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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
The Romney Statement: Not Running. “I've decided it is best to give other leaders in the Party the opportunity to become our next nominee.” — I've been emailed this text of remarks Mitt Romney will be making to his supporters shortly: — Let me begin by letting you know who else is on this call, besides Ann and me.
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Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Politics:
How Mitt Romney Made His Decision Not To Run — Late Thursday evening, Romney's political operation sent scores of supporters an email under his name inviting them to join a Friday morning conference call to be led by Romney himself for “an update.” The email was signed “All the best, Mitt.”
New York Times:
Mitt Romney Said to Decide Against Running in 2016 Presidential Election — WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016, according to people familiar with his decision. — Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, was expected to share …
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The Daily Beast:
Mitt Romney Is Running for President — Mitt Romney will call senior donors at 11am EST Friday to give them “an update” on his campaign plans. Sources have told the Daily Beast that the former Massachusetts governor will announce his intention to explore another run for the White House.
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Jeb Bush / Facebook:
Mitt Romney has been a leader in our party for many years. There are few people who have worked harder to elect Republicans across the country than he has. Though I'm sure today's decision was not easy, I know that Mitt Romney will never stop advocating for renewing America's promise through …
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
New Iowa Poll: Romney Would Have Faced Many Campaign Hurdles — Mitt Romney would have faced numerous challenges in the presidential nomination lead-off state of Iowa if he had decided to enter the 2016 presidential contest, a new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows.
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
FORMER GOP NOMINEE ROMNEY WILL NOT RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN '16 — WASHINGTON (AP) — After a three-week flirtation with a new campaign for the White House, Mitt Romney announced Friday that he will not seek the presidency in 2016. — “After putting considerable thought into making another run for president …
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
White House: Romney ‘Worthy of Our Respect’
White House: Romney ‘Worthy of Our Respect’
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Jon Ward / Yahoo! News:
Mitt Romney says he will not make 2016 White House bid
Mitt Romney says he will not make 2016 White House bid
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Catalina Camia / Associated Press:
Mitt Romney decides against 2016 presidential race
Mitt Romney decides against 2016 presidential race
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Louise Radnofky / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans to Block Legislative Fix to Health-Care Law — Supreme Court Considers Striking Down Subsidies to Millions Nationwide — Congressional Republicans say they won't move to preserve consumers' health insurance tax credits if the Supreme Court strikes them down …
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Andrew Porter / SportsRadio 94WIP's Wing Bowl 23:
Wing Bowl Exclusive: Cataldi Releases Never Before Seen Footage Of Christie Falling In-Studio — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Never before publicly-seen footage of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie falling off his chair during an in-studio appearance at SportsRadio 94WIP was released Friday morning during 94WIP's Wing Bowl 23.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Israeli Ambassador: Netanyahu Never Meant to Disrespect Obama — Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. (Reuters) — Earlier this week, shortly after I published a lengthy post critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Obama to Dems: ‘Get informed, not by reading the Huffington Post’ — PHILADELPHIA - President Obama on Thursday asked wary House Democrats to hold their fire while the administration negotiates several trade deals opposed by scores of liberal lawmakers. — “Keep your powder a little dry …
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Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Obama, HuffPost Blogger, Tells Democrats to Get News Elsewhere
Obama, HuffPost Blogger, Tells Democrats to Get News Elsewhere
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Shiv Malik / Guardian:
Boris Johnson: jihadis are porn-watching ‘wankers’ — London mayor says men who fight with Islamic State are ‘very badly adjusted in their relations with women’ because of sense of failure — Boris Johnson has described men who go to fight with Islamic State as “literally wankers” who watch porn because they can't meet women.
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John Fund / National Review:
The Scandals at Justice — It is well known in legal circles that Eric Holder's Justice Department has become so politicized, so unprincipled, and so ethically shoddy that Loretta Lynch, President Obama's appointee to replace Holder, had to assure senators at her confirmation hearing that she was not Eric Holder.
New York Times:
Most Americans Support Government Action on Climate Change, Poll Finds — WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of the American public, including nearly half of Republicans, support government action to curb global warming, according to a poll conducted by The New York Times …
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Vindicator:
Former Gov. Ted Strickland will run for the U.S. Senate next year, sources close to him confirmed today. — Attempts to reach Strickland, a Democrat, by The Vindicator today have been unsuccessful. — However, those sources say he told political allies Thursday that he would run …
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Politico:
Elizabeth Warren backers fund poll stoking Hillary Clinton doubts — A group of major liberal donors who want Elizabeth Warren to run for president have paid for a poll intended to show that Hillary Clinton does not excite the Democratic base and would be vulnerable in a 2016 general election.
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Jeannine Aversa: (202) 606-2649 (News Media) — National Income and Product Accounts — Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2014 (Advance Estimate) — Real gross domestic product — the value of the production of goods and services in the United States, adjusted for price changes …
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Los Angeles Times:
‘Suge’ Knight arrested on suspicion of murder; held on $2-million bail — Notorious former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been arrested on suspicion of murder after he allegedly ran over two men with his truck following an argument on a film set in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed.
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