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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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Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times, Fox News strike deals for anti-Clinton research — The New York Times and Fox News have made exclusive agreements with a conservative author for early access to his opposition research on Hillary Clinton, a move that has confounded members of the Clinton campaign and some Times reporters …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Lindsey Graham: I don't dislike Hillary — Lindsey Graham says his friendliness with the Clintons should not deter Republicans from considering him for the Republican presidential nomination. — For one, Graham said, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush seems to get along pretty well with former President Bill Clinton.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Rand Paul soliciting dirt on Clinton Foundation donations
Rand Paul soliciting dirt on Clinton Foundation donations
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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 …
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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 …
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Kena Betancur / National Review:
Will Chris Christie Have a Comeback?
Will Chris Christie Have a Comeback?
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David French / National Review:
Wisconsin's Shame: ‘I Thought It Was a Home Invasion’ — From the May 4, 2015, issue of NR … Cindy Archer, one of the lead architects of Wisconsin's Act 10 — also called the “Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill,” it limited public-employee benefits and altered collective-bargaining rules …
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Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
De Blasio sets sights on presidential draft candidacy vs. Hillary — Despite repeated claims to the contrary, Mayor de Blasio is positioning himself to be the leftist “progressive” alternative to Wall Street-friendly Hillary Rodham Clinton as the Democratic candidate for president, a national party operative told The Post.
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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 …
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Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
Marco Rubio: People “born with” sexual preference
Marco Rubio: People “born with” sexual preference
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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 …
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Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
Seeking Obamacare alternative, Republicans eye tax credits
Seeking Obamacare alternative, Republicans eye tax credits
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Post reporter jailed in Iran faces 4 charges including espionage — Iranian authorities are charging The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief, Jason Rezaian, with espionage and three other serious crimes, including “collaborating with hostile governments” and “propaganda against the establishment,” according to his lawyer in Tehran.
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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 …
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
The Introspective Roger Ailes: Fox News' Chief on Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Brian Williams' Future ("I'd Put Him Back") and His Own — Ailes, 74, arguably the most powerful person of the next election, opens up about Rupert Murdoch, his dislikes (Elisabeth Murdoch's “creepy” ex-husband Matthew Freud) …
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Scott Roxborough / Yahoo! News:
Norway to Become First Country to Switch Off FM Radio in 2017 — Steely Dan, the jazz-rockers who scored a hit in 1978 with their single FM (No Static At All), would not be pleased. — In what will likely be the first of a global transition to digital radio, Norway has announced …
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USA Today:
Atlanta's cheating teachers are not mobsters: Column — Our out of control criminal justice system has forgotten about justice. — Last Tuesday, eight Atlanta Public Schools employees were sentenced to prison in one of the largest school cheating scandals in American history.
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Baltimore Man Dies after Spine ‘Virtually Severed’ While in Police Custody — 25-year-old Freddie Gray died Sunday of spinal wounds sustained while in the custody of Baltimore Police, an incident that is now being investigated at multiple levels by the city. — The arrest occurred one week ago.
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David W. Dunlap / New York Times:
On Time-Lapse Rocket Ride to Trade Center's Top, Glimpse of Doomed Tower — An imposingly realistic vision of 2 World Trade Center, the ultimately doomed south tower, will begin appearing next month in a most unlikely place: the five special elevators servicing the observatory atop the new 1 World Trade Center.
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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.
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Liza Mundy / Politico:
The Secret History of Women in the Senate — Kay Hagan just wanted to swim. It was late 2008, and the Democrat was newly arrived on Capitol Hill as North Carolina's junior senator-elect. But Hagan was told that the Senate pool was males-only. Why? Because some of the male senators liked to swim naked.
Michael Eric Dyson / The New Republic:
CORNEL WEST — President Obama betrayed him. He's stopped publishing new work. He's alienated his closest friends — and allies. What happened to America's most exciting — black scholar? — NOR HELL A FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED" is the best-known line from William Congreve's The Mourning Bride.
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Walker's Frugal Shopping Tale Doesn't Mention Taxpayer Millions — It lacks Apple's cult following, the cutting edge of Tesla or the daily devotees of Starbucks. Yet Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker can't stop talking about Kohl's as he crisscrosses the U.S. before a likely presidential run.
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ABC News:
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over Fish Pedicure Ban — The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from an Arizona salon owner challenging a decision by local regulators to stop her from offering pedicures using fish that nibble dead skin off people's feet. — The justices on Monday left …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Chafee won't let Clinton forget Iraq — Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is aiming to take down Hillary Clinton over her controversial 2002 vote to support the Iraq war. — The Republican-turned Independent-turned Democrat surprised many last week when he announced he was weighing a longshot White House bid.
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