memeorandum: Why isn't Huckabee getting more respect? (Niall Stanage/The Hill)

1:40 PM ET, May 5, 2015

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Niall Stanage / The Hill:

Why isn't Huckabee getting more respect? — In many ways, Mike Huckabee is the Rodney Dangerfield of the 2016 election. — The former Arkansas governor won the Iowa caucus in 2008 and subsequently finished second to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in GOP delegates earned.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Times and Hot Air

Michael WalshReporter / Yahoo Politics:

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announces White House bid — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday morning. — Huckabee, who is popular with the religious right, shared the news of his candidacy with supporters …

Discussion: The Hill, ABC News, Fox News and Bloomberg Business

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.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business

Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
How Mike Huckabee Became the New Sarah Palin

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Booman Tribune

Duane Stanford / Bloomberg Business:
Mike Huckabee to Seek Republican Presidential Nomination

Discussion: Yahoo Politics

Meredith ShinerPolitical / Yahoo Politics:
The Mike Huckabee record: An early advocate for criminal justice reform

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Bloomberg View

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 …

Discussion: Gothamist, Mediaite, Mashable, Business Insider, Capital New York, The Week, Poynter. and Eschaton

Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:

Freddie Gray arrest documents drawn up for wrong people — Unlimited Access. Try it Today! Your First 10 Days Always $0.99

Discussion: RedState, The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Twitchy, The Daily Caller and CBS Baltimore

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 …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Huffington Post and The Week

Adam Harrington / CBS New York:
CBS News/New York Times Poll: Race Relations Worst In Over 2 Decades

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Scared Monkeys

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 …

Discussion: New York Times and Prairie Weather

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 …

Discussion: The Stranger … and The Week

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 …

Discussion: Hot Air

David McCabe / The Hill:
Team Hillary prepares ‘Clinton Cash’ response

Discussion: Medium and The Daily Caller

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.

Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air

Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
What the Clintons Haven't Learned

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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

Discussion: Washington Post, Taylor Marsh, Power Line, Liberal Values, The Daily Caller, Patterico's Pontifications, Wall Street Journal, American Spectator and NBC News

Alan Feuer / New York Times:

Pamela Geller, Organizer of Muhammad Cartoon Contest, Hails Results — Less than a day after two gunmen were shot and killed while trying to attack a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas, Pamela Geller, the New York blogger who organized the contest, took to the Internet.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, First Reading, Mondoweiss, Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs and alicublog

Ann Colwell / CNN:
Texas shooting: Who is Pamela Geller?

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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 …

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 …

Discussion: The Week, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice, No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico and Prairie Weather

Ken Thomas / Associated Press:

Clinton to Call for ‘Full and Equal Path to Citizenship’ — Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to draw an early distinction with Republicans on illegal immigration, pointing to a pathway to citizenship as an essential part of any overhaul in Congress. — Clinton was laying the foundation …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler

Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton to Outline Immigration Stance During Nevada Trip

Discussion: ABC News, ThinkProgress and Wall Street Journal

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.

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Finds a Bolder Voice on Race Issues

Discussion: The Huffington Post and The Week

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.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, CNN and Hot Air

Zeke J Miller / TIME:

The GOP's First Big 2016 Test: Fitting Candidates on the Debate Stage — From 23 debates in 2012 to as many as 17 candidates in 2016. — The Republican Party has a whole new debate problem in 2016. — After suffering through a seemingly endless and unwieldy stream of 23 debates in the 2012 cycle …

Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos