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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Benghazi patsy — Nakoula Basseley Nakoula deserves a place in American history. He is the first person in this country jailed for violating Islamic anti-blasphemy laws. — You won't find that anywhere in the charges against him, of course. As a practical matter, though …
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Darrell Issa Acknowledges He Learned Nothing New From His Benghazi Hearing — House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) tacitly admitted on Wednesday that his hearing on the Benghazi terror attacks the same day didn't turn up any new information. — “I'm curious, did you learn anything new today?”
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The Benghazi hearings: what's new and what's not — “I was stunned. My jaw dropped. And I was embarrassed” — Gregory Hicks, former U.S. deputy chief of mission to Libya, testifying on his reaction to U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice's remarks on the terror attack in Benghazi, May 8, 2013
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Sen. Coburn: ‘Glaring omission’ in Benghazi information from State Dept. — Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) on Thursday warned that congressional hearings into Benghazi could create “real trouble” for the State Department and said there was a “glaring omission” in the information provided to lawmakers …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: The RNC Benghazi Attack Ad that Never Ran — It was the Benghazi attack ad the Republican National Committee created but never aired. — ABC News has obtained an ad the RNC made last fall and approved to air in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Failings of Bam & Hill laid bare
Failings of Bam & Hill laid bare
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Washington Times, PJ Media and NationalJournal.com
Justin SInk / The Hill:
Rubio: Clinton's handling of Benghazi was ‘sad’
Rubio: Clinton's handling of Benghazi was ‘sad’
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Politico, Foreign Policy, Townhall.com, The Raw Story and Taylor Marsh
New York Times:
Official Offers Account From Libya of Benghazi Attack
Official Offers Account From Libya of Benghazi Attack
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Politico:
McCarthy's nomination in doubt, angering Democrats — President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency is in jeopardy after Republicans formed a united front Thursday to deny her a vote in committee. — Democrats erupted in frustration at the GOP “obstructionism” …
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U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works:
EPW Republicans Not To Attend Gina McCarthy Nomination Vote
EPW Republicans Not To Attend Gina McCarthy Nomination Vote
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New York Times, Washington Wire, The Mahablog and The Caucus
Ryan Koronowski / ThinkProgress:
Republican Senators Boycott Vote On Gina McCarthy's Nomination To Head EPA
Republican Senators Boycott Vote On Gina McCarthy's Nomination To Head EPA
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Crooks and Liars, E2-Wire, campaignmoney.org, The Impolitic and BuzzFeed
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Meet Democrats' Newest Republican Crush: Ted Cruz?!?! — Starting around the time he launched a bogus attack on then-Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, Democrats have loved to hate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). — They made sure as many as people as possible saw him condescend to Sen. Dianne Feinstein …
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Wayne Slater / Trail Blazers Blog:
Obama's road trip to Texas: make Ted Cruz-Republicans the face of Washington opposition
Obama's road trip to Texas: make Ted Cruz-Republicans the face of Washington opposition
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:
Obama Austin Tech Tour Raises Democrat Profile in Texas
Obama Austin Tech Tour Raises Democrat Profile in Texas
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Felix Salmon:
The tragedy of US higher education — The tragedy of Cooper Union is endemic to most American higher education, outside a few community colleges; Cooper is just the special case where the blind rush to some kind of global greatness directly and explicitly violates the institution's founding mission.
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
McCain working on bill to allow for ‘a la carte’ cable TV packages — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is working on legislation that would pressure cable and satellite providers to allow their customers to pick and choose the channels they pay for, his office confirmed on Wednesday.
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Are Republicans really gunning for another debt-limit showdown? — The federal debt limit is set to kick back into effect next weekend after a three-month hiatus, marking the start of a political game of chicken likely to culminate in the fall, when Congress will have to give President Obama a higher limit or risk a federal default.
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New York Times:
Emphasis on Deficit Reduction Is Seen by Economists as Impeding Recovery
Emphasis on Deficit Reduction Is Seen by Economists as Impeding Recovery
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The Atlantic Wire, American Prospect, The Maddow Blog, The Plum Line, ThinkProgress and Shakesville
Jake Sherman / Politico:
House GOP sees few options on debt
House GOP sees few options on debt
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Campaign for America's Future and Firedoglake
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Nancy Pelosi: Kermit Gosnell case ‘really disgusting’ … During her press conference Thursday afternoon, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was asked if she was aware of the Kermit Gosnell case and whether Congress should hold hearings to make sure similar atrocities are not occurring in other abortion clinics.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
POLITICO to test metered paywall — From the folks up top: … Also: We started experimenting with sponsored content today.
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Politico:
Heritage Foundation does damage control — The Heritage Foundation has gone into damage-control mode in the last few days, after coming under fire from Republicans and conservative outside groups over a report it published that puts the price tag of immigration reform at $6.3 trillion.
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Senate fails to approve resolution condemning illegal medical practices — Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) tried to pass a Senate resolution that would have condemned illegal abortion practices. — Lee asked unanimous consent to pass his resolution on Wednesday in reaction to the case of Kermit Gosnell …
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
House lawmakers pen Gosnell resolution
House lawmakers pen Gosnell resolution
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Frank Phillips / The Boston Globe:
Gomez took $281,500 home tax deduction — Republican US Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez claimed a $281,500 income tax deduction in 2005 for pledging not to make any visible changes to the facade of his 112-year-old Cohasset home, a concession so valuable that it is classified …
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Yahoo! News and TBogg
Oleg Atbashian / American Thinker:
Ariel Castro, Cleveland Kidnapper, Is a Registered Democrat — According to voter registration records, Ariel Castro, the Cleveland kidnapper, is a registered Democrat. He was also the alleged leader among the three Castro brothers, who were arrested this week, and the owner of the house …
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TIME:
Top White House Aide Has A Secret Beer With Rep. Paul Ryan — On April 10, the day President Obama released his 2014 budget, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough held a secret meeting with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan at a K Street restaurant, Brasserie Beck, to talk …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate panel vote signals GOP support for immigration reform — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday adopted a substitute amendment to immigration reform legislation with a strong bipartisan margin, signaling which Republicans are most likely to support the bill.
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Politico and The Plum Line
Norm Ornstein / NationalJournal.com:
The Myth of Presidential Leadership — Many Washington pundits are critical of the president's ability to wrangle concessions out of Congress, but they forget that his power has limits. — The theme of presidential leadership is a venerated one in America, the subject of many biographies …
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Washington Monthly and The Dish
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
NYC Considering Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote — New York City could soon become the first major city in the country to give non-citizens the right to vote. The proposal, which would allow certain non-citizens to vote in local elections, appears to have a veto-proof majority in the New York City Council …
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