memeorandum: Hillary Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend (Steve Holland/Reuters)

10:30 AM ET, April 10, 2015

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Lauren Gambino / Guardian:

Exclusive: Hillary Clinton to launch presidential campaign on Sunday en route to Iowa - source — Hillary Clinton is planning to officially launch her US presidential campaign on Sunday while en route to Iowa, a source familiar with the campaign has confirmed to the Guardian.

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CNN:

Hillary Clinton to announce 2016 bid Sunday with video — (CNN)Hillary Clinton will launch her presidential campaign Sunday with a video on social media announcing her candidacy, followed immediately by travel to build on the announcement, according to a source close to Clinton's campaign in waiting.

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Steve Holland / Reuters:

Hillary Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend — (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial competition but needing to get her organization in place for the long battle to come.

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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:

Feisty Bill Clinton takes on the NYT — Bill Clinton is privately pushing back against the idea that he's become frail and will play a more limited role on his wife's impending 2016 campaign than he did in her 2008 bid. — During a private Clinton Foundation fundraiser last week in Austin …

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Wall Street Journal:

Liberal Democrats Try to Push Hillary Clinton Left — Some Democrats think Hillary Clinton isn't liberal enough, posing a challenge to her as she prepares for a presidential campaign — WASHINGTON—Hillary Clinton was once seen as a liberal voice pulling her husband and party to the left.

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Glenn Thrush / Politico:

Hillary Clinton expected to launch 2016 bid this weekend — She has privately told aides that she wants to avoid the coronation atmosphere of her 2008 launch. — Getty — The wait is almost over. Hillary Clinton will kick off her long-anticipated campaign for president this weekend …

Cameron Joseph / NY Daily News:
Hillary Clinton expected to announce 2016 presidential campaign Sunday: source

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Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
SOURCE: Hillary Clinton will announce her 2016 campaign this weekend

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Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
Why Chafee for President actually makes sense

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Jeremy Turnage / WIS-TV:

Authorities release dash cam footage from Michael Slager's patrol car before fatal shooting — The State Law Enforcement Division has released a copy of the dash cam footage from North Charleston police officer Michael Slager's patrol car in the moments before he fatally wounded Walter Scott.

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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Morning Joe: Where Are Charges for Second Officer in Scott Shooting?

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Michael Hirsh / Politico: Tackling America's police abuse epidemic

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Cops have been shooting people in the back for years and lying about it, veteran attorney claims

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Associated Press:
Michael Slager, Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Man Walter Scott, Had Prior Excessive Force Complaint

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Christian Bennett / Guardian:
South Carolina officer radioed in Taser claim six seconds after firing final shot

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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:

Will Chris Christie really run? — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has seen his presidential stock fall to the point where questions are being raised on whether he'll really enter the race. — It's a stunning turnaround for the governor, who not that long ago was seen as the Republican to beat.

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James Hohmann / Politico:

Insiders: Rubio has upside in early states — Republicans view him as more viable than Senate colleagues Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. — As he prepares to launch his presidential campaign on Monday, Marco Rubio is seen as significantly more electable by early state insiders of both parties …

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Lindsey Graham's strategy: Take down Rand Paul — Possible GOP presidential contender finds a foil — and a focus — in attacking rival from Kentucky. — Getty — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham may still be weighing whether to run for president, but he already has a strategy …

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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul Campaign Sends Cease-And-Desist To Stations Running Iran Attack Ad

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Hannity Guest Leaves in Middle of Segment on Walter Scott Shooting: 'I'm Done!' — One of Sean Hannity's guests tonight got so pissed off in the middle of a heated argument on the Walter Scott shooting that he just up and left entirely. — Leo Terrell, who's blown up several times …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story

Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:

The Iran deal: Anatomy of a disaster — “Negotiations . . . to prevent an Iranian capability to develop a nuclear arsenal are ending with an agreement that concedes this very capability . . . ” — Charles Krauthammer writes a weekly political column that runs on Fridays.

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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:

Jeb Bush Leans on His Gun-Rights Bona Fides — Potential presidential hopeful looks to shore up conservative support at NRA conference — The day after Jeb Bush signed landmark “stand your ground” legislation, one Florida resident emailed the then-governor to thank him “for allowing us to defend ourselves.”

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:

Will 2016 really be a foreign policy election? — There's an emerging conventional wisdom that the 2016 presidential race, once predicted to be mostly about economic issues, will instead be dominated by foreign policy. — “This is going to be a foreign policy election,” National Journal's Ron Fournier said recently.

Discussion: Bloomberg View

Salman Masood / New York Times:

Pakistani Lawmakers Pass Resolution Urging Neutrality in Yemen Conflict — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Parliament voted on Friday to stay out of the conflict in Yemen, but it urged the government led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to play a diplomatic role in defusing the crisis.

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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:

Ayatollah Khamenei Accuses WH of ‘Lying,’ Being ‘Deceptive,’ and Having ‘Devilish’ Intentions — President Obama has long known that the real decision maker in Iran is Ayatollah Khamenei, the so-called supreme leader. While other Iranian officials have negotiated with Western powers …