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Whither the GOP? Republicans Want Change, But Split over Party's Direction — Ryan Has Broader Appeal in GOP than Paul, Rubio or Christie — OVERVIEW — Coming off of two consecutive presidential election defeats, most Republican voters believe that their party must address major problems to be more competitive in the future.
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
VIDEO: Paul Ryan Wants Boehner To Bring Immigration Reform To A Vote Even If Most GOPers Don't Support It
VIDEO: Paul Ryan Wants Boehner To Bring Immigration Reform To A Vote Even If Most GOPers Don't Support It
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Source: Obama was ‘rude and dismissive’ in exchange with Democrat — Washington (CNN) - During a question and answer session Wednesday with Democrats on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama offered what Democratic sources said was a testy response to a question about a federal loan guarantee program …
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Obama defends Summers, tells Dems 'Don't believe HuffPost'
Obama defends Summers, tells Dems 'Don't believe HuffPost'
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New York Times:
Weighing Choice for Fed, Obama Offers His Party a Defense of Summers
Weighing Choice for Fed, Obama Offers His Party a Defense of Summers
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Richard McGregor / Financial Times:
Obama defends Larry Summers to Democrats
Obama defends Larry Summers to Democrats
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XKeyscore: NSA tool collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’ — • XKeyscore gives ‘widest-reaching’ collection of online data — • NSA analysts require no prior authorization for searches — • Sweeps up emails, social media activity and browsing history
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Outlines N.S.A.'s Culling of Data for All Domestic Calls
U.S. Outlines N.S.A.'s Culling of Data for All Domestic Calls
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George Zimmerman DASHCAM VIDEO — Stopped By Cops for Speeding ... Gun in Car — DASHCAM VIDEO — Stopped By Cops, Packing Heat — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — 1:55 PM PT — We've obtained the police dashcam video of the stop ... in which George Zimmerman informs the cop he has a firearm in his glove box.
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Ktvtdeborah / CBS Dallas:
George Zimmerman Stopped For Speeding In North Texas
George Zimmerman Stopped For Speeding In North Texas
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Republican fiscal splits erupt; Rogers rips party leadership — Long-running Republican tensions over the Ryan budget's deep spending cuts boiled over Wednesday as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee accused his party of being unable to support them.
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THUD pulled as GOP budget frays — With support collapsing, a $44.1 billion transportation and housing bill was pulled abruptly from the House floor Wednesday, and top Republicans conceded it was a further sign that the party's budget strategy is unraveling.
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MLB prepared to ban A-Rod for life, suspend eight others — Commissioner Bud Selig is prepared to levy a lifetime suspension on New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, while suspending about eight others before the weekend, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports.
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Isaac Chotiner / New Republic:
John McCain, Undecided 2016 Voter — Interview: McCain on Fox News Schizophrenia, Tea Party Nihilism, and Choosing Between Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul in 2016 — It has been difficult to follow politics over the past several months without sensing the presence of a new John McCain. (Again.)
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
McCain strolls into Dem caucus meeting
McCain strolls into Dem caucus meeting
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New outrage over Benghazi — Washington (CNN) — A Republican lawmaker demanded Wednesday to know why investigators have not captured or killed any of the suspects in the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, pointing out that CNN was able to find a man who some say was the ringleader …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
CNN: We Were Able to Interview Lead Benghazi Suspect for 2 Hours
CNN: We Were Able to Interview Lead Benghazi Suspect for 2 Hours
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Rev. Jesse Jackson calls Florida ‘Selma of our time’; Gov. Rick Scott calls for apology — TALLAHASSEE — It didn't take long for Florida's Republican leaders to lash out following comments made Tuesday by the Rev. Jesse Jackson during his visit with the Dream Defenders protest group at the Capitol.
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James Arkin / Politico:
Rick Scott: Jesse Jackson owes Fla. an apology
Rick Scott: Jesse Jackson owes Fla. an apology
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Glenn Beck: “I Was Diane Sawyer's Little Bitch” — Beck's radio program goes off the rails and his co-host Stu is left almost speechless. “Don't even think about what you're saying. Just go with it.” — Watch as Beck's radio program descends into chaos. — View Video ›
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The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful People — Welcome to The Hill's annual 50 Most Beautiful list! — This year marks the 10th anniversary of the list and brings in a slew of new faces as, for the first time, White House and executive branch employees were eligible for consideration.
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Secret Sex Tape: Monica Lewinsky Caught On Explicit Recording Telling Bill Clinton, ‘I Could Take My Clothes Off...’ — A sex tape that Monica Lewinsky recorded for Bill Clinton at the height of their scandalous affair has leaked, during which the former White House intern is heard planning …
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Sydney Leathers in talks to create porn flick based on e-fling with Anthony Weiner — Leathers met with Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, who offered Weiner's former paramour an opportunity to make an X-rated parody of the sexting affair. When shock jock Howard Stern asked Leathers …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Quit Is the Way to Roll — The cruelly misunderstood Anthony Weiner …
Quit Is the Way to Roll — The cruelly misunderstood Anthony Weiner …
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Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker Talk Lee Daniels' The Butler, Racism, and the N-word — “People need to see this movie,” says Oprah of Lee Daniels' The Butler, which raises questions about race in America — In this weekend's issue, Parade features a very personal conversation with Forest Whitaker …
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Sen. Heitkamp flying back to Washington to cast decisive vote on ATF nominee — The Senate is waiting for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) to cast the deciding vote on whether to end debate on President Obama's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Steve Coll / News Desk:
How Egypt Will Shake the World — In late 1991, amid the worldwide wave of elections that followed the end of the Cold War, Algeria's military-backed government held a national vote and very reluctantly invited a coalition of previously repressed Islamists to take part.
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23 Libertarian Problems — Yes, I do sleep on a copy of Atlas Shrugged . — When someone tells you your “crazy views will never win an election.” — “Is this like your bible?” — When you get a fundraising text from the RNC. — Source: blog.asiantown.net — View Entire List ›