memeorandum: Cochran beats McDaniel in nail-biter in Mississippi (Washington Post)

9:55 AM ET, June 25, 2014

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Anna Palmer / Politico:

Defiant Chris McDaniel declines to concede in speech to supporters — HATTIESBURG, MISS. — A defiant Chris McDaniel walked up to the podium at his election night headquarters here after the Republican runoff was called for his opponent Sen. Thad Cochran — and then he didn't concede.

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The Clarion-Ledger:

Last Slide — Cochran had trailed McDaniel in the June 3 primary by less than 1,500 votes, but forced a runoff when neither received more than 50 percent. Cochran had since sought to “expand the electorate,” including pulling in independent and Democratic voters.

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Erick Erickson / RedState:

The Marionettes Remain Uncut — “At some point there will be more people with knives out to cut the strings than there will be puppeteers with checkbooks.” — Having been an elected Republican and someone who routinely takes the position of supporting conservatives in primaries and Republicans …

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Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:

Cochran's Secret Weapon: Democratic Voters — Higher African-American turnout likely prevented tea party favorite from winning the Mississippi Senate race. — Sen. Thad Cochran(Liz Lynch) — Sen. Thad Cochran's narrow victory over Chris McDaniel in the Mississippi Senate runoff deprives Democrats …

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Washington Post:

Cochran beats McDaniel in nail-biter in Mississippi — HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Sen. Thad Cochran (R) narrowly survived the toughest election of his four-decade political career, holding off an insurgent tea party challenge from state Sen. Chris McDaniel in Tuesday night's runoff election …

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CNN:
Spotlight on Cochran, Rangel

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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Dismisses McDaniel Supporter's Lawsuit To Prevent Crossover Voting

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Jill Lawrence / The Week:

Hillary Clinton's elitism problem — Of course Clinton is out of touch with the everywoman she desperately wants to be. She just needs to accept it. — We're not in 2008 anymore. — H — illary Clinton was in full-throttle Everywoman mode the night she won the 2008 Ohio primary.

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David Catanese / U.S. News:

'She'd Probably Get Shot At The State Line' — A local district chairman says there's no love for Hillary in the Natural State. — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has apparently worn out her welcome in the state where her husband served as governor.

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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Arkansas GOPer: Saying Hillary Would ‘Get Shot’ Wasn't Meant As A Threat

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Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Arkansas GOP Official Says He Was ‘Taken Way Out Of Context’ When He Predicted Hillary Clinton Would Get Shot

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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
President Clinton: ‘Dead broke’ comments were ‘factually true’

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Justin Sink / The Hill:

‘Zero tolerance’ for corruption at Ex-Im bank, says White House — President Obama will have “zero tolerance” for fraud and corruption at the embattled U.S. Export-Import Bank, the White House said Tuesday, amid reports that the bank has suspended or removed four officials over alleged kickbacks.

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Russell Berman / The Hill:
No Ex-Im lifeline from Boehner

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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:

Cheney: Next attack ‘likely’ deadlier than 9/11 — Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday predicted the United States would not make it out of the next decade without another terrorist attack, likely much bigger than 9/11. — Cheney, who has made a similar warning a number of times before …

Rush Limbaugh:
Vice President Cheney and Liz Cheney on the Dangers Facing America

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Robert Berkvist / New York Times:

Eli Wallach, Multifaceted Actor, Dies at 98 — Eli Wallach, who was one of his generation's most prominent and prolific character actors in film, onstage and on television for more than 60 years, died on Tuesday. He was 98. — His death was confirmed by his daughter Katherine.

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John Bresnahan / Politico:

Porn star's tweet prompts Steve Stivers aide Adam Kuhn to resign — The chief of staff to Ohio GOP Rep. Steve Stivers has resigned after a former porn actress posted an explicit photo of the aide online. — Adam Kuhn, a longtime Stivers aide, resigned on Tuesday. Kuhn is single, while the actress is married.

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: GOP Rep's Chief Of Staff Resigns After Porn Star Tweets Photo Of His Penis

ABC News:

Sawyer, Stephanopoulos and Muir Take on New Roles Leading ABC News Programming — Diane Sawyer to Lead New ABC News Programming Tackling Big Issues and Extraordinary Interviews — George Stephanopoulos Promoted to Chief Anchor of ABC News Handling Special Reports and Breaking News

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Denver Post:

BOB BEAUPREZ WINS GOP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY — After weeks of calling John Hickenlooper's term as governor “failed leadership,” Republican nominee Bob Beauprez said Tuesday his campaign to unseat the incumbent ramps up Wednesday. — “We've got a lot of work to do from this point forward,” he said.

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David S. Joachim / New York Times:

Archivist Faults I.R.S. for Not Reporting Loss of Emails — WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service did not follow the law when it failed to report a hard drive crash that destroyed emails belonging to a senior official at the center of a scandal over the agency's treatment …

BBC:

Sudan death row case: US works for Meriam Ibrahim exit — Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to a baby daughter in prison — The US says it is working with Sudan to ensure a woman freed from death row can leave the country, after she was detained at Khartoum airport.

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Harriet Sherwood / Guardian:
Sudan death row woman Meriam Ibrahim rearrested

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Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Voters think IRS emails were deliberately destroyed — The consensus is: it's no accident. More than three-quarters of voters — 76 percent — think the emails missing from the account of Lois Lerner, the ex-IRS official at the center of the scandal over targeting of conservative groups, were deliberately destroyed.

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