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12:45 AM ET, May 15, 2015

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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.
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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 …
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?
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
ABC News Anchor George Stephanopoulos Donated $50,000 to Clinton Foundation
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Two Follow-Up Questions For Clinton Foundation Donor George Stephanopoulos
Discussion: Mediaite
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos gave $75,000 to Clinton Foundation
Discussion: Power Line and Mediaite
Annie Karni / Politico:
‘Clinton Cash’ publisher corrects ‘7 or 8’ inaccurate passages
Dylan Byers / Politico:
‘Clinton Cash’ author hits Stephanopoulos for ‘massive breach of ethical standards’
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
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 …
Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Meet the College Democrat Who Told Jeb Bush: ‘Your Brother Created ISIS’
Discussion: CNN, Politico, Common Dreams and abc11.com
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:   Jeb Bush Reverses: He Now Says He ‘Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq’
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Jeb Bush Fully Walks Back: ‘I Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq’
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush now says, ‘I would not have gone into Iraq’
Discussion: US News and American Bridge PAC
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 …
Discussion: American Spectator
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Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Man detained outside White House for trying to fly drone  —  Washington (CNN)Secret Service detained a man Thursday afternoon who eyewitnesses tell CNN was trying to fly some sort of remote-controlled aerial device over the White House fence.  —  The park on the north side of the White House …
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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Science:
Whole-body endothermy in a mesopelagic fish, the opah, Lampris guttatus
Discussion: The Verge
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.
Discussion: fox4kc.com
Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
Missouri House Speaker John Diehl resigning under fire over texts with intern  —  JEFFERSON CITY|  John Diehl on Thursday said he will resign as speaker of the Missouri House this week in the wake of a story published by The Star barely 24 hours earlier about texts replete with sexual innuendo between …
WBTV-TV:
YORK COUNTY, SC (WBTV)  —  A high school in York County has spoken out after students protested Thursday morning when a senior said he was asked to remove an American flag from his pick-up truck.  —  Thursday morning, several students, parents, and veterans protested the incident …
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.
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 …
Yahoo! Finance:
Exclusive: Dish plans ‘big’ foray into wireless business, document says  —  Dish Network (DISH) is planning to become the only provider to offer wireless voice, video and data services, Yahoo Finance has learned.  —  The No. 2 U.S. satellite television provider shocked the wireless industry earlier …
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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Colin Campbell / Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore corrections officers charged with looting convenience store during unrest
Discussion: Raw Story and Hinterland Gazette
Jeremy Roebuck / Philly.com:
Six narcotics officers acquitted in federal corruption trial
Discussion: CityLab and Hit & Run
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Republican National Committee presidential straw poll counts 36 candidates
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Billy House / Bloomberg Business:
Benghazi Panel Republican Criticizes Clinton on Testimony Plans
Discussion: Politico
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Carly Fiorina talks to Right Turn
Discussion: Samizdata
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Ann Friedman / New York Times:
Op-Ed New York is a livable place — who knew?
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
Dominique Charriau / Variety:
Natalie Portman to Star as Jacqueline Kennedy in New Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Top House Republican unveils Obamacare replacement
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton Won't Run for President
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig / The New Republic:
The Deterioration of the Christian Right Is Imminent
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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