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Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar: Sisters 'weren't even aware' of Josh's ‘wrongdoing’ — Michelle Duggar told Megyn Kelly Wednesday that she and her husband were “devastated” when they learned their then-teenage son Josh had molested several of his sisters. — During an hour-long exclusive interview on …
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Duggar Endorsements Disappear From Huckabee's Campaign Site — Endorsements from Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, of TLC's “19 Kids and Counting,” have disappeared from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's (R) presidential campaign website. — The Duggar endorsements enjoyed top billing on the campaign site's …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Chinese hackers breach federal government's personnel office — Chinese hackers breached the computer system of the Office of Personnel Management in December, officials said Thursday, and the agency will notify some 4 million current and former federal employees that their personal data may have been compromised.
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Media Matters Exec, Editor For ‘The Nation’ Have No Clue Who Marcus Luttrell Is — Former Texas Governor Rick Perry announced the launch of his 2016 presidential campaign today, complete with a freshly painted C-130 behind him and Navy SEALs to his left and right.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Rick Perry Has A Rap/Country Song About Rick Perry
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Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Calls For Universal, Automatic Voter Registration When Americans Turn 18 — Taking shots at Republican presidential candidates, Clinton sought to position herself as a champion for minority voters and proposed sweeping changes to voting rights across the country. — Mark Lennihan / AP
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Hillary leans hard into the battle over voting — As you may have heard, Hillary Clinton is already leaning into the ever-simmering battle over voting. Her Democratic allies are preparing to wage a national legal battle against GOP state-level voting restrictions, and she is calling for a national 20-day early voting period.
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Bristol Palin:
Let's Get This Straight, Liberals - What Kinds of Molestation are Acceptable? — I can't believe how crazy the media is going over the Duggar family compared to the big fat yawn they gave Lena Dunham when she wrote in her book that she sexually experimented with her sister.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Is the Tide Turning against PC? — Has the contemptible Laura Kipnis Affair incensed the worm into turning? Our own David French certainly hopes so. “Feminists from Jezebel to The Nation have expressed concern about Kipnis's treatment,” French wrote on Monday, “and Jonathan Chait …
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ABC News:
VP Biden Leans on Faith and Family in Mourning Son Beau … Friends and aides to Vice President Joe Biden say his deep family bonds and his strong reliance on faith are helping him cope with the passing of his son, Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer last weekend.
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Jonathan Oosting / MLive.com:
GOP hopeful Ted Cruz, after Joe Biden joke in Michigan speech, offers condolences to family
Chad Livengood / Detroit News:
Cruz apologizes for Biden joke at Livingston Co. dinner
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Science:
Possible artifacts of data biases in the recent global surface warming hiatus — 1National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Asheville, NC 28801, USA. — 2LMI, McLean, VA, USA. — Much study has been devoted …
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Lindsey Graham Compares Hillary Clinton To North Korea's Kim Jong Un — Presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) took a swipe at Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during a Thursday appearance on Fox News, comparing her to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Democrats, Don't Freak Out! — Hillary Clinton's poll numbers …
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Bfearnowcbs / CBS Houston:
Arrest Warrants Issued To People Who Cheered At High School Graduation — Senatobia, Miss. (CBS HOUSTON) — Four people who cheered at a Mississippi high school graduation may be thrown in jail after police issued warrants for their arrest. The superintendent who filed the charges said it's …
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Stephanie Gallman / CNN:
Audience served arrest warrants for graduation cheering - CNN.com
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Twitter Just Killed Politwoops — A Twitter spokesperson just provided the following statement to Gawker regarding the apparent suspension of Politwoops' access to Twitter's developer API, which enabled the Sunlight Foundation-funded site to track tweets deleted by hundreds of politicians.
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Alan Smith / Guardian:
Fifa made payment to FAI after Thierry Henry handball, claims John Delaney — The Football Association of Ireland chief executive, John Delaney, has confirmed that the body accepted a payment from Fifa after Thierry Henry's handball in the 2010 World Cup qualifying play-offs ended their hopes …
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Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Black Chicago Pastor: Dems ‘Failing’ Us — A pastor on the South Side is asking Republicans to talk to his flock after what he says are 50 years of disappointment from the other party. — CHICAGO — It is difficult to imagine a less likely GOP presidential campaign stop than O Block.
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Ilan Ben-Meir / BuzzFeed:
Huckabee Befuddled By Topless Women — “Are topless photos of women an offensive display of sexism, or an empowering display against sexism? I have a feeling most men don't care much either way.” — Matt Sullivan / Getty Images — The Huckabee Report
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
John Cusack Talks ‘Love & Mercy,’ Drug Trips, and How Obama Is ‘Worse Than Bush’ — In a wide-ranging chat, the celebrated film star discusses his excellent biopic on Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson, psychedelics, and why President Obama has let him down. — “I just say what I think, and if people don't like it, that's OK.”
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Huckabee's Son Posted YouTube Video Of His Acting In Raunchy Film — John Mark Huckabee — son of presidential candidate Mike Huckabee — posted, then removed, a clip on his YouTube page of his acting in a raunchy, never-released, low-budget film.
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Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Raw Story and Mediaite
Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
Marco Rubio just made another confusing comment about his Middle East policy — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) offered a somewhat confusing explanation of his Iraq policy in an appearance on Fox News' “Outnumbered” on Thursday. — Rubio seemed to express support for US troops being present in Iraq …
Elana Schor / Politico:
EPA: Fracking poses no ‘widespread, systemic’ harm to drinking water — A long-awaited EPA report on hydraulic fracturing hands a victory to the oil and gas industry, concluding that the extraction process has “not led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources.”
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Vox:
Game of Thrones is secretly all about climate change — Did you know that Game of Thrones is secretly about the world's terrible failure to stop climate change? Well, it is, and this video explains why: — The show's much more entertaining stand-in for climate change is the White Walkers …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Carly Fiorina reveals personal net worth of $59 million — GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina revealed on Wednesday evening that she and her husband have a net worth of $59 million — as she took a barely veiled shot at Hillary Clinton over transparency.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
9 Completely Bonkers Things The Newest GOP Presidential Candidate Believes About The Constitution — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to announce his bid to seek the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday. It will be Perry's second attempt to secure a home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue …
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Gdrosenblum / CBS San Francisco:
Selfie With Parents' Sex Toys? Alameda Teacher Accused Of Assigning Bizarre Extra Credit For Sophomores — ALAMEDA (CBS SF) — Parents of students at Encinal High School in Alameda want a teacher fired after they say he sent them home with an extra credit assignment of finding sex toys …
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