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Elon Musk / Tesla Motors:
Hyperloop — When the California “high speed” rail was approved, I was quite disappointed, as I know many others were too. How could it be that the home of Silicon Valley and JPL - doing incredible things like indexing all the world's knowledge and putting rovers on Mars …
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Ashlee Vance / Businessweek:
Revealed: Elon Musk Explains the Hyperloop, the Solar-Powered High-Speed Future of Inter-City Transportation — Almost a year after Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors (TSLA) and SpaceX, first floated the idea of a superfast mode of transportation, he has finally revealed the details …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Hillary Clinton jumps back into political fray with speech on voting rights — (CNN) - Hillary Clinton's self-imposed absence from the country's political discourse ended Monday when the former secretary of state issued biting criticism of Republican-backed voter ID laws during a speech to a group of lawyers.
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Jan Schakowsky / The Huffington Post:
The GOP's Politics of Subtraction — The saying goes that politics is the art of addition. Even first time candidates for any elective office quickly realize that their circle of friends and family is not enough, that they need the support of people unlike themselves if they are to have any hope of winning.
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Weiner says scandal hurt wife ‘professionally’; knows 2016 Clinton role
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Anthony Weiner: Huma Will Play Role In Hillary Clinton's 2016 Campaign
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en.ria.ru:
Russia Confirms Anti-Gay Law Will Be Enforced at Olympics … Russia's Interior Ministry, which controls the police force, confirmed Monday that the country's controversial anti-gay law will be enforced during the Sochi 2014 Olympics. — Confusion has reigned over how the country intends …
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Lara Seligman / The Hill:
Schumer: Nations should wave rainbow flags for gay rights at Russia Olympics
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Tris Reid-Smith / Gay Star News:
Olympic Committee threatens to punish athletes who fight for gay Russians
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Rob Christensen / Raleigh News & Observer:
Gov. McCrory signs voter ID bill into law — RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory Monday signed into law a bill requiring voters to produce a photo ID when they go to the polls, a measure that was hailed by Republicans as a means for heightening ballot security but which was criticized by Democrats …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Hillary Clinton talks voting rights
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Andrew Kaczynski:
Republican Congressman: We Probably Have The Votes To Impeach Obama — “I'll give you a real frank answer about that: If we were to impeach the president tomorrow, you could probably get the votes in the House of Representatives to do it.” — youtube.com
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The White House:
Presidential Memorandum — Reviewing Our Global Signals Intelligence Collection and Communications Technologies — The United States, like all nations, gathers intelligence in order to protect its national interests and to defend itself, its citizens, and its partners and allies from threats to our security.
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Timothy B. Lee / The Switch:
The man who misled Congress on spying will pick Obama's intelligence review panel
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Surveillance Speech: A Low Point in Barack Obama's Presidency
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Daily Mail:
'Oprah's a liar': Sales assistant in Swiss racist handbag row denies telling TV host that she could not view item because she couldn't afford it — The sales assistant who refused to show U.S. talkshow billionaire Oprah Winfrey a luxury handbag costing nearly £25,000 claims the superstar lied …
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CNN:
High life brought low: Jury finds ‘Whitey’ Bulger guilty in killings, racketeering — The trial of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger — Boston (CNN) — Two years ago, James “Whitey” Bulger — the famed and much-feared head of the Boston mob — was sitting pretty in Santa Monica, California.
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David Dayen / Salon:
Your mortgage documents are fake! — Newly obtained filings from this Florida woman's lawsuit uncover horrifying scheme (Update) — If you know about foreclosure fraud, the mass fabrication of mortgage documents in state courts by banks attempting to foreclose on homeowners …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Booker expected to win big in NJ primary — Newark Mayor Cory Booker is poised to win big on Tuesday in the New Jersey Senate Democratic primary — but all eyes will be on his victory margin. — The most recent poll from Quinnipiac University showed the mayor with a 37-point lead …
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Jay Korff / WJLA-TV:
President Obama's ambulance runs out of gas, sparks criticism — WASHINGTON (WJLA) — As President Obama travels to and from the White House in his motorcade, the number one concern is keeping him safe. A critical constant is a DC Fire and EMS ambulance, typically Medic 1, that trails behind in the event of a medical emergency.
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Santorum: Term ‘Middle Class’ Is ‘Marxism Talk’ — Rick Santorum says the term “middle class” is “Marxism talk” since America doesn't have any classes. “Since when in America do we have classes?” Santorum asked a Republican gathering in Lyon County, Iowa, “There's no class in America.”
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