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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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The Hill:
Copter lands on Capitol grounds, sparking security concerns — A small gyrocopter reportedly piloted by a Florida postal worker landed on the West Lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday, triggering a brief lockdown and raising questions about security on Capitol Hill.
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Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
A gyrocopter just landed on the Capitol lawn
A gyrocopter just landed on the Capitol lawn
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
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 to marry across the nation …
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Will Hillary Clinton Be the Agent of Her Campaign's Undoing—Again?
Will Hillary Clinton Be the Agent of Her Campaign's Undoing—Again?
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Cokie Roberts: ‘About 3 People’ Won't Vote for Hillary Because of Email Story
Cokie Roberts: ‘About 3 People’ Won't Vote for Hillary Because of Email Story
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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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Bloomberg Business, Weekly Standard and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
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
LISTEN: Ted Nugent Talks About Shooting Harry Reid At NRA Meeting
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
WATCH: Terrified ‘Tea Party Patriot’ realizes he could lose Obamacare if GOP wins in 2016 — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A conservative video blogger with over a million views on YouTube said this week that he would likely vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton …
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Private Company Conspired With Police To Hold Poor People For Ransom, Lawsuit Charges — Minutes after a court sentenced Adel Edwards to pay a $500 fine for burning leaves in his yard without a permit, the private probation company tasked with supervising his monthly payments told …
Marko / the munchkin wrangler.:
a statement on my hugo nomination. — Dear friends and readers: — I have officially withdrawn my acceptance of the Best Novel nomination for “Lines of Departure” at this year's Hugo Awards. — It has come to my attention that “Lines of Departure” was one of the nomination suggestions in Vox Day's “Rabid Puppies” campaign.
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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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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Rubio Rhetoric Breaks With Past, but Ideas Don't — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio launched a Republican presidential campaign this week with a promise to reject “the leaders and ideas of the past.” — It was a not-so-subtle jab from a 43-year-old fresh-faced, senator at his likely 2016 competitors …
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David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Chipotle Manager: Hillary Clinton Didn't Leave Anything in Tip Jar — One of the great political mysteries of the early 2016 presidential campaign has been solved: Hillary Clinton did not leave a tip at the Chipotle franchise she visited during her road trip to Iowa on Sunday.
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Dave Boucher / Tennessean.com:
Tennessee House votes Bible as official state book — The Holy Bible is the official book of Tennessee in the view of the Tennessee House of Representatives. — Despite questions of constitutionality, lawmakers beat back an attempt to make Andrew Jackson's Bible the official book …
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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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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Christie Is Served a Ribbing at New Hampshire Restaurant — MANCHESTER, N.H. - It started with a “Sopranos” joke. And it went downhill from there. — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey encountered the splendorous spontaneity of the New Hampshire voter on Wednesday morning …
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Politico, Business Insider and The Week
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Clinton represents everything Democrats say they oppose — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign raises an awkward question: How low is the self-esteem of America's Democrats? — Clinton embodies all the things Democrats supposedly reject. But she's got money and powerful allies in politics …
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Washington Post:
Chief Justice Roberts reports for jury duty in a Maryland court — One potential juror who was considered for a civil trial in Montgomery County on Wednesday morning could have brought a lot to the jury room. He's the chief justice of the United States. — John G. Roberts Jr. showed …
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Politico, Bloomberg Business and Above the Law
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Myth of Police Reform — There is a tendency, when examining police shootings, to focus on tactics at the expense of strategy. One interrogates the actions of the officer in the moment trying to discern their mind-state. We ask ourselves, “Were they justified in shooting?”
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Ann Coulter: US Needs Literacy Tests To Make It ‘More Difficult To Vote’ (VIDEO) — Conservative commentator Ann Coulter advocated for the administration of literacy tests as a prerequisite for voting on Wednesday during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.” — During a segment …
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Gabor Cselle / The Twitter Blog:
Twitter.com gets a refresh — Every month, hundreds of millions of people come to Twitter to see what's happening in the world. After all, it's often the best place to turn to for information and commentary on live events and breaking news. — People who log in get the full experience …
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Politics National Poll Finds Deep Partisan Split on Israel and Iran — Israel has become a deeply partisan issue for ordinary Americans as well as for politicians in Washington, a shift that may represent a watershed moment in foreign policy and carry implications for domestic politics …
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Washington Monthly, The Intercept and Hullabaloo
Daily Mail:
Campaign staff DROVE ‘ordinary’ Iowans to Hillary's first campaign stop - including health care ‘lobbyist in training’ who was an Obama campaign intern and Biden chauffeur — Austin Bird sat for coffee on Tuesday morning in the town of LeClaire, Iowa, chatting with Hillary Clinton as photographers snapped pictures
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The PJ Tatler
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Bystander Asks Man in Military Uniform Basic Questions About His Service — His Answers Sparked This Explosive Exchange — A furious bystander was captured on video accusing a man dressed in uniform of “stolen valor” at a bar in Sunrise, Florida, sparking a heated exchange that appeared to have nearly spun out of control.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Mediaite
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Female CEO Says Women Shouldn't Be President; Cites Bible and ‘Hormones’ — And now it's time to play everyone's favorite game: Guess Which Person You've Never Heard of Posted Something Controversial on Social Media That You Should Care About Because Reasons!
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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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