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Alejandro Burzaco / U.S. Department of Justice:
Nine FIFA Officials and Five Corporate Executives Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption — The Defendants Include Two Current FIFA Vice Presidents and the Current and Former Presidents of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) …
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New York Times:
FIFA Inquiry Yields Indictments; U.S. Officials Vow to Pursue More — United States law enforcement officials declared in forceful terms on Wednesday that their broad investigation of FIFA had only begun and pledged to rid the international soccer organization of systemic corruption.
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Jackie Kucinich / The Daily Beast:
Corrupt FIFA Has Clinton Foundation Ties; World Cup Host Qatar Gave Millions — Both Bill Clinton and his family's charity have been tied to soccer's governing body, as well as Qatar's disastrous World Cup bid. — And just like that, another Clinton Foundation donor is in the news.
Jeffrey Webb / New York Times:
Here Are the FIFA Officials Indicted on Corruption Charges
Here Are the FIFA Officials Indicted on Corruption Charges
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Chris Sanders / Transparency International:
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL: BLATTER MUST STAND DOWN AND ELECTIONS SUSPENDED
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL: BLATTER MUST STAND DOWN AND ELECTIONS SUSPENDED
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Guardian
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The decline of Rand Paul — Rand Paul took a left turn on his journey to the Republican nomination, and now his hopes seem to be headed south. — The libertarian Kentucky senator's new book, “Taking a Stand,” came out Tuesday, and it is chock-full of lines that would position Paul well …
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gov.la.gov:
Gov. Jindal: Senator Paul Unsuited to Be Commander-in-Chief — Today, Governor Jindal released the following statement after Senator Rand Paul commented this morning that ISIS exists because of hawkish foreign policy. — Governor Jindal said, “This is a perfect example of why Senator Paul is unsuited to be Commander-in-Chief.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rand Paul blames ‘hawks in our party’ for Islamic State's rise
Rand Paul blames ‘hawks in our party’ for Islamic State's rise
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Rand Paul Holds Republican Hawks Responsible for ISIS
Rand Paul Holds Republican Hawks Responsible for ISIS
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Rich McCormick / The Verge:
A tiny string of text can disable iPhone Messages — Apple device owners have discovered a string of text characters that, when received on an iPhone in Messages, can lock people out of the app and — reportedly in some cases — crash the phone. Users who receive the string with Messages open …
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple's ‘Proactive’ to take on Google Now with deep iOS 9 search, Augmented Reality Maps, Siri API
Apple's ‘Proactive’ to take on Google Now with deep iOS 9 search, Augmented Reality Maps, Siri API
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
iOS bug causes Messages to crash, iPhone to reboot when a certain text is received
iOS bug causes Messages to crash, iPhone to reboot when a certain text is received
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ABC News:
Rick Santorum on Running for President 2016: ‘Ready to Do This Again’ … Rick Santorum, the former Republican senator from Pennsylvania who lost the GOP nomination to Gov. Mitt Romney in 2012, says he's “ready” to run for president in 2016. — “I'm ready to do this again,” …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
How Republicans saved Stephanopoulos
How Republicans saved Stephanopoulos
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Rick Santorum Is Entering Republican 2016 Presidential Race
Rick Santorum Is Entering Republican 2016 Presidential Race
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Peter Wehner / New York Times:
Have Democrats Pulled Too Far Left? — AMONG liberals, it's almost universally assumed that of the two major parties, it's the Republicans who have become more extreme over the years. That's a self-flattering but false narrative. — This is not to say the Republican Party hasn't become a more conservative party.
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
President Obama asserts power over small waterways — The Obama administration on Wednesday asserted its authority over the nation's streams, wetlands and other smaller waterways, moving forward with one of the most controversial environmental regulations in recent years.
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Jenny Hopkinson / Politico:
EPA full steam with ‘Waters’ protection rule, but trouble ahead
EPA full steam with ‘Waters’ protection rule, but trouble ahead
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National Review:
Elizabeth Warren Bought Foreclosed Homes to Make a Quick Profit — Before the crash that she blamed on speculators, Senator Elizabeth Warren made a bundle by flipping houses. — Nearly two years after Veo Vessels died, her daughter, 70-year-old Mary Frances Hickman, decided to sell the home her mother had left to her.
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Hot Air
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Give the ‘bigot’ bomb a break — Reducing human beings to their worst idea or comment diminishes us all. — A lesbian couple purchased engagement rings from a Christian jeweler.They were so pleased with the service, they referred a friend to the shop to purchase a ring for his girlfriend.
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Scott Walker: Mandatory Ultrasounds Are ‘Just A Cool Thing’ For Women — Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) said in an interview on Friday that mandatory ultrasounds for women hoping to get an abortion was “just a cool thing.”
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The Week
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Conservatives ask the Supreme Court to restrict states' rights and overturn precedent. — For the second time in a year, the Supreme Court has agreed to wade into an election case at the urging of conservatives. In both cases it has done so despite the issue appearing to be settled by long-standing precedent.
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Chicago:
CPD cops posed for photo standing over black man dressed in antlers — It's a racially charged photo the Chicago Police Department didn't want the public to see: two white cops posing with rifles as they stand over a black man lying on his belly with deer antlers on his head.
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Emily Brewster / Merriam-Webster Unabridged Blog:
A Growth Spurt — It's happened again: this dictionary has gotten bigger. — As of last week, it's grown by more than 1,700 entries, and existing entries have expanded by more than 700 new senses. We've added 3,200 examples that provide contextual information, and another 200 entries …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Continue to Shift Left on Key Moral Issues — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are more likely now than in the early 2000s to find a variety of behaviors morally acceptable, including gay and lesbian relations, having a baby outside of marriage and sex between an unmarried man and woman.
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Los Angeles Times:
L.A. labor leaders seek minimum wage exemption for firms with union workers — Labor leaders, who were among the strongest supporters of the citywide minimum wage increase approved last week by the Los Angeles City Council, are advocating last-minute changes to the law that could create …
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Alana Massey / The New Republic:
The White Protestant Roots of American Racism — he Apotheosis of Washington," painted in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi, is a fresco of the first president of the United States ascending to the heavens. The goddesses of Victory and Liberty, along with 13 maidens who represent America's original colonies …
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Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Military bans Big Macs, other treats at Guantánamo legal meetings — In this image reviewed by the U.S. military, Guantánamo detainees look out from fenced-in areas as a guard closes a door in Camp Echo detention facility on the U.S. Navy Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.
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Washington Post:
Ohio Gov. Kasich looks to announce 2016 bid this summer — Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who has been actively gauging reactions to a possible campaign for president in 2016, is now moving rapidly to assemble the staff and financial resources for such a bid and is looking to declare his candidacy sometime …
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WUSA9:
Police officer charged in Waldorf McDonald's homicide ID'd — A Prince George's County police officer is charged in a murder at the Waldorf McDonald's and detective say his service weapon may have been used by his mother in the crime WUSA — WALDORF, Md. (WUSA9) — A Prince George's County police officer …
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