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7:20 PM ET, April 21, 2015

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
A Newcomer to Populism?  Hillary Clinton Campaign Begs to Differ  —  CLAREMONT, N.H. — In her first week as a 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to channel another high-profile Democrat.  “The deck is stacked in their favor,” Mrs. Clinton said of the wealthy and powerful.
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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
DC attorney general alerts police to photo of Republicans with assault rifle  —  Police in Washington, D.C., have been referred materials for a possible investigation into two Republican congressmen who posed for a picture with an assault rifle in a House office building.
Mike Allen / Politico:
Koch brothers will offer audition to Jeb Bush  —  Charles and David Koch are considering throwing their massive wealth and sophisticated organization into the Republican presidential primary for the first time, a potentially game-changing boost that could make even a second-tier candidate instantly viable.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The GOP Needs to Run against the Last 16 Years
Discussion: alicublog
Mike Devlin / SantaClarita.com:
Congressman Tells Protester: 'Touch me again, and I'll drop your ass'  —  Anti-immigration protesters were on hand to greet Congressman Steve Knight at the open house for his Simi Valley office last week.  And when one got a little too close, the former LAPD cop was having none of it.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Congressman To Protester: 'Touch Me Again, I'll Drop Your A**' (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mashable
kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: April 2015  —  Bianca DiJulio, Jamie Firth, and Mollyann Brodie … The Public's Views Of The ACA  —  Closely Divided On The Health Care Law  —  This month's Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds American's opinion of the health care law closely divided …
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Caitlin Owens / National Journal:
Poll: More Americans Like Obamacare Than Dislike It
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate reaches deal to vote on AG nominee Loretta Lynch  —  Senate leaders on Tuesday morning announced a deal on a long-stalled anti-human-trafficking bill, setting up a vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as attorney general later this week.  —  “I'm glad we can say there is a bipartisan proposal …
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Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg Business:
Senate Leaders Reach Deal to Allow Loretta Lynch Confirmation Vote
Discussion: US News
Geoffrey Skelley / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Clinton's Age: It Probably Doesn't Matter  —  History does not show an edge for the younger presidential candidate  —  When Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced his presidential run on April 13, his speech made a point of going after ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) — and …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Talented Mr. Rubio  —  Political audiences always …
James K. Sanborn / Marine Corps Times:
Tough tattoo regs sink stellar Marine's career  —  For Marines employed in what's become a hyper-competitive professional setting, not even multiple meritorious promotions, a combat valor award and a command-endorsed waiver are likely to save one's career if he has run afoul of the service's tattoo policy.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rand Paul: Lindsey Graham, John McCain are ‘lapdogs’ for President Obama's foreign policy  —  Lindsey Graham and John McCain are “lapdogs” for President Barack Obama's foreign policy, Rand Paul said Tuesday, at once firing back at recent remarks from the hawkish Republicans and seeking to distinguish his defense credentials.
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Bill O'Reilly: Pity The Poor Rich Man  —  Bill O'Reilly used his Talking Points Memo to whine about how terribly rich people are being treated in America.  —  From Blue Nation Review: Bill O'Reilly Wants You to Feel Bad for Rich People Like Bill O'Reilly: … Transcript via O'Reilly's site: Income Inequality in America:
Discussion: Daily Kos
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Limits Drug-Sniffing Dog Use in Traffic Stops  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the police may not prolong traffic stops to wait for drug sniffing dogs to inspect vehicles.  —  “A police stop exceeding the time needed to handle the matter for which the stop …
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Police Can't Extend Stop for Dog Sniff, U.S. Supreme Court Says
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Taffy Brodesser-Akner / GQ:
Anchorman: The Legend of Don Lemon  —  So maybe he's not Walter Cronkite.  Maybe he's done some famously awkward interviews, gotten his facts wrong, and made CNN the butt of more than a few jokes.  But that won't stop Don Lemon.  Because here's the thing: He can fill hours of nothing with a crisp, news-like something.
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz Says President Obama Is an ‘Unmitigated Socialist’  —  After Texas Senator Ted Cruz addressed the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Saturday, he headed to a basement conference room for a conversation with young Republicans.  There was no filming of the speech …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
David Horowitz: ‘Traitor’ Obama Letting Terrorists Bring Nukes Over Southern Border  —  Conservative activist David Horowitz told Florida talk radio host Joyce Kaufman on Friday that President Obama's “heart is with the enemy,” which is why he is allowing terrorists to “walk across” the southern border carrying nuclear weapons.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Committee to Protect Journalists:
10 Most Censored Countries  —  CPJ's list of 10 Most Censored Countries is part of our annual publication, Attacks on the Press, which will be released in full on Monday, April 27, at 11 a.m. EST.  —  Eritrea and North Korea are the first and second most censored countries worldwide …
Stephen Deere / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Resignations in tiny Parma, Mo., baffle town's first black mayor  —  PARMA, MO.  • The drugstore is long gone.  So, too, are the bank and the barbershop, the opry house and the hardware store.  —  All that is left of downtown are collapsed awnings, caved-in ceilings and broken windowpanes of century-old buildings.
Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
DEA chief Michele Leonhart expected to resign  —  Shares -  —  Michele Leonhart, the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), is expected to resign soon, a senior administration official tells CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante.
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Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Christians thrown overboard left to drown by Obama  —  Obama only mentions Christians to lecture them, rather than defend them from persecution.  —  What do you call it when 12 men are drowned at sea for praying to Jesus?  —  Answer: Religious persecution.
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Donald Trump, Statesman  —  If you follow me on Twitter — or, I guess, if you follow Donald Trump - you might have learned that according to “The Donald” the “once-great” National Review is going bankrupt because of yours truly: … One reason we're going out of business, apparently, is because I am so stupid:
 
 
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Jeb Bush praises Obama over NSA spying
Discussion: Mediaite
Simon Vozick-Levinson / Rolling Stone:
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Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
Areas with Large Black Populations Have the Smallest Shares of Black Men
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Philly.com and Gothamist
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Clinton campaign faults media for shifting line on gay marriage
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds seek ‘severe sentence’ for leaker
Discussion: BarbWire.com
Jacques Billeaud / Associated Press:
Judge Holds Contempt Of Court Hearing For Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Guardian:
Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘seriously wounded in air strike’
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Scooby hits the road at 92 MPH! …
 

 
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