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Former College President Indicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Campaign Finance Fraud — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau …
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Dinesh D'Souza Is Charged With Using Straw Donors — Dinesh D'Souza, a best-selling conservative author and filmmaker, was indicted on Thursday on charges that he used straw donors to illegally donate to a 2012 Senate campaign. — Mr. D'Souza is an outspoken political commentator who directed …
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Politicker:
Dinesh D'Souza Indicted for Campaign Finance Fraud — Dinesh D'Souza. (Wikimedia) — Dinesh D'Souza, a controversial political commentator, author and former president of King's College, was indicted today by a grand jury for alleged campaign finance fraud, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office announced this evening.
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Conservative Author Dinesh D'Souza Charged With Campaign Finance Fraud — Conservative author Dinesh D'Souza has been indicted on federal charges of violating campaign finance laws, the the U.S attorney in Manhattan announced on Thursday. — The indictment accused D'Souza of participating …
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
'2016: Obama's America' Filmmaker Indicted for Violating Campaign Finance Laws — Dinesh D'Souza is accused of giving too much money to a candidate who sought to replace former New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. Producer Gerald Molen tells The Hollywood Reporter the charges are politically motivated.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Dinesh D'Souza indicted for violating U.S. election law
Dinesh D'Souza indicted for violating U.S. election law
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Dinesh D'Souza indicted for campaign finance fraud
Dinesh D'Souza indicted for campaign finance fraud
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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Huckabee: Dems think women can't control their libido — Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) said Thursday that Republicans need to take a more combative attitude toward winning the votes of women, by emphasizing that women aren't weaklings in need of help from the government.
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: Gov't Shouldn't Help Women Who Can't Control Libidos
Huckabee: Gov't Shouldn't Help Women Who Can't Control Libidos
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
NBC, CNN Reporters Pounce on Huckabee's ‘Libido’ Comments; Forced to Issue Corrections
NBC, CNN Reporters Pounce on Huckabee's ‘Libido’ Comments; Forced to Issue Corrections
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American Power, Hot Air and Weekly Standard
David Weigel / Slate:
Mike Huckabee: Democrats Want Women to Think “They Can't Control Their Libido”
Mike Huckabee: Democrats Want Women to Think “They Can't Control Their Libido”
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Talking Points Memo, Liberal Values, AMERICAblog News and The Raw Story
Jonathan Dienst / nbcnewyork.com:
Exclusive: Federal Probe into New Jersey Sen. Menendez Is Widening — The Justice Department is investigating Menendez's efforts on behalf of two businessmen from Ecuador — The federal criminal investigation into New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is broader than previously known, NBC 4 New York has learned.
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Boehner likes Bush for 2016 but not endorsing — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday night that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush would be a great president if he ran in 2016. — However, the Speaker made clear he is not endorsing anybody more than two years outside the election.
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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Boehner on ‘Tonight Show’: Shutdown was a ‘predictable disaster’ — House Speaker John A. Boehner speaks with Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show.” (Paul Drinkwater / NBC / January 23, 2014) — House Speaker John A. Boehner called last fall's government shutdown a “very predictable disaster” …
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Adam Withnall / The Independent:
Mystery of the Lyubov Orlova: Ghost ship full of cannibal rats ‘could be heading for Britain’ — A ghost ship carrying nothing but disease-ridden rats could be about to make land on Britain's shore, experts have warned. — The Lyubov Orlova cruise liner has been drifting across …
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Rand Paul Is the 2016 Republican Frontrunner — Don't laugh. He has built-in advantages in Iowa and New Hampshire, a party moving in his direction, and formidable fundraising potential. — If Chris Christie was ever the frontrunner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, he isn't anymore.
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Cathy McMorris Rodgers to give GOP's State of the Union response
Cathy McMorris Rodgers to give GOP's State of the Union response
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Kolten Parker / MySanAntonio.com:
Gov. Rick Perry for decriminalization of pot — SAN ANTONIO — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that he's for the decriminalization of marijuana use — not legalization, but the softening of punishment for marijuana users in the border state. — Perry made the comment during …
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Jonathan Tilove / Austin American-Statesman:
Gov. Rick Perry, in Davos, touts Texas as model for progressive drug policy short of decriminalization
Gov. Rick Perry, in Davos, touts Texas as model for progressive drug policy short of decriminalization
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David Martosko / Daily Mail:
‘Vindictive ... p***k’ Chris Christie accused of THIRD political revenge act as Democrats say he shut down urban DMV office because they opposed him — Elizabeth, NJ lost its Motor Vehicle Commission office at the end of 2010, leaving locals without a place for licenses and vehicle tags
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Ewan Palmer / International Business Times:
London Underground: Victoria Line Suspended After Concrete Poured into Control Room — London's Victoria tube line is currently suspended after an engineering team flooded a control room with fast-setting concrete. — Photos appearing on the UsVsth3m webiste appear to show …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: The Sleepiness of a Hollow Legend — The State of the Union is a grand tradition—but only if people are listening. — So the president's State of the Union address is Tuesday night, and it's always such a promising moment, a chance to wake everyone up and say “This I believe” and “Here we stand.”
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Capitol Broadcasting Company / WRAL-TV:
Sources: Clay Aiken prepping congressional bid — RALEIGH, N.C. — Pop singer Clay Aiken is assembling a political team for a run at the Democratic nomination in the 2nd Congressional District, sources told WRAL News on Thursday. — Aiken, a Raleigh native, is expected to make an official announcement next month, sources said.
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BBC:
Egypt violence: Deadly blasts hit police in Cairo — The attacks began with a powerful car bomb that exploded outside the police headquarters in central Cairo, killing four people and wounding 51. — Within hours, two other blasts occurred elsewhere in the city, killing one person and injuring 15.
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Washington Post:
McDonnell rejected plea offer to face one felony, spare wife any charges, avoid trial — Maureen McDonnell relayed to federal prosecutors last summer that she felt responsible for the relationship with a wealthy businessman who had drawn legal scrutiny to Virginia's first family …
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Arem Duplessis / The 6th Floor:
How Our Hillary Clinton Cover Came About — When we created the cover of this Sunday's magazine to accompany Amy Chozick's article — to be published online tomorrow — about Hillary Rodham Clinton's influence on the various people within her political universe, the immediate idea that came …
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Sky Dancing, Daily Dot, Independent Journal Review, The Fix and New York Times
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Dorsey Shaw / BuzzFeed:
19 Things That The New York Times Magazine “Planet Hillary” Cover Looks Like
19 Things That The New York Times Magazine “Planet Hillary” Cover Looks Like
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Paul Ryan doesn't want to be House speaker — SAN ANTONIO — Rep. Paul Ryan said he does not want to be speaker of the House, a declaration that will cause reverberations in Republican leadership circles in Washington. — During a wide-ranging luncheon in a hotel ballroom here Thursday …
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