memeorandum: A warning to Hillary Clinton (Brent Budowsky/The Hill)

5:05 PM ET, April 8, 2015

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Nick Gass / Politico:

Rand Paul clashes with Savannah Guthrie over changing views — Rand Paul clashed with Today Show host Savannah Guthrie over her line of questioning during an interview Wednesday morning, criticizing her for editorializing over perceived changes in his political views since his election to the Senate.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Bloomberg Business, Daily Kos, US News, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog and Outside the Beltway

Philip Elliott / Associated Press:

AP Interview: Paul won't spell out abortion ban exceptions — 3 photos — NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a newly declared Republican presidential candidate, is dodging a central question about abortion: What exceptions, if any, should be made if the procedure were to be banned?

Discussion: New York Times, ThinkProgress, Politico, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Washington Post, Raw Story, Daily Kos and KOIN-TV

David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:

Rand Paul: Go Ask the DNC About Abortion — MILFORD, N.H.—On his first full day as a presidential candidate, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul sat for an interview that Democrats thought they can use against him. Associated Press reporter Philip Elliott prodded Paul on abortion …

Discussion: Hot Air, New York Times and American Spectator

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rand Paul gets testy with NBC's Savannah Guthrie

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Washington Post, FishbowlDC, Politico, The Daily Caller, LiberalAmerica.org, Daily Kos and Bloomberg Business

Scott Stump / Today:
Rand Paul on Iran nuclear deal: 'I'm going to keep an open mind'

Discussion: National Journal, Hot Air, CNNMoney, WAVE-TV, Yahoo Politics, Wall Street Journal, TVNewser and NBC News

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Rand Paul campaign: He wasn't talking about murder

Discussion: Power Line and National Review

Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:

Here's A News Report We'd Be Reading If Walter Scott's Killing Wasn't On Video — This article is written as if the alleged murder of Walter Scott had not been captured on video that was made public Tuesday by The New York Times and other outlets. — A North Charleston police officer …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Fusion, Associated Press, The Daily Beast, US News, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Post and Courier, Addicting Info and alicublog

David McCabe / The Hill:

SC lawmakers condemn Walter Scott shooting — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday called video showing the shooting of Walter Scott in North Charleston, S.C., “deeply troubling.” — “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Walter Scott,” Graham, who's mulling a run for president in 2016, said in a statement.

Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Mashable and CNN

Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business: South Carolina Republicans Uniformly Condemn Walter Scott Shooting

CNN:
S. Carolina cop charged with murder for shooting black man; protesters gather

Discussion: Raw Story, Addicting Info, ThinkProgress, Post and Courier, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh and American Spectator

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Tom Cotton: Bombing Iran Would Take “Several Days,” Be Nothing Like Iraq War — “All we're asking is that the president simply be as tough as in the protection of America's national security interest as Bill Clinton was.” — w.soundcloud.com — Sen. Tom Cotton says bombing Iran's nuclear facilities …

Discussion: Politico, Reuters, Outside the Beltway, NPR, Raw Story, The American Conservative, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos and Gawker

Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:

Exclusive: New Ted Cruz Super-PACs Take in Record Haul — Ted Cruz's presidential effort is getting into the shock-and-awe fundraising business. — An associate of the Texas senator, a recently announced presidential candidate, tells Bloomberg that a cluster of affiliated super-political action committees …

Discussion: Sunlight Foundation Blog, American Spectator, Hot Air, Business Insider, Washington Post, Fox News, Political Insider blog, RedState and NPR

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: When it comes to war, Congress has a double standard

Discussion: Common Dreams, The Hill, Washington Monthly, Horizons, Politico and New York Times

Ann O'Neill / CNN:

Boston (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 1:53 p.m.] — A verdict has been reached in the Boston Marathon bombing trial. — The jury deliberated for 11½ hours before reaching Wednesday's verdict, which is expected to be read soon. — Jurors in the trial of accused Boston …

Discussion: Business Insider, BREITBART.COM, NPR, The Gateway Pundit, Addicting Info, The Federalist, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Adam Goldman / Washington Post:

Tsarnaev found guilty in Boston Marathon bombing trial — A federal jury Wednesday found 21-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in the twin bombings of the Boston Marathon two years ago, convicting a young man who had embraced radical Islam and carried out one of the worst acts of terrorism on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Guardian

Fox News:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty in Boston Marathon bombing

Discussion: protein wisdom, VodkaPundit and ImmigrationProf Blog

Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV CONVICTED IN BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING

Discussion: Daily Kos, Mashable, The Daily Caller and BarbWire.com

Derek Draplin / The College Fix:

Univ. of Michigan cancels ‘American Sniper’ screening: ‘Made students feel unsafe’ — University: ‘While our intent was to show a film, the impact of the content was harmful, and made students feel unsafe and unwelcome at our program’ — A scheduled movie screening of “American Sniper” …

Discussion: Michigan Daily, Power Line, neo-neocon, Hit & Run, Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon

Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
Updated: University of Michigan Cancels Showing of American Sniper Due to Student Protest; Shows Paddington Instead

Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler and New York Magazine

Nick Gass / Politico:

Dick Cheney calls Obama ‘worst president’ on foreign policy — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says President Barack Obama is the worst commander in chief the United States has ever had, in view of the recent Iranian nuclear agreement. — Asked about the deal by Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday …

Discussion: Gawker, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Political Wire and Israel Matzav

The White House:
Remarks by the President and the Vice President at Easter Prayer Breakfast

Discussion: Right Wing Watch, Washington Times and Scared Monkeys

Brent Budowsky / The Hill:

A warning to Hillary Clinton — As Hillary Clinton begins the most important days of a political career marked by extraordinary experience and pathbreaking accomplishment, CNN spent much of Monday quoting unnamed people rightly or wrongly cited as close to Clinton who suggested the rollout plan …

Discussion: ABC News

Eric Roston / Bloomberg Business:

For Some Wisconsin State Workers, ‘Climate Change’ Isn't Something You Can Talk About — Even answering e-mails about global warming is out — Discussing climate change is out of bounds for workers at a state agency in Wisconsin. So is any work related to climate change—even responding to e-mails about the topic.

Discussion: Guardian, Salon, Talking Points Memo, YaleNews Articles, Grist, Climate Denial Crock …, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller

Liz Neporent / ABC News:
Obama says Climate Change's Impact On Health Is Personal for Him

Discussion: The Daily Caller, “The Lid” and The White House

Stephen Deere / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

High voter turnout in Ferguson adds two black council members, for three total — FERGUSON • For the first time in Ferguson's 120-year history, the City Council will have three African-American members, but even so, Tuesday's election was less than a clear victory for the throngs …

Discussion: Mashable, USA Today, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, New York Times, Hit & Run, Democratic Strategist, The Huffington Post, Washington Monthly and New York Magazine

Michael Schaub / Los Angeles Times:

Maya Angelou's new stamp features quote that wasn't hers — The United States Postal Service is set to honor Maya Angelou today in a dedication ceremony for a new postage stamp depicting the legendary author, poet and singer. But there's one problem: The quotation that accompanies Angelou's picture …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Washington Post, Althouse, Vox Popoli and Mashable

Hollywood Reporter:

Roger Ailes … WHY HE MATTERS The dominant cable news network for more than a decade, Ailes' Fox News funnels billions into the coffers of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox. SNL Kagan estimates the channel will earn $2.18 billion this year, the bulk of it from ad revenue and subscriber fees …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico and Mediaite

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

Hillary Clinton hires Google executive to be chief technology officer — Hillary Rodham Clinton has hired a longtime Google executive to oversee her likely presidential campaign's technology development and build new ways for Clinton to engage with voters, according to Democrats with knowledge of the move.

Discussion: Reuters, Engadget, Mashable and OnPolitics

Bloomberg Business:

Google Plots New YouTube Subscription Service as Soon as This Year — Get ready to pay for YouTube — Google Inc. plans to offer a subscriber version of YouTube as soon as this year, letting viewers see millions of videos without having to sit through ads.

Discussion: Mashable, The Verge and VentureBeat