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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Rudy Giuliani: President Obama doesn't love America — The former New York mayor makes his remarks at a Scott Walker event. — NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani went straight for the jugular Wednesday night during a private group dinner here featuring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Scott Walker Declines To Say Whether He Thinks Obama ‘Loves America’ (VIDEO) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) said on Thursday he won't comment on whether President Barack Obama “loves America,” but he'll certainly tell you that he loves America. — CNBC's Becky Quick asked Walker …
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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Bruce Rauner is Scott Walker on steroids. But is that bad?
Bruce Rauner is Scott Walker on steroids. But is that bad?
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Susan Jones / CNSNews:
Obama: ‘Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric of Our Country Since Its Founding’ — (CNSNews.com) - We hear a lot about the United States' Judeo-Christian heritage, but according to President Obama, “Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding.”
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Penny Starr / CNSNews:
White House Summit on Violent Extremism Opens With Muslim Prayer - No Other Faiths Represented — (CNSNews.com) - A Muslim prayer was recited at the start of the second day of the White House summit on “Countering Violent Extremism,” but no other religious text was presented during the portion of the event that was open to the press.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Faulted for Avoiding ‘Islamic’ Labels to Describe Terrorism, White House Cites a Strategic Logic
Faulted for Avoiding ‘Islamic’ Labels to Describe Terrorism, White House Cites a Strategic Logic
Max Fisher / Vox:
Obama should stop pretending Islamist terrorism has nothing to do with Islam
Obama should stop pretending Islamist terrorism has nothing to do with Islam
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Reuters:
Wal-Mart, under pressure, boosts minimum U.S. wage to $9 an hour — (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) said it would raise entry-level wages to $9 an hour, a 24 percent increase from the U.S. minimum wage that some employees now earn, succumbing to longstanding pressure to pay its workforce more.
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Doug McMillon / Walmart Corporate:
In Letter to Associates, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Announces Higher Pay
In Letter to Associates, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Announces Higher Pay
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Walmart Corporate:
Walmart announces Q4 underlying1 EPS of $1.61 and additional strategic investments in people …
Walmart announces Q4 underlying1 EPS of $1.61 and additional strategic investments in people …
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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Walmart Raising Wage to at Least $9
Walmart Raising Wage to at Least $9
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Amy Lange / Fox 2 News in Detroit:
Doctor refuses treatment of same-sex couple's baby — Bay Windsor Contreras is 4 months old and she's the apple of her mothers' eye. — Both of her mothers, Krista and Jami Contreras were married in Vermont in 2012. — In October 2014 they welcomed a beautiful baby bay into the world …
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Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Pediatrician wouldn't care for baby with 2 moms — Sitting in the pediatrician's office with their 6-day-old daughter, the two moms couldn't wait to meet the doctor they had picked out months before. — The Roseville pediatrician — one of many they had interviewed — seemed the perfect fit …
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Associated Press:
Obama picks State Department spokeswoman to head White House communications - but her ‘jobs for jihadis’ deputy will NOT be promoted, insider says — White House will move State Dept. spokeswoman Jen Psaki in when its communications director joins Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Obama picks State's Psaki to head White House communications
Obama picks State's Psaki to head White House communications
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Nancy A. Youssef / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Won't Back Egypt's Attacks on ISIS
U.S. Won't Back Egypt's Attacks on ISIS
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Oliver Sacks / New York Times:
Oliver Sacks on Learning He Has Terminal Cancer — A MONTH ago, I felt that I was in good health, even robust health. At 81, I still swim a mile a day. But my luck has run out — a few weeks ago I learned that I have multiple metastases in the liver. Nine years ago it was discovered …
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Jeremy Scahill / The Intercept:
How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle — AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe …
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
A Stupid and Sleazy Clinton Decision — If Hillary Clinton wants to be president, the Clinton Foundation should stop accepting money from foreign countries. — This is sleazy and stupid. Just as Hillary Clinton is getting ready to run for president again, her family's charitable foundation …
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Emily Schultheis / National Journal:
When a Clinton ‘Ally’ Isn't an Ally at All
When a Clinton ‘Ally’ Isn't an Ally at All
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CBS News:
Do Americans want to send ground troops to fight ISIS? — Shares - — Amid more executions by the militant group ISIS, Americans increasingly see the group as a threat to the U.S. Now, 65 percent of Americans view ISIS as a major threat - up from 58 percent in October - while another 18 percent view it as a minor threat.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Dems gloat over ObamaCare numbers — Democrats are touting the latest ObamaCare enrollment numbers as proof that the law is working. — The administration announced on Tuesday that 11.4 million people had signed up ahead of Sunday's deadline, a figure that puts the administration on track to beat its goal of 9.1 million enrollees.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Tucker Carlson Blames ‘Hungover’ Editor For ‘Kill All The Jews’ Headline — Tucker Carlson, the editor-in-chief of the conservative news site The Daily Caller, told TPM on Thursday that a “hungover” editor was to blame for a headline on the site's “Guns and Gear” section that included the phrase “Kill All The Jews.”
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Host: 'There Really Shouldn't Be Public Schools' Anymore — Fox host Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery suggested getting rid of the nation's public schools during a discussion on Thursday's “Outnumbered.” — Kennedy's comments came during a segment about an Oklahoma bill, approved by a House committee …
Rachel Frenklak / Daily Bruin:
Submission: USAC members should apologize for discriminatory act — Last week, I attended a council meeting to support my roommate, sorority sister and best friend, Rachel Beyda, as she went through the last step of being confirmed by the council as an appointed justice to the Judicial Board …
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Politico:
After stumbles, Chicago on course to host Obama library — Chicago soon may win the Obama presidential library in spite of itself. — Earlier this month, it was far from a done deal. Although the Windy City was where Barack Obama launched his career and started his family …
Kevin McDermott / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Revelations about National Guard mission in Ferguson anger local businesses, leaders — Since the night last November when rioting re-erupted in and around Ferguson, local leaders and business owners have complained that the Missouri National Guard and other police entities did nothing to stop the looting and burning that ensued.
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Caroline Goggin / WBNG-TV:
Southern Tier towns looking to cut NY ties — Conklin, NY (WBNG Binghamton) The local economy is pushing one organization in Upstate New York to pose a question: Is it possible to secede to Pennsylvania? — The Upstate New York Towns Association is researching this very topic.
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Michelle Fay CortezAlexander Wayne / Bloomberg Business:
Obamacare Is Barely Denting Corporate Profits — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — The biggest entitlement legislation in a generation is causing barely a ripple in corporate America. — The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — otherwise known as Obamacare …
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Tim Jones / Bloomberg Business:
Wisconsin to Skip Debt Payments to Make Up for Walker's Tax Cuts — (Bloomberg) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, facing a $283 million deficit that needs to be closed by the end of June, will skip more than $100 million in debt payments to balance the books thrown into disarray by his tax cuts.
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