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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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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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Hot Air and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Washington Post:
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.
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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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Algemeiner.com and The Right Scoop
eeas.europa.eu:
JOINT STATEMENT — Joint Statement by EU High Representative …
JOINT STATEMENT — Joint Statement by EU High Representative …
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“The Lid”, Washington Free Beacon, Business Insider, RedState, New York Times, The Tower and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Concessions Fueled Iran Nuclear Talks
Concessions Fueled Iran Nuclear Talks
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Fox News, Washington Post and Fox News Insider
Reuters:
Iranians celebrate, Obama hails ‘historic’ nuclear framework
Iranians celebrate, Obama hails ‘historic’ nuclear framework
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The Atlantic Online, MintPress News and Common Dreams
Kevin Zambrano / The Right to Rise PAC:
Right to Rise PAC Honorary Chairman Gov. Jeb Bush's Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal
Right to Rise PAC Honorary Chairman Gov. Jeb Bush's Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal
Bloomberg View:
A Promising Iran Agreement
A Promising Iran Agreement
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Foreign Policy Gamble by Obama at a Moment of Truth
A Foreign Policy Gamble by Obama at a Moment of Truth
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The Huffington Post, Politico and JustOneMinute
Charles Duelfer / Politico:
The Iran Deal's Fatal Flaw
The Iran Deal's Fatal Flaw
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The Federalist, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Terence Burlij / CNN:
Iran deal: 2016 GOPers and Hillary Clinton react
Iran deal: 2016 GOPers and Hillary Clinton react
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Business Insider, Hullabaloo, The American Conservative and Bloomberg View
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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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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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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The Hill and Business Insider
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Why Ted Cruz is Fighting ‘the Fortune 500’ on Gay Marriage
Why Ted Cruz is Fighting ‘the Fortune 500’ on Gay Marriage
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Raw Story, Townhall.com, Bloomberg View and Balloon Juice
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Mike Huckabee: Gay Community Won't Rest Until ‘There Are No More Churches’
Mike Huckabee: Gay Community Won't Rest Until ‘There Are No More Churches’
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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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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Tom Cotton Is Not Mailing It In — Your last name is Cotton, and this interview was arranged by your communications director, Caroline Rabbitt. Who is your chief of staff, Beatrix Potter? If only. No, my chief of staff is Doug Coutts. — You were raised in rural Arkansas …
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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%
US added 126K jobs in March, vs 245K expected; jobless rate stays at 5.5%
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Reuters, PUNDIT PRESS, Scared Monkeys and Shot in the Dark
Patrick Gillespie / CNNMoney:
Warning sign: U.S. economy only adds 126,000 jobs
Warning sign: U.S. economy only adds 126,000 jobs
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Outside the Beltway and PUNDIT PRESS
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Americans Not In The Labor Force Soar To Record 93.2 Million As Participation Rate Drops To February 1978 Levels — So much for yet another “above consensus” recovery, and what's worse it is, well, about to get even worse, because while the Fed keeps baning some illusory drum that slack …
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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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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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Weekly Standard
Talking Points Memo:
A New Supreme Court Ruling On Medicaid Just Put 68 Million People At Risk — When it comes to health care at the Supreme Court this year, all eyes are focused on the Obamacare tax credits case, King v. Burwell. But a case decided this week, Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Power and Paychecks — On Wednesday, McDonald's — which has been facing demonstrations denouncing its low wages — announced that it would give workers a raise. The pay increase won't, in itself, be a very big deal: the new wage floor is just $1 above the local minimum wage …
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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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The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Right Scoop
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 …
James B. Nelson / @politifact:
Gov. Scott Walker says he bought a sweater for $1 at Kohl's — When Gov. Scott Walker took his presidential ambitions to New Hampshire, he shared a penny-pinching story that would have been right at home in bargain-hunting Wisconsin. — At the center of the story: A new sweater, a dollar and Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's.
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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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McClatchy Washington Bureau and Washington Post
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Could Chris Christie Appoint Himself To The U.S. Senate? Yes, He Can
Could Chris Christie Appoint Himself To The U.S. Senate? Yes, He Can
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Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill and New Jersey Online