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Max Fisher / Vox:
This is an astonishingly good Iran deal — When Aaron Stein was studying nuclear non-proliferation at Middlebury University's Monterey graduate program, the students would sometimes construct what they thought would be the best possible nuclear inspection and monitoring regimes.
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Obama's Iran deal falls far short of his own goals — THE “KEY parameters” for an agreement on Iran's nuclear program released Thursday fall well short of the goals originally set by the Obama administration. None of Iran's nuclear facilities — including the Fordow center buried under a mountain — will be closed.
Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
France: The US Capitulated To Iranian Demands — Not all of America's negotiating partners were happy with the deal announce by President Obama. As talks proceeded past two deadlines last year, and the deadline earlier this week, the U.S. made a host of concessions. The American positions drew ire from France.
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New York Times:
A Promising Nuclear Deal With Iran — The preliminary agreement between Iran and the major powers is a significant achievement that makes it more likely Iran will never be a nuclear threat. President Obama said it would “cut off every pathway that Iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon.”
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Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the proposed framework for a deal with Iran: — “I just came from a meeting of the Israeli cabinet. We discussed the proposed framework for a deal with Iran. — The cabinet is united in strongly opposing the proposed deal....
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eeas.europa.eu:
JOINT STATEMENT — Joint Statement by EU High Representative …
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Wall Street Journal:
Concessions Fueled Iran Nuclear Talks
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Reuters:
Iranians celebrate, Obama hails ‘historic’ nuclear framework
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
In Tehran, Optimism and Talk of Revival After Nuclear Deal
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Bloomberg View:
A Promising Iran Agreement
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Foreign Policy Gamble by Obama at a Moment of Truth
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Terence Burlij / CNN:
Iran deal: 2016 GOPers and Hillary Clinton react
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Source: Lease signed for Hillary Clinton headquarters in Brooklyn — The lease is signed: Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters will work out of 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, according to a source familiar with the deal. — The campaign will occupy two full floors of the office building …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / msnbc.com:
Hillary Clinton campaign headquarters to be based in Brooklyn
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Carly Fiorina: Tim Cook Opposition to Indiana Religious Freedom Law Hypocritical — Once a Fortune 50 chief executive herself, Carly Fiorina is disgusted with how CEOs rushed to condemn Indiana's new religious freedom law. — Mrs. Fiorina, who is weighing a bid for the 2016 Republican …
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Why Ted Cruz is Fighting ‘the Fortune 500’ on Gay Marriage — Iowa conservatives were asking how and why Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act came under fire. Texas Senator Ted Cruz had found the culprit. — “The Fortune 500 is running shamelessly to endorse the radical gay marriage agenda …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Mike Huckabee: Gay Community Won't Rest Until ‘There Are No More Churches’
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Ben White / Politico:
Cloudy economy rains on Barack Obama's parade — As the president touts improvement, jobs growth suddenly turns sluggish. — White House officials insist that there are many bright spots in the current economy and they largely dismiss alarmism over a possible backslide. Getty
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
US added 126K jobs in March, vs 245K expected; jobless rate stays at 5.5%
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Gained 126,000 Jobs in March, an Abrupt Slowdown in Hiring
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Patrick Gillespie / CNNMoney:
Warning sign: U.S. economy only adds 126,000 jobs
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WGME-TV 13:
Former Biddeford mayor throws a jar of Vasoline near Governor LePage — SACO (WGME) — Governor LePage's town hall-style meeting ended suddenly Thursday after the former mayor of Biddeford, Joanne Twomey, interrupted the governor and tossed a jar of Vaseline near him.
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Kevin Miller / The Portland Press Herald:
LePage forum comes to abrupt end as Democratic ex-lawmaker confronts him and gets taken away
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Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:
Maine Gov. Paul LePage Ends Town Hall After Former Lawmaker Throws Vaseline At Him
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Ali Meyer / CNSNews:
Americans Not in Labor Force Exceed 93 Million for First Time; 62.7% Labor Force Participation Matches 37-Year Low — (CNSNews.com) - The number of Americans 16 years and older who did not participate in the labor force—meaning they neither had a job nor actively sought one in the last four weeks …
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Atlanta Educators Convicted in School Cheating Scandal — ATLANTA — In a dramatic conclusion to what has been described as the largest cheating scandal in the nation's history, a jury here on Wednesday convicted 11 educators for their roles in a standardized test cheating scandal that tarnished …
Steven Crowder / Louder With Crowder:
HIDDEN CAMERA: Gay Wedding Cake At Muslim Bakeries — Gay wedding cakes! — Yes folks, I did this. I went there. You have this now. As I was discussing on last week's radio show/podcast... Actually, I taped this video a long time ago but due to audio corruption issues, was never able to upload it.
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Washington Post:
These are the racially charged e-mails that got 3 Ferguson police and court officials fired — City officials in Ferguson, Mo., on Thursday evening released the full, unredacted content of racially charged and religiously insensitive e-mails sent by the city's former court clerk …
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New York Sun:
The Shape of Things to Come — President Obama's vow to seek support in Congress for his proposed deal with Iran reminds us of the Norway Debate. This is the argument that erupted in the Mother of Parliaments in May 1940, after the Nazis invaded Norway. When the debate began …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Campaign 2016: Modest Interest, High Stakes — Wide Gaps in GOP Candidate Visibility; Small Gaps in Support — The 2016 presidential campaign has gotten off to a slow start with voters. A majority of registered voters (58%) say they have given at least some thought to candidates who may run …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Could Chris Christie Appoint Himself To The U.S. Senate? Yes, He Can
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Preston Lerner / Los Angeles Magazine:
Right Side of the Law: Eugene Volokh's Global Influence — Eugene Volokh leads me into the kitchen of his graceful two-story Mediterranean-style house in Pacific Palisades and offers me a cup of coffee. When he realizes that the sugar bowl is empty, he reaches into a cupboard and pulls out a box of sugar.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In emerging Dem race, O'Malley new target of Clinton machine — Recently, a representative from the Hillary Clinton camp delivered a message to Martin O'Malley, the former Maryland governor preparing to challenge Clinton for the 2016 Democratic nomination. — I have some good news and some bad news, the messenger said.
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