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1:55 PM ET, May 27, 2014

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Ann Hornaday / Washington Post:
In a final videotaped message, a sad reflection of the sexist stories we so often see on screen  —  Police were examining this video posted on YouTube in which a man who identifies himself as Elliot Rodger says he is planning an attack in Isla Vista because he had been snubbed by women.
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Daniel Beekman / NY Daily News:
Woman ‘devastated’ to be named by Santa Barbara shooter Elliot Rodger as motivation for killing spree, dad says  —  The father of the woman, whose name the Daily News is withholding, 'doesn't even remember' Rodger, who went on a killing spree Friday night that left six dead and 13 injured.
James Poulos / The Daily Beast:
Alleged Santa Barbara Killer Elliot Rodger and the Twisted Cult of Modern Masculinity
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Rap Genius Co-Founder Moghadam Fired Over Tasteless Comments on Santa Barbara Shooting
Mike Allen / Politico:
HILLARY CLINTON: Book is not for 'followers of Washington's long-running soap opera ... I'm proud of what we accomplished ... America remains the “indispensable nation"' — GOP SENATE CONTRACT '14?  —  EXCLUSIVE: The initial printing of Hillary Rodham Clinton's “Hard Choices,” …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hillary leaves left cold
Discussion: CNN, Politico and Hot Air
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
Post-primary poll gives Jack Kingston an early edge over David Perdue
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Rise of the showboat donor
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Manu Raju / Politico:   GOP pols press for 2014 ‘Contract with America’
Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Gun Activists Flaunting Assault Rifles Get Booted From Chili's and Sonic  —  As a backlash grows, open-carry groups in Texas beat a retreat.  —  It would be an understatement to say that the tactics of gun rights activists have been backfiring of late.  The showdown has taken place foremost in Texas …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
There's another scandal in American health care  —  TWEET SHARE LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT  —  The investigation is ongoing, but as of now, it looks like overwhelmed VA hospitals shunted some veterans onto secret wait lists and delayed their care (read Vox's explainer here).
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
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Phil Galewitz / Kaiser Health News:
Safety Net Hospitals Already Seeing More Paying Patients — And Revenue  —  This KHN story was produced in collaboration with  —  At Seattle's largest safety-net hospital, the proportion of uninsured patients fell from 12 percent last year to an unprecedented low of 2 percent this spring …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Report: CEO paychecks top $10 million mark  —  Paychecks for top executives are reaching new highs, as the median pay for a CEO exceeded $10 million for the first time in 2013.  —  A new report from The Associated Press found that the head of an average large public company brought home $10.5 million …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
MEDIAN CEO PAY CROSSES $10 MILLION IN 2013
Discussion: NPR and ThinkProgress
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Joe The Plumber To UCSB Parents: 'Your Dead Kids Don't Trump' My Guns  —  Samuel Wurzelbacher gave his condolences this week to the families of the victims of the mass shooting near the University of California, Santa Barbara.  But no tragedy is going to stop “Joe The Plumber” from defending the Second Amendment.
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TheBlaze.com:
Major Jewish Group Slams MSNBC Host Toure for Suggesting Holocaust Survivors Benefitted from ‘the Power of Whiteness’  —  A major Jewish organization dedicated to combating anti-Semitism and pursuing Nazi war criminals is criticizing MSNBC host Toure for suggesting that Jewish Holocaust survivors benefitted from being white.
New York Times:
A Cable Merger Too Far  —  There are good reasons the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission should block Comcast's $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable.  The merger will concentrate too much market power in the hands of one company, creating a telecommunications colossus …
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Christie's Lawyer Problem  —  Chris Christie rose to national prominence in 2010 in part on his reputation for taking on unpopular battles, entrenched interests, and vocal critics at town-hall meetings across his heavily Democratic state.  —  But the governor's decision last Wednesday …
Discussion: City Journal
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: U.S. to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will seek to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year and then will withdraw most of those forces by 2016, senior administration officials said Tuesday.
Wall Street Journal:
New Costs From Health Law Snarl Union Contract Talks  —  Workers and Employers Tussle Over Who Should Pay for New Costs Tied to Affordable Care Act  —  Disputes between unions and employers over paying for new costs associated with the Affordable Care Act are roiling labor talks nationwide.
 
 
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Mary Ann Ahern / nbcchicago.com:
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Sharon Begley / Reuters:
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UKIP Rising in the United Kingdom
Heather Wilhelm / The Federalist:
Hijacking A Mass Murder To Boost Self-Esteem
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John Edwards, chasing ambulances again
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Michelle Nunn unscathed in Senate run — for now
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How I Made Sure a Texas Tea Party Candidate Accepted ‘Dirty’ Muslim Money
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Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Elections Provide Silver Linings in a Cloudy World
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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