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In 2016 campaign, the lament of the not quite rich enough — At this point in the 2012 presidential race, Terry Neese was in hot demand. — “Gosh, I was hearing from everyone and meeting with everyone,” said Neese, an Oklahoma City entrepreneur and former “Ranger” for President George W. Bush …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Jeb Bush's Nightmare Scenario — Bush is expected to be a formidable contender for the GOP nomination. But there are signs that his biography will lead to struggles in the primary's early stages. — Talk to enough Republican insiders about the presidential primary field, and you'll get a common sentiment when it comes to Jeb Bush.
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Ronnie Greene / Associated Press:
Jeb Bush Had Another Email Account While Florida Governor
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Megyn Kelly presses Ted Cruz: Can you win? — Ted Cruz is no Barack Obama, he wants Americans to know. — The Texas senator told Fox News' Megyn Kelly on Tuesday night that no one would mistake him for a Senate backbencher, like the current president. — Story Continued Below
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Wants You To Believe He's Legally Required To Sign Up For Obamacare. He's Not. — Newly-minted presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) admitted that he would grudgingly sign up for health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, just one day after announcing …
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Raw Story, Washington Post, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz Knocks Goldman Sachs, Wife's Firm, Over ‘Special Favors From Government’
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Ted Cruz's challenge: The other guys have done things
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CNN:
Ted Cruz going on Obamacare
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton hit with racketeering lawsuit over emails — The conservative group Freedom Watch has filed a racketeering lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that accuses her of failing to produce documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Cornell dean says ISIS welcome on campus in undercover video — This guy is either the dumbest Ivy League bigwig ever or politically correct to a fault — for welcoming offers to bring ISIS and Hamas to Cornell University. — A video sting operation shows Cornell's assistant dean for students …
The Hill:
Senior lawmakers feeling ‘left out’ after news of Israeli spying — Senior lawmakers are sharing a similar response to a report that Israel spied on U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and slipped intelligence to Congress: Don't look at me. — “I haven't had any of them coming up and talking with me about where the deal is.
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Bloomberg Business:
Kraft Will Merge With Heinz in Deal Backed by 3G and Buffett — (Bloomberg) — Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge with H.J. Heinz in a deal orchestrated by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., creating the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Pilots 2015: The Year Of Ethnic Castings - About Time Or Too Much Of Good Thing? — There was a noticeable shift toward minority castings last season, with more parts opening up to ethnic actors, a casting term used for non-Caucasian thesps. It was a concerted effort …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators oppose amendment on Obama budget — Senators on Tuesday opposed an amendment that would have swapped out the Republican budget with the one rolled out by President Obama earlier this year. — The amendment failed by a 1-98 vote, with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) voting for the amendment.
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Alex Wong / National Review:
On Israel and Iran, President Obama Mistakes Friend and Foe — Instead of projecting leadership and defending American values, he has withdrawn from the stage or chosen to trust our enemies. — A month ago, in a speech to the Chicago Global Forum, I argued that the Obama administration's foreign policy …
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New York Times:
Germanwings Crash Investigation Hits Snag in Retrieving Data — PARIS — Rescuers resumed the difficult task of searching for the 150 victims of a deadly plane crash in the French Alps, as the search for clues about what caused the crash was dealt a setback Wednesday afternoon.
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Half of ObamaCare subsidy recipients will owe on their taxes — Half of all households that received ObamaCare tax credits last year will likely owe money to the federal government, a new study found. — Nearly all families that received tax credits will either owe money or receive extra money …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., Concern About Environmental Threats Eases — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans' concern about several major environmental threats has eased after increasing last year. As in the past, Americans express the greatest worry about pollution of drinking water …
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CNN:
Tunisian town near ‘Star Wars’ backdrop now features in battle against ISIS — How ISIS is taking advantage of Tunisia's democracy 01:29 — Story highlights — (CNN)The desert and dun-colored cliffs around the town of Tataouine were once the backdrop for the movie “Star Wars,” …
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BizPac Review, The Daily Caller and Mashable
Keith Staskiewicz / EW.com:
FIRST LOOK: JESSE EISENBERG AS LEX LUTHOR IN BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE — The mark of a good villain is how he knows to stop monologuing before he gives away too much of his plan. That's also the mark of a good superhero-franchise director. Details on Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman …
KVUE-TV:
Man says W employee yelled gay slur, threw him to ground — AUSTIN — A man claims a W Hotel employee threw him to the ground, fracturing his arm, and yelled an anti-gay slur last week during South by Southwest. — Bobby Beltran, 31, said the bar bouncer also dislocated two bones in his hand …
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Washington Post:
Report: Va. governor received special treatment from Homeland Security — The now-No. 2 official at the Department of Homeland Security intervened on behalf of politically connected favor seekers — including Democrat Terry McAuliffe not long before he was elected Virginia governor …
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