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10:20 AM ET, April 13, 2015

Top Items:

CNN:

First on CNN: Hillary Clinton takes road trip to Iowa — (CNN)Iowa or bust. — Hillary Clinton is kicking off her second bid for the White House with a road trip, riding from New York to her first campaign stop on Tuesday in Iowa. She was spotted on Sunday evening chatting with people at a gas station in Pennsylvania.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Washington Monthly, New York Post, Taylor Marsh, WISH-TV, RedState, OnPolitics, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, New York Magazine and USA Today

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid — Ending two years of speculation and coy denials, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on Sunday that she would seek the presidency for a second time, immediately establishing herself as the likely 2016 Democratic nominee.

Matt Higgins / CBS DC:

Romney: ‘Hillary Clinton Is Just Not Trustworthy’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton made no mention of her potential Republican rivals when kicking off her second campaign for president. — They didn't share her restraint. — Rand Paul put Clinton at the center of his first television ad, titled “Liberty, not Hillary.”

Discussion: FOX News Radio

Agence France-Presse:

Gay couple overjoyed to feature in Clinton launch video — Washington (AFP) - When Jared Milrad and Nate Johnson participated in a video about “big changes,” they had no idea their same-sex wedding plans would feature in Sunday's campaign launch by Hillary Clinton.

Discussion: FOX News Radio

Heather / Crooks and Liars:

Bill Kristol: If They Get To Nominate Hillary Clinton, Why Don't We Get To Nominate Dick Cheney? — Here's Bloody Bill Kristol with the false equivalency of the day when asked who is the most promising Republican candidate not in the race yet by This Week host George Stephanopoulos:

Discussion: Political Wire and Addicting Info

Hillary Clinton / Guardian:

The Guardian view on Hillary Clinton: hammering the glass ceiling (again) — The case for a first Madam President is inarguable. The case for a second President Clinton is still to be made — he couldn't quite shatter the glass ceiling in 2008, but she vowed that the “18 million cracks” …

Discussion: Hit & Run, Brooklyn Magazine, OnPolitics, Washington Post, France 24 and Daily Kos

Bill Curry / Salon:

Hillary Clinton just doesn't get it: She's already running a losing campaign — Hillary Clinton joins the race for president today. If you believe the leaks from her staff, and there's no reason you shouldn't, she'll do it in a video released at noon as she herself flies high above the nation in a chartered plane.

Discussion: Reuters, Common Dreams, On Point with Tom Ashbrook, The Mahablog and Liberal Values

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Hillary Clinton Is Probably Going to Win the 2016 Election

Discussion: National Review, SaintPetersBlog, Hot Air, The Reaction, NPR, AMERICAblog News, Daily Kos, Addicting Info, The Huffington Post, FiveThirtyEight and Guardian

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The road to ELLE: ClintonWorld's plutographic presidential rollout

Discussion: Power Line

Julie Bykowicz / Bloomberg Business:
Why Hillary Clinton Can't Win the Fundraising Expectations Game

Discussion: Politico and New York Times

Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Anti-Clinton Posters Hit New York, Las Vegas

Discussion: BizPac Review

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton to drive to Iowa

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Vox, Guardian, Political Insider blog, Althouse, Washington Times and Twitchy

Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton faces scandal amid expectant presidential run

Discussion: Betsy's Page and Weekly Standard

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Romney: Clinton a ‘creature of Washington’

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Caffeinated Thoughts

Daily Mail:
'I'm running for President': Hillary Clinton enters 2016 race

Discussion: Hot Air, Scared Monkeys and Ed Driscoll

Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hillary: 'I'm running for president'

Discussion: msnbc.com

Roger Kimball / Roger's Rules:
Clinton Fatigue Returns

Discussion: VodkaPundit, Politico, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times

Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Makes it Official: 'I'm Running for President'

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Politico, Washington Post, Reuters, Common Dreams, New York Times, Bloomberg View, The Federalist, The Diplomat and Scared Monkeys

Jenna Levy / Gallup:

In U.S., Uninsured Rate Dips to 11.9% in First Quarter — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The uninsured rate among U.S. adults declined to 11.9% for the first quarter of 2015 — down one percentage point from the previous quarter and 5.2 points since the end of 2013, just before the Affordable Care Act went into effect.

Discussion: New York Magazine

Jeffrey Young / The Huffington Post:

Uninsured Rate Gets Lower And Lower, Thanks To Obamacare — WASHINGTON— The Affordable Care Act was designed to slash the percentage of Americans who lack health insurance, and it's working. — The uninsured rate fell to 11.9 percent during the first quarter of this year …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice

Matea Gold / Washington Post:

Wealthy donors on left launch new plan to wrest back control in the states — SAN FRANCISCO — A cadre of wealthy liberal donors aims to pour tens of millions of dollars into rebuilding the left's political might in the states, racing to catch up with a decades-old conservative effort that has reshaped statehouses across the country.

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Political Wire and Prairie Weather

Tom Kertscher / JSOnline:

Driver, teen shot to death after van hits and kills toddler — The van that struck and killed a toddler in the 4600 block of N. 48th St. and the area surrounding it are cordoned off by police tape. The driver, who stayed at the scene, was fatally shot. And a 15-year-old at the scene also was fatally shot.

Discussion: FOX6Now.com, The Gateway Pundit and ABC News

Jon Swaine / Guardian:

Walter Scott shooting: officer describes adrenaline rush in recording — Michael Slager appears to laugh nervously in audio recording as he discusses what will happen next with a senior officer — The police officer who killed Walter Scott in South Carolina said afterwards that he was experiencing …

Discussion: Mediaite, New York Times, Addicting Info and New York Magazine

Juan Williams / The Hill:

For 2016, a tidal wave of cash — The most stunning political news of the year to date is last week's revelation that a group of super-PACs has already raised $31 million to support the presidential bid of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). — And last week also brought the most intriguing political news …