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Ryan Lizza / News Desk:
How Prosecutors Fought to Keep Rosen's Warrant Secret — The Obama Administration fought to keep a search warrant for James Rosen's private e-mail account secret, arguing to a federal judge that the government might need to monitor the account for a lengthy period of time.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Did Eric Holder lie in Congressional testimony last week? — That's the question asked by Katie Pavlich and Jim Hoft after the revelation that Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved the application for a warrant on Fox News' James Rosen as a potential co-conspirator in espionage.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
The Sharyl Attkisson approach — Sharyl Attkisson has problems. — The Obama administration won't answer the CBS News correspondent's questions because her investigations — into Benghazi, Fast and Furious, Solyndra — often reflect negatively on it. Some colleagues at CBS News …
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Justice asked judge to keep Fox reporter in the dark over tracked email
Justice asked judge to keep Fox reporter in the dark over tracked email
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Roger Ailes' letter to Fox employees
Roger Ailes' letter to Fox employees
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
There's a fly in my soup
There's a fly in my soup
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Roger Ailes: Obama administration efforts to intimidate Fox will fail
Roger Ailes: Obama administration efforts to intimidate Fox will fail
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Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Fewer Americans Identify as Economic Conservatives in 2013 — Thirty percent say they are liberal on social issues, a new high — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-one percent of Americans now characterize their economic views as “conservative,” or “very conservative,” the lowest since President …
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Do Parties Really Need to Rebrand Themselves?
Do Parties Really Need to Rebrand Themselves?
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Daily Mail:
Scores of TGI Fridays in New Jersey ‘busted for selling caramel-colored rubbing alcohol as top-shelf scotch’ in statewide crackdown dubbed Operation Swill — At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles …
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Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Rubbing alcohol as scotch? N.J. officials release details of ‘Operation Swill’
Rubbing alcohol as scotch? N.J. officials release details of ‘Operation Swill’
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Congressman: Women Should Be Forced To Give Birth To Fetuses With No Brain Function — At a congressional committee hearing to discuss a proposed measure to criminalize abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a Texas lawmaker told a woman who made the difficult choice to terminate …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Strassel: Conservatives Became Targets in 2008 — The Obama campaign played a big role in a liberal onslaught that far pre-dated Citizens United. — The White House insists President Obama is “outraged” by the “inappropriate” targeting and harassment of conservative groups.
JJ Hensley / Arizona Republic:
FONT: — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has engaged in racial profiling and must not use Hispanic ancestry as a factor when making law-enforcement decisions, a federal judge has ruled. — U.S. District Judge Murray Snow issued the ruling Friday, more than eight months after a seven-day trial on the subject concluded.
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Jonathan Cohn / New Republic:
California Will Be Spared the Obamacare Apocalypse — No sticker shock here—just affordable insurance premiums — Predictions of an Obamacare apocalypse seem a little less credible today, thanks to California. — On Thursday, officials in that state offered the first detailed glimpse …
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Olga Khazan / The Atlantic Online:
Nearly a Quarter of People in Greece and the U.S. Can't Afford Food — Hunger has grown dramatically in Europe since 2007 — No matter where you're from, not having enough to eat is the ultimate signifier of economic distress. Food is the base of Maslow's hierarchy. It's the first concern in disaster zones.
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Sabrina Siddiqui / The Huffington Post:
Senate Republicans Oppose Budget Blockade By Tea Party In Growing GOP Feud — WASHINGTON — A tea party rebellion by several U.S. senators blocking progress on the federal budget may be working for them, but not for their fellow Republican lawmakers — even ones who mostly agree with them.
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Timothybella / CBS DC:
McCain Accuses Tea Party Colleagues Of Pushing Dems Too Far
McCain Accuses Tea Party Colleagues Of Pushing Dems Too Far
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Michelle Nunn actively preparing for Senate campaign in Georgia — Businesswoman Michele Nunn is actively preparing for a Senate campaign in Georgia and Democrats there expect an announcement early this summer, according to two sources with knowledge of the plans.
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Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Medea Benjamin Surprised Obama Drones Speech Protest Worked — WASHINGTON — Even Medea Benjamin was surprised she managed to get into President Barack Obama's major national security address at National Defense University on Thursday. The long-time Code Pink protestor (and HuffPost blogger) …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Obama debates Obama — A heckler briefly interrupted President …
Obama debates Obama — A heckler briefly interrupted President …
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Quin Hillyer / American Spectator:
Laying Down My Pen — When an opportunity comes to do something good, one must grab it. — At 2 p.m. central time Thursday afternoon in Mobile, word spread that U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, a six-term Republican from a dark red district, would announce that he is resigning mid-term (Aug. 15) …
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Daily Mail:
Man charged with making ‘racist or anti-religious’ Facebook comments about British soldier's death — Police say people should be careful about what they write on twitter as the ‘consequences could be serious’ — A 22-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of making malicious comments …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama met privately with Friedman, Ignatius, etc. — President Obama held a private meeting with top national security journalists on Thursday afternoon following his national security policy address at the National Defense University in Washington, POLITICO has learned.
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U.S. News:
Cars, drivers plunge into river after Wash. I-5 bridge collapse — Three people were rescued from water after a bridge along Interstate-5 in Washington State collapsed on Thursday evening, plunging cars into Skagit River below, according to Washington State Patrol.
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Michael Pearson / CNN:
Bridge collapses in Washington
Bridge collapses in Washington
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Gabriel Gomez calls Ed Markey ‘pond scum’ — Massachusetts GOP Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez called his opponent, longtime Rep. Ed Markey, “pond scum” during an interview with an NPR reporter on Thursday. — “I don't think there's anything more offensive,” Gomez said …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Menendez: Immigration bill doesn't have votes to pass Senate — Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said Friday that the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill doesn't have enough votes to pass the Senate. — The bill won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 13-5 vote …
Jana Eschbach / WPEC:
EXCLUSIVE: Parents Of Underage Victim In Kate Hunt's Case Defend Actions — SEBASTIAN, Fla. — A local teen's family says she is being unfairly prosecuted for a same-sex relationship. But now a new twist in the case that has gripped the nation. — The parents of the underage victim speak …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall — The IRS's leaders refuse to account for the agency's corruption and abuse. — “I don't know.” “I don't remember.” “I'm not familiar with that detail.” “It's not my precise area.” “I'm not familiar with that letter.”
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Budget Cuts Get Personal; Those Who Are Hurt, Holler — The federal budget sequester may be dampening a rise in economic optimism: Nearly four in 10 Americans now say sequestration has hurt them personally, up substantially since it began in March - and they're far less sanguine than others about the economy's prospects overall.
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Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Secret recording: Mark Shurtleff offers $2 million to silence critic — Scandal » Utah businessman says 2009 meeting with ex-A.G. was “like an episode in ‘Bizarro World.’ ” — On the breakfast table at Mimi's Cafe, Darl McBride had eggs and potatoes served in a fried tortilla …
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Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
The Collapse Of Public Infrastructure Spending In One Chart — The big news today is that a bridge in Washington collapsed, throwing cars into the water. Amazingly, nobody died. — This may revive debate about the need to spend more on infrastructure, which would have multiple positive effects.
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Yet Another Hulu Bidder! Yahoo Is In, Too. — Add one more name to the Hulu bidding derby: Yahoo, which just announced plans to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion, has made an offer on the video website as well. — The Web giant submitted a bid for the video site this morning, according to a person familiar with process.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Other Government Motors — Tesla by the numbers: How taxpayers made an electric car company. — The list of the Obama Administration's industrial policy failures is long, from Solyndra to Fisker Automotive. But now we are hearing that one success redeems them all: Tesla Motors .
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