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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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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Republican Leaders Refuse To Make Appointments To Key Obamacare Panel
Republican Leaders Refuse To Make Appointments To Key Obamacare Panel
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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, BuzzFeed and The Impolitic
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
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Sen. Coburn: ‘Glaring omission’ in Benghazi information from State Dept.
Sen. Coburn: ‘Glaring omission’ in Benghazi information from State Dept.
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New York Times:
Official Offers Account From Libya of Benghazi Attack
Official Offers Account From Libya of Benghazi Attack
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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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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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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama pushes $9 minimum wage bill in visit to red state Texas — President Obama on Thursday declared that the nation is “poised for progress” but called on Congress to help strengthen the middle class by promoting economic polices he proposed in his State of the Union address in February.
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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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Political Capital and The Heritage Foundation
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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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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Politico and Post Politics
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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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minnesota House approves gay marriage bill after two-hour debate — The measure now goes to the Senate, which will take up the issue Monday. — A pivotal vote Thursday in the Minnesota House positioned that state to become the 12th in the country to allow gay marriages and the first in the Midwest …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Minnesota House Passes Marriage Equality Bill, 75-59
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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Rolling Stone:
Joe Biden: The Rolling Stone Interview — The vice president on guns, global warming and why he's “the last guy in the room” on every decision Obama makes — There is a keen Kennedy-like vigor to Joe Biden that overwhelms any room. As was once said of Theodore Roosevelt, he, too …
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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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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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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Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
State Department Demands Takedown Of 3D-Printable Gun Files For Possible Export Control Violations — The battle for control of dangerous digital shapes may have just begun. — On Thursday, Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson received a letter from the State Department Office …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
House GOP sees few options on debt — House Republican leaders don't know how they're going to address the debt limit later this summer, but early plans show that Washington is casually strolling into a five-month political and legislative minefield. — A clean debt-limit increase without …
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Are Republicans really gunning for another debt-limit showdown?
Are Republicans really gunning for another debt-limit showdown?
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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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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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FBI:
Tunisian Man Charged with Visa Fraud Related to Terrorism, Intended to Remain in U.S. to Facilitate an Act of International Terrorism … Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; George Venizelos, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office …
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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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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Bryan Fischer Won't Answer a Simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ Question — We seem to recall that after the last time Bryan Fischer appeared on Alan Colmes' radio program, he vowed never to appear on his show again. But he must have changed his mind, because last night he returned to Colmes' program …
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Advocate, The Raw Story, Towleroad News #gay and Alan Colmes' Liberaland