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Aide to Kamala Harris, 2 others accused of running rogue police force — An aide to state Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris and two others are accused of operating a rogue police force that claimed to exist for more than 3,000 years and have jurisdiction in 33 states and Mexico, authorities said Tuesday.
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Political Wire, The Week and Washington Free Beacon


New Iowa poll: Scott Walker leads, Jeb Bush in 7th place — The latest Iowa polling numbers are great news for Scott Walker, and terrible news for Jeb Bush. — The Wisconsin governor retains his advantage among Iowa Republican caucus-goers, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday …
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Business Insider, The Week and Bloomberg Business
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Hillary is the favorite among millionaire voters: Survey
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Power Line and Washington Examiner

Scott Walker Keeps Lead as Jeb Bush Struggles in Latest Iowa Polling
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Yahoo Politics


Republicans pass a budget, flexing power of majority — Congressional Republicans scored a major legislative victory on Tuesday as the Senate adopted the first bicameral GOP budget agreement in a decade. — The 51-48 vote capped weeks of work by Republican leaders in the House and Senate …
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Alberta election 2015 results: NDP wave sweeps across province in historic win — Wildrose Party, led by newly elected leader Brian Jean, once again Alberta's Official Opposition — It's a massive shock that turns Canadian politics on its head: the NDP has won a majority government in Alberta.
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Common Dreams, New York Times, Outside the Beltway, The Week and The Mahablog


Hillary Clinton's Appeal Survives Scrutiny, Poll Says — Hillary Rodham Clinton appears to have initially weathered a barrage of news about her use of a private email account when she was secretary of state and the practices of her family's foundation, an indication that she is starting …
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Mediaite, The Daily Banter, Taylor Marsh, The Week, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Moderate Voice and OnPolitics
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Clinton Foundation donor lashes out at ‘political assassination process’ — MARRAKECH - A Clinton Foundation donor on Wednesday lashed out at media coverage of the organization and the Clintons - calling it “a political assassination process” - and urged the foundation to more forcefully defend itself.
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Bloomberg Business, Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon

Hillary Clinton's rope-line antagonist
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The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and The PJ Tatler, more at Mediagazer »

Joss Whedon Calls “Horsesh*t” On Reports He Left Twitter Because Of Militant Feminists — “I just thought, Wait a minute, if I'm going to start writing again, I have to go to the quiet place, and this is the least quiet place I've ever been in my life,” Whedon told BuzzFeed News.
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Mediaite, The Week, Comicbook.com, The Verge, Boing Boing and Screen Rant


Conservatives Keep Pouring Fuel On The Texas Takeover Fire — The Pentagon has no plans to stage a military takeover of the Lone Star state. There are no tunnels covertly being constructed under West Texas' shuttered Wal-Mart stores. — So why are the fringes of the Internet still abuzz …
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Outside the Beltway, The Texas Tribune, The Daily Banter, Washington Post and BizPac Review
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Texas attack refocuses attention on fine line between free speech and hate speech — Pamela Geller is a 56-year-old Jewish arch-conservative from New York, a vehement critic of radical Islam who organized a provocative $10,000 cartoon contest in this placid Dallas suburb designed to caricature the prophet Muhammad.
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Ted Cruz blasts Obama team for failing to “connect the dots” before Garland attack
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Business Insider and Politico


Democrat: My party didn't cause the problems in Baltimore — Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Wednesday rejected the idea that Democratic political leaders were responsible for problems in Baltimore. — “Chris, come on Chris,” he told CNN's Chris Cuomo on “New Day.”
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The Gateway Pundit
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Officer charged in Gray death contends arrest was legal
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Associated Press, Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite

Catholicism Undervalues Women — Like a Pringles vendor sounding an alarm about obesity, Pope Francis fashioned himself a feminist last week. — You are not reading The Onion. — It was an epic mismatch of messenger and message, and I say that as someone who is thankful for this pope …
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The PJ Tatler


Warren met privately with ‘Draft Warren’ supporters — The Massachusetts senator recently huddled with progressives affiliated with the campaign urging her to run for president. Her office insists she was unaware of any connection. — Elizabeth Warren says she has no intention of jumping into the 2016 race.
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US News, Hot Air, Hullabaloo and The Daily Caller


Exclusive: Bill De Blasio plans ‘Contract with America’ for left — NYC's mayor will unveil his ‘Progressive Agenda’ next week at the U.S. Capitol. — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, using his muscular perch to try to nudge the national Democratic Party to the left, next week will unveil …
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Balloon Juice and The Week

A Digital Single Market for Europe: Commission sets out 16 initiatives to make it happen — The Internet and digital technologies are transforming our world - in every walk of life and in every line of business. Europe must embrace the digital revolution and open up digital opportunities for people and businesses.
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The Hill, Computerworld, New York Times and VentureBeat


Mike Huckabee Vows to Protect Programs for Older Americans — Mike Huckabee drew roaring cheers from supporters on Tuesday as the latest entrant in a sprawling field of Republican presidential candidates by declaring himself the guardian of so-called entitlement programs, warning …


Surveillance planes spotted in the sky for days after West Baltimore rioting — As Benjamin Shayne settled into his back yard to listen to the Orioles game on the radio Saturday night, he noticed a small plane looping low and tight over West Baltimore — almost exactly above where rioting …
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The Moderate Voice and The Week

McCain in Big Trouble for GOP Primary — John McCain's troubles with conservatives have him in a whole lot of trouble for reelection next year. Even among Republican primary voters just 41% approve of the job he's doing to 50% who disapprove. Only 37% of primary voters say they generally support …
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Political Wire, rubber hose and Balloon Juice


Commentary: Jeb Bush's War on Poverty revamp — The tragedy that took place on the streets of Baltimore starts with a young man whose life ended far too soon. We will hopefully learn the full truth surrounding that death, and the initial reports are disturbing.
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ThinkProgress, Vox and The Week

A sign of things to come in the Democratic party — Last night at a public hearing on the budget in Prince George's County, Maryland, a flyer with the following headline was circulated: … The flyer goes on to attack the “Israel lobby,” which allegedly is using Black politicians to split …
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Instapundit, Israel Matzav and The Gateway Pundit