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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Harry Reid Says He Won't Seek Re-Election — WASHINGTON — Senator Harry Reid, the tough tactician who has led Senate Democrats since 2005, will not seek re-election next year, bringing an end to a three-decade congressional career that culminated with his push of President Obama's ambitious agenda against fierce Republican resistance.
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Democrats May Find it Easier to Defend Reid's Open Seat — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced Friday morning that he won't seek re-election when his term expires in 2016. In a YouTube video, Reid explained his decision. — https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=MqPWTECMIQo
Manu Raju / Politico:
REID RETIRING — After a brutal eye injury, the 75-year-old Senate Democratic leader decides to forego another grueling campaign for reelection. — Harry Reid, a soft-spoken, uninspiring public speaker but savvy backroom political operator, plotted his way up the rungs of the Democratic leadership throughout his career.
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Kirsti Knolle / Reuters:
German pilot said to have suffered from depression, anxiety — (Reuters) - The German pilot believed to have deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps killing 150 people broke off his training six years ago due to depression and spent over a year in psychiatric treatment, a German newspaper reported on Friday.
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New York Times:
Co-Pilot in Germanwings Crash Hid Medical Condition From Employer, Prosecutors Say — DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Documents show that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who is believed to have deliberately crashed a Germanwings jet into the French Alps on Tuesday, had a medical condition that he hid …
New York Times:
Reducing Risks After the Germanwings Crash
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Pat Robertson: ‘Was the co-pilot a Muslim? Why did he want to kill all those people?’
Manu Raju / Politico:
2016 brawl breaks out on Senate floor — Paul lashes Cruz, Rubio for ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’ positions on government spending. — The 2016 Republican nomination contest spilled onto the Senate floor Thursday, turning a marathon budget debate into a battle over which candidate is prepared to lead the country at a time of war.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senate Approves Budget of G.O.P. Wishes in All-Night Session — WASHINGTON — Emerging from an all-night session marked more by exhaustion than drama, Senate Republicans squeaked through a budget blueprint Friday morning that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, fundamentally remake federal health care …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Insiders pump the brakes on Cruz — Republicans in Iowa and New Hampshire don't think the polarizing Texan can win. — Ted Cruz is the first Republican presidential candidate out of the starting gate, but GOP insiders in Iowa and New Hampshire are overwhelmingly skeptical …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Mornings in Blue America — Two impossible things happened to the U.S. economy over the course of the past year — or at least they were supposed to be impossible, according to the ideology that dominates half our political spectrum. First, remember how Obamacare was supposed to be a gigantic job killer?
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Scott Walker Shifts Stance on Immigration at Private Dinner — Likely GOP presidential candidate says he backs allowing undocumented immigrants becoming eligible for citizenship — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told a private dinner of New Hampshire Republicans this month that he backed …
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Gov. Scott Walker's Immigration Stance at Center of Dispute
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Joan Walsh / Salon:
Scott Walker's interview debacle: How the movie “Trading Places” explains the Iran/Israel conflict!
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Bush and Walker start to sharpen their messages
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Richard Parker / The Atlantic Online:
Rick Perry, American Caudillo — AUSTIN, TEXAS—Right now, at least, Rick Perry seems to be getting nowhere. — In fact, both of the ambitious Texan Republicans with designs on the White House—Perry, the former governor and Senator Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Senator Devised A Fantastic Response To Tom Cotton's Iran Letter — Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) would like to prevent Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) from sending any more letters to Iranian leaders about the nuclear deal, prompting her to file an amendment to block just that.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The four faces of Cruz — At the risk of giving solace to the list of possible Republican candidates for the presidency, which seems larger than the starting offense for the Texas Longhorns, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) might have begun the implosion of his presidential candidacy the day after he announced it.
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Mark Alesia / Indianapolis Star:
NCAA: ‘Religious freedom’ law creates concern for future events — NCAA President Mark Emmert expressed concern Thursday about Indiana's “religious freedom” law, saying the Indianapolis-based group would examine “how it might affect future events as well as our workforce.”
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators endorse Iran sanctions in budget vote — Senators unanimously approved an amendment Thursday that backs bolstering sanctions against Iran if President Obama can't verify that the country is following a nuclear deal. — The wave of support came after the amendment, offered by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), was amended.
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The Hill:
Rep. Gohmert weighing presidential bid — Conservative firebrand Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill that he might run for president in 2016. — Gohmert indicated he might launch an exploratory committee for president when originally asked if he would support Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) White House bid.
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Democrats' Identity Crisis Is Spilling Into Their Senate Races — Democrats have been remarkably successful at avoiding contentious primaries, but the ones taking place in 2016 will be consequential. — On the surface, the Democratic Party looks remarkably unified heading …
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