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5:20 PM ET, May 5, 2015

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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
How Mike Huckabee Became the New Sarah Palin  —  In late January a once-dominant figure in Republican politics suddenly began hinting at a presidential run and got a lot of negative feedback.  It had to make Mitt Romney feel better.  —  Yes, 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin pointedly refused …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Booman Tribune
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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.
James Hohmann / Politico:
The populist 1 percenter  —  As he readies a second presidential bid …
Michael WalshReporter / Yahoo Politics:
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announces White House bid
Danny Johnston / ABC News:
Mike Huckabee Enters 2016 Presidential Race
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
Mark Preston / CNN:
First on CNN: Clinton, Democratic presidential opponents to debate six times  —  Washington (CNN)Democrats will announce Tuesday six presidential primary debates, giving long shots a potential opportunity to share the debate stage with frontrunner Hillary Clinton, CNN has learned.
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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: Daily Kos and Politico
Bill / The Hill:   Bill Press: Sanders a serious opponent
Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Democratic National Committee to Sanction Six Primary Debates
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Dangerous Myths Surrounding Charlie Hebdo  —  Two recent events—the spectacle of Garry Trudeau, the Doonesbury creator, attacking a group of murdered cartoonists for offending his sensibilities, and the protest organized by a group of bien-pensant writers against the PEN American Center …
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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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Dallas Morning News:
2 Garland shooters' lives twined to tragic end
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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Institutional Investor's Alpha:
The 2015 Rich List: The Highest Earning Hedge Fund Managers of the Past Year
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 …
Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Online activists raised $60K for Tamir Rice's family — so where did all that money go?  —  Shaun King was furious.  —  The author and life coach turned activist has been one of the most prominent online voices in recent months, as protests of police impunity that began in Ferguson, Mo. …
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Lindsey Graham: Everything That Starts With ‘Al-’ In Middle East Is Bad  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is not a linguist.  —  “Everything that starts with ‘Al’ in the Middle East is bad news,” Graham said at a dinner in Boston on Monday with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, according to investigative journalist Uri Blau.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Bloomberg Business:
Microsoft Is Said to Evaluate Possible Bid for Salesforce  —  Microsoft Corp. is evaluating a bid for Salesforce.com Inc., after the cloud software provider was approached by another would-be buyer, people with knowledge of the matter said.  —  Salesforce, which has a market value of almost $50 billion …
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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Margaret Newkirk / The Advocate:
Bloomberg: on Bobby Jindal's watch, Louisiana's tattered finances the consequence of two key factors  —  This combination made from file photos shows Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, and Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson.  This is name-dropping season for the 2016 presidential hopefuls …
Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica:
Failed Christian shoe promoter makes anti-gay first-person shooter  —  Pulled from Steam; dev made “the most overly offensive game possible to prove a point.”  —  The Steam downloadable games shop launched its “Greenlight” initiative in 2012 as a way to open its sales doors to smaller game developers.
Politico:
Sources: Grayson's girlfriend wants his House seat  —  Grayson's girlfriend, Dena Minning, has reached out to at least one Democratic-leaning group and clearly expressed her interest in running for his House seat if he runs for Senate.  —  As Florida Rep. Alan Grayson mulls a Senate campaign …
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: Medium and Hot Air
Timothy M. Phelps / Los Angeles Times:
DEA agents jail student 5 days with no food, water; get slap on wrist  —  Federal agents responsible for leaving a 23-year-old UC San Diego engineering student in a holding cell for five days without food or water received only reprimands or short suspensions from the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to the Justice Department.
Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
College girlfriend says James Comer abused her  —  A woman who dated gubernatorial candidate James Comer while the two were in college said in a letter to The Courier-Journal on Monday that he was physically and mentally abusive to her during what she said was a two-year relationship.
 
 
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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
COURT: WARRANTLESS CELLPHONE TRACKING NOT ILLEGAL SEARCH
Discussion: Gizmodo
Chris Jose / FOX31 Denver:
Group's prom picture with guns and a Confederate flag causes controversy
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Two Premises on Poverty and Culture
Discussion: PolicyShop
USA Today:
Columnist: Why I won't let my wife quit her job
Discussion: Fox News Insider and BizPac Review
Dan Froomkin / The Intercept:
How the NSA Converts Spoken Words Into Searchable Text
Discussion: RT and The Hill
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz S.C. Co-Chair Wanted To Impeach Federal Judge Over Gay Marriage
Discussion: The State and Right Wing Watch
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's what Americans don't want to see in a president
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
‘Clinton Cash’ Author Worries He'll Be Killed By ‘The Clinton Machine’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Lisa Hagen / National Journal:
Nine Former Members of Congress Still Sitting on Millions in Campaign Cash
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
What Didn't Happen Next  —  A couple of ISIS wannabes tried …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, CNN and Hot Air
Jonathan Alter / The Daily Beast:
How Obama Will Spend the Rest of His Life
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Ben Carson's over-the-top ego
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare program saves Medicare $400M
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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