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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Bloomberg Business
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
How Mike Huckabee Became the New Sarah Palin
How Mike Huckabee Became the New Sarah Palin
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ThinkProgress and Booman Tribune
Duane Stanford / Bloomberg Business:
Mike Huckabee to Seek Republican Presidential Nomination
Mike Huckabee to Seek Republican Presidential Nomination
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Yahoo Politics
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Mike Huckabee Has Chuck Norris in His Corner Again
Mike Huckabee Has Chuck Norris in His Corner Again
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The Week
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Takes Hit in WSJ Poll, but Holds Edge Over GOP Rivals
Clinton Takes Hit in WSJ Poll, but Holds Edge Over GOP Rivals
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Hot Air
Meredith ShinerPolitical / Yahoo Politics:
The Mike Huckabee record: An early advocate for criminal justice reform
The Mike Huckabee record: An early advocate for criminal justice reform
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Bloomberg Business and Bloomberg View
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 …
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Hot Air
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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
‘Clinton Cash’ Author Worries He'll Be Killed By ‘The Clinton Machine’ — If my eyes rolled any harder at this crap they'd roll back inside my head. KochHead Peter Schweizer, author of the thoroughly-debunked “Clinton Cash” book, is drumming up support for his lying ways by worrying that he'll be killed by the Clintons.
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Daily Kos
David McCabe / The Hill:
Team Hillary prepares ‘Clinton Cash’ response
Team Hillary prepares ‘Clinton Cash’ response
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Medium and The Daily Caller
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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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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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.
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Charlie Hebdo Cartoonists Distance Themselves from Texas Event: ‘No Comparison’
Charlie Hebdo Cartoonists Distance Themselves from Texas Event: ‘No Comparison’
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Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Friendly Atheist and USA Today
Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
Event organizer offers no apology after thwarted attack in Texas
Event organizer offers no apology after thwarted attack in Texas
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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
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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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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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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Scared Monkeys
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 …
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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 …
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The PJ Tatler
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Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton to Outline Immigration Stance During Nevada Trip
Hillary Clinton to Outline Immigration Stance During Nevada Trip
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ABC News, Wall Street Journal and ThinkProgress
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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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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