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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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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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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
NYTimes, Fox News Strike Deal With Conservative Researcher For Clinton Dirt — The New York Times and Fox News have both struck agreements with a conservative author for access to his research on Hillary and Bill Clinton. — The Times mentioned the deal on Sunday in the middle of an article …
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Little Green Footballs, Balloon Juice and Bloomberg Business
Jonathan Allen / Vox:
Why Hillary Clinton's foundation problem isn't going away
Why Hillary Clinton's foundation problem isn't going away
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Liberal Values, Washington Free Beacon, Ghosts of Tom Joad and Power Line
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rand Paul soliciting dirt on Clinton Foundation donations
Rand Paul soliciting dirt on Clinton Foundation donations
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PoliticusUSA and New York Times
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 …
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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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exclusive: Republican Jeb Bush to visit Germany, Estonia, Poland in June — (Reuters) - Republican Jeb Bush will visit three U.S. allies, Germany, Poland and Estonia, in early June to get a first-hand view of European economic and security challenges as he explores a run …
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Bloomberg Business, Washington Post, OnPolitics and Naked Politics
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Marco Rubio's secret weapon
Marco Rubio's secret weapon
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Washington Monthly and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
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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Lisa Lerer / Associated Press:
Campaigning Hillary Clinton Says Economy Has ‘Stalled Out’
Campaigning Hillary Clinton Says Economy Has ‘Stalled Out’
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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.
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The Michigan Chronicle
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Reporters Who Published Story On Okla. Deputy Resign Suddenly From Newspaper — Two reporters have resigned from an Oklahoma newspaper after publishing an article that alleged supervisors in the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office were ordered to falsify training records …
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Ralph Ellis / CNN:
Story highlights — Lawyer for slain man's family says Bates …
Story highlights — Lawyer for slain man's family says Bates …
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Talking Points Memo and The Michigan Chronicle
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Polls Have Been Misleading You About What Americans Actually Believe About Abortion — Do you know where most Americans stand on abortion? Thanks to the way that we've been polling on the issue for the past several decades, probably not. — Most media coverage on the subject would lead …
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Daily Kos, Salon and Shakesville
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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Adam McDonald / KMOV-TV:
Memorial tree for Michael Brown cut in half, stone memorial missing — FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) - A memorial tree for Michael Brown was found cut in half and a stone memorial was missing less than 24 hours after being dedicated. — The tree was dedicated by the Black Caucus …
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Raw Story, FreakOutNation and Mashable
Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
Seeking Obamacare alternative, Republicans eye tax credits — (Reuters) - If the U.S. Supreme Court blows up the tax subsidies at the heart of Obamacare in June, Republicans hope to deliver on their promise to offer an alternative healthcare plan. — But key parts of it may resemble …
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Political Insider blog, Hot Air and Daily Kos
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: No turning back on gay marriage
Poll: No turning back on gay marriage
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Jodi Schwan / Argus Leader:
‘You can die on Mars. Or you can live in South Dakota.’ — SCHWAN: S.D. FIGHTS ‘BARREN WASTELAND’ PERCEPTION — Someone sitting in a focus group in Minneapolis was asked to describe what it would be like living in South Dakota. — The response is not the stuff economic developers dream about.
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New York Magazine, Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Republicans assail race disclosures in gun purchases — Gun rights advocates in Congress are up in arms over federally mandated racial disclosures in gun purchases. — Republican lawmakers are seeking to roll back a controversial Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) …
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Fox News
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
This App Will Flag Your Offensive Tweets Before Your Future Employer Sees Them — It was created by a man who lost his dream job with the Jeb Bush campaign. — Ethan Czahor's dreams collapsed on the national stage earlier this year. The 31-year-old age digital whiz had spent years positioning himself …
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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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Booman Tribune
Quin Hillyer / National Review:
The IRS Assures an Atheist Group It Will Monitor Churches — It was bad enough, as I wrote here last August, that the Internal Revenue Service appeared to reach an agreement to monitor the pulpits of ill-favored churches. What's worse is that the IRS, directly counter to Freedom of Information Act …
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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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Untapped Cities, Gothamist and Scripting News
Martha McSally / New York Times:
Saving a Plane That Saves Lives — WASHINGTON — WHEN American troops find themselves fighting for their lives, there is no better sound than an A-10, a plane officially nicknamed the Thunderbolt II but known affectionately by the troops as the Warthog, firing its enormous 30-millimeter gun at the enemy.
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Washington Free Beacon and The PJ Tatler
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Defense hawks pressure Boehner on Pentagon spending — Senators from both parties who want to do away with a ceiling on Pentagon spending are coalescing around building to a strong vote in the Senate that might put pressure on the House to take action.
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Politico and BarbWire.com
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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