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5:30 PM ET, April 14, 2015

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Stephen A. Nuño / Talking Points Memo:
Marco Rubio Is The Lipstick, The GOP Is The Pig  —  The media is in a frenzy over the entry of Marco Rubio into the presidential race.  He's young, handsome, well-spoken in English and Spanish, he's got an immigrant history.  He is a genuine American success story.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
The GOP's plan to turn Hillary into Mitt Romney  —  Republicans are readying a familiar template: The out-of-touch plutocrat who lives in a world of private planes, chauffeured vehicles and million-dollar homes.  —  Forget about the Arkansas days, the small-bore scandals, her health care plan, and most everything else from the 1990s.
New York Times:
Senate Panel Passes Bill on Iran Nuclear Deal; Obama Indicates He'll Sign It  —  WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved legislation granting Congress a voice in negotiations on the Iran nuclear accord, sending the once-controversial legislation …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Iran Deal Reached In Senate; Read The Details
The Hill:
Senate deal sets up Iran vote
Don Feder / GrasstopsUSA.com:
Top Ten Reasons Why Hitlery Will Never Be President  —  GrassTopsUSA Exclusive Commentary  —  Think Evita after Botox treatments.  Think Madame Defarge on a bad hair day.  Think Lady Macbeth with serious issues ("Out, out, damned bimbo!").  —  To listen to the babbling heads …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Inside Hillary's ‘Very Luxurious’ Van: A Bed, TV, and Lots of Leather  —  Hillary Clinton has arrived at her first campaign stop, completing the 965 mile trip from Chappaqua, New York to Le Claire, Iowa in about two days time.  Her choice of transportation?  A Secret Service owned and operated van.
Discussion: CNN and The Gateway Pundit
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's first-lady-era road trip guide
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
New York Times:
Obama Endorses Removing Cuba From Terrorism List  —  MEXICO CITY — The White House announced on Tuesday that President Obama intends to remove Cuba from the American government's list of nations that sponsor terrorism, eliminating a major obstacle to the restoration of diplomatic relations after decades of hostilities.
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terror list
Raymond Colitt / Bloomberg Business:   After Historic Cuba Meeting, Obama Has Hurdle of Delivering
Yahoo Politics:
Chris Christie bets on bold  —  Chris Christie sat impassively at the round mahogany table in his family kitchen Monday as I recounted some of the data that suggested he was too damaged to run for president.  A recent CBS News poll found that 42 percent of Republican voters wouldn't even consider voting …
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Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Christie Calls for Raising Age for Social Security, Cutting Benefit for Some Seniors  —  In New Hampshire speech, New Jersey governor proposes overhaul of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare  —  MANCHESTER, N.H.—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to call …
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
A Modest Proposal: Barack Obama Should Be Hillary Clinton's Running Mate  —  Because Hillary Clinton is white and no longer young, a strain of political thought holds that she might lack Barack Obama's inherent appeal to new and minority voters and thus that she won't be able to ride …
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Tom Brokaw addresses Brian Williams controversy: ‘really, really serious’  —  As speculation swirls about Brian Williams' fate at NBC, his predecessor is calling for patience.  —  In his first extensive public comments on the matter, Tom Brokaw, who held the anchor chair at “NBC Nightly News” …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A decision on Brian Williams's future at NBC could be coming soon
Matthewjbuettner / CBS Denver:
CBS4 Investigation: TSA Screeners At DIA Manipulated System To Grope Men's Genitals  —  DENVER (CBS4) - A CBS4 investigation has learned that two Transportation Security Administration screeners at Denver International Airport have been fired after they were discovered manipulating passenger screening systems …
Discussion: Mashable, The Daily Caller and The Week
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
One Company's New Minimum Wage: $70,000 a Year  —  The idea began percolating, said Dan Price, the founder of Gravity Payments, after he read an article on happiness.  It showed that, for people who earn less than about $70,000, extra money makes a big difference in their lives.
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Islamic Extremists Have Seized Control Of U.S. Cities, Says NRA Seminar  —  National Rifle Association members hold hands during the opening prayer at the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
Discussion: Addicting Info
Irene / Judicial Watch:
ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas, Mexican Authorities Confirm  —  ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.  —  The exact location where the terrorist group …
Wall Street Journal:
EU to File Antitrust Charges Against Google  —  Case set to become biggest competition battle in Brussels since pursuit of Microsoft a decade ago  —  BRUSSELS—Europe's antitrust regulator has decided to file formal charges against Google Inc. for violating the bloc's antitrust laws …
Kevin Quealy / New York Times:
Less essential analysis: Hillary Clinton's Chipotle Order: Above Average  —  Hillary Clinton's Chipotle Order: Above Average  —  On Monday, Hillary Rodham Clinton ordered a burrito bowl at a Chipotle outside Toledo, Ohio.  —  Let others deconstruct her apparent anonymity or how her visit compared with President Obama's.
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Huckabee: Obama Calling Michael Sam Is A Sign Of America's ‘Utter Collapse’  —  Last week, Mike Huckabee was one of several potential GOP presidential candidates who spoke at a “family leadership regional summit” in Iowa hosted by Bob Vander Plaats and The Family Leader.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Lost Language of Privacy  —  Like a lot of people, I've come to believe that it would be a good idea to put body-mounted cameras on police officers.  I now believe this for several reasons.  —  First, there have been too many cases in which police officers have abused their authority and then covered it up.
Discussion: Hit & Run, alicublog and Balloon Juice
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
In Debate Over Legalizing Marijuana, Disagreement Over Drug's Dangers  —  In Their Own Words: Supporters and Opponents of Legalization  —  Public opinion about legalizing marijuana, while little changed in the past few years, has undergone a dramatic long-term shift.
 
 
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Angelamartincbs / CBS Dallas:
Dallas Woman Posts On Facebook “A Female Shouldn't Be President”
Discussion: Hot Air and Ed Driscoll
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Obama's trade pitch falling flat with Dems
Myra Sanchick / FOX6Now.com:
“He does the right thing & loses his life:” Driver reportedly distraught after hitting toddler prior to shooting
Discussion: JSOnline and WGNO
Pete Kasperowicz / TheBlaze.com:
Shock Testimony: VA Officials Retaliate Against Whistleblowers by Illegally Accessing Their Medical Records
Discussion: VodkaPundit, CNN and Hit & Run
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Dem: ‘It feels like open season on black men’
Discussion: Allen B. West
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry / New York Times:
Probing the Heart of French Malaise
CNN:
R&B singer Percy Sledge dies at 73
John Boyle / Citizen Times:
Senate gun bill allows unrestricted concealed carry
Discussion: Bearing Arms and The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
The Hill:
Senate tees up votes on $200B Medicare deal
Discussion: National Journal and Daily Kos
Marco Rubio / USA Today:
Revive Lincoln's ‘One Country, One Destiny’
Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Michael Slager and ‘bad, corrupt cops’ sued by black man who says he was tased
Jack Jenkins / ThinkProgress:
Why This Pastor Who Tried To Assassinate Hitler Has Become A Hero To The Anti-LGBT Movement
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime
 
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