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Dylan Byers / Politico:
George Stephanopoulos discloses $50,000 contribution to Clinton Foundation — ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos has given $50,000 to the Clinton Foundation in recent years, charitable contributions that he did not publicly disclose while reporting on the Clintons or their non-profit organization …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Stephanopoulos regrets Clinton Foundation donation, will not moderate GOP debate — George Stephanopoulos says he should not have donated money to the Clinton Foundation and that he will not moderate the ABC News-sponsored Republican primary debate in February after failing to disclose those contributions.
Annie Karni / Politico:
‘Clinton Cash’ publisher corrects ‘7 or 8’ inaccurate passages — In trying to defuse the potential damage of the buzzy book “Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich,” Hillary Clinton's campaign and its allies seized …
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
ABC News Anchor George Stephanopoulos Donated $50,000 to Clinton Foundation — ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos donated $50,000 to the Clinton Foundation in recent years, records show. The contribution is publicly available information, but the host had not previously disclosed …
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Jeremy Peters / New York Times:
Rand Paul: George Stephanopoulos Shouldn't Moderate 2016 Debates — Senator Rand Paul spoke to an audience at StartupHouse in San Francisco on Saturday. — Jason Henry for The New York Times — A Republican backlash against George Stephanopoulos, the public face of ABC News …
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
‘Clinton Cash’ Author Slams Stephanopoulos, ABC News for ‘Massive Breach of Ethical Standards’ — When Peter Schweizer appeared on “This Week” on April 26th to promote his new book about the Clintons, he got a skeptical grilling from host George Stephanopoulos. One subject that wasn't raised?
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Two Follow-Up Questions For Clinton Foundation Donor George Stephanopoulos
Two Follow-Up Questions For Clinton Foundation Donor George Stephanopoulos
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
‘Clinton Cash’ author hits Stephanopoulos for ‘massive breach of ethical standards’
‘Clinton Cash’ author hits Stephanopoulos for ‘massive breach of ethical standards’
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Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Meet the College Democrat Who Told Jeb Bush: ‘Your Brother Created ISIS’ — Jeb Bush found himself on defense after his town hall meeting in Reno, Nevada, Wednesday after a young voter told him, “Your brother created ISIS.” — Ivy Ziedrich, a 19-year-old student at University of Nevada …
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David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Hates Obamacare, but Loves his Apple Watch — In the Republican search for alternatives to Obamacare, Jeb Bush thinks he has found an ally: the Apple Watch. — After calling for the repeal of the Affordable Healthcare Act during a Thursday stop at a brewery in Tempe, Ariz. …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
How Jeb Bush Triggered an Iraq War Watershed — I mentioned a couple days ago that this might be happening. And now I think we're seeing that it is. Improbably, Jeb Bush's run for president and painful bobbling have triggered, though by no means caused, a watershed moment in the country's reckoning …
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton Won't Run for President
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton Won't Run for President
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Matt Berman / National Journal:
Jeb Bush's Four Different Answers to the Same Iraq Question
Jeb Bush's Four Different Answers to the Same Iraq Question
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
College Student to Jeb Bush: ‘Your Brother Created ISIS’
College Student to Jeb Bush: ‘Your Brother Created ISIS’
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush Reverses: He Now Says He ‘Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq’
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush now says, ‘I would not have gone into Iraq’
Jeb Bush now says, ‘I would not have gone into Iraq’
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Jeb Bush Reverses Himself: ‘I Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq’
Jeb Bush Reverses Himself: ‘I Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq’
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
How Jeb Bush Stumbled His Way Through Four Days Of Iraq Questions
How Jeb Bush Stumbled His Way Through Four Days Of Iraq Questions
Marina Fang / The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush Confronted By College Student: ‘Your Brother Created ISIS’
Jeb Bush Confronted By College Student: ‘Your Brother Created ISIS’
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The Hill:
Obama's Warren attacks backfire — President Obama's sharp rebuke of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) over his ambitious trade agenda is backfiring in the House, where the personal attacks are alienating the same Democrats the president is courting for votes. — Warren, a freshman liberal …
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Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Man detained outside White House for trying to fly drone
Man detained outside White House for trying to fly drone
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House changes tone on trade
White House changes tone on trade
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Kathleen Miller / Bloomberg Business:
Boehner on Amtrak Funding: ‘Such a Stupid Question’ — House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday dismissed a reporter's question about Amtrak funding as authorities continued investigating the Tuesday derailment that killed eight people near Philadelphia. — “Are you really going to ask such a stupid question?”
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Marissa Jasek / WTKR-TV:
Mother hears daughter's final words before father shoots, kills her — Chesapeake, Va. - “Daddy, daddy, what are you doing?” — Those were the last words a Chesapeake mother heard over the phone before her 11-year-old daughter was murdered. Those are details given to NewsChannel 3 by a close family friend.
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WXIA-TV:
School director fired after racial graduation comment — STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The private school principal who gained national attention for a racially charged comment she made during a graduation ceremony has been fired. — Dr. Heidi Anderson, chair of the board of directors at TNT Academy …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Scott Walker's crisis of faith — The Wisconsin governor is racing to reassure Christian conservatives that he's one of them. — Scott Walker, the son of a Baptist preacher who says he takes his orders from God, has an unexpected problem on his hands: Many social conservatives don't trust him.
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Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig / The New Republic:
The Deterioration of the Christian Right Is Imminent — Mike Huckabee's recent entry into the presidential race has turned boring early campaign season into something worth watching. Huckabee's presence has revealed a process of decay that has been steadily unfolding over the last several years …
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The Reddit Admins / reddit:
Promote ideas, protect people — TL;DR: We are unhappy with harassing behavior on reddit; we have survey data that show our users are, too. So we've improved our practices to better curb harassment of individuals on reddit. — Running a community-based site is complicated …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Allen West throws tantrum at Pope: He's full of ‘disdain and anti-Semitism’ for recognizing Palestine — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Former Republican Congressman Allen West on Thursday suggested that Pope Francis was guilty of “disdain and anti-Semitism” …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Carly Fiorina talks to Right Turn — “I don't spend a lot of time spent wondering why,” Carly Fiorina tells me in a phone interview about the skepticism and dismissive tone some take toward her candidacy. “I started out as a secretary. I have been underestimated all my life. I'm used to the pattern.
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Russ Feingold Running For Senate In 2016 — WASHINGTON — Progressive Democrat Russ Feingold announced Thursday that he will run for Senate in 2016, hoping to win back the seat he lost six years ago. — Feingold made his announcement in a video that was provided in advance to The Huffington Post.
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