing Day for Trump’s Fundraising TeamOur roundup of the stories, ideas, and memes you’ll be talking about today.
By
Charley Lanyon
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6/30/2016 at 12:52 a.m. early and often
Does Trump’s Anti-Trade Gamble Make Political Sense?He seems to have gone all-in on appealing to white working-class folk, including Sanders supporters. The math doesn't seem to be there though.
By
Ed Kilgore
He seems to have gone all-in on appealing to white working-class folk, including Sanders supporters. The math doesn't seem to be there though.
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6/29/2016 at 11:41 p.m. stuck in the mittle
Mitt Romney Won’t Challenge Trump No Matter How Much His Family, or America, BegsRomney 2016 hype is a vicious cycle.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Romney 2016 hype is a vicious cycle.
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