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4:30 AM ET, April 13, 2015

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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.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Hillary Clinton Is Probably Going to Win the 2016 Election  —  This is not a toss-up.  —  Shares  —  Unless the economy goes into a recession over the next year and a half, Hillary Clinton is probably going to win the presidential election.  The United States has polarized into stable voting blocs …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Romney: Clinton a ‘creature of Washington’  —  Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) on Sunday said that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had spent too much time in Washington, D.C. to benefit Americans as their next president.  —  “People want to see change and Hillary Clinton is not that person …
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.
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton faces scandal amid expectant presidential run  —  Expected to announce her presidential run Sunday, Hillary Clinton has been attempting to rebrand herself: She's Hillary 2.0, campaigning out of Brooklyn, a more accessible, relatable candidate who learned the lessons of her bruising …
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hillary: 'I'm running for president'
Discussion: msnbc.com
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
For Republicans, ‘Stop Hillary’ campaign begins in earnest
Discussion: The Agonist, CNN and Hullabaloo
Maria Abi-Habib / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Widens Role in Saudi-led Campaign Against Houthi Rebels in Yemen  —  Washington has concerns about Riyadh's goals in the conflict  —  The U.S. is expanding its role in Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen, vetting military targets and searching vessels for Yemen-bound Iranian arms amid growing concerns …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
John Dickerson to replace Bob Schieffer on ‘Face the Nation’  —  CBS News political director John Dickerson has been named the next host of “Face the Nation,” host Bob Schieffer announced Sunday.  —  Dickerson's first turn in the anchor chair will take place this summer …
BBC:
Turkey anger at Pope Francis Armenian ‘genocide’ claim  —  Turkey has recalled its envoy to the Vatican after Pope Francis described the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in WW1 as “genocide”.  —  Turkey has reacted with anger to the comment made by the Pope at a service in Rome earlier on Sunday.
New York Times:
Unequal, Yet Happy  —  THE gaping inequality of America's first Gilded Age generated strong emotions.  It produced social reformers like Jane Addams, anarchist agitators like Emma Goldman, labor leaders like Eugene V. Debs and Progressive politicians like Theodore Roosevelt.
Discussion: Big Think
Washington Post:
Thousands dead, few prosecuted … On a rainy night five years ago, Officer Coleman “Duke” Brackney set off in pursuit of a suspected drunk driver, chasing his black Mazda Miata down rural Arkansas roads at speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour.  When the sports car finally came to rest in a ditch …
Associated Press:
Shock new video shows ISIS thugs smashing historic Iraqi city of Nimrud with barrel bombs, bulldozers and jackhammers in orgy of destruction slammed as a war crime by the United Nations  — ISIS fighters destroyed ancient ruins of Iraqi Assyrian city of Nimrud dating back to the 13th century B.C.
Zack McDonald / Panama City News-Herald:
2 arrested in Panama City Beach Spring Break ‘gang rape’  —  PANAMA CITY — Officers have arrested two students on charges of what authorities are calling a Spring Break “gang rape” on a crowded beach in broad daylight, according to the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
 
 
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Obama's Iran ‘Framework’ Is a Chimera
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Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
California cop accused of tickling, tampering with corpse of man killed by police
John F. Burns / New York Times:
The Things I Carried Back  —  CAMBRIDGE, England …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Oh Hill no! Clinton's stale presidential plan wrong for nation
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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