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The Hill:
GOP profanity, ‘math challenges’ color showdown on immigration — House and Senate Republicans offered up plenty of color on Wednesday about the looming shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, but solutions were harder to find. — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: Senate should invoke ‘nuclear option’ for DHS — Immigration hardliner Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) suggested Wednesday that the Senate change its long-standing rules in order to pass a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security while simultaneously revoking President Obama's executive actions on immigration.
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Matt Fuller / Roll Call:
Boehner on DHS: Senate Democrats Need to ‘Get Off Their Ass’
Boehner on DHS: Senate Democrats Need to ‘Get Off Their Ass’
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Don Surber
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Harry Reid released from hospital after 2nd eye surgery
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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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Judge: I could ‘dissent’ from Supreme Court gay marriage ruling
Judge: I could ‘dissent’ from Supreme Court gay marriage ruling
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New York Times and BuzzFeed
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy / Feeds:
Dark Money Could Get Even Darker
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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Mark Preston / CNN:
First on CNN: Philadelphia wins bid to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention
First on CNN: Philadelphia wins bid to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention
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The Atlantic Online and Hot Air
CBS News:
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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Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
Ukraine ceasefire deal reached after marathon Minsk talks — Story highlights — (CNN)Marathon peace talks aimed at ending the bloody crisis in eastern Ukraine concluded Thursday in a breakthrough: A ceasefire that's due to start Sunday and an agreement for both sides to pull back heavy weapons.
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Associated Press:
YURAS KARMANAU and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
YURAS KARMANAU and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Leaders in Ukraine Talks Announce Cease-Fire Agreement
Leaders in Ukraine Talks Announce Cease-Fire Agreement
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Brian Williams' False 2003 Iraq Helicopter Claim Draws Scrutiny To Other War Exploits — NEW YORK — In the wake of “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams' suspension for lying about being on a helicopter that took fire in Iraq in 2003, questions are emerging over another of his Iraq exploits.
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CBS News:
Little League cheating call raises allegations of racism — Shares - — Supporters of a Chicago Little League team that had its national title revoked over allegations of cheating accused the Little League organization Wednesday of racism. — Little League International announced Wednesday morning …
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Mother Has Miscarriage After Cop Beats Her Because He Didn't ‘Appreciate Her Tone’ — A Georgia woman claimed in a lawsuit that police officers in Albany beat her so badly that she had a miscarriage. — In a complaint filed in federal court, Kenya Harris explained that she went …
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Top tech CEOs to snub Obama cyber summit — The CEOs of Google, Yahoo and Facebook have declined invitations to attend President Obama's tech summit Friday at Stanford University. — Though Apple CEO Tim Cook will be present, along with the top executives from firms like Mastercard and Bank of America …
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Bloomberg Business and Weekly Standard
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Alabama's ‘Redneck News’ Reports On Changes After Gay Marriage (VIDEO) — An intrepid citizen journalist in Blount County, Alabama posted a video to Facebook on Wednesday reporting on the changes to his state after legalization of gay marriage. — With a handheld camera, “Redneck News” …
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Raw Story
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 …
Tom Randall / Bloomberg Business:
What Apple Just Did in Solar Is a Really Big Deal — Breaks records, slays trolls — Don't Miss Out — … It was a year ago this week that Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook responded to a climate-change heckler at the company's annual shareholder meeting with an impassioned rebuttal …
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Climate Denial Crock …
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 …
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Pete Kasperowicz / TheBlaze.com:
Vets Group Demands VA Secretary Apologize for Asking Iraq War Veteran, ‘What Have You Done?’ — A key veterans group on Wednesday demanded that Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologize for insulting a member of Congress who just happens to be a 22-year Marine Corps veteran.
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Paul skeptical of banning Internet ‘fast lanes’ — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday took aim at the Federal Communications Commission's plan for net neutrality, expressing skepticism about the push to ban Internet “fast lanes.” — Paul, a likely presidential candidate in 2016 …
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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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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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