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Andrew Solomon / New Yorker:
The father of the Sandy Hook killer searches for answers. — In Peter Lanza's new house, on a secluded private road in Fairfield County, Connecticut, is an attic room overflowing with shipping crates of what he calls “the stuff.” Since the day in December, 2012, when his son Adam killed his own mother …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
CPAC BONUS SATURDAY — THE PRINCESS IN EXCELSIS … WASHINGTON, D.C. — By now, and by god, it should have settled permanently in the consciousness of the nation what a huge and untoward gamble with the country John McCain and his campaign took in 2008 when they elevated Sarah Palin …
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Shocking: Sarah Palin's Green Eggs and Ham Parody Was Ripped From Chain E-Mail — Today was the last day of CPAC, and the honor of being the final speaker for the convention was given to former half-term half-wit governor, Sarah Palin. Her speech was characterized by the usual touting of …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
John Kerry's brutal CNN joke — Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a knife to the heart of CNN during Saturday night's address at the annual Gridiron Club dinner, the white-tie-and-tails event hosted by Washington's most prestigious press group. — During a humorous and well-received speech …
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Sen. Rand Paul / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE-RAND PAUL: STOP WARPING REAGAN'S FOREIGN POLICY — Every Republican likes to think he or she is the next Ronald Reagan. Some who say this do so for lack of their own ideas and agenda. Reagan was a great leader and President. But too often people make him into something …
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Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
U.S. Must Take Strong Action Against Putin's Aggression — In an op-ed for TIME, Sen. Rand Paul argues that if he were President, he would take a harder stance against the Russian President for his actions: “Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of that nation's sovereignty …
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Jenna Levy / Gallup:
U.S. Uninsured Rate Continues to Fall — Uninsured rate drops most among lower-income and black Americans — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of Americans without health insurance continues to fall, measuring 15.9% so far in 2014 compared with 17.1% in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Morning Plum: As GOP certainty about Obamacare's collapse deepens, number of uninsured falls again
Morning Plum: As GOP certainty about Obamacare's collapse deepens, number of uninsured falls again
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Meet America's Most Hated Doctors — You received years of specialized training in a field that you're passionate about. You've decided to work in an area of the country where you feel you can make a difference. You have a family, and you're primarily concerned about helping other families thrive.
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Colleen Crinion / Talking Points Memo:
Today We Honor Abortion Providers
Today We Honor Abortion Providers
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Suzanne Goldenberg / Guardian:
Democrats to stage climate ‘talkathon’ — More than two dozen Democratic senators will take to the floor to show their commitment to tackling climate change — More than two dozen Democratic senators will take to the Senate floor on Monday for an all-night session of speeches on climate change.
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Susan Davis / USA Today:
Democrats plan all-night ‘talkathon’ on climate change
Democrats plan all-night ‘talkathon’ on climate change
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Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
George Zimmerman Signs Autographs At A Florida Gun Show — George Zimmerman signs autographs. — CREDIT: Wesh.com — George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, was the featured guest at a central Florida gun show this weekend, where he autographed photographs for customers.
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Tom Boggioni / The Raw Story:
George Zimmerman appearance at Florida gun show draws blanks
George Zimmerman appearance at Florida gun show draws blanks
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Amanda Ober / WESH-TV:
George Zimmerman signs autographs at Orlando gun show
George Zimmerman signs autographs at Orlando gun show
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Jethro Mullen / CNN:
Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: What we know and don't know — (CNN) — Three days ago, a Malaysian passenger jet with more than 200 people on board vanished in the skies over Southeast Asia. — On Monday, investigators appeared to be no closer to explaining how a large plane could seemingly disappear into thin air.
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Siva Govindasamy / Reuters:
Exclusive: Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration - source
Exclusive: Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration - source
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Erica Goode / New York Times:
Little-Known Health Act Fact: Prison Inmates Are Signing Up — In a little-noticed outcome of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, jails and prisons around the country are beginning to sign up inmates for health insurance under the law, taking advantage of the expansion of Medicaid …
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New York Times:
Staking $1 Billion That Herbalife Will Fail, Then Lobbying to Bring It Down — WASHINGTON — At a Midtown Manhattan steakhouse last June, William A. Ackman, the activist hedge fund manager who had bet a billion dollars on the collapse of the nutritional supplement company Herbalife …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Liberty, Equality, Efficiency — Most people, if pressed on the subject, would probably agree that extreme income inequality is a bad thing, although a fair number of conservatives believe that the whole subject of income distribution should be banned from public discourse.
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Associated Press:
Kim Jong Un ‘elected’ with 100% of the vote — PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — With no one else on the ballot, state media reported Monday that supreme leader Kim Jong Un was not only elected to the highest legislative body in North Korea, he won with the unanimous approval of his district, which had 100% turnout.
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Kevin Loker / Pew Research Center:
61% of young Republicans favor same-sex marriage — There is a little nuance here, right? Judging by the chart, the question asked whether they favor gays and lesbians to marry *legally*. That part doesn't really filter into the write-up: — A more accurate version of the second graph would read …
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Alison Leigh Cowan / New York Times:
Ruling Clears Way for Skakel Libel Suit — A federal judge ruled that Michael C. Skakel's libel claim could proceed against the television personality Nancy Grace and her associates over comments made on her current affairs show that falsely suggested DNA evidence tied him to Martha Moxley's 1975 murder.
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