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USA Today:
Only the Clintons seem blind to foundation's conflicts: Our view — Hillary should put the charity's work on ice during her presidential campaign. — The foundation that Bill Clinton created after leaving the White House in 2001 has many things to commend it.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Bill Clinton Says He's “Taken Almost No Capital Gains In 15 Years” — Here's What The Returns Show
Bill Clinton Says He's “Taken Almost No Capital Gains In 15 Years” — Here's What The Returns Show
Institutional Investor's Alpha:
The 2015 Rich List: The Highest Earning Hedge Fund Managers of the Past Year — Read more: — David Tepper relinquishes the top spot on the Rich List for the first time in three years after posting a disappointing 2.2 percent gain. — ppein — Harsh memories of the global financial …
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Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
For Top 25 Hedge Fund Managers, a Difficult 2014 Still Paid Well — For investors in hedge funds, like big pension funds, 2014 was not a lucrative year. But for those who managed their money, the pay was spectacular. — The top 25 hedge fund managers reaped $11.62 billion in compensation in 2014 …
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The Week
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Mayor de Blasio Is Irked by a Subway Delay — The email, blunt and to the point, popped into City Hall aides' inboxes at 12:17 p.m., and the subject line said it all: “2 problems today.” — Mayor Bill de Blasio, it seemed, was not pleased. — In a stern, bullet-pointed missive on Monday …
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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Hillary to GOP: You get 1 shot on Benghazi — Hillary Clinton is refusing to testify twice before the House panel investigating the 2012 attacks on the U.S. government compound in Benghazi, Libya. — Clinton is willing to testify once before the House Select Committee on Benghazi …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Ben Carson's over-the-top ego — Republican neurosurgeon Ben Carson brought out a choir singing an Eminem cover and vowed not to be “politically correct” at the event announcing his run for president in 2016. Here are those key moments and more. (AP) — Ben Carson, who formally announced …
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Jonathan Alter / The Daily Beast:
How Obama Will Spend the Rest of His Life — When he leaves office, the president will ramrod My Brother's Keeper, a nonprofit that aims to provide a shot at the American Dream for boys and young men of color. — What is in Barack Obama's heart? Underneath that cool exterior, it can be hard to tell.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Finds a Bolder Voice on Race Issues
Obama Finds a Bolder Voice on Race Issues
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Liz GoodwinSenior / Yahoo Politics:
Obama-inspired foundation gets its start, with $80 million in the bank
Obama-inspired foundation gets its start, with $80 million in the bank
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James Rosen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Pentagon: Texas has nothing to fear from upcoming military exercise — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has a message for Texas: chill. — Defense officials Monday dismissed as “wild speculation” an Internet-fueled claim that a massive summertime exercise called Jade Helm 15 for special operations commandos …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Multiple Causes Seen for Baltimore Unrest — Most Say It Was the ‘Right Decision’ to Charge Police Officers — The public sees a number of contributing factors for the outbreak of violence and unrest in Baltimore last week. — About six-in-ten (61%) say that “some people taking advantage …
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Adam Harrington / CBS New York:
CBS News/New York Times Poll: Race Relations Worst In Over 2 Decades
CBS News/New York Times Poll: Race Relations Worst In Over 2 Decades
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare program saves Medicare $400M — A pilot program created under ObamaCare to change Medicare's payment system saved almost $400 million and will be expanded, the administration announced Monday. — An independent report released by the Department of Health and Human Services …
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Holly Yan / CNN:
ISIS claims responsibility for Texas shooting, threatens more attacks — Story highlights — (CNN)ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas — and warned of more attacks to come. — In a broadcast on its official radio channel Tuesday …
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Ann Colwell / CNN:
Texas shooting: Who is Pamela Geller? — Cartoon contest organizer: I'm anti-jihad 02:07 — Story highlights — (CNN)When two men opened fire outside a contest for Prophet Mohammed cartoons in a Dallas suburb Sunday night, Pamela Geller was the first to call it an attack on free speech.
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Dean Obeidallah / The Daily Beast:
Muslims Defend Pam Geller's Right to Hate
Muslims Defend Pam Geller's Right to Hate
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Bill / The Hill:
Bill Press: Sanders a serious opponent — Looking ahead to 2016, the contrast between the two major parties could not be more striking. Two more Republican candidates — Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson — joined the race Monday, with Mike Huckabee expected to announce on Tuesday.
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Apple TV Remote Expected to Add Touch Pad in Redesign — Apple has long ridiculed remote controls for being too complex. Now after eight years of a minimalist design for its Apple TV remote, the company is revising the device's design. — When Apple introduces its new TV box this summer …
Brian Dulle / KSNT-TV:
Note on restaurant receipt to Kansas governor goes viral — TOPEKA (KSNT) - A photo posted on social media regarding a note on a receipt given to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has gone viral overnight. — The photo posted by former waitress Chloe Hough shows a credit card receipt …
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cbp.gov:
Cocaine Found in Underwear By CBP at JFK — JAMAICA, N.Y. — U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers in New York are always discovering interesting concealment methods. Hiding cocaine in his underwear is another way that a would-be smuggler attempted to transport illegal drugs into the United States.
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
What Didn't Happen Next — A couple of ISIS wannabes tried to shoot up an exhibition of cartoons in Garland, Texas, and the police put them down before the civilians could get to them: a triumph for duty and marksmanship. — What didn't happen next? — There is a mosque in Garland, Texas.
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