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Paul Waldman / The Week:
The media already bungled Hillary's ‘emailgate’ — Hillary Clinton found herself in a familiar place on Tuesday: amid a gaggle of excited reporters eagerly shouting questions at her about a matter they thought was of the highest importance and she thought was absurdly trivial.
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Washington Post:
Some top Democrats are alarmed about Clinton's readiness for a campaign — Senior Democrats are increasingly worried that Hillary Rodham Clinton is not ready to run for president, fearing that the clumsy and insular handling of the nine-day fracas over her private e-mails was a warning sign …
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The Federalist, Weekly Standard and Hot Air
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Hillary says ‘personal’ messages were deleted from email account — The political storm over Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account intensified Tuesday as she revealed that more than 30,000 “personal” messages have been erased from the server in her home.
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Politico, The Daily Banter and Washington Times
New York Times:
Democrats See No Choice but Hillary Clinton in 2016 — They shrug off questions about Hillary Rodham Clinton's email habits. They roll with the attacks on her family's foundation, the big checks from foreign governments, the torpid response of her not-yet-campaign.
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Washington Post and Bloomberg View
Politico:
A Hillary Clinton feeding frenzy in the GOP House — Three House committees are looking to investigate the presumptive Democratic nominee's email practices. — Now that the Hillary Clinton email flap has blown up into the biggest news story in Washington, seemingly every House Republican wants in on the action.
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About
Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About
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Washington Post and No More Mister Nice Blog
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
eGhazi: Why Democrats and Hillary Clinton Need A Contested Primary
eGhazi: Why Democrats and Hillary Clinton Need A Contested Primary
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CANNONFIRE, Daily Kos, NBC News and BuzzFeed
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Early in 2016 Race, Clinton's Toughest Foe Appears to Be the News Media
Early in 2016 Race, Clinton's Toughest Foe Appears to Be the News Media
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RedState, Washington Post and US News
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
AP sues State Department, seeking access to Clinton records
AP sues State Department, seeking access to Clinton records
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service agents investigated for driving car into White House barrier — The administration is investigating allegations that two senior Secret Service agents, including a top member of President Obama's protective detail, drove a government car into White House security barricades …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Secret Service probed for drunk-driving incident, report says
Susan Weich / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Two police officers are shot in Ferguson — FERGUSON • Two police officers were hit by gunfire early Thursday outside the Ferguson police department. — The shots were fired as police were confronting protesters who had gathered outside the police station.
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Christine Byers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson resigns
Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson resigns
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New York Times:
Republican Idiocy on Iran — After helping to ignite a firestorm over a possible nuclear agreement with Iran, Senator John McCain, a former Republican presidential candidate, is now sort of acknowledging his error. “Maybe that wasn't exactly the best way to do that,” he said on Fox News on Tuesday.
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Benjamin Hardy / ArkansasTimes:
Casting out demons: why Justin Harris got rid of kids he applied pressure to adopt — Rep. Justin Harris blames DHS for the fallout related to his adoption of three young girls, but sources familiar with the situation contradict his story and paint a troubling picture of the adoption process and the girls' time in the Harris household.
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Raw Story, USA Today, FreakOutNation, Daily Kos, Political Wire, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Little Green Footballs
WTKR-TV:
Portsmouth Sheriff furious with judges after being told to remove American flag display from courthouse … Portsmouth, Va. - Portsmouth Sheriff Bill Watson says he is furious after a group of judges told him to take down an American flag display. — Sheriff Watson said his agency got …
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The Gateway Pundit, CBS DC, The Daily Caller, Moe Lane, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and FOX2now.com
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Lindsey Graham Jokes: I'd Use the Military to Force Congress to Reverse Defense Cuts — During his remarks before the Concord City Republican Committee last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested that robust military spending is absolutely necessary to defeat ISIS forces abroad, and that …
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Hot Air and Joe. My. God.
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Serena Saitto / Bloomberg Business:
Snapchat Is Raising Money From Alibaba at a $15 Billion Valuation — (Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to invest in Snapchat Inc., the mobile application for sending disappearing photos, at a valuation of $15 billion, people familiar with the situation said.
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New York Times
Politico:
Foreign policy alters contours of GOP race — International issues have come front and center. — Politico Illustration / istock, AP and Getty images — Two days after signing the Senate GOP's letter to Iranian leadership Monday, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul found himself stretching to square …
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New York Times
John Lauerman / Bloomberg Business:
Columbia Will Shrink Journalism School as Media Woes Mount — (Bloomberg) — Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism will reduce its class size and cut about six positions from its staff as the news industry retrenches. — The school will gradually reduce enrollment …
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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Kerry teaches Rubio the basics about the Middle East — At the recent CPAC gathering, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a likely Republican presidential candidate, seemed to stumble on one of the basic facts of the Middle East. “The reason Obama hasn't put in place a military strategy to defeat ISIS …
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First Draft, ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo
Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
Conservatives Keep Losing to Leadership. Can They Change the Game? — Stymied again and again on the House and Senate floor, tea party members need to take the fight outside. — Conservatives came to Washington labeling President Obama as enemy number one.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau
Andrew Burton / National Review:
Suspicious Fires Twice Destroyed Key Sharpton Records — And he didn't comply with tax and campaign filing requirements. — As Al Sharpton ran for mayor of New York City in 1997 and for president in 2003, fires at his offices reportedly destroyed critical financial records …
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Fox News Insider and Hot Air
Jonathan Stickland / Facebook:
Today Planned Parenthood is visiting and lobbying the Capitol. In honor of their visit, I put this sign up on my office door. Organizations that murder children are not welcome in my office. #prolifeandproudofit
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Business Insider, Little Green Footballs, Mediaite and ThinkProgress
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
“Former Fetus” Signs Cause Stir at Capitol
“Former Fetus” Signs Cause Stir at Capitol
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