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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: Dems ‘get clobbered’ in midterms — President Obama complained Thursday that Democrats “get clobbered” in midterm elections, blaming a “toxic” atmosphere in Washington for suppressing key Democratic constituencies. — “The challenge is that our politics in Washington have become …
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
President Obama: ‘In midterms, we get clobbered’ — President Barack Obama told Democratic donors that Democrats tend to “get clobbered” in midterm elections, and in order to win in November they need to turn out the vote. — Speaking at the suburban Miami home of basketball legend Alonzo Mourning …
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Politico:
Kos Folds Up the Big Tent
Kos Folds Up the Big Tent
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's delay: Frozen field or human shield? — The claim has hardened into accepted fact among many Democratic operatives: Hillary Clinton is freezing the Democratic 2016 field as she waits until possibly late this year to decide on another presidential run.
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Clinton's Top Selling Point in 2016: First Female President — Top negatives are not being qualified; continuing Obama's agenda — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans say the best or most positive thing about a possible Hillary Clinton presidency — if she were to run and be elected in 2016 …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Washington Post Falls For Left-Wing Fraud, Embarrasses Itself — Today's Washington Post features an article by Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin headlined, “The biggest lease holder in Canada's oil sands isn't Exxon Mobil or Chevron. It's the Koch brothers.”
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Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
Ukraine signs EU trade pact as Russia finalizes Crimea annexation — Brussels, Belgium (CNN) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed the political elements of a trade pact with the European Union on Friday, even as Russian lawmakers finalized the annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Obama's pathetic response to Putin's invasion of Crimea
Obama's pathetic response to Putin's invasion of Crimea
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We are this Generation's Workmen:
Your Dashed Hopes — Fred W. Phelps, Sr. Has Gone The Way of All Flesh, And Has Died on March 19, 2014 — Westboro Baptist Church Issues the Following Commentary: — Psalm 2:1 ¶ Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? — The world-wide media …
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Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Fred Phelps, Founder of Westboro Baptist Church, Dies at 84
Fred Phelps, Founder of Westboro Baptist Church, Dies at 84
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Putin's quiet Latin America play — Away from the conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is quietly seeking a foothold in Latin America, military officials warn. — To the alarm of lawmakers and Pentagon officials, Putin has begun sending navy ships and long-range bombers to the region for the first time in years.
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Iranian Ship, in Plain View but Shrouded in Mystery, Looks Very Familiar to U.S. — WASHINGTON — Iran is building a nonworking mock-up of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that United States officials say may be intended to be blown up for propaganda value.
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John Harwood / New York Times:
In Book, Architect of Health Law Predicts a Shift Away From Employer Coverage — WASHINGTON — Ezekiel J. Emanuel, who helped devise the Affordable Care Act, has a vision for how it will eventually work. Democrats hope it will not materialize anytime soon.
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Sam Eifling / Associated Press:
HAWAII LAW LETS POLICE HAVE SEX WITH PROSTITUTES — You are here — Home » Hawaii » Hawaii law lets police have sex with prostitutes — HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police officers have urged lawmakers to keep an exemption in state law that allows undercover officers to have sex …
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Wall Street Journal:
Ryan, Obama and ‘Racism’ — Two men use similar language and the left calls one a bigot. — A week later, and liberals are still lining up to assail Paul Ryan's “racism.” The episode is worth noting not because Mr. Ryan said anything wrong, but because of what it shows about the political habits of today's elected and media left.
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New York Times:
Koch Group Seeks Lasting Voice for Small Government — WASHINGTON — Americans for Prosperity — the group backed by the Koch brothers that has been pouring millions of dollars into competitive Senate races to the rising alarm of Democrats — was also among the politically active groups …
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Associated Press:
Thousands of Preschool Kids Face Suspension — Even preschoolers are getting suspended from U.S. public schools — and they're disproportionately black, a trend that continues up through the later grades. — Data to be released Friday by the Education Department's civil rights arm finds …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Tucker Carlson Forced To Apologize For His Reporter's Disgusting Tweets — A conservative reporter and his high-profile boss extended an apology to Buzzfeed's Rosie Gray on Wednesday night for a pair of crude and sexist tweets that immediately set off an uproar.
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
News Anchor Retracts Claim That Jay Carney Gets Questions In Advance — Phoenix news anchor Catherine Anaya acknowledged on Thursday that she didn't have things quite right earlier this week when she said White House press secretary Jay Carney gets questions in advance from reporters.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Local Reporter: Story That Carney Gets Questions In Advance Was “My Mistake”
Local Reporter: Story That Carney Gets Questions In Advance Was “My Mistake”
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