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Steven Dennis / The World's Greatest Deliberative Body:
McConnell Throws in Towel on DHS Fight, but Reid Is Waiting for Boehner to Cave (Updated) — Updated 5:20 p.m. | In an extraordinary sequence of events, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered Democrats exactly what they have been asking for Tuesday — “clean” full-year funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
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National Journal:
Mitch McConnell Announces a Vote on Clean DHS Funding Is Coming — The Senate majority leader is making his move to try and prevent a shutdown. — With the Homeland Security Department set to shut down on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday offered Senate Democrats everything they wanted.
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Sam Youngman / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Mitch McConnell endorses Rand Paul's call for GOP presidential caucus in Kentucky
Mitch McConnell endorses Rand Paul's call for GOP presidential caucus in Kentucky
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
That Time Harry Reid Wore Dark Sunglasses to a News Conference
That Time Harry Reid Wore Dark Sunglasses to a News Conference
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden ‘black site’ — The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside what lawyers say is the domestic equivalent of a CIA black site.
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Tanya Basu / The Atlantic Online:
Behind ‘the Disappeared’ of Chicago's Homan Square — The Guardian's Spencer Ackerman published a scathing account of Homan Square in Chicago on Tuesday, detailing a ‘black site’ in which Guantanamo-esque interrogation techniques are used to question suspected criminals.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Federal Officials Close Investigation Into Death of Trayvon Martin — The Justice Department announced today that the independent federal investigation found insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.
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ABC News:
Trayvon Martin: DOJ Set to Announce No Charges Against George Zimmerman … While the public waits for a Justice Department announcement over two separate investigations spurred by the summer shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, the department is going to first announce its findings in the killing of Trayvon Martin.
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama: Keystone pipeline bill ‘has earned my veto’ — WASHINGTON — President Obama vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have approved the Keystone XL pipeline, making good on a threat to reject a proposal embraced by Republicans as a jobs measure but opposed by environmentalists as contributing to climate change.
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“A National Embarrassment”: Speaker Boehner on President Obama's Veto of Keystone Jobs Bill
“A National Embarrassment”: Speaker Boehner on President Obama's Veto of Keystone Jobs Bill
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Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Obama will quickly veto Keystone bill
Obama will quickly veto Keystone bill
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Eleventh-hour drama for net neutrality rules — A Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission wants to see changes that could narrow the scope of new net neutrality rules set for a vote on Thursday. — Mignon Clyburn, one of three Democrats on the FCC, has asked Chairman Tom Wheeler …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As Republicans Concede, F.C.C. Is Expected to Enforce Net Neutrality — WASHINGTON — Last April, a dozen New York-based Internet companies gathered in the Flatiron Building boardroom of the social media website Tumblr to hear dire warnings that broadband providers were about to get the right …
Slate:
The FCC's Plan to Protect the Internet
The FCC's Plan to Protect the Internet
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Nevada Lawmaker Says Cancer Is A Fungus, Recommends Simply Washing It Out — CREDIT: AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File — Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R) wants to reform the rules of end-of-life medical care so that more cancer patients can simply flush out their disease using baking soda.
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Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
Dr. Fiore is in: Cancer is a fungus that can be flushed out!
Dr. Fiore is in: Cancer is a fungus that can be flushed out!
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BuzzFeed:
Ron Paul: Black Caucus Only Against War Because They Want That Money For Food Stamps — “They are really against war because they want all of that money to go to food stamps for people here.” — w.soundcloud.com — Former Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the father of potential presidential candidate Rand Paul …
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Ron Paul: Congressional Black Caucus opposes war because they want food stamps
Ron Paul: Congressional Black Caucus opposes war because they want food stamps
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa won't run for U.S. Senate — Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Tuesday that he would not enter the race for Barbara Boxer's seat in the U.S. Senate, leaving state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris as the only major candidate.
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Antonio Villaraigosa / Facebook:
My grandfather came to this great state more than 100 years ago and I have had the privilege of serving its people for the last two decades, from our state capitol in Sacramento to L.A.'s City Hall, as a legislator and chief executive. I have worked hard to create solutions to the important issues facing our state.
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Andrew Desiderio / Mediaite:
John Lewis: Giuliani's Comments Show ‘Scars and Signs of Racism’ Still Present in U.S. — In an interview with USA Today about race in America post-Selma, Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) reflected on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's controversial comments in which he said President Barack Obama does not love America.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Walker breaks out in national GOP race — PPP's newest national Republican poll finds a clear leader in the race for the first time: Scott Walker is at 25% to 18% for Ben Carson, 17% for Jeb Bush, and 10% for Mike Huckabee. Rounding out the field of contenders are Chris Christie and Ted Cruz at 5% …
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Ian Ayres / New York Times:
Research Shows White Privilege Is Real — NEW HAVEN — THE recent reunion show for the 40th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” re-aired a portion of Eddie Murphy's 1984 classic “White Like Me” skit, in which he disguised himself to appear Caucasian and quickly learned that …
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New York Times:
Clinton '16 Would Give Gender More of a Role Than Clinton '08 Did — SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The last time Hillary Rodham Clinton ran for president, she seemed torn over whether to emphasize her chance to make history, or to play down her gender and reassure voters that she was tough enough for the job.
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Most Keystone oil would stay in U.S., study says — The vast majority of the crude oil that goes through the planned Keystone XL pipeline would stay in the United States, according to a new analysis. — The study from analysis firm IHS Inc. also concluded that about 70 percent …
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
FedEx Refuses to Ship a Digital Mill That Can Make Untraceable Guns — The new generation of “maker” tools like 3-D printers and milling machines promises to let anyone make virtually anything—from prosthetic limbs to firearms—in the privacy and convenience of his or her own home.
Rafael Olmeda / Sun-Sentinel:
Broward deputy drags cuffed woman through courthouse hallway by her feet … Get unlimited digital access. 99¢ for 4 weeks.
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