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10:05 AM ET, April 20, 2015

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
New Book, ‘Clinton Cash,’ Questions Foreign Donations to Foundation  —  The book does not hit shelves until May 5, but already the Republican Rand Paul has called its findings “big news” that will “shock people” and make voters “question” the candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Matt Lewis / Telegraph:
Why satire not scandal could derail Hillary Clinton's campaign
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Moe Lane
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Marco Rubio's secret weapon  —  Billionaire Norman Braman has a fondness for the Florida senator — and an intense distaste for Jeb Bush.  —  Marco Rubio's campaign is premised on the idea that he's the best-suited candidate to bridge the divide between conservatives and the GOP establishment …
Discussion: The Week
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Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:
Marco Rubio, Gen-X Fraud
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: No turning back on gay marriage  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears arguments next week in a landmark case on gay marriage, but most Americans already have made up their minds: There's no turning back.  —  In a nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, those surveyed …
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and The Week
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Kasie Hunt / msnbc.com:
Scott Walker has attended gay wedding reception
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Yahoo Politics
Juan Williams / The Hill:
On foreign policy, will Dems run from Obama?  —  We know Republicans will dump on President Obama's foreign policy record in the 2016 presidential race.  —  GOP primary debates will be thunderous theaters of derision, disrespect and disappointment regarding the president's handling of challenges in Iran, Syria, Russia and Israel.
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Steve Coll / New Yorker:
Dangerous Gamesmanship  —  During the early nineteen-thirties, Bolivia and Paraguay fought a war over an arid borderland called Chaco Boreal.  Congress passed a resolution permitting President Franklin Roosevelt to impose an embargo on arms shipments to both countries, and he did.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
CNN:
As campaigns launch, poll finds GOP field stays tight  —  GOP 2016 hopefuls take aim at Hillary Clinton 02:34  —  Washington (CNN)With the ranks of declared 2016 presidential candidates growing, a new CNN/ORC poll finds the contests for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Chris Christie sinks to new low in New Jersey poll  —  New Jersey voters are giving Chris Christie his lowest marks yet.  —  A majority — 53 percent to 38 percent — thinks the governor knew about the traffic situation on the George Washington Bridge, but most say that he did not personally order it …
Jake Tapper / CNN:
FBI agent testifies in Paula Broadwell cyberstalking case  —  Convicted leaker Petraeus still advising White House 04:26  —  (CNN)The FBI special agent who brought the David Petraeus-Paula Broadwell cyberstalking case to the attention of law enforcement recently testified that the FBI handled …
Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg Business:
Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to Google in 2013  —  On the verge of bankruptcy, the company sought a savior in Larry Page  —  This story is excerpted and adapted from Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, due out May 19 from Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and The Verge
Mohammad Javad Zarif / New York Times:
A Message From Iran  —  TEHRAN — WE made important progress in Switzerland earlier this month.  With the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany, we agreed on parameters to remove any doubt about the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Ally defends Clinton's ‘dead broke’ comments  —  Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Sunday defended Hillary Clinton's claims that she and her husband faced serious financial hardships when they left the White House in early 2001.  —  “I don't want to spend too much time going back to the late '90s …
Laura Yuen / mprnews.org:
FBI makes arrests in MN, CA in counterterrorism action  —  The FBI arrested several people in Minneapolis and San Diego on Sunday as part of a joint terrorism task force investigation, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger confirmed Sunday evening.  —  A Somali woman who said she was the mother …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NPR
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Hillary's Shelved Crown  —  THE 2016 presidential campaign is only now gathering steam and already I'm confused.  —  For starters, Hillary Clinton says she's focusing on “everyday Americans.”  Which of the nation's voters don't fall into that category?  Are there voters who are Zimbabweans on Wednesdays?
Discussion: Althouse
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
ISIS Video Purports to Show Killing of Ethiopian Christians  —  CAIRO — The Islamic State released a video on Sunday that appears to show fighters from affiliates in southern and eastern Libya executing dozens of Ethiopian Christians, some by beheading and others by shooting.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Joe Manchin won't run for West Virginia governor
Discussion: Daily Kos and Outside the Beltway
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton's Calculated, Low-Key Campaign Rolls On
Joshua Roberts / Reuters:
Poland summons U.S. ambassador over FBI head's Holocaust remarks
Discussion: Washington Post and Niqnaq
Wall Street Journal:
Republican Presidential Candidates Spar Over Party's Future
Discussion: Washington Post, Reuters and Politico
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Quiet, please. Hillary's running.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and FishbowlDC
James A. Kimble / Toledo Blade:
Kasich at summit for GOP hopefuls
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Oversight chairman: Capital's ‘aura of invincibility’ has disappeared
Discussion: Instapundit, ABC News and Politico
Los Angeles Times:
Column Democrats' hunt for the white working-class male voter
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
 Earlier Items: 
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Kasich awaits signal from God on presidential bid
Discussion: Political Wire and Joe. My. God.
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Big money in politics emerges as a rising issue in 2016 campaign
Washington Post:
‘Free-range’ flap fans the flames of a national debate on parenting
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.D. Drugs
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Hunter Schwarz / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham says he's ‘91 percent’ sure he'll run for president
Discussion: Shakesville
Jim Yardley / New York Times:
Hundreds of Migrants Are Feared Dead as Ship Capsizes Off Libyan Coast
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Checking Charlie Hebdo's Privilege
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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