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Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Joins 2016 Fray on Vaccines — A measles outbreak transforms into the 2016 issue du jour. — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday became the latest potential presidential candidate to weigh in on the merit of vaccines as a 14-state measles outbreak transformed into the 2016 issue du jour.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Why Matt Drudge might be more powerful now than ever before — Matt Drudge is currently running a “poll” on his website — it's the Drudge Report if you have paid no attention to politics for the last 17 years — that asks readers to choose their preferred 2016 Republican presidential candidate.
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Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico, Hot Air and Althouse
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Obama manager: Watch for Christie, Bush, Kasich — Jim Messina, President Obama's 2012 campaign manager, says that Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and John Kasich are the presidential candidates to watch on the Republican side. — “I think [New Jersey Gov.] Chris Christie could potentially …
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The PJ Tatler and Political Wire
New York Times:
Measles Outbreak Proves Delicate Issue to G.O.P. Field — WASHINGTON — The politics of medicine, morality and free will have collided in an emotional debate over vaccines and the government's place in requiring them, posing a challenge for Republicans who find themselves in the familiar …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Tough Path Facing Chris Christie and Marco Rubio
The Tough Path Facing Chris Christie and Marco Rubio
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Hillary: ‘The science is clear’ on vaccines
Hillary: ‘The science is clear’ on vaccines
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Politico:
Supreme Court Obamacare case poses political peril for GOP — The Supreme Court could be months away from blowing a huge hole in Obamacare — and Republicans on Capitol Hill are at odds over how they'll respond if their side wins. — It's the latest example in a long-running quandary for Republicans …
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
The Perfect Storm On The Horizon That May Kill The Supreme Court Filibuster — Divisions among Senate Republicans have burst a trial balloon floated in recent days by two top lieutenants of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to eliminate the 60-vote rule for confirming Supreme Court nominees.
Manu Raju / Politico:
Cruz: Block Lynch until Obama blinks on immigration
Cruz: Block Lynch until Obama blinks on immigration
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The PJ Tatler and Talking Points Memo
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Public Health Experts Have Estimated How Many Americans Will Die If the Supreme Court Repeals Obamacare
Public Health Experts Have Estimated How Many Americans Will Die If the Supreme Court Repeals Obamacare
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly and Washington Post
Justin Sink / The Hill:
President to host ObamaCare enrollees as House votes to repeal
President to host ObamaCare enrollees as House votes to repeal
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Daily Kos
New York Times:
Chris Christie Shows Fondness for Luxury Benefits When Others Pay the Bill — As Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey waited to depart on a trade mission to Israel in 2012, his entourage was delayed by a late arrival: Mr. Christie's father, who had accidentally headed to the wrong airport.
Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
NC Senator: Starbucks Workers Shouldn't Have To Wash Hands After Bathroom Break — New Sen. Tillis worked when he was a state legislator to push much-needed policies like voter ID legislation, cuts to unemployment benefits, tax cuts for the wealthy, and abortion restrictions.
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
He's got a 'Downton Abbey'-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock won't talk about it. — The Rayburn House Office Building is a labyrinth of beige offices. — And then, there's . . . Rep. Aaron Schock's new digs. — Bright red walls. A gold-colored wall sconce with black candles.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Who Voted To Defund Public Broadcasting Got ‘Downton Abbey’ Office Redesign For Free
Congressman Who Voted To Defund Public Broadcasting Got ‘Downton Abbey’ Office Redesign For Free
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Mediaite and Balloon Juice
ABC News:
Chuck Grassley News — ... exploited by terrorists, according to internal documents obtained by ABC News. “It is shocking,” said Sen . Charles Grassley , an Iowa Republican. “Particularly when you have F.B.I. and other law enforcement agencies that are saying ...
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Ben Carson backs vaccinations as ‘safe’ — Dr. Ben Carson, a potential Republican presidential candidate, on Monday strongly backed vaccinations, splitting from two possible rivals who suggested parents should decide whether to immunize their children. — “Although I strongly believe …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Paul shushes CNBC host in testy interview
Paul shushes CNBC host in testy interview
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Parents ‘own’ children, not the state
Rand Paul: Parents ‘own’ children, not the state
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Nancy Reagan Turned Down Rock Hudson's Plea For Help Nine Weeks Before He Died — On a Sunday evening in July 1985, just hours after arriving in Paris from Los Angeles, Rock Hudson collapsed shortly after checking into the famed Ritz hotel. — Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor in “Giant,” 1956.
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Guardian, Booman Tribune, Joe. My. God. and Raw Story
Politico:
How Rand Paul bombed at Koch brothers gathering — His laid-back style turns off big money donors. — “Jeans might work for a younger audience,” said one attendee, “but these are old bulls who put on a tie every day to go to the office.” Getty — Some of the most influential players …
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Washington Monthly, ABC News and OpenSecrets.org
George Packer / New Yorker:
Why ISIS Murdered Kenji Goto — Why did ISIS execute a second Japanese hostage? Before the beheading of the journalist Kenji Goto, Japan didn't think that it was even in a fight with the Islamic State. All Japan had done was contribute a couple of hundred million dollars in humanitarian aid to countries fighting ISIS.
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Daily Mail:
Killed for ‘being gay’: ISIS savages blindfolded man and threw him off tower block - then stoned him to death when he SURVIVED the fall — A man has reportedly been blindfolded and thrown off a tower block in Syria for ‘being gay’ before being stoned to death after surviving the fall.
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Spectator, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Poll: Iowa Republicans Side with Obamas After Huckabee's Beyoncé Attack — Iowans may or may not like Beyoncé, but their opinion on one issue involving the singer is clear in a new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll: Mike Huckabee crossed a line when he suggested …
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Washington Post, Mediaite, Hot Air, National Review and The Huffington Post
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
A Future Segregated by Science? — Let me say up front: I'm not a science guy. — I have always loved science, but I have always loved the arts — drawing, painting and, yes, writing — more. — My deepest foray into science came in high school when I won my way to the international science fair.
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The Huffington Post:
More Than 100 Native American Tribes Consider Growing Marijuana — More than 100 Native American tribes have reached out to FoxBarry Farms, a management firm building the nation's first marijuana facility on tribal land, to express interest in the cannabis industry.
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The Daily Caller, BarbWire.com and Marijuana
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Why Mark Ruffalo, Kim Gordon, and the Other Cool Kids Want Elizabeth Warren to Run — On a Thursday night last month, about 150 party-goers piled into the capacious Chinatown loft of filmmakers Julie Pacino (daughter of Al) and Jennifer DeLia. Chloë Sevigny was there …
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