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Q: OK. Thank you. I appreciate it. — PRESIDENT OBAMA: You may be mad at me. (Laughter.) — Q: I'm not. (Laughter.) — A couple questions on national security. On Syria, you said that the red line was not just about chemical weapons being used but being spread, and it was a game changer, seemed cut and dry (sic).
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Obama moving toward sending lethal arms to Syrian rebels, officials say
Obama moving toward sending lethal arms to Syrian rebels, officials say
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Kathleen Miles / The Huffington Post:
If Koch Brothers Buy LA Times, Half of Staff May Quit — At a Los Angeles Times in-house awards ceremony last week, columnist Steve Lopez addressed the elephant in the room. — Speaking to the entire staff, he said, “Raise your hand if you would quit if the paper was bought by Austin Beutner's group.”
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Obama Channels Clinton's Worst Day in Office, Raises Doubts About Relevancy — Like Clinton in April 1995, Obama struggles against forces out of his control. — A president is in trouble when he's forced to defend his relevancy, as Bill Clinton did 18 years ago, or to quote Mark Twain, as Barack Obama did Tuesday.
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President Obama's April 30, 2013, news conference (TRANSCRIPT) — By Washington Post Staff, … PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody. Hello. — Good afternoon — or good morning, everybody. I am here to answer questions in honor of Ed Henry, as he wraps up his tenure as president of the White House Correspondents' Association.
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Jeff Flake · 19,977 like this — Nothing like waking up to a poll saying you're the nation's least popular senator. Given the public's dim view of Congress in general, that probably puts me somewhere just below pond scum. — Now, notwithstanding the polling firm's leftist bent …
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Joanna Allhands / Arizona Republic:
Defending Jeff Flake
Defending Jeff Flake
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Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal:
Obama to Name Wheeler to Head FCC — President Barack Obama is expected to soon nominate a former top lobbyist for the cable and wireless industries to lead the Federal Communications Commission, two people familiar with the matter said. — Tom Wheeler, a venture capitalist …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
President Obama: I'm still relevant
Associated Press:
Former ricin suspect's home is unlivable: lawyer — Christi McCoy, an attorney for Kevin Curtis said she had spoken with authorities about getting her client's property repaired or replaced. — Kevin Curtis speaks to reporters as his brother Jack Curtis looks on in Oxford …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Feds finds ricin traces at Miss. suspect's dojo
Kasie Hunt / First Read:
Gun vote stirs passion at Ayotte town hall meeting — WARREN, N.H. — The daughter of a Newtown victim confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte during her first town hall meeting since voting against expanding background checks on all commercial gun sales. — Nearly two weeks ago …
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Sandy Hook victim's daughter questions Kelly Ayotte on gun vote
Sandy Hook victim's daughter questions Kelly Ayotte on gun vote
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Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
Chris Matthews Inks Long-Term Deal With MSNBC, But Ends ‘The Chris Matthews Show’ — MSNBC has signed Chris Matthews to a new, long-term contract with the channel, TVNewser has learned. — As part of the new deal, however, he will be ending “The Chris Matthews Show,” …
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Ted Cruz to speak at New York GOP dinner — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who has made a national splash since getting elected late last year and is widely seen as harboring national ambitions, will be the headliner at the New York State GOP annual dinner next month, according to an invitation the group is circulating.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Don't be a jerk, Sen. Cruz. — It is a shopworn technique of hard-line conservatives to declare themselves men and women of principle in contrast to those other Republicans — the ones, you know, who pass legislation and try to represent their constituents.
Jessica Luther / The Atlantic Online:
The WNBA Can Teach Male Athletes About Coming Out and Being Allies — Perhaps it's easier for Brittney Griner to come out than it is for Jason Collins because her teammates view being an ally as the norm. — Yesterday morning, news broke that the cover of the May 6th issue of Sports Illustrated …
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WCSC-TV:
Online dating, affairs service picks Sanford as poster boy — A website connecting users looking for casual, and often extramarital, affairs is making Mark Sanford the face of their new marketing campaign, and it could not come at a worse time for the former governor.
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Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Elizabeth Colbert Busch Goes There On Argentine Affair In Debate With Mark Sanford
Elizabeth Colbert Busch Goes There On Argentine Affair In Debate With Mark Sanford
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Fred Backus / CBS News:
Poll: Americans against U.S. intervention in Syria, N. Korea — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — Most Americans continue to say that the U.S. does not have a responsibility to intervene in Syria and think that North Korea is a threat that can be contained for now, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.
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Megan Thee-Brenan / New York Times:
In Poll, Public Opposes U.S. Action in Syria and North Korea
In Poll, Public Opposes U.S. Action in Syria and North Korea
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Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan Regrets Voting Against Same-Sex Adoption — WISCONSIN — Former GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told a Wisconsin town hall audience on Monday that he now supports the right of same-sex couples to adopt children, even though he still opposes marriage equality.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Congressman: Attorney General Holder Is On The Side Of The Boston Bombers — A Republican Congressman suggested on Tuesday that Attorney General Eric Holder permitted a federal judge to read Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev his Miranda rights because the Obama cabinet official is biased towards terrorism.
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
D.C. Council may push Washington Redskins into ‘Washington Redtails’ — A D.C. Council member is preparing to introduce a resolution calling on the Washington Redskins to change its name, perhaps to the Washington Redtails. — Council member David Grosso, an independent elected last year …
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William Otis / Forbes:
The Boston Bomber Should Face The Possibility Of The Death Penalty — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother murdered three people at the Boston Marathon, and grossly mutilated dozens more. The brother was killed in a shootout with police. The question is what justice Dzhokhar should face.
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Bill Mears / CNN:
Early discussion under way on Boston bombing suspect avoiding death penalty
Early discussion under way on Boston bombing suspect avoiding death penalty
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Stephanie Gaskell / Politico:
Top general skeptical of Syria action — 'We've been planning. We've been developing options,' Dempsey says. AP Photo — Close — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hit a cautionary note on Syria Tuesday, questioning just how effective U.S. military intervention might be in ending the two-year civil war there.
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Gabriel Arana / American Prospect:
Are Gay Guys Checking You Out in the Locker Room? — NBA player Jason Collins, left, in 2009. Collins recently came out as gay in a Sports Illustrated op-ed, the first active player in a major-league sport to do so. — As the first active member of one of the major sports leagues to come out as gay …
Margaret Carlson / Bloomberg:
How Sarah Palin Is Right About Washington — We call it the “nerd prom,” hoping that a dose of irony will inoculate us. But there's no use denying it: The White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner is a deeply narcissistic event. — I realize I'm jumping on the bandwagon late here …
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April 2013 Tracking Poll — The April poll finds much of the public remains confused about the status of the law. The April poll provides a rough baseline of public awareness of the ACA before more intensive consumer information and consumer assistance efforts begin.
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