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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Mitt Romney's Debt to Newt Gingrich — Given the way Gingrich wore out his welcome, Romney could easily leave him out in the cold. But he owes his rival for one big favor. — Newt Gingrich is preparing to drop out of the presidential race, and not a moment too soon.
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CNN:
Gingrich to end White House bid — Washington (CNN) - Newt Gingrich will officially end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and formally express his support for Mitt Romney next week, two sources close to Gingrich tell CNN. — While details are still being worked out …
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Republicans request investigation of Obama travel — (CNN) - President Barack Obama isn't just playing politics - he may be committing fraud on the taxpayer's dime, the Republican National Committee charged on Wednesday. — In a letter to the Government Accountability Office …
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Poll: Dead heat in Arizona
Poll: Dead heat in Arizona
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Politico, ABCNEWS, GOP 12, New York Magazine and Outside the Beltway
Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Texas governor switches endorsement from Gingrich to Romney
Texas governor switches endorsement from Gingrich to Romney
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Politico and Towleroad News #gay
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Obama and Romney tied, but majority of voters say neither has plan to fix the economy
Fox News Poll: Obama and Romney tied, but majority of voters say neither has plan to fix the economy
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Rasmussen Reports, HotAirPundit, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and New York Times
Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
RNC calls for investigation into Obama's travel costs for ambiguously political trips
RNC calls for investigation into Obama's travel costs for ambiguously political trips
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
House GOP to back lower student loan rates
House GOP to back lower student loan rates
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Washington Monthly and National Review
BuzzFeed:
Republican National Committee Files Complaint Over Obama Travel
Republican National Committee Files Complaint Over Obama Travel
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BuzzFeed, Mediaite and Washington Post
The Caucus:
Gingrich Tells Romney He Will Quit Race
Gingrich Tells Romney He Will Quit Race
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Carl Cameron / Fox News:
Gingrich to leave presidential race next Tuesday, sources say
Gingrich to leave presidential race next Tuesday, sources say
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: A choice between radical and reasonable? — Analysis — With Justice Antonin Scalia pushing the radical idea that the Constitution gives states clear authority to close their borders entirely to immigrants without a legal right to be in the U.S., seven other Justices …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Arizona Immigration Law Argued at Supreme Court — WASHINGTON — Justices across the ideological spectrum appeared inclined on Wednesday to uphold a controversial part of Arizona's aggressive 2010 immigration law, based on their questions at a Supreme Court argument.
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Supreme Court seems favorable to Arizona illegal immigration law — Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared highly doubtful of the Obama administration's objections to a controversial immigration law in Arizona. — The ideologically diverse group of justices pummeled Solicitor General Donald Verrilli …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Supreme Court casts doubt on Obama's immigration law claim
Supreme Court casts doubt on Obama's immigration law claim
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Chris Francescani / Reuters:
George Zimmerman: Prelude to a shooting — (Reuters) - A pit bull named Big Boi began menacing George and Shellie Zimmerman in the fall of 2009. — The first time the dog ran free and cornered Shellie in their gated community in Sanford, Florida, George called the owner to complain.
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Washington Free Beacon:
Liberal Media Mock Obama for Faux Campaign — Members of the media are questioning the Obama administration's numerous “official business” trips to swing states, during which he has been giving stump speeches and raising campaign funds. — High-profile Washington reporters engaged in a line …
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
OVERNIGHT TECH: House weighs changes to cybersecurity bill after veto threat
OVERNIGHT TECH: House weighs changes to cybersecurity bill after veto threat
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Mary Milliken / Reuters:
Kimmel to “feast on stupid comments” at White House dinner
Kimmel to “feast on stupid comments” at White House dinner
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Rolling Stone:
Ready for the Fight: Rolling Stone Interview with Barack Obama — The president discusses his job, the opposition and the coming campaign — We arrived at the White House on Easter Monday, the South Lawn overrun by children and their parents enjoying the annual Easter Egg Roll.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Barack Obama is cool. Mitt Romney is not. What does it mean for 2012? — Here's a fundamental fact of the 2012 presidential race: President Obama is cool. Mitt Romney isn't. — Obama slow jams the news with Jimmy Fallon. He makes three pointers. He sings Al Green in tune.
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Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA'S FALLON APPEARANCE VIOLATED CAMPAIGN LAW — Last night, President Obama appeared on Jimmy Fallon's unwatchable show to “slow-jam the news.” By this, Fallon meant that Obama would read a campaign speech about student loans, Fallon would utter a few lines to back him up every so often …
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Peter Grier / Christian Science Monitor:
Obama slow jams the news with Jimmy Fallon. How does that work? (+video)
Obama slow jams the news with Jimmy Fallon. How does that work? (+video)
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nation.foxnews.com, The Moderate Voice, Hit & Run, Newsy and Ezra Klein
Noreen O'Donnell / The Daily:
Family misses flight after TSA screeners target disabled 7-year-old — Dina Frank, who is developmentally disabled, wound up on the TSA's radar at John F. Kennedy Airport — Dr. Joshua Frank, a pediatrician, and his 7-year-old daughter Dina, who has cerebral palsy.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Robert Draper Book: GOP's Anti-Obama Campaign Started Night Of Inauguration … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Republican Party, Barack Obama , Obama's Inauguration, Republican Party, Video, Obama Election, Obama Congressional Republicans, Robert Draper, Robert Draper Obama, Politics News
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Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
Romney Sets Unwanted Record in Sweep of Northeastern Primaries — Prior to Romney, no presumptive GOP nominee has failed to win 60 percent of the vote playing out the primary string after his last major challenger exited the race — While there was no doubt Mitt Romney would rack …
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Charles Riley / CNNMoney.com:
Romney campaign spent $18.50 per vote
Romney campaign spent $18.50 per vote
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Patrick Richardson / The Daily Caller:
Rural kids, parents angry about Labor Dept. rule banning farm chores — A proposal from the Obama administration to prevent children from doing farm chores has drawn plenty of criticism from rural-district member of Congress. But now it's attracting barbs from farm kids themselves.
Greg Hengler / Townhall.com:
Jimmah: Obama Will Win Re-election, But I'd Be “Comfortable” With Romney … How many other Dems will be “comfortable” with Romney? — Sign-Up to receive Updates from TH — Sign Up — Breaking on TOWNHALL — It's probably about time Greg Hengler started getting “comfortable” with Romney too.
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Wyatt Buchanan / San Francisco Chronicle:
State bill would let non-doctors perform abortions — Sacramento — As states across the country are passing laws to restrict access to abortion, California lawmakers are considering a significant expansion of who would be able to perform the procedure in the state.
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Hullabaloo and Shakesville
Glenn Hubbard / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Budget Means a Tax Increase on Everyone — Maintaining the president's higher spending levels will require raising taxes for all Americans, including an 11% increase on those earning less than $200,000. — The defeat in the Senate of the so-called “Buffett Rule” …
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ABCNEWS:
Behind Obama's Definition of Wealth and Paying Off Student Loans — President Obama told students at the University of North Carolina Tuesday that he knows what it is like to struggle with student loan debt because he and his wife didn't pay off their student loans until eight years ago.
John M. Becker / Truth Wins Out:
EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Robert Spitzer Apologizes to Gay Community for Infamous ‘Ex-Gay’ Study — Today, in a letter to Dr. Ken Zucker obtained exclusively by Truth Wins Out, Dr. Robert Spitzer made an unprecedented apology to the gay community — and victims of reparative therapy in particular …
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Young Guns Network spends $100k to help Lugar (Updated) — The Young Guns Network, a group affiliated with two former aides to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, paid more than $100,000 in mail costs to help embattled Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, federal filings show.
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Jason Zengerle / GQ:
Mitt Romney's Dark Knight — If you think Mitt Romney is too mild, too “golly gee,” too Mormon, to survive the shark tank of a modern presidential campaign, his answer is Eric Fehrnstrom. He's Mitt's most trusted adviser and the guy whom Romney turns to when someone's leg needs breaking.
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