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Hastert made payments to conceal sexual misconduct from high school coaching years, officials say — Indicted former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was paying an individual from his past to conceal sexual misconduct, two federal law enforcement officials said Friday.
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New York Times:
Hastert Case Is Said to Be Linked to Decades-Old Sexual Abuse — WASHINGTON — J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, was paying a man to not say publicly that Mr. Hastert had sexually abused him decades ago, according to two people briefed on the evidence uncovered …
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NBC News:
Dennis Hastert Paid to Hide Sexual Misconduct With Student: Official — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert paid a man to conceal sexual misconduct while the man was a student at the high school where Hastert taught, a federal law enforcement official told NBC News on Friday.
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Hastert Reportedly Sexually Abused Man While He Was A High School Wrestling Coach — Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was accused of lying to the FBI and evading reporting requirements on cash payments he reportedly made to a man he sexually abused while he was a high school wrestling coach.
Tarini Parti / Politico:
How Dennis Hastert made his millions — The former House speaker hauled in money from lobbying, real estate, a board membership and pensions. — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who was indicted Thursday for allegedly covering up the withdrawal of $1.7 million in hush money …
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Washington Post:
Hastert indictment is related to old allegations of sexual misconduct, law enforcement official says
Hastert indictment is related to old allegations of sexual misconduct, law enforcement official says
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Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
The Few Clues In Hastert Indictment
The Few Clues In Hastert Indictment
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Creepy C-SPAN Caller To Hastert: Do You ‘Remember Me From Yorkville?’ (VIDEO)
Creepy C-SPAN Caller To Hastert: Do You ‘Remember Me From Yorkville?’ (VIDEO)
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Dennis Hastert's weird 2014 call on C-SPAN
Dennis Hastert's weird 2014 call on C-SPAN
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Charlie Brennan / Daily Camera:
Longmont valedictorian silenced over speech disclosing he was gay — Twin Peaks charter principal also accused of outing 18-year-old to his parents — Second shot at a speech — Out Boulder is providing an opportunity for Twin Peaks Charter Academy High School valedictorian Evan Young …
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Website, Is Sentenced to Life in Prison — Ross W. Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, a notorious online marketplace for the sale of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other illegal drugs, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
New ‘robocall’ rules could leave Americans in the dark — Pollsters see the FCC's proposed guidelines on automated calls as an existential threat. — For many Americans, the idea of technology that can block automated telephone calls sounds like a solution to all those annoying “robocalls” and interrupted family dinners.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Appeals Court Strikes Down Idaho's 20-Week Abortion Ban — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down an Idaho law banning abortions 20 weeks into pregnancy Friday on the basis that the law unconstitutionally prohibits abortions before the point of viability.
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Dan Levine / Reuters:
Idaho abortion restrictions are unconstitutional: appeals court
Idaho abortion restrictions are unconstitutional: appeals court
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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 …
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Cops: Teacher Showed Pupils Boob Job Pix — Virginia educator, 34, is being probed over before/after photos — Police are investigating a Virginia high school teacher who allegedly showed several students before and after photos of her breast enlargement surgery, according to a court filing.
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Maxim Lott / Fox News:
Texas student sues after college bans gun rights sign — A Texas college student filed suit against her school this week, saying her constitutional rights were violated when she was shooed off the quad for displaying a pro-Second Amendment sign. — Nicole Sanders, 24, who attends Blinn College …
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Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. tried Stuxnet-style campaign against North Korea but failed - sources — The United States tried to deploy a version of the Stuxnet computer virus to attack North Korea's nuclear weapons program five years ago but ultimately failed, according to people familiar with the covert campaign.
Politico:
Lincoln Chafee to announce presidential run on June 3 — Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee will officially enter the presidential race on June 3, a source with knowledge of his plans told POLITICO. — He'll make the announcement in a speech he's scheduled to deliver next Wednesday …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN's Jake Tapper won't moderate panel discussion at Clinton Global Initiative confab — CNN anchor Jake Tapper has pulled out of his scheduled duties moderating a panel on workforce investment at the upcoming Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting in Denver from June 8-10.
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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.
Felicia Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Cuba Officially Removed From U.S. State Sponsor of Terrorism List — After 45-day review, move clears hurdle for reestablishing diplomatic ties — WASHINGTON—Cuba's designation by U.S. officials as a state sponsor of terrorism was officially lifted Friday, the State Department said …
Liz Alderman / New York Times:
In Europe, Fake Jobs Can Have Real Benefits — At 9:30 a.m. on a sunny weekday, the phones at Candelia, a purveyor of sleek office furniture in Lille, France, rang steadily with orders from customers across the country and from Switzerland and Germany. A photocopier clacked rhythmically …
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Ann Coulter: My Immigration Plan Would ‘Not Admit Overweight Girls’ Into US — Ann Coulter, conservative columnist, said Friday in an email to Breitbart News that if she ran the immigration system, she wouldn't “admit overweight girls” into the US. — Coulter's comments were reportedly …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Thousands of websites block Congress in Patriot Act protest — Thousands of websites are blocking Congress's access to their sites in a show of force to protest the Patriot Act. — Led by the online activist group Fight for the Future, more than 10,000 sites have added code that redirects …
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Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
US ECONOMY SHRANK AT 0.7 PERCENT RATE IN FIRST QUARTER — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy went into reverse in the first three months of this year as a severe winter and a widening trade deficit took a harsher toll than initially estimated. — The Commerce Department says the overall economy …
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Katie McDonough / Salon:
Bernie Sanders exposed! A shocking look at his views on rape and violence against women — Mother Jones senior reporter Tim Murphy has a profile out this week on Bernie Sanders' “long, strange trip” from a “restless political activist” to mayor of Burlington, Vermont and now a presidential bid.
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Beer Giant Stops Production to Give Water to Storm Victims — Beer giant Anheuser-Busch stopped production at its Georgia brewery this week to instead produce drinking water for those affected by a deadly bout of historic flooding and storms in Texas and Oklahoma.
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