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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 …
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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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Bloomberg Business, No More Mister Nice Blog and Hot Air
James Hohmann / Politico:
The populist 1 percenter — As he readies a second presidential bid …
The populist 1 percenter — As he readies a second presidential bid …
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Washington Post, The Huffington Post and naked capitalism
Michael WalshReporter / Yahoo Politics:
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announces White House bid
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announces White House bid
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The Hill, Reuters, Fox News, Bloomberg Business and Shakesville
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 …
Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Democratic National Committee to Sanction Six Primary Debates
Democratic National Committee to Sanction Six Primary Debates
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Politico, New York Times, OnPolitics and The Daily Caller
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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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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USA Today, Hot Air, Raw Story, Friendly Atheist, Washington Monthly and neo-neocon
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Pamela Geller, Organizer of Muhammad Cartoon Contest, Hails Results
Pamela Geller, Organizer of Muhammad Cartoon Contest, Hails Results
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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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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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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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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. …
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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.
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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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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 …
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Computerworld, ValueWalk and VentureBeat
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
No, Pentagon says: We're not plotting the military takeover of Texas
No, Pentagon says: We're not plotting the military takeover of Texas
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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BigGator5.net, RedState, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Daily Caller
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 …
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.
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The Intercept, Raw Story, Hit & Run and Boing Boing
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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