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Kathryn A. Wolfe / Politico:
House panel votes to cut Amtrak budget hours after deadly crash — “Starving rail of funding will not enable safer train travel,” Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) said. — House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers said the cuts are needed to stay in line with the caps imposed …
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Wall Street Journal:
Excessive Speed Probed in Amtrak Train Crash in Philadelphia — At least 7 people dead after train heading from Washington to New York derails — PHILADELPHIA—An Amtrak train involved in a fatal crash here appears to have been traveling at more than 100 miles an hour as it entered …
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Paul Nussbaum / Philly.com:
Sources: Train reportedly speeding; engineer mum — Investigators of Tuesday's deadly Amtrak derailment say they are focusing on reports that the train was traveling more than twice the 50-mile-an-hour speed limit when it entered a sharp curve in Frankford.
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CNN:
‘Absolute disastrous mess’: 6 dead, 146 injured after Amtrak train derails — Story highlights Philadelphia (CNN) — Latest developments — • A sixth person has died as a result of the Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia, a doctor at Temple University Hospital said Wednesday morning.
New York Times:
Train Said to Be Going Twice Speed Limit Before Wreck — PHILADELPHIA — The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night was traveling at a speed of at least 100 miles an hour or twice the speed limit in that part of the corridor, according to two people with knowledge of the investigation.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Derailed Amtrak train was traveling at more than 100 mph — An Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night was apparently traveling at more than 100 miles per hour at the time of the crash, according to The Wall Street Journal. — Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 …
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Associated Press:
The latest on Amtrak crash: Associated Press staffer killed
The latest on Amtrak crash: Associated Press staffer killed
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Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Gov. John Kasich says U.S. shouldn't have attacked Iraq — ' class="> Enlarge Image — Dealing with a question that tripped up Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich says that the U.S. never should have gone to Iraq, knowing what we know now. — “There's a lot of people who lost limbs and lives over there …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Why Jeb Can't Ditch Dubya
Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush: Iraq Questioning Is Disservice to Slain Soldiers
Jeb Bush: Iraq Questioning Is Disservice to Slain Soldiers
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Quin Hillyer / National Review:
Yes, I Would Have Ousted Saddam from Power
Yes, I Would Have Ousted Saddam from Power
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Nick Gass / Politico:
White House on Sherrod Brown: 'He'll find a way to apologize' — The White House responded Wednesday to Sen. Sherrod Brown's criticism of President Barack Obama's treatment of fellow Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. — White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Brown is “a stand-up guy.”
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House expects apology from Dem who suggested Obama was sexist
White House expects apology from Dem who suggested Obama was sexist
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
NOW president: Obama's Warren critique sexist
NOW president: Obama's Warren critique sexist
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John Harwood / CNBC:
10 questions for Mitch McConnell
10 questions for Mitch McConnell
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Sarah Buynovsky / WNEP-TV:
Student Suing Misericordia University Officials After Failing to Pass Course … DALLAS TOWNSHIP — A nursing student is suing some Misericordia University officials after she failed to pass a course twice. — Jennifer Burbella of Stroudsburg said school officials failed to abide by federal law.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
G.O.P. Seeks Strategy for Debates Amid Expanding Candidate List — WASHINGTON — Republican leaders, searching for a fair-minded but strategically wise way to conduct the presidential primary debates, are grappling with how to manage White House contenders in a sprawling field …
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Washington Post:
10 members of Congress took trip secretly funded by foreign government — The state-owned oil company of Azerbaijan secretly funded an all-expenses-paid trip to a conference at Baku on the Caspian Sea in 2013 for 10 members of Congress and 32 staff members, according to a confidential ethics report obtained by The Washington Post.
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Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
Text images between Missouri House Speaker John Diehl and intern reveal sexually charged exchanges — Screenshots of text messages obtained by The Star — › — ‹ — Text messages obtained by The Star reveal a sexually charged relationship between House Speaker John Diehl …
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Facebook Media:
Introducing Instant Articles — As more people get their news on mobile devices, we want to make the experience faster and richer on Facebook. People share a lot of articles on Facebook, particularly on our mobile app. To date, however, these stories take an average of eight seconds to load …
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The New York Times-Facebook Deal Is Here
The New York Times-Facebook Deal Is Here
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Wall Street Journal:
China Lashes Out Over U.S. Plan on South China Sea — Pentagon proposal to use aircraft and Navy vessels in region prompts swift response: ‘We are severely concerned’ — Beijing condemned on Wednesday a proposed U.S. military plan to send aircraft and Navy ships near disputed South China Sea islands …
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Will Leitch / Bloomberg Business:
Two Former Leaders of the Free World Sitting Around Chatting — Bill Clinton and David Letterman go down memory lane. — t williamfleitch — When former President Bill Clinton was introduced as a guest on Late Show With David Letterman on Tuesday night, he was greeted with an extended saxophone solo …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Bill Clinton: I'll move back to White House 'if I'm asked'
Bill Clinton: I'll move back to White House 'if I'm asked'
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
The Great Democratic Crack-Up of 2016 … Maryland might seem a peculiar venue for a blood feud over the future of the Democratic Party. It is the second-bluest state in the United States, after Massachusetts, according to Gallup; its registered Democrats, more than 30 percent of whom are black …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Oath Keepers Founder: Traitor McCain Should Be ‘Hung By The Neck Until Dead’ — The founder of the Oath Keepers, a loose-knit group of current and former law enforcement officials and military who pledge to defend the Constitution, called for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to be “hung by the neck until dead” …
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Marvel Courting Ava DuVernay to Direct Diverse Superhero Movie (Exclusive) — The “Selma” filmmaker is being eyed to join the MCU, but will she take the reins of “Black Panther” or “Captain Marvel?” — Marvel is courting “Selma” filmmaker Ava DuVernay to direct one of its diverse superhero movies …
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Dem bill targets online ammo sales — House Democrats are pushing legislation requiring face-to-face ammunition sales. — Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) has introduced the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015. The bill unveiled Thursday would require federally licensed ammunitions dealers …
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Justin Pidot / Slate:
Wyoming just criminalized citizen science. — Imagine visiting Yellowstone this summer. You wake up before dawn to take a picture of the sunrise over the mists emanating from Yellowstone hot springs. A thunderhead towers above the rising sun, and the picture turns out beautifully.
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