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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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Why satire not scandal could derail Hillary Clinton's campaign
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The Daily Caller and Moe Lane


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 …
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Will Chris Christie Have a Comeback? — Exeter, N.H. — “Listen, I will come back to New Hampshire,” Chris Christie tells the crowd of about 150 Granite Staters packed into Shooters Pub on Friday evening. “And if I do run for president, that's exactly what I'll do as often as I can …


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 …
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Joe. My. God. and The Week
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Scott Walker has attended gay wedding reception
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Joe. My. God. and Yahoo Politics


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 …
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The Week
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Marco Rubio: People “born with” sexual preference
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Marco Rubio, Gen-X Fraud
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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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Dangerous Gamesmanship — During the early nineteen-thirties …
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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 …
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Washington Monthly, Washington Times, The Week and TalkLeft


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 …


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.
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Wall Street Journal and The Verge


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 …
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Politico, Hot Air and John Hawkins' Right Wing News


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 …
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The Daily Caller and NPR

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?
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Althouse


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 …


Quiet, please. Hillary's running. — The Clinton campaign's new mantra: Keep Hillary calm, so she can carry on. — When I asked one top staffer on Hillary Clinton's campaign to pick the high point of her overwhelmingly understated 2016 campaign kickoff in Iowa, the person paused for a moment …
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Ed Driscoll and FishbowlDC

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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Washington Post, Hot Air, The Week, BarbWire.com and New York Magazine
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