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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Paul: Clinton needs one campaign plane just ‘for her baggage’ — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) dinged Hillary Clinton during a speech in New Hampshire on Saturday, suggesting the Democratic presidential candidate could face a serious primary challenge. — “I'm starting to worry …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
DNC planning primary debates for Hillary — Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) says she's still planning for primary debates, in expectation of a challenge to presidential contender Hillary Clinton. — “I expect the voters who believe …
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Rory Ross / Newsweek:
Hillary Clinton's Big Benefactor Has Trade Links with Iran
Hillary Clinton's Big Benefactor Has Trade Links with Iran
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Danny Vinik / The New Republic:
Martin O'Malley Just Jumped to the Left of Elizabeth Warren. Your Move, Hillary.
Martin O'Malley Just Jumped to the Left of Elizabeth Warren. Your Move, Hillary.
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
George Lucas wants to build affordable housing on his land because 'we've got enough millionaires' — When George Lucas tried to expand his production company studios in California's wealthy Marin County, the community pushed back. Then the “Star Wars” creator wanted to sell the land to a developer who would build affordable housing.
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Jackie Congedo / WLWT-TV:
Officer: ‘I wanted to be absolutely sure before I used deadly force’ — Kidder says relative gave him body camera to use at work after Ferguson — Officer Jesse Kidder has only been on the New Richmond police force for a year, but he did two tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine and he's a Purple Heart recipient.
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NY Daily News:
Donald Trump deletes a Hil of a tweet about Clinton; Alice Cooper and John Varvatos rev up Detroit style — After Donald Trump's account retweeted @mplefty67's comment, “If Hillary Clinton can't satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America?” a rep said Trump was not at fault …
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Ari Phillips / ThinkProgress:
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Politicians Denying Science Is ‘Beginning Of The End Of An Informed Democracy’ — CREDIT: National Geographic Channels/Scott Gries — What will you be doing on Monday, 4/20, at 11 p.m.? — Perhaps watching the premiere of acclaimed astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson's new show StarTalk.
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Obamacare repeal falls off Republicans' to-do list as law takes hold — After five years and more than 50 votes in Congress, the Republican campaign to repeal the Affordable Care Act is essentially over. — GOP congressional leaders, unable to roll back the law while President Obama remains …
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James N. Mattis / Wall Street Journal:
The Meaning of Their Service — A retired four-star Marine Corps general on the clarifying effect of combat experience, the poison of cynicism and how veterans can help revive American optimism. — This article was adapted from remarks for the fourth annual salute to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans …
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Marco Rubio-Jeb Bush alliance sours in GOP primary faceoff — NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Ties between Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, political allies for more than a decade, are fraying as the Republican presidential campaign picks up.
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep: Obamacare Makes America More Like North Korea — Rep. David Brat (R-VA) on Thursday, during a conversation with Lars Larson at the “Hold Their Feet To The Fire” conference, blamed Obamacare for moving America away from a free market system and making the country more like North Korea.
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Already $40 million behind Rubio, report says — Just days after announcing a 2016 run for the White House, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has already received more than $40 million in donations, according to Reuters. — Rubio has attended a series of fundraisers since the Monday announcement of his candidacy in Miami.
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Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Marco Rubio: the 2016 presidential campaign's $40 million man
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
Big field trying to win support in first primary — NASHUA — In the history of the New Hampshire presidential primary, there have never been so many potential Republican presidential candidates — 21 — much less a campaign in which nearly all of them showed up on the same weekend. — The result?
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Jeb Bush aims to set self apart from father, brother, rivals in New Hampshire
Jeb Bush aims to set self apart from father, brother, rivals in New Hampshire
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Q13 FOX News:
Des Moines city councilwoman, bus driver charged with slapping 6-year-old student in face … SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — A former Washington state judge and current Des Moines city councilwoman who now drives a bus for the Highline School District has been accused of slapping a 6-year-old special needs student.
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Gary Hart / TIME:
Dare We Call It Oligarchy? — Gary Hart is a former United States Senator. — If the presidency were to pass back and forth between two or three families in any Latin American nation we would call it an oligarchy — The lobbying/campaign finance/access matrix has corrupted American politics …
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