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Romney, moving toward 2016 run, outlines vision to eradicate poverty — SAN DIEGO — Mitt Romney laid down a marker for a prospective presidential campaign in 2016, telling a Republican audience here Friday night that the party can win the White House with a conservative message …
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Mitt Romney's 2016 pitch: I'm a foreign policy prophet — But is he right about that? — He saw Vladimir Putin as a threat to peace. He insisted that radical Islam was spreading. He warned that Iraq was at risk without American troops to stabilize it. — And he was right. — Story Continued Below
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Gal Tziperman Lotan / Orlando Sentinel:
Cops: 2 dead, 1 injured after shooting at Melbourne Square mall — Two people are dead and one is injured after a shooting near the Melbourne Square mall food court this morning, police said. — The mall was evacuated and temporarily closed as police investigated.
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Reporter Asks Sheriff If He ‘Regrets’ Comments About Murder Suspects in ‘Heat of the Moment’ — Watch the Question Backfire — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd responded defiantly to a reporter on Friday when he was asked if he “regrets” saying that his officers were prepared for a “gunfight” with a group of dangerous murder suspects.
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Matt Gutman / ABC News:
Mother, Daughter Dead After Violent Armed Robbery Spree in Central Florida
Mother, Daughter Dead After Violent Armed Robbery Spree in Central Florida
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Introduce An Anti-Abortion Bill So Extreme That GOP Women In Congress Are Revolting — Several Republican congresswomen are reportedly splitting from their party on a national abortion bill that's scheduled for a vote in the House next week, raising concerns that the legislation …
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Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
Republican Split on Next Week's Antiabortion Bill Vote
Republican Split on Next Week's Antiabortion Bill Vote
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RAND:
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Adam McDonald / KMOV-TV:
St. Ann Police admit to injuring, arresting wrong person after chase — ST. ANN, Mo. (KMOV.com) - St. Ann Police apologized to a college student after they admitted to causing severe injuries to his face after accusing him of a crime he didn't commit on Thursday.
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Stephen Moore / Fox News:
2015: It's time to fire the IRS — Imagine what would happen if a retail store or company like Best Buy or Home Depot announced it has plans to slash customer service, that it will make people stand in lines for at least a half hour, and that any customer due a refund will have to wait several weeks.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
French Prime Minister: ‘I Refuse to Use This Term Islamophobia’ — Manuel Valls argues that the charge of ‘Islamophobia’ is often used to silence critics of Islamism. — The prime minister of France, Manuel Valls, has emerged over the past tumultuous week as one of the West's most vocal foes of Islamism …
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Lauren Davidson / Telegraph:
Introducing: the world's first airport terminal for animals — John F Kennedy Airport in New York will be home to a $48m animal cargo facility, set to open in the first quarter of 2016. Humans, prepare to be jealous. — Air travel can be such a nightmare, but one airport is determined …
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New York Times:
The Supreme Court and Gay Marriage — For the second time in three terms, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. The last time around, the justices declined to take up the broad question. This time, there is every reason for them to follow …
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Sultan Knish:
The Importance of Blasphemy — As a deeply religious person, I have no fondness for blasphemy. My religion and its holy books are sacred to me. And I understand perfectly well why a Muslim would not relish a cartoon of a naked Mohammed. — But the debates over freedom of speech …
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