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CBS News correspondent Bob Simon, 1941-2015 — Shares - — NEW YORK — Bob Simon, the longtime 60 Minutes correspondent and legendary CBS News foreign reporter died suddenly tonight in a car accident in New York City. — The award-winning newsman was 73. — Bob Simon, correspondent for 60 Minutes and CBS News.
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Bob Simon, ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent, killed in crash on West Side Highway — Simon, 73, was passenger in livery cab that rear-ended another vehicle on 12th Ave. at 30th St. and slammed into median. — “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon was killed in a car crash on the West Side Highway …
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Adam Harrington / CBS New York:
Bob Simon, ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent And CBS News Veteran, Dies In West Side Highway Crash
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
As Scott Walker mulls White House bid, questions linger over college exit — MILWAUKEE — Scott Walker was gone. Dropped out. And in the spring of his senior year. — In 1990, that news stunned his friends at Marquette University. Walker, the campus's suit-wearing, Reagan-loving politico …
Philly.com:
It's official: Philadelphia to host 2016 Democratic Convention — Philadelphia has been selected to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention, DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced this morning. — The city beat out Columbus, Ohio, and Brooklyn, for the event, which will take place the week of July 25, 2016.
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Dems pick Philly for '16 convention — Philadelphia has been chosen as the host of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, party officials announced Thursday. — The decision is a huge disappointment for New York City, where Mayor Bill de Blasio had made a major effort to land the convention for Brooklyn.
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Why Jon Stewart Was Bad for the Liberals Who Loved Him — He was hilarious, but I am glad to see him go. — Seventeen years ago, The Daily Show was a forgettable late-night lark on a little-watched cable channel. Today, after covering seven elections and countless scandals, controversies …
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Democrats Lament Stewart Exit
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
ObamaCare signups surge in southern states — Signups for ObamaCare are surging in southern states, with increases of nearly 100 percent in some states compared to last year, federal health officials said Wednesday. — Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Mississippi have each seen 80 percent …
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Unease Grows as Hillary Clinton Stays on Sidelines — Some Democrats Want the Former Secretary of State to Begin Actively Campaigning for the Presidential Nomination — The Republican race for president already has the feel of a sprint, with likely candidates attending fundraisers and party forums all over the map.
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Mainstream Journalists Are Scared of Scott Walker
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Paul: ‘I blame’ Clinton for ISIS conflict
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Americans Are Ready for Gay Marriage — Don't Miss Out — … (Bloomberg) — Americans are prepared to accept a U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, pointing to what she described as a sweeping change in attitudes toward gays.
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Washington Post:
Within NBC, an intense debate over whether to fire Brian Williams — (Stephanie Klein-Davis/Roanoke Times via AP) — Senior NBC officials seriously considered firing anchor Brian Williams because he lied to his viewers about riding in a military helicopter hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during …
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Fox News Insider:
Marine Corps Says Crew Served Weapons Destroyed at Embassy — UPDATE, 9:57p ET: The Marine Corps has clarified what Marines did under State Department orders in Yemen following the evacuation of the U.S. embassy. — Crew served weapons were destroyed at the embassy, while Marines' personal weapons were …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Albright: Bibi ‘interfering’ in US politics — Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Wednesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of meddling with U.S. politics. — “He is interfering in our internal affairs,” the former Clinton administration official …
Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
John Kitzhaber planned to resign, changed mind Wednesday, sources say — Gov. John Kitzhaber decided to resign Tuesday but then changed his mind, insisting Wednesday afternoon that he's staying, The Oregonian/OregonLive has learned. — Events developed as the Democratic governor …
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Amira Ata / Fusion:
Chapel Hill shooting: My best friend was killed and I don't know why — 21-year-old Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha was shot in the head alongside her husband and her sister in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Tuesday. A preliminary police investigation suggests that the fatal shootings were the result …
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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
So, What About Rev. Al Sharpton's Suspension? — In light of Brian Williams sanction, MSNBC host's lies deserve review — With its swift and severe punishment of Brian Williams, NBCUniversal declared yesterday that it will not stand for on-air talent lying to viewers.
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Matt Fuller / Roll Call:
Boehner on DHS: Senate Democrats Need to ‘Get Off Their Ass’ — House leaders emerged from a Republican Conference meeting Wednesday with a persistent refrain on Department of Homeland Security funding: The House has done its job; it's time for the Senate to act.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama's Dual View of War Power Seeks Limits and Leeway — WASHINGTON — In seeking authorization for his six-month-old military campaign against the Islamic State terrorist group, President Obama on Wednesday did something that few if any of his predecessors have done: He asked Congress …
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