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Herb Jackson / NorthJersey.com:
US Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at 89 — Frank R. Lautenberg, who rose from a poor Paterson boyhood to become a multimillionaire businessman and New Jersey's longest-serving U.S.senator, died Monday at 89 of viral pneumonia, his office said. — The oldest member of the Senate …
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Adam Clymer / New York Times:
Frank Lautenberg, 5-Term Senator From New Jersey, Dies at 89 — Frank R. Lautenberg, who fought the alcohol and tobacco industries and promoted Amtrak as a five-term United States senator from New Jersey, died Monday morning in Manhattan. He was 89. — The cause was complications from viral pneumonia, his office said.
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Politico:
Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at 89 — Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a World War II veteran who served nearly three decades in the Senate, died early Monday morning in New York at 89. — The New Jersey Democrat - the oldest member of the Senate - had been ill and was a rarely-seen presence in Washington in recent months.
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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Sen. Frank Lautenberg dead at 89 — Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), the last World War II veteran in the Senate and the chamber's oldest member, died Monday morning. He was 89. — In a statement, Lautenberg's office said he died at 4:02 a.m. “due to complications from viral pneumonia.”
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Frank Lautenberg's Senate Seat To Be Filled By Special Election This Year
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
David Plouffe rips Darrell Issa ‘loose ethically’ — Former White House senior adviser David Plouffe took to Twitter to question Rep. Darrell Issa's ethics after the California Republican trashed press secretary Jay Carney. — “Strong words from Mr Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler.
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
IRS controversy turns personal, nasty — (CNN) - An unusually harsh and personal war of words erupted on Sunday, even for the current hyper-partisan atmosphere in Washington, DC, with one of President Obama's top advisers bringing up the 40-year-old criminal record of the Republican congressman leading …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Robert Gibbs: Darrell Issa must apologize
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Daily Mail:
IRS employee in bombshell congressional interviews about tea party targeting: 'Washington …
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
HOUSE PANEL: REPORT FINDS $50M FOR IRS CONFERENCES
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Report: How GOP lost young voters — A new postmortem on the November elections from the nation's leading voice for college Republicans offers a searing indictment of the GOP “brand” and the major challenges the party faces in wooing young voters, according to a copy given exclusively to POLITICO.
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Immigration reform deal hangs on border security — The Gang of Eight's hopes for a Senate supermajority is running into the GOP's push for a dramatic crackdown on border security — testing the limits of the bipartisan coalition that's propelling the bill through Congress.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP immigration supporters face back-tax dilemma
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Geezers Are All Right — Last month the Congressional Budget Office released its much-anticipated projections for debt and deficits, and there were cries of lamentation from the deficit scolds who have had so much influence on our policy discourse. The problem, you see …
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Oliver Wright / The Independent:
‘Constitutional crisis’ if Lords reject gay marriage, senior peer warns — The Government could be plunged into a “constitutional crisis” if members of the House of Lords reject plans for gay marriage this week, a senior peer has warned. — Opponents of the Same Sex Couples Bill …
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John Bingham / Telegraph:
Bishops under pressure to abstain in gay marriage vote
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Inside The Meltdown At America's Most Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm — Rex Elsass built a Republican empire on his faith, but he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul. — DELAWARE, Ohio — About 30 miles north of Columbus …
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Steve Coll / New Yorker:
THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS — In 1969, when nothing excited the public's interest like the depredations of drug fiends, the Louisville Courier-Journal sent a reporter named Paul Branzburg to penetrate Kentucky's marijuana underground. He published eyewitness accounts …
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New York Times:
China Is Reaping Biggest Benefits of Iraq Oil Boom — BAGHDAD — Since the American-led invasion of 2003, Iraq has become one of the world's top oil producers, and China is now its biggest customer. — China already buys nearly half the oil that Iraq produces, nearly 1.5 million barrels a day …
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Devoted to Politics, MSNBC Slips on Breaking News — At MSNBC they view it as rooting against death and destruction: the last thing the channel wants is more months like the last two, filled with terror bombings, tornadoes and plant accidents. — It's not all altruism.
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NY Daily News:
Mayhem in the city: 25 people shot in 48 hours — Three killed Sunday after three were killed Saturday. One of the wounded includes an 11-year-old girl who will never walk again. — Cops check the scene of a deadly gun battle at Bedford Ave. and Lenox Road in Brooklyn on Sunday.
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Ben Casselman / Wall Street Journal:
Risk-Averse Culture Infects U.S. Workers, Entrepreneurs — Americans have long taken pride in their willingness to bet it all on a dream. But that risk-taking spirit appears to be fading. — Three long-running trends suggest the U.S. economy has turned soft on risk: Companies add jobs more slowly, even in good times.
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Microsoft Ponders Major Restructuring, Amid Renewed Wall Street Focus on Stock — According to sources close to the situation, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is working on what is likely to turn into a significant restructuring of the massive software company, which could also move several current execs to more prominent roles.
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