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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Dems jump to support new Iran bill — House Democratic leaders are quickly jumping aboard legislation empowering Congress to review an emerging nuclear deal with Iran. — House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) endorsed the Senate bill on Tuesday, shortly after it passed unanimously through …
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New York Times:
Obama Yields, Allowing Congress Say on Iran Nuclear Deal — WASHINGTON — The White House relented on Tuesday and said President Obama would sign a compromise bill giving Congress a voice on the proposed nuclear accord with Iran as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in rare unanimous agreement …
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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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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Washington Post, Daily Kos and The Daily Banter
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Was Asked About Email 2 Years Ago — WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton was directly asked by congressional investigators in a December 2012 letter whether she had used a private email account while serving as secretary of state, according to letters obtained by The New York Times.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton says she would support a constitutional amendment on campaign finance reform
Hillary Clinton says she would support a constitutional amendment on campaign finance reform
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Politico, USA Today, The Nation, The Daily Banter, Sunlight Foundation Blog and New York Times
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Comes Out Swinging at CEOs and Hedge Fund Managers
Hillary Clinton Comes Out Swinging at CEOs and Hedge Fund Managers
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Jin Zhao / Raw Story:
Religious right pundit: Hillary Clinton too hideously ugly to become president — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — We expected to see some punches thrown at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as soon as she announced her run for president for a second time on Sunday.
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Don Feder / GrasstopsUSA.com:
Top Ten Reasons Why Hitlery Will Never Be President
Top Ten Reasons Why Hitlery Will Never Be President
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Right Wing Watch and Joe. My. God.
Michael Howard Saul / Wall Street Journal:
Political Circles Buzz Over Bill de Blasio's Non-Endorsement of Hillary Clinton
Political Circles Buzz Over Bill de Blasio's Non-Endorsement of Hillary Clinton
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Weekly Standard and New York Magazine
David Hochman / Playboy:
PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: BILL MAHER — Inside Bill Maher's office in Los Angeles, you don't need a poli-sci degree to know which way the political winds are blowing. There's a (fake) Zagat guide to marijuana dispensaries, a bumper sticker that reads HONK IF YOU HATE AMERICA …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Murray, Durbin hit the phones — Sens. Patty Murray and Dick Durbin placed calls to Democratic senators over the April recess, intensifying speculation about a possible leadership contest between the senior Democrats. — Murray (Wash.) has not specifically mentioned running for Senate Democratic whip …
James Hohmann / Politico:
GOP insiders applaud Clinton rollout — Most Republicans thought the former secretary of state's announcement was contrived or phony, but they still viewed it as a savvy campaign launch. — Hillary Clinton has found a new constituency: Republicans. — A significant — and surprising …
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Political Wire and Taylor Marsh
EU Press Room:
Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service; opens separate formal investigation on Android — The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Google alleging the company has abused its dominant position in the markets …
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Ashley Fantz / CNN:
Prison time for some Atlanta school educators in cheating scandal — Story highlights — (CNN)There was nothing routine about a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Atlanta that wrote the final legal chapter of one of the most massive school cheating scandals in the country.
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The Last Refuge, The Daily Caller and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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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Hot Air, Ed Driscoll and Raw Story
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Pentagon: Russian intercept of US plane ‘sloppy airmanship’ — The Pentagon on Monday denounced a recent incident in which a Russian pilot intercepted a U.S. aircraft over the Baltic Sea as “sloppy airmanship.” — “Frankly, this is an example of sloppy airmanship on the part of a Russian pilot …
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Hot Air
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.
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Boehner: Obama Made a Deal With the Devil — President Barack Obama made a “deal with the devil” in his nuclear framework with Iran and there's no reason to think it can verifiably prevent the Tehran regime from getting a nuclear weapon, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday.
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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.
Discussion:
Joe. My. God. and Raw Story
Adam Walser / WFTS:
Veteran says he was repeatedly put on hold by veterans' suicide hotline — Hotline has problems with handling number of calls — He put himself in danger to protect our country, but when he needed help to save his own life all he got was a recorded message. — Ted Koran was thinking about committing suicide Saturday night.
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Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller
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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Nicole Gaouette / Bloomberg Business:
Obama to Drop Cuba From List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
Obama to Drop Cuba From List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
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Som Lisaius / Tucson News Now:
Marana police video shows cruiser ram crime spree suspect — TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - Police released dash cam video showing how a police officer used his cruiser to put an end to a crime spree in February that stretched from Tucson to Marana. — In the video, an apparent gunshot …
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Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Fox News Producer Asks People on the Street to Name an Obama Accomplishment, Gets These Answers Back — Fox News producer Jesse Watters hit the streets of Baltimore recently, asking individuals to name a single accomplishment from President Barack Obama. — The answers were wide-ranging.
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Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Sex, Dementia and a Husband on Trial at Age 78 — There is no question that Donna Lou Rayhons had severe Alzheimer's. — In the days before being placed in a nursing home in Garner, Iowa, last year, Mrs. Rayhons, 78, could not recall her daughters' names or how to eat a hamburger.