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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Says Controversial ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Won't Change — Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act would not be changing, state Gov. Mike Pence said today during an exclusive interview on ABC's “This Week.” — Pence said that the issue had been turned into …
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Gov. Mike Pence to push for clarification of ‘religious freedom’ law
Gov. Mike Pence to push for clarification of ‘religious freedom’ law
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‘This Week’ Transcript: Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley
‘This Week’ Transcript: Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cruz: ‘I was not a community organizer’ — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the only major declared Republican presidential candidate, is defending his credentials as a freshman senator while pursuing a White House bid. — “Unlike Barack Obama, I was not a community organizer before I was elected to the Senate …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Cruz vows to shun negative campaigning — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is swearing off negative campaigning as he begins his run for the White House. — “There may be other candidates who chose to throw rocks in my direction,” the GOP presidential hopeful said in an interview aired Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union.”
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Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Marco Rubio Has Made This Bet Before—and Won
Marco Rubio Has Made This Bet Before—and Won
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Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Martin O'Malley Takes Aim At Hillary Clinton's ‘Crown’ — Martin O'Malley on Sunday sounded awfully like someone who plans on challenging Hillary Clinton in a Democratic primary. — Appearing on ABC's This Week, the former governor of Maryland talked about the country's need for “new perspective” and “new leadership.”
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Jim Gilmore: I have experience other 2016 GOP hopefuls lack
Jim Gilmore: I have experience other 2016 GOP hopefuls lack
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Netanyahu urges Senate leaders against Iran deal — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a Sunday appearance alongside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to make clear that the GOP-led Congress shares Netanyahu's skepticism that the Obama administration can strike …
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Doug Sosnik / Politico:
America's hinge moment — Presidential politics in 2016 will reflect the shifting reality of America. — Lead image by AP Photo. … - Michelle Obama, race and the Ivy League — The talk show primary — The country is going through the most significant period of change since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
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Poll: Who would Americans consider voting for in 2016? — vote buttons election campaign ISTOCKPHOTO — Shares - — The Republicans — As he did last month, Jeb Bush remains the potential candidate with the most support from Republicans, and he is also the best-known of the candidates tested.
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Eric Foner / New York Times:
Why Reconstruction Matters — THE surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, 150 years ago next month, effectively ended the Civil War. Preoccupied with the challenges of our own time, Americans will probably devote little attention to the sesquicentennial of Reconstruction …
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Boko Haram kills, ‘beheads with chainsaws’ 40 people to derail Nigeria elections — Militants from extremist group Boko Haram attacked several Nigerian towns, torching houses and fatally shooting those who fled before reportedly beheading some of the bodies with chainsaws.
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Reid heads for the exit — By: — There is a reason Harry Reid became the Senate minority leader this year. The Nevada Democrat, who yesterday announced his decision not to seek reelection in 2016, deserves a huge share of the blame for the sorry showing of his party in the mid-term elections.
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Drunk ‘Frat Boy’ Bites Hamster's Head Off At Spring Break Party — A college student was caught on video drunkenly biting the head off of a hamster. — “Oh my f**king, god! No way!” a fellow student yelled at the beginning of the video, just as the frat boy in question grabs the hamster.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Huckabee shares ‘untold secret’ of his support — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Sunday brushed off the idea that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would intrude on his turf among conservative Christian voters. — “My base is really beyond just evangelicals,” Huckabee said on CBS's “Face the Nation.”