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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Bobby Jindal, Dannel Malloy tangle outside White House — A group of governors emerged midday Monday from a meeting with President Barack Obama that stressed bipartisan cooperation — but that sentiment didn't last as far as the White House driveway, as a Republican who's …
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Jeb on Bush family name: 'It's an issue' — (CNN) - Jeb Bush understands that as the son and brother of former presidents, his family name may hurt him as much as help him if he decides to run for the White House in 2016. — And the former two-term Florida governor reiterated that he'll …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Is the Jebbie Bandwagon Gearing Up?
Is the Jebbie Bandwagon Gearing Up?
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Jindal Breaches White House Protocol To Take Shots At Obama
Jindal Breaches White House Protocol To Take Shots At Obama
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Stability and Chaos, Hallmarks of Presidential Races, Swap Parties
Stability and Chaos, Hallmarks of Presidential Races, Swap Parties
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Raul Reyes / USA Today:
Does Hillary-Univision deal cross a line? Column
Does Hillary-Univision deal cross a line? Column
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Alec Baldwin / Vulture:
Good-bye, Public Life — Alec Baldwin, photographed by Steve Schofield. — As told to Joe Hagan. — I flew to Hawaii recently to shoot a film, fresh on the heels of being labeled a homophobic bigot by Andrew Sullivan, Anderson Cooper, and others in the Gay Department of Justice.
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Virginia Republican Says A Pregnant Woman Is Just A ‘Host,’ Though ‘Some Refer To Them As Mothers’ — Steve Martin Virginia State Senate Steve Martin Virginia Steve Martin Host Steve Martin Pregnant Woman Host Pregnant Women Hosts Pregnant Woman Host Steve Martin Pregnant Women Virginia Abortion Rights Virginia GOP Politics News
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Mark Caro / Chicago Tribune:
Harold Ramis, Chicago actor, writer and director, dead at 69 — Best-known as an actor for ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Stripes’, writer/director for ‘Caddyshack’, ‘Groundhog Day’ — Chicago Tribune reporter Mark Caro reflects on the career of Harold Ramis, who passed away at the age of 69.
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David Weigel / Slate:
Thank goodness Piers Morgan Live is dead. Finally. — Sunday night, after David Carr broke the news that Piers Morgan would be ending his CNN show, I searched Twitter to find how his fans were taking it. This was a mistake. Really, who was a Piers Morgan fan? Have you ever met one?
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Morgan Squanders the Brit Bonus — Dave Weigel has a fascinating take today on the cultural politics of the Piers Morgan fiasco at CNN: … Now as someone who definitely speaks with a Southern accent, I admit that on occasion I have used the prejudice of which Dave speaks to pick the pockets …
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Lobbyist drafts bill to ban gays from NFL — Washington lobbyist Jack Burkman on Monday said he is preparing legislation that would ban gay athletes from joining the National Football League. — Burkman in a statement said he has garnered political support for the bill …
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Lori Ziganto / Twitchy:
‘What the hell is wrong with you?’ Was this Samantha Power baffling Daniel Pearl tweet evil or stupid? — Arguably the former. You see, this happened: … No, really. … Speechless. Twitter users were not speechless, however, and gave Ambassador Power the business over the baffling tweet …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Samantha Power Dives Deep...Into Incoherence
Samantha Power Dives Deep...Into Incoherence
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Nolan Finley / detroitnews.com:
Michigan's John Dingell to retire from Congress after 58 years — Rep. John Dingell is leaving the Congress he's served for longer than anyone else in United States history. — At a luncheon Monday in his beloved Downriver, the Dearborn representative says he will announce he won't seek re-election …
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Mary Jo Pitzl / Arizona Republic:
FONT: — Three Republican senators who voted for Senate Bill 1062 say they made a bad decision in a rushed process and are now asking Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the right to refuse service bill. — “We feel it was a solution in search of a problem,” Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa …
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The Prescott Daily Courier:
Pierce wants Brewer to veto denial of service bill
Pierce wants Brewer to veto denial of service bill
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Howard Fischer / svherald.com:
Brewer to weigh in on controversial bill
Brewer to weigh in on controversial bill
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Leaders Draw Rare Re-election Challenge From the Ranks — DALLAS — There is the Tea Party Patriots “Fire the Speaker” petition, which is not to be confused with the FreedomWorks “Fire the Speaker” petition, or the websites variously urging people to “Fire John Boehner” and “Pledge to Fire Boehner.”
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
MSNBC's Ed Schultz Cancels Address At Democratic Fundraiser
MSNBC's Ed Schultz Cancels Address At Democratic Fundraiser
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Another Test of Precedent (No, Not Thomas's Silence) — WASHINGTON — Here is a good way to get a belly laugh from Justice Clarence Thomas: Suggest to him that the Supreme Court's decisions should seldom be overruled. — “You are the justice who is most willing to re-examine the court's precedents …
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can't Stop Another Snowden — President Obama's Director of National Intelligence spent his life protecting secrets. Then came the biggest leak of all. — Every morning at around 4:30 a.m., James Clapper wakes up and prepares for the worst job in Washington.
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New York Times:
Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to shrink the United States Army to its smallest force since before the World War II buildup and eliminate an entire class of Air Force attack jets in a new spending proposal …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Fewer Americans Think Obama Respected on World Stage — Slim majority still think world views U.S. favorably — PRINCETON, NJ — For the first time, more Americans think President Barack Obama is not respected by other world leaders than believe he is. Americans' opinions have shifted dramatically …
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Holder Says State Attorneys General Don't Have to Defend Gay Marriage Bans — Washington — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Monday that state attorneys general who believe that laws in their states banning same-sex marriage are discriminatory are not obligated to defend them.
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