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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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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.
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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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Plans Campaign Kickoff on Sunday — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will end the suspense on Sunday, announcing that she is running for president before heading to Iowa and New Hampshire. — A person familiar with the Clinton team's plans confirmed …
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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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Cameron Joseph / NY Daily News:
Hillary Clinton expected to announce 2016 presidential campaign Sunday: source
Hillary Clinton expected to announce 2016 presidential campaign Sunday: source
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Hillary Clinton expected to launch 2016 bid this weekend
Hillary Clinton expected to launch 2016 bid this weekend
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Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
Why Chafee for President actually makes sense
Why Chafee for President actually makes sense
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Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
SOURCE: Hillary Clinton will announce her 2016 campaign this weekend
SOURCE: Hillary Clinton will announce her 2016 campaign this weekend
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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
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Morning Joe: Where Are Charges for Second Officer in Scott Shooting? — The Morning Joe roundtable wondered Thursday morning whether there would be more charges leveled in the shooting death of Walter Scott, especially against the second police officer, who appeared on video …
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Jeremy Turnage / WIS-TV:
Authorities release dash cam footage from Michael Slager's patrol car before fatal shooting
Authorities release dash cam footage from Michael Slager's patrol car before fatal shooting
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Cops have been shooting people in the back for years and lying about it, veteran attorney claims
Cops have been shooting people in the back for years and lying about it, veteran attorney claims
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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 …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Could the Corker-Menendez bill kill an Iran deal? A top Dem supporter pushes back. — Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is among the most prominent Democratic supporters of the Corker-Menendez bill on Iran. He may be one of the most important players in determining whether it passes …
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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 …
Pete Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
The Alinsky Way of Governing — What happens when those in power adopt ‘rules for radicals’ to attack their less powerful opponents. — Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, recently caused a stir by sending letters …
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Power Line
David McCabe / The Hill:
Ben Carson: More emphasis needed on Christians' rights — Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and possible Republican presidential candidate, said Thursday morning that concerns about the rights of Christians and members of other religions are not receiving as much attention as worries about discrimination toward other groups.
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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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New York Times:
Kansas Tries to Stamp Out Abortion — During the past four years, the state of Kansas has become ground zero in the war to criminalize all abortions, and in the process to remove a woman's ability to control what happens in her own body. — Under Gov. Sam Brownback, a staunch foe …
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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 …
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Sanctions Must Lift When Nuclear Deal Is Signed
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Sanctions Must Lift When Nuclear Deal Is Signed
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