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Beau Biden, vice president's son, dies of brain cancer — Joseph Robinette “Beau” Biden III, the son of Vice President Biden and former state attorney general of Delaware, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for several years. — Biden, 46, the oldest son of the vice president …

Discussion: The White House, Scared Monkeys, Reuters, PoliticusUSA, The PJ Tatler, Advocate, Hinterland Gazette, PinkNews, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos and Booman Tribune

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:

Joseph R. Biden III, Vice President's Son, Dies at 46 — WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the eldest son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has died after spending more than a week receiving an unspecified treatment at the Walter Reed National …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

The White House:

Statement by the Vice President — It is with broken hearts that Hallie, Hunter, Ashley, Jill and I announce the passing of our husband, brother and son, Beau, after he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated every day of his life.

Discussion: Business Insider, Telegraph and The Week

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:

Beau Biden, Vice President Joe Biden's Son, Dies at 46 — WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the eldest son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has died of brain cancer, his father announced on Saturday. The younger Mr. Biden was 46.

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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Beau Biden, son of the vice president, dies at 46

Discussion: ABC News

Beau Biden / Washington Post:
Vice President Biden's family announces death of his son Beau Biden

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Kelly Chen / The Huffington Post:
Beau Biden, Joe Biden's Son, Dead At 46 From Brain Cancer

Discussion: Slantpoint

CNN:

John Kerry in Geneva hospital after bike accident in nearby France — Story highlights — (CNN)U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his right femur in a cycling accident in Scionzier, France, on Sunday morning, State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite, NPR, Booman Tribune and Twitchy

Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:

Secretary Kerry Flown to Swiss Hospital After Bike Crash — Secretary of State John Kerry was helicoptered to a Swiss hospital Sunday after a bike crash outside of Geneva, where he had been holding nuclear talks with Iran's foreign minister. — Kerry suffered a likely leg injury …

Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Political Wire

Jeanette Minns / Politico:
John Kerry injured in biking accident in France

Discussion: ABC News

John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:

Scott Walker Has Early Lead in Iowa Poll as Jeb Bush Faces Challenges — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has expanded his early lead in Iowa, while former Florida Governor Jeb Bush continues to face headwinds and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida shows upside potential in the state that hosts …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The PJ Tatler

Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Walker maintains popularity with 7-point lead

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Ali Breland / Politico:
Marco Rubio won't compete in Iowa Straw Poll

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Washington Post:

Fatal police shootings in 2015 approaching 400 nationwide — In an alley in Denver, police gunned down a 17-year-old girl joyriding in a stolen car. In the backwoods of North Carolina, police opened fire on a gun-wielding moonshiner. And in a high-rise apartment in Birmingham, Ala. …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Hot Air, Liberaland, Hinterland Gazette, Slantpoint and Prairie Weather

Sarah Palin / Facebook:

Yet another anti-freedom politician jumps in the race today for POTUS. As cool as he is with his rock 'n roll persona, this typical liberal's erroneous grasp of our Bill of Rights merely continues the strange and disastrous agenda of Barack Obama. Good to know he doesn't have much chance of winning.

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Hinterland Gazette

Erik Schelzig / Associated Press:

Jeb Bush Says Rand Paul ‘Wrong’ on Ending Surveillance Laws — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Saturday that Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is “wrong” on his efforts to end post-Sept. 11 surveillance laws used against suspected spies and terrorists.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business

Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

How Bernie Sanders' ‘radical’ ideas entered the municipal mainstream — “He ran against everything.” — On March 4, 1981, red dawn broke over the Green Mountains. — “'Everyone's scared.' Socialist elected mayor of Vermont's largest city,” blared the UPI headline over an article that began …

Discussion: Liberaland

Tim Devaney / The Hill:

Administration preps new gun regulations — The Justice Department plans to move forward this year with more than a dozen new gun-related regulations, according to list of rules the agency has proposed to enact before the end of the Obama administration. — The regulations range …

Discussion: Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The PJ Tatler