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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 …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Comes Out Swinging at CEOs and Hedge Fund Managers — MONTICELLO, Iowa—Hillary Clinton launched her presidential campaign here Tuesday with aggressive attacks on the financial system as she offered broad strokes of her case for running at her first formal event.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
The GOP's plan to turn Hillary into Mitt Romney
The GOP's plan to turn Hillary into Mitt Romney
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Inside Hillary's ‘Very Luxurious’ Van: A Bed, TV, and Lots of Leather
Inside Hillary's ‘Very Luxurious’ Van: A Bed, TV, and Lots of Leather
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Kevin Quealy / New York Times:
Less essential analysis: Hillary Clinton's Chipotle Order: Above Average
Less essential analysis: Hillary Clinton's Chipotle Order: Above Average
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's first-lady-era road trip guide
Hillary Clinton's first-lady-era road trip guide
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Kristen Desilva / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Is Hillary Clinton the democrats' Mitt Romney?
Is Hillary Clinton the democrats' Mitt Romney?
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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Marco Rubio: 'I've done more immigration than Hillary Clinton ever did'
Marco Rubio: 'I've done more immigration than Hillary Clinton ever did'
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Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
The Real Problem With That Chart
The Real Problem With That Chart
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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
Iran Deal Reached In Senate; Read The Details
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Obama could accept revised bill on Iran nuclear vote: White House
Obama could accept revised bill on Iran nuclear vote: White House
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Bob Corker says bipartisan deal has been reached on Iran bill
Bob Corker says bipartisan deal has been reached on Iran bill
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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 …
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Angelamartincbs / CBS Dallas:
Dallas Woman Posts On Facebook “A Female Shouldn't Be President” — DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - “A female shouldn't be President,” is a direct quote from a Dallas woman's Facebook page. — As you might imagine, the post has attracted quite a bit of attention from people across the country.
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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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Erick Erickson / Fox News:
Why Marco Rubio has a real shot at 2016 Republican nomination
Why Marco Rubio has a real shot at 2016 Republican nomination
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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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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 …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A decision on Brian Williams's future at NBC could be coming soon — Andrew Lack, the former and current head of NBC News, started his old job anew last week staring at a monumental dilemma: What to do about Brian Williams? — The anchorman who was the face of NBC News and its signature …
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Deepak Saini / WGNO:
Lawsuit: Transgender man fired because he refused to wear a dress — NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A New Orleans law firm is taking on the civil rights case of a Lake Charles man who says he was fired from his job, after he refused to wear a dress, and be treated as a woman.
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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
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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.
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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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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 …
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David Nather / Politico:
Hillary Clinton names top three wonks for campaign — Hillary Clinton has named three senior policy advisers to lead the development of an agenda for her presidential campaign, setting the stage for a series of policy rollouts that campaign officials hope to begin late next month after her early phase of road trips to meet voters.
The Huffington Post:
Lawmakers Who Seem To Have Forgotten Iraq Insist They're Right About Iran — WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) doesn't have to think very hard to remember what happened after he visited Iraq in 2002, before Congress voted for a war to destroy Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.
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