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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Putin Asserts Right to Use Force in Eastern Ukraine — MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia emphasized on Thursday that the upper chamber of the Russian Parliament had authorized him to use military force if necessary in eastern Ukraine, and also stressed Russia's historical claim …
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Charlie Spiering / BREITBART.COM:
SNOWDEN ASKS PUTIN QUESTION ON RUSSIAN SURVEILLANCE ON LIVE TV — Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden joined a public question-and-answer session with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow via video. — Snowden asked Putin if Russia had similar surveillance programs …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Rand Paul's Putin problem — If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton runs against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for president in November 2016, and Russian strongman-for-life Vladimir Putin remains in power, Clinton could win a victory approaching a 50-state landslide, including reluctant support …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Edward Snowden Asks Putin About Russia's Surveillance Tactics
WATCH: Edward Snowden Asks Putin About Russia's Surveillance Tactics
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Kathy Lally / Washington Post:
Putin changes course, admits Russian troops were in Crimea before vote
Putin changes course, admits Russian troops were in Crimea before vote
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Oren Dorell / USA Today:
Jews ordered to register in east Ukraine — Jews in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk where pro-Russian militants have taken over government buildings were told they have to “register” with the Ukrainians who are trying to make the city become part of Russia, according to Israeli media.
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Michal Margalit / Ynetnews:
Donetsk leaflet: Jews must register or face deportation — Fear replaced communal atmosphere in Donetsk's Jewish community as armed men handed out a leaflet Passover eve calling on Jews register their religion and property with the interim pro-Russian government or face deportation and loss of citizenship.
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Peter Roff / U.S. News:
The IRS Scandal's Smoking Gun? — A suspicious email could confirm Lois Lerner's culpability in recent IRS abuses. — In hot water — The so-called “smoking gun” proving the Internal Revenue Service played politics with conservative groups seeking official non-profit …
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Aman Batheja / The Texas Tribune:
PAC to Shut Down After Name Draws Furor … A Texas political action committee called Boats 'N Hoes PAC will be just a memory by Thursday, according to the Republican political consultant who is the boss of the man who started it. — Houston consultant Allen Blakemore confirmed Wednesday evening …
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Kolten Parker / MySanAntonio.com:
Texas 'Boats ‘N Hoes PAC’ raising controversy — The PAC is registered with the Texas Ethics Commission — SAN ANTONIO — The name of a fundraising group made waves in the tug-of-war between Republicans and Democrats over women voters on Wednesday. — Political consulting firm employee …
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Early Senate Polls Have Plenty to Tell Us About November — Republican Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is fighting for his political life — or is he? The Senate minority leader is nearly tied in the polls with Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes.
The Wrap:
‘X-Men’ Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Assaulting Underage Boy — Lawsuit alleges Singer “manipulated his power” to exploit 17-year-old boy — “X-Men” director Bryan Singer is being accused of drugging, raping, and using his power to exploit a teenage boy in a lawsuit filed Wednesday …
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Jonathan Handel / Hollywood Reporter:
Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Abusing 17-Year-Old Boy in 1999
Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Abusing 17-Year-Old Boy in 1999
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Stephanie Strom / New York Times:
When ‘Liking’ a Brand Online Voids the Right to Sue — Might downloading a 50-cent coupon for Cheerios cost you legal rights? — General Mills, the maker of cereals like Cheerios and Chex as well as brands like Bisquick and Betty Crocker, has quietly added language to its website …
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters say Obama lies on important matters; Bush, Christie and Paul are top GOP picks for 2016 — Home - Video - Politics - U.S. - Opinion - Entertainment - Tech - Science - Health - Travel - Lifestyle - World - Sports - On Air — ©2014 FOX News Network, LLC.
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KMOV-TV:
Parent says daughter warned by teacher for carrying Bible at local school — (KMOV.com) - The mother of a Potosi High School student said a teacher went too far when her daughter was reprimanded for carrying a Bible around school. — Angela English says her daughter, Kiela …
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Sarah McLaughlin / FIRE:
Bergen Administrators Fear ‘Game of Thrones’ Quote, Censor Professor — Brace yourselves; censorship is coming! — Displaying a lack of both pop culture and First Amendment awareness, administrators at Bergen Community College in New Jersey placed Professor Francis Schmidt on leave this past January …
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Associated Press:
Beau Biden plans 2016 run for governor in Delaware — DOVER, Del. — Vice President Joe Biden's eldest son, Beau Biden, said Thursday that he has decided not to seek re-election as Delaware attorney general this year and instead plans to run for governor in 2016.
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Obama nominee warned about politicizing the census. — It must have seemed like a good idea at the time. In February 2009 a new Democratic president reached across party lines and nominated a Republican senator, New Hampshire's Judd Gregg, as commerce secretary.
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naked capitalism and Betsy's Page
Zachary Davies Boren / Telegraph:
The US is an oligarchy, study concludes — Report by researchers from Princeton and Northwestern universities suggests that US political system serves special interest organisations, instead of voters — The US government does not represent the interests of the majority of the country's citizens …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Progressives are wrong about the essence of the Constitution — In a 2006 interview, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said the Constitution is “basically about” one word — “democracy” — that appears in neither that document nor the Declaration of Independence. Democracy is America's way of allocating political power.
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Rhiannon Williams / Telegraph:
Joe Biden posts Instagram selfie with Barack Obama — Not one to be left behind by a trend, US Vice President Joe Biden has joined Instagram and roped in a famous friend for his first selfie — The selfie trend shows no sign of slowing down after US Vice President Joe Biden got in on the act …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
An Indecent Burial — Twenty-five years ago this month, with the Supreme Court's support for the right to abortion shrinking rapidly, the justices heard a case from Missouri that invited them to disavow Roe v. Wade, the precedent that 16 years earlier had given women the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.
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Nick Banaszak / WHNT-TV:
Commission Reviews Spousal Health Coverage Dilemma — HUNTSVILLE, Ala.(WHNT)-More than a dozen widows who were married to retired Madison County employees saw their health insurance coverage dropped earlier this year, and one county commissioner now says it's time to give it back.
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Politico:
The tea party radio network — Glenn Beck worked the crowd like a preacher at a rally this month in Louisville, Ky., declaring that God had responded to conservatives' prayers by sending a slate of tea party candidates to wrest control of the Republican Party from Mitch McConnell.
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James Carville / The Hill:
Clinton vs. Bush: The real debate — OPINION l This past Sunday I joined a panel of distinguished pundits on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” and to the surprise of no viewers we spent a considerable amount of time discussing the prospects of a presidential race between Hillary Clinton …