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The Howard Kurtz saga — At the height of his influence, Howard Kurtz was widely regarded as the most influential media reporter and critic in the country. But in recent years, erroneous reporting and careless errors reduced him to fodder for the media reporters and critics who followed in his footsteps.
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
‘Hate Crime’ Hoaxes — Why are they so common, especially on campus? — A student at the University of Wyoming has received a misdemeanor citation for a Facebook post that “allegedly threatened” a female UW student, the amusingly named Laramie Boomerang reports. The target of the post was Meg Lanker-Simons.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Howard Kurtz leaves Daily Beast following Jason Collins column mistake
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Daily Beast drops Howard Kurtz
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Joe Biden planning fresh gun control push — Vice President Joe Biden is planning a new gun control offensive - one he told a group of law enforcement officials he hasn't informed President Barack Obama about yet. — Biden, who will appear Friday night at a South Carolina Democratic dinner …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Biden ponders a 2016 bid, but a promotion to the top job seems to be a long shot
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence:
Letter to Catholics on the Approval of “Same-Sex Marriage” in RI — 05, 02, 2013 - / Category Uncategorized - / Posted By admin - / No Comments. … My dear Brothers and Sisters, — Since the legislative approval of “same-sex marriage” in Rhode Island, a number of people …
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Lincoln Chafee / New York Times:
Why I Am Signing Marriage Equality Into Law
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David Klepper / ABCNEWS:
RI to Become 10th State Allowing Gay Marriage
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New York Times:
Boston Plot Said to Initially Target July 4 — WASHINGTON — The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings told F.B.I. interrogators that he and his brother considered suicide attacks and striking on the Fourth of July as they plotted their deadly assault, according to two law enforcement officials.
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Boston Marathon bombing suspects originally plotted July 4 attack, sources say
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Steve Almasy / CNN:
Sources: Boston bombs built in older Tsarnaev's home, first target was July 4
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Winning Hispanic vote would not be enough for GOP … After six months of mulling over November's election results, many Republicans remain convinced that the party's only path to future victory is to improve the GOP's appeal to Hispanic voters. But how many Hispanic voters do Republicans need …
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Economy adds 165,000 jobs, unemployment falls to 7.5 percent — The economy added 165,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. — The monthly job numbers were better than expected, but the brightest spot of the report …
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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Jobs Data Ease Fears of Sharp Slowdown in U.S. Economy
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Back in Business: Jobs Picture Brightens in April
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The Daily Currant:
Bloomberg Refused Second Slice of Pizza at Local Restaurant — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was denied a second slice of pizza today at an Italian eatery in Brooklyn. — The owners of Collegno's Pizzeria say they refused to serve him more than one piece to protest Bloomberg's proposed soda ban …
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
Leading From Below — Memo to everyone lambasting Obama for not getting along with Congress: The president is not all powerful. And he needs help from his supporters. By Jon Favreau. — He added the words in one of the later drafts. The announcement speech had been missing something …
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Marco Rubio / Wall Street Journal:
The Immigration Reform Opportunity — Several Senate colleagues and I drew up a reform bill, and now Americans' input will help us improve it. — Next week, the Senate will begin making changes to and, hopefully, improve the immigration-reform legislation I introduced with several colleagues last month.
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Gavin Lesnick / ArkansasOnline.com:
Pelosi says she ‘prays’ Hillary Clinton will run for president — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she “prays” Hillary Rodham Clinton will run for president. — Pelosi, D-Calif., speaking in Little Rock about current affairs in American politics …
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Gavin Lesnick / ArkansasOnline.com:
Pelosi ‘prays’ Hillary Clinton will run for president
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Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Bulks Up ‘Bunker Buster’ Bomb to Combat Iran — U.S. Upgrades Weapon to Penetrate Key Nuclear Site; Push to Persuade Israelis … A 2009 satellite image shows a suspected nuclear facility being built in Iran. — WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has redesigned its biggest “bunker buster” …
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Fox News:
Clarence Thomas: Obama ‘Approved By The Elites’ Because He Says What They ‘Expect From A Black Person’ — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ripped the media and took a subtle dig at President Obama during an CSPAN interview dated from April 9th. — When asked about how he felt …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Commerce Appointment Opens A New White House Rift — Room enough for Valerie Jarrett and Penny Pritzker both to reach out to business, the White House says. But Jarrett tried to kill the appointment. — Via: Larry Downing / Reuters — WASHINGTON — The nomination of billionaire Penny Pritzker …
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JPMorgan Caught in Swirl of Regulatory Woes — Government investigators have found that JPMorgan Chase devised “manipulative schemes” that transformed “money-losing power plants into powerful profit centers,” and that one of its most senior executives gave “false and misleading statements” under oath.
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Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr / CNSNews:
Poll: 29% of Registered Voters Believe Armed Revolution Might Be Necessary in Next Few Years — Twenty-nine percent of registered voters think that an armed revolution might be necessary in the next few years in order to protect liberties, according to a Public Mind poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Benghazi Talking Points — ADVANCE ARTICLE from the May 13, 2013 issue. — Even as the White House strove last week to move beyond questions about the Benghazi attacks of Tuesday, September 11, 2012, fresh evidence emerged that senior Obama administration officials knowingly misled …
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