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Ben Montgomery / Tampa Bay Times:
Ruskin mailman tries flying to Capitol in gyrocopter to deliver campaign reform message to Congress — UPDATE 1:33 p.m.: It appears as though Hughes has landed on the lawn of the Capitol. Tweets from Washington congressional reporters indicate Capitol Police hustled out of the building and confronted Hughes at the gyrocopter.
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Small Helicopter Lands on West Front of US Capitol, Pilot Arrested … A small helicopter landed on the Capitol's West Front Wednesday afternoon in Washington, and one person has been detained, according to US Capitol Police. — “The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a gyrocopter …
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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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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
You Don't Have to Tell a Clinton Twice — WASHINGTON — When a 35-year-old Bill Clinton, famously the nation's youngest former governor, set out in 1982 to reclaim the job he had lost two years earlier, he began with a remarkable televised confessional. — “My daddy never had to whip …
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The Times-Tribune:
Gravestone of Hillary Clinton's father toppled in Scranton cemetery
Gravestone of Hillary Clinton's father toppled in Scranton cemetery
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Darrell Issa asked Hillary Clinton about her personal email use in 2012
Darrell Issa asked Hillary Clinton about her personal email use in 2012
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
BREAKING: Clinton urges Supreme Court to rule for marriage equality — Hillary Clinton wants the Supreme Court to rule for marriage equality. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) — Hillary Clinton supports a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court granting the right of same-sex couples …
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Will Hillary Clinton Be the Agent of Her Campaign's Undoing—Again? — She'll have to avoid the infighting that plagued her mismanaged 2008 run for the presidency — The last time Hillary Clinton was riding high as a presidential candidate was March 5, 2008. She had just beaten Barack Obama in the Ohio and Texas primaries.
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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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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Hillary Clinton's Big Shift On Same-Sex Marriage
Hillary Clinton's Big Shift On Same-Sex Marriage
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Wants The Supreme Court To Strike Down Marriage Bans
Hillary Clinton Wants The Supreme Court To Strike Down Marriage Bans
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Harry Reid: Stepping down, yes. Retiring? Never — Sen. Harry Reid speaks candidly to CNBC's Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood about everyone from Rush Limbaugh and John Boehner to Bill and Hillary Clinton. — SEARCHLIGHT, Nev.—Harry Reid is thankful he quit boxing years ago as a young man …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
LISTEN: Ted Nugent Talks About Shooting Harry Reid At NRA Meeting — Rocker Ted Nugent talked about hypothetically shooting Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Friday while speaking at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting. — Nugent, who is on the NRA's board of directors …
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NBC News:
Rubio blasts the White House's Cuba move — Newly minted presidential candidate Marco Rubio was among the first to blast the Obama administration's decision on Cuba. “Well, the decision made by the White House today is a terrible one, but not surprising unfortunately. Cuba is a state sponsor of terrorism.
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Ed Kilgore / Talking Points Memo:
Marco Rubio's Double Game: Will It Work?
Marco Rubio's Double Game: Will It Work?
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Steven Dennis / Roll Call:
Marco Rubio's Opening Speech Had a Goof (Updated)
Marco Rubio's Opening Speech Had a Goof (Updated)
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Loretta Lynch supporters stage hunger strike to urge confirmation — Loretta Lynch is still waiting to be confirmed as attorney general, and her allies are hoping a hunger strike will do the trick. — The advocacy group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, along with female civil-rights leaders …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Valerie Jarrett Kisses Reporters Before Interview — President Barack Obama's top adviser, Valerie Jarrett, went around the table and kissed reporters before an interview this morning on MNSBC's Morning Joe. The moment was briefly captured on live television before the network cut away to a commercial break.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Dashcam Shows Ariz. Cop Intentionally Run Over Suspect — An Arizona police officer rammed into a suspect with his patrol car in February in order to stop the suspect's alleged crime spree, according to two dashcam videos released by police on Tuesday.
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Both parties fired up over vote on estate tax repeal — The House is gearing up to vote Thursday on repealing the estate tax, an issue that has energized the base in both parties — and that Democrats and Republicans see as a political winner. — Republicans are making the vote the centerpiece …
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The Hill:
Senate overwhelmingly approves House ‘doc fix’ bill — The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $200 billion Medicare reform package that will end a two-decade-old headache for Congress known as the “doc fix.” — The rare bipartisan bill, which passed 92-8, marks …
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Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg Business:
Congress Votes Raise for Doctors in U.S. Medicare Payments
Congress Votes Raise for Doctors in U.S. Medicare Payments
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's One-Man Nuclear Deal — Congress will get a vote but the President still has a free hand. — President Obama says he wants Congress to play a role in approving a nuclear deal with Iran, but his every action suggests the opposite. After months of resistance …
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Mark Bergen / Re/code:
Here Is Google's Internal Response to the Imminent E.U. Charges (Memo) — On Wednesday, the European Union is expected to drop the hammer on Google, charging the company with violating antitrust rules with its search dominance. It's the tail end of a five-year investigation …
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Fars News Agency:
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Parliament Releases “Factsheet” for Revision of Lausanne Statement — TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian parliament's Nuclear Committee on Wednesday released a factsheet to declare the revisions needed to be made in the Lausanne statement that was issued by Tehran and the world powers …
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