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Source: Progress Kentucky Behind Mitch McConnell Campaign Recording — A secret recording of a campaign strategy session between U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and his advisors was taped by leaders of the Progress Kentucky super PAC, says a longtime local Democratic operative.
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The Disastrous Collapse Of Kentucky's Least Effective Liberal Group — Whatever Progress Kentucky is trying to do, it should probably stop right now. — Via: Win McNamee / Getty Images — WASHINGTON — It's probably possible for a political group to be worse at accomplishing its core mission …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
Progress Kentucky: Worst super PAC ever? — Even before the last two scandals, Kentucky liberals called the group an “embarrassment” — Liberal super PAC Progress Kentucky is at the center of controversy after a Democratic strategist in the state said activists affiliated with the group bragged …
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Was it ‘three times’ or ‘free time’ on McConnell tape? — (CNN) - One of the questions to emerge from that secret recording of a Mitch McConnell campaign strategy session is whether it proves the Senate Minority Leader is caught on tape misusing his congressional staff.
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The Week:
Revealed: A progressive super PAC was reportedly behind the secret McConnell taping
Revealed: A progressive super PAC was reportedly behind the secret McConnell taping
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Progress Kentucky official resigns
Progress Kentucky official resigns
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First Read:
Liberal Ky. group spotlighted in McConnell audio probe
Liberal Ky. group spotlighted in McConnell audio probe
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Local Dem Says He Outed Progress Kentucky To Protect The Party (VIDEO)
Local Dem Says He Outed Progress Kentucky To Protect The Party (VIDEO)
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New York Times:
Pentagon Says Nuclear Missile Is in Grasp for North Korea — WASHINGTON — A new assessment of North Korea's nuclear capability conducted by the Pentagon's intelligence arm has concluded for the first time, with “moderate confidence,” that the country has learned how to make a nuclear weapon small enough …
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USA Today:
Reports conflict on North Korea's nuclear capabilities — World leaders urged North Korea to end what has been described as its “belligerent” and “paranoid” rhetoric after it threatened to reduce its enemies to a “sea of flames.” Deborah Gembara reports. Powered by NewsLook.com
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Associated Press:
Obama urges NKorea to end belligerence, vows to take ‘necessary steps’ to protect Americans — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday urged North Korea to end its brazen nuclear threats against the U.S. and its allies, warning the unpredictable communist regime that his administration would …
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Report Says North Korea Likely Has Nuclear Warheads
Pentagon Report Says North Korea Likely Has Nuclear Warheads
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
How Scared Should You Be About North Korea?
How Scared Should You Be About North Korea?
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Juana Summers / Politico:
Report: North Korea may have missile-capable nuclear weapons
Report: North Korea may have missile-capable nuclear weapons
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Pat Toomey:
Sen. Toomey Offers Full Text Of Public Safety And Second Amendment Rights Protection Act Online — Public Will Have Ample Opportunity To Review & Provide Input On Important Measure — WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) tonight posted the bill text of The Public Safety …
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The Morning Plum: How expanded background checks could pass the House
The Morning Plum: How expanded background checks could pass the House
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Congressman Jeff Duncan · 8,245 like this — Let's not kid ourselves. Expanded background checks and gun show requirements would have had NO effect on stopping Aurora, Sandy Hook or Tucson. Nor would they have any effect on the violent gun-crime in Chicago. — Let's get tough on criminals.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Duncan likens gun registration to Rwandan genocide — Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) warned in a Facebook post on Thursday that a national gun registry would be similar to a database used by the ruling Hutu tribe in Rwanda in the 1990s to locate and slaughter members of an opposing tribe …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Elizabeth Warren Tears Into Federal Regulators For Shielding Big Banks — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) embarrassed government regulators during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday morning as she demanded to know why they won't reveal how frequently big banks illegally foreclosed on homeowners.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Officials Aim For “Speedy” Response Following Missouri Hospital Arrest — After the arrest of gay patient's partner in Missouri's Research Medical Center, federal officials are “working to gather the facts and determine what steps to take in a speedy manner.” — Via: facebook.com
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Missouri man arrested at hospital for refusing to leave gay partner
Missouri man arrested at hospital for refusing to leave gay partner
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Federal Appeals Court Explains Why Rubber Fetuses And High Schools Don't Mix — An anti-abortion student group in Roswell, New Mexico thought it would be a good idea to pass out hundreds of small rubber replicas of fetuses to students at two high schools. As it turns out, this was not such a good idea:
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DealBook:
Never Mind Facebook; Winklevoss Twins Rule in Digital Money — The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler — Olympic rowers, nemeses of Mark Zuckerberg — are laying claim to a new title: bitcoin moguls. — The Winklevii, as they are known, have amassed since last summer what appears …
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Jane Fonda tells veterans boycotting her movie ‘The Butler’ to ‘get a life’ — LOS ANGELES - When Jane Fonda was cast as former First Lady Nancy Reagan in Lee Daniels' forthcoming film “The Butler,” some Reagan fans were not pleased. Now, with the biographical due to hit theaters in October …
Maxim Lott / Fox News:
US gives 4 more F-16 fighter jets to Egyptian government despite outcry — Four more F-16 fighter jets left the U.S. on Thursday headed for Egypt as part of a foreign aid package that has generated controversy given the political upheaval in the Mideast country.
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Sebnem Arsu / New York Times:
Turkish Police Say U.S. Embassy Was Target of Bomb Plot — ISTANBUL — Turkish police said Thursday that they found evidence of a plot linked to Al Qaeda to bomb the United States Embassy in Ankara, a synagogue in Istanbul and other targets, during a raid on two houses in February, according to news reports.
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Felix Salmon:
The promise of Ripple — This is a chart of the value of bitcoin yesterday, Wednesday. It's hardly a secret that bitcoins are a highly volatile asset class, so relatively few eyebrows were raised when the price soared from an opening level of $230 all the way to a high of $266.
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