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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Guest of Two Gay Businessmen — Senator Ted Cruz has positioned himself as a strong opponent of same-sex marriage, urging pastors nationwide to preach in support of marriage as an institution between a man and a woman, which he said was “ordained by God.”
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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Steve King Wants To Bar The Supreme Court From Hearing Marriage Cases — Well, this is novel. Instead of the usual separation of powers we're all used to, where legislators pass laws and the Supreme Court is allowed to rule on challenges to those laws, Rep. Steve King (R-Hateville) …
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Ted Cruz: I still oppose gay marriage — Washington (CNN)Ted Cruz was forced to reiterate his stance against same-sex marriage in a Thursday night statement after a news report of comments he made at a fundraising event on Monday in New York City cast some doubt.
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz Introduces Bills to Stop Gay Marriage — Days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on same-sex marriage, Senator Ted Cruz has filed two bills to protect states that bar gay couples from marrying. — Cruz's legislation would establish a constitutional amendment shielding states …
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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Steve King unveils radical court scheme
Steve King unveils radical court scheme
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Mike Huckabee Defends Ex-Gay Therapy, Warns Gay Rights Will Outlaw Christianity: ‘God Help Us All’
Mike Huckabee Defends Ex-Gay Therapy, Warns Gay Rights Will Outlaw Christianity: ‘God Help Us All’
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New York Times:
Candidate Clinton and the Foundation — Hillary Rodham Clinton's determination to reconnect with voters in localized, informative settings is commendable, but is in danger of being overshadowed by questions about the interplay of politics and wealthy foreign donors who support the Clinton Foundation.
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Mitt Romney On The Clintons' Pals In The Uranium Business
Mitt Romney On The Clintons' Pals In The Uranium Business
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Brian Fallon / Medium:
‘Clinton Cash’ & NYT Fail to Prove Any Connection Between Hillary Clinton & Russian Purchase of Uranium Assets
‘Clinton Cash’ & NYT Fail to Prove Any Connection Between Hillary Clinton & Russian Purchase of Uranium Assets
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
5 things we learned about ‘Clinton Cash’ without reading it
5 things we learned about ‘Clinton Cash’ without reading it
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Charles Pierce / Esquire:
The Return To Mena Airport: It Begins Again
The Return To Mena Airport: It Begins Again
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Disastrous Clinton Post-Presidency
The Disastrous Clinton Post-Presidency
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The Hill:
Republicans debate keeping ObamaCare subsidies until 2017 — Congressional Republicans are locked in a debate about whether to temporarily keep in place the ObamaCare subsidies that are at risk of being struck down at the Supreme Court. — More than a half-dozen competing plans have already …
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Bloomberg Business:
Comcast Plans to Drop Time Warner Cable Deal … Fourteen months after unveiling a $45.2 billion merger that would create a new Internet and cable giant, Comcast Corp. is planning to walk away from its proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Comcast abandoning plan to merge with Time Warner Cable
Comcast abandoning plan to merge with Time Warner Cable
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Vincent Schilling / Indian Country Today Media …:
Native Actors Walk off Set of Adam Sandler Movie After Insults to Women, Elders — Approximately a dozen Native actors and actresses, as well as the Native cultural advisor, left the set of Adam Sandler's newest film production, The Ridiculous Six, on Wednesday.
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Washington Post:
After a ridiculous delay, Loretta Lynch finally gets confirmed — SENATORS VOTED Thursday to confirm Loretta Lynch as the next attorney general by an embarrassingly thin margin of 56 to 43. It was embarrassing not to Ms. Lynch, who clearly deserved confirmation, but to the Republicans …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch as Attorney General After Long Delay
Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch as Attorney General After Long Delay
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate votes 56-43 to confirm Lynch as attorney general
Senate votes 56-43 to confirm Lynch as attorney general
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Paleo Diet In and Pizza Out, a Slimmer Jeb Bush Seems Intent on Staying That Way — Steak Tips Susanne, the $21 entree at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester, N.H., arrived as a carefully composed plate: strips of sirloin, sautéed peppers and caramelized onions atop a bed of linguine with a side of garlic bread.
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Politico:
Bill Shuster muscled through transportation bill pushed by lobbyist girlfriend — New questions emerge about the transportation chairman's advocacy on behalf of the airline industry. — Last year, Rep. Bill Shuster approached fellow Republican Rep. Tom Graves with a request.
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Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
Boehner Opens Door to House Subpoena of Clinton's E-mail Server — In his ceremonial office in the Capitol building, the speaker flared with outrage at Clinton's conduct, asserting she broke the law by failing to use a government e-mail account as secretary of state. — t MarkHalperin
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J.D. Power:
Facing Cost-Sensitive Shoppers, Health Plan Providers Must Demonstrate Value — WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 23 April 2015 — Satisfaction with the Health Insurance Marketplace exchange enrollment process among new enrollees has significantly increased from 2014, and health plans obtained through …
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Ashley Goudeau / KVUE-TV:
Video shows DWI suspect knocked unconscious during arrest — ROUND ROCK, Texas — Video captured by a man inside the Wing Stop on East Palm Valley in Round Rock Tuesday afternoon shows Officer Ben Johnson arresting Viviana Keith. — The video shows Johnson and Keith talking …
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
World War O — Obama took office vowing to end America's wars. Now we're in at least five, and U.S. officials are unsure what to do about it. — Getty — President Barack Obama's expression of remorse on Thursday for the death of two hostages in a U.S. drone strike underscored …