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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fraternity of Failure — Jeb Bush wants to stop talking about past controversies. And you can see why. He has a lot to stop talking about. But let's not honor his wish. You can learn a lot by studying recent history, and you can learn even more by watching how politicians respond to that history.
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Chris Good / ABC News:
Jeb Bush on Disagreeing With Family: ‘I Have a Hard Time With That’ … Jeb Bush seems to have a talking point to explain why he hesitated so long to say, in hindsight, that the Iraq war was a mistake: He won't “go out of [his] way” to disagree with his brother.
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Washington Examiner, Booman Tribune and New York Times
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rove declines to endorse Jeb Bush — Karl Rove says he's not endorsing anybody — yet. — The former George W. Bush strategist said Friday that Jeb Bush had effectively cleaned up his answer on whether he would invade Iraq knowing what he knows now, but added that he's watching the race and waiting on a frontrunner.
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Hates Obamacare, but Loves his Apple Watch
Jeb Bush Hates Obamacare, but Loves his Apple Watch
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
How Jeb Bush Triggered an Iraq War Watershed
How Jeb Bush Triggered an Iraq War Watershed
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Tim Weiner / New York Times:
B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89 — B. B. King, whose world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues, died Thursday in Las Vegas, The Associated Press reported. He was 89.
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Brad Paisley / CNN:
B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy 12 photos — The Mississippi native's reign as “king of the blues” lasted more than six decades and straddled two centuries, influencing a generation of rock and blues musicians, from Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to Sheryl Crow and John Mayer.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Great Stephanopoulos mess — ABC anchor proves to be his own worst enemy. — Former Clintonland insider George Stephanopoulos, who has excelled at both politics and journalism, appears to have failed both professions with a single transgression. — As my POLITICO colleague Dylan …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Stephanopoulos regrets Clinton Foundation donation, will not moderate GOP debate
Stephanopoulos regrets Clinton Foundation donation, will not moderate GOP debate
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Why Stephanopoulos tarnished his credibility by hiding his Clinton Foundation donations
Why Stephanopoulos tarnished his credibility by hiding his Clinton Foundation donations
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos gave $75,000 to Clinton Foundation
ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos gave $75,000 to Clinton Foundation
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
George Stephanopoulos Gave to the Clinton Foundation. So What?
George Stephanopoulos Gave to the Clinton Foundation. So What?
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Jeremy Peters / New York Times:
Rand Paul: George Stephanopoulos Shouldn't Moderate 2016 Debates
Rand Paul: George Stephanopoulos Shouldn't Moderate 2016 Debates
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Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
Why Some Male Members of Congress Won't Be Alone with Female Staffers — Numerous women who work on the Hill say they've been excluded from solo meetings and evening events, a practice that could be illegal. — It's no secret that Congress is dominated by men, but as women work to make inroads …
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Matt Friedman / New Jersey Online:
Howard Dean screams about Chris Christie in N.J.: 'You're not gonna win!' — ATLANTIC CITY — For the last decade, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has been the butt of jokes about the “Dean Scream.” — On Thursday night, Dean turned the joke on Gov. Chris Christie and his presidential hopes.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Divided GOP rejects allowing illegal immigrants in military — The House on Thursday voted to strip a provision from the annual defense bill that edged toward allowing young illegal immigrants to enlist in the military. — Divisions between ardent GOP opponents of illegal immigration …
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Peter Jacobs / Business Insider:
Kid who got in to every Ivy League school is going to the University of Alabama — and it's a brilliant decision — High-school senior Ronald Nelson had an incredibly hard decision to make this year about college — mainly because he got into all eight Ivy League universities.
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Chelsea Harvey / Washington Post:
Scientists have discovered the first fully warm-blooded fish — It's one of the most basic biology facts we're taught in school growing up: Birds and mammals are warm-blooded, while reptiles, amphibians and fish are cold-blooded. But new research is turning this well-known knowledge …
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New York Times:
Let Syrians Settle Detroit — Detroit, a once great city, has become an urban vacuum. Its population has fallen to around 700,000 from nearly 1.9 million in 1950. The city is estimated to have more than 70,000 abandoned buildings and 90,000 vacant lots.
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MilitaryTimes:
Wreckage of missing Marine helicopter found in Nepal — KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese rescuers on Friday found three bodies near the wreckage of a U.S. Marine helicopter that disappeared earlier this week while on a relief mission in the earthquake-hit Himalayan nation, and officials …
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Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's litmus test for Supreme Court nominees: a pledge to overturn Citizens United — Hillary Clinton told a group of her top fundraisers Thursday that if she is elected president, her nominees to the Supreme Court will have to share her belief that the court's 2010 Citizens United decision must …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: Trade spat with Warren ‘has never been personal’ — President Obama said Thursday that his dispute with liberal star Sen. Elizabeth Warren over his ambitious trade agenda “has never been personal.” — “The issue with respect to myself and Elizabeth has never been personal,” …
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Seth Lipsky / Wall Street Journal:
A Liberal Speech Cop Targets Alan Greenspan — The former Fed chairman drops out of a monetary conference after he's assailed by Paul Krugman. — To the list of questions the left has sought to place off limits to open debate—global warming, same-sex marriage, campaign finance, abortion—add a startling new topic: monetary reform.
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