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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Indicted On Federal Charges — The Justice Department charged the Illinois Republican Thursday for evading reporting requirements and lying to the FBI as part of a scheme to pay off the victim of “prior bad acts.” — Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
So What Did Hastert Do? — “The Coach”, former House Speaker turned high-priced lobbyist, is the target of a mysterious indictment. The Times has some details (and attaches the indictment) and the WaPo has some speculation that is informative for its omissions. — Background from the Times:
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
U.S. Accuses Ex-House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Paying to Hide ‘Misconduct’ — CHICAGO — J. Dennis Hastert, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has been charged with lying to the F.B.I. and making cash withdrawals from banks in a way that was designed to hide …
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Washington Post:
Former House speaker Dennis Hastert indicted by federal grand jury
Former House speaker Dennis Hastert indicted by federal grand jury
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Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Ex-House Speaker Hastert charged with evading currency rules and lying to FBI
Ex-House Speaker Hastert charged with evading currency rules and lying to FBI
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Politico:
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted in payment scheme
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted in payment scheme
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Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted on federal charges
Deborah Sontag / New York Times:
An Award for Bill Clinton Came With $500,000 for His Foundation — To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Petra Nemcova, a Czech model who survived the disaster by clinging to a palm tree, decided to pull out all the stops for the annual fund-raiser of her school-building charity, the Happy Hearts Fund.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Rand Paul's money problem — Behind the Kentucky senator's NSA ‘filibuster’ lies a desperate quest for cash. — In a presidential campaign defined by billionaire sugar daddy donors, Rand Paul has a problem: He doesn't seem to have one. — While his rivals cultivate wealthy backers …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Bernie Sanders distances himself from ‘dumb’ 1972 essay on rape — Bernie Sanders wrote about rape fantasies in 1970s 06:17 — New York (CNN)Bernie Sanders' campaign tried on Thursday to distance the presidential candidate from a 1972 essay in which he wrote — among other things …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump stokes 2016 talk, schedules ‘major announcement’ — Donald Trump will make a “major announcement” on June 16 at New York City's Trump Tower before heading to New Hampshire the next day, according to WMUR-9 in New Hampshire. — The schedule adds to the speculation Trump will run …
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Joe Otterson / The Wrap:
Donald Trump Has ‘Foolproof’ Plan to Defeat ISIS - But He Won't Share It (Video)
Donald Trump Has ‘Foolproof’ Plan to Defeat ISIS - But He Won't Share It (Video)
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Joe Conason / Politico:
The Fake Clinton Scandals Are Back — The right's newest crusade has an old fake villain. — Lead image by AP Photo. — Has Washington learned nothing from Whitewater? The Clintons have spent their entire political lives in the capital dogged by one fake scandal after another.
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Tunku Varadarajan / Politico:
The reign in Spain is no longer on the wane — King Felipe and Queen Letizia, an “in touch” duo that's trying to keep together a weakened kingdom. — MADRID — Spain has been magnificent at giving birth to painters and poets, impressive at minting novelists, chefs and soccer players, but thoroughly inept at producing good kings.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Insecure American — America remains, despite the damage inflicted by the Great Recession and its aftermath, a very rich country. But many Americans are economically insecure, with little protection from life's risks. They frequently experience financial hardship …
Gina Tron / The Daily Beast:
Man Threatens Suicide, Police Kill Him — Justin Way was in bed with a knife. His girlfriend called a non-emergency number to try to get him into a hospital. Minutes later, cops shot him dead. — On May 11, Justin Way was drinking and threatening to hurt himself.
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Chris Solari / Lansing State Journal:
Husband, wife sink rare back-to-back aces at same hole — When Tony and Janet Blundy go golfing, their competitive streaks can come out. — But on Sunday, the husband and wife from Portland was celebrating one another's success. They achieved an extremely rare feat, with holes-in-one on consecutive shots at the same hole.
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Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com:
Filthy snow piles remain, even as temperatures climb — They're unsightly, filled with garbage and debris, and serve as a daily reminder of just how awful the winter really was — and they're not going anywhere anytime soon. — Lingering snow piles from the historic New England winter continue …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Choose “Pro-Choice” for First Time in Seven Years — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Half of Americans consider themselves “pro-choice” on abortion, surpassing the 44% who identify as “pro-life.” This is the first time since 2008 that the pro-choice position …
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
Christie: Dump Common Core education standards — PEMBERTON — Navigating New Jersey interests and a likely presidential campaign, Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday proposed dropping national Common Core education standards he once supported but have since become a lighting rod issue for Republican voters.
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Rachel Feltman / Washington Post:
Whoops! A creationist museum supporter stumbled upon a major fossil find. — Canadian Edgar Nernberg isn't into the whole evolution thing. In fact, he's on the board of directors of Big Valley's Creation Science Museum, a place meant to rival local scientific institutions.
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Hawks of a Feather — The Republican candidates and foreign policy. — Oklahoma City — The Republican candidates in the crowded and growing presidential field may each be trying to break out of the pack, but there's one policy area where debate is scarce.
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Oologah officer injured in shooting during pursuit — NOWATA, Okla. — Quick Facts: — Officer shot during pursuit of suspects north of Nowata — Officer was transported to the hospital in serious condition — Pursuit continued across Kansas line where 2 suspects were taken into custody
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Washington Post:
The U.S. must do more to help Iraq fight the Islamic State — THE OBAMA administration has responded to the recent gains by the Islamic State in Iraq with several remedial measures, including accelerating a shipment of antitank weapons to Iraqi forces and pledging to push harder for the delivery of arms to Sunni tribes.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
SomeBlackLivesDontMatter — BlackLivesMatter, the slogan of the movement that began in earnest after the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, is a lie. — Taken at face value, the phrase is a truism, since obviously all lives matter. But the people who use it as a shibboleth …
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