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Hillary Clinton Won't Second Guess President Obama's ‘Very Hard Choice’ On Bergdahl … In an exclusive interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, Hillary Clinton defended President Obama's decision to swap five Taliban prisoners for U.S. solider Bowe Bergdahl, saying she won't second guess him.
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Chris Good / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton: ‘No Lingering Effects’ From ‘Serious’ Concussion … Hillary Clinton has not experienced any sustained after-effects from the concussion that sidelined her from her work at the State Department in late 2012 and early 2013, the former secretary of state told ABC News' Diane Sawyer …
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CNN:
The groups that have Hillary's back — Washington (CNN) …
The groups that have Hillary's back — Washington (CNN) …
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Michael Crowley / TIME:
Susan Rice Is Under Fire Again
Susan Rice Is Under Fire Again
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Jason Stein / JSOnline:
Federal judge overturns Wisconsin's gay marriage ban — Judi Trampf (left) and her partner Katy Heyning speak during a news conference in February by the American Civil Liberties Union about a lawsuit challenging the state's seven-year-old ban on gay marriage. A federal judge in Madison on Friday overturned the ban.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Ban On Same-Sex Couples' Marriages — The judge held off on issuing an injunction stopping enforcement of the ban until at least June 16. [ Update: Some counties, however, are marrying couples immediately — but the state's attorney general is trying to stop that. ]
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WISC-TV:
Dane County Clerk to stay open late after same-sex ruling — Ruling issued Friday — First same-sex couple to apply for a marriage license in Dane County — A federal court has overturned a state ban on same sex marriage and the Dane County Clerk plans to stay open late to issue licenses.
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The Week
Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg:
No Evidence of ‘Credible Threat’ to Bergdahl: Feinstein — The Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman said she hasn't been convinced that there was a “credible threat” against the life of freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl that motivated the White House to keep its plans secret from Congress.
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Four Things To Keep In Mind Regarding Bowe Bergdahl
Four Things To Keep In Mind Regarding Bowe Bergdahl
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Hot Air
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Dianne Feinstein: No threat to Bergdahl
Dianne Feinstein: No threat to Bergdahl
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Townhall.com, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
John Podesta: U.S. can monitor detainees released in Bergdahl deal
John Podesta: U.S. can monitor detainees released in Bergdahl deal
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BBC:
D-Day: Hove veteran disappears for Normandy trip — Staff had not been able to get Bernard Jordan on to an accredited tour to Normandy, but he made his own way there — An 89-year-old WW2 veteran disappeared from his nursing home without saying where he was going and went to France for the D-Day commemorations.
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Associated Press:
British D-Day vet ditches nursing home for secret trip to Normandy — LONDON (AP) — An 89-year old World War II veteran who was reported missing from a nursing home in England has been found in Normandy after traveling to attend D-Day commemorations, police said Friday.
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Travis / Uber Blog:
4 Years In — We have some exciting news to share this morning. We have just closed a financing round with some of the leading investors in the world, raising $1.2B of primary capital at a $17B pre-money valuation. The total raise will be about $1.4B with a second close of strategic investors soon.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Was There A Struggle For the Soul of the Democratic Party on June 3? — With all the attention Republicans have been receiving—including here at PA—for their primaries this cycle, Democrats probably deserve a little equal time. At the Prospect today, Progressive Change Campaign Committee …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rand Paul: Let's trade Dems, not Taliban — FORT WORTH, Texas — Sen. Rand Paul on Friday likened Democrats to the recently released Taliban detainees at Guantánamo Bay in a speech here at the Texas GOP convention. — “Mr. President, you love to trade people,” …
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
D-Day Interpretive Dance Caps Off Month of Disrespect for Vets — If you weren't sure that the Western world's supposed admiration for the sacrifices of military veterans was just lip service, you were privy to a rather definitive confirmation of that fact in the past four weeks.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The PJ Tatler, Ed Driscoll, Hot Air, alicublog and Fox News
WSB-TV:
Deputy shot at Forsyth Co. courthouse — FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Cumming police say a Forsyth County deputy was shot at the county courthouse. — The shooting happened at Forsyth County Administration Building on East Main Street Friday morning. Law enforcement sources told Channel …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Brooklyn Will Vie to Host 2016 Democratic National Convention, de Blasio Says — Brooklyn, a nexus of the new Democratic left that has morphed from working-class enclave to a gritty, global arbiter of cool, will vie to host the Democratic National Convention in 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City said on Friday.
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Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Dem donor John Morgan blasts ‘irrelevant...irritant’ DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz over RX pot — Major Democratic donor John Morgan blasted the national party's chair, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, as an “irritant” who is becoming “irrelevant” after she voiced concerns …
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