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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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The Hill, Washington Monthly and Fox News
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson Reports Big Earnings From Books, Speeches
Ben Carson Reports Big Earnings From Books, Speeches
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Hinterland Gazette and Progress Pond
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Cruz apologizes for Biden joke at Livingston Co. dinner — Howell — GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz used a speech before Livingston County Republicans on Wednesday night to tell jokes about liberals and Democrats, including Joe Biden on the week the vice president lost his eldest son to brain cancer.
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Ted Cruz / Facebook:
It was a mistake to use an old joke about Joe Biden during his time of grief, and I sincerely apologize. The loss of his son is heartbreaking and tragic, and our prayers are very much with the Vice President and his family.
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Hit & Run, Mediaite, FishbowlDC, Trail Blazers Blog, Reuters, The Week and The Huffington Post
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Lincoln Chafee doubles down on metric conversion — Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee did not give a centimeter on his defense of the metric system Thursday, touting the economic benefits and the symbolic importance of the United States joining the rest of the world in implementing the measurement scale.
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Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Bloomberg Business, Washington Post and Yahoo Politics
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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Lindsey Graham compares Hillary Clinton to Kim Jong Un
Lindsey Graham compares Hillary Clinton to Kim Jong Un
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UnionLeader.com, Bloomberg Business and The Week
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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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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
As FIFA allegations swirled, Clintons gave Qatar a stage — and legitimacy
As FIFA allegations swirled, Clintons gave Qatar a stage — and legitimacy
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Hot Air and Power Line
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
White House Brief: Things to Know About Rick Perry — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is entering the 2016 race for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday. Key things to know about him: — THE BRIEF — The longest-serving governor in Texas history, Perry was a Democrat who became …
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Yahoo Politics, Politico, Bloomberg Business, The Hill and Yahoo News Photos
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Rick Perry launches comeback White House bid
Rick Perry launches comeback White House bid
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NBC News, American Spectator, Hot Air and Daily Kos
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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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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Limbaugh to GOP: Don't accept Caitlyn Jenner — Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh thinks Republicans should reject Caitlyn Jenner, even if she agrees with them politically. — Limbaugh said on his radio show Tuesday that liberals are trying to “redefine normalcy” …
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E! Online, Taylor Marsh, The Moderate Voice, Advocate, Mediaite and New York Post
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Rhonda Garelick / New York Times:
The Price of Caitlyn Jenner's Heroism
The Price of Caitlyn Jenner's Heroism
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Guardian, Slantpoint, The Atlantic and Boing Boing
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Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources (External Review Draft) — Notice — This assessment provides a review and synthesis of available information concerning the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas …
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Politico, BarbWire.com and NY State of Politics
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The campaign to put Julian Castro on Hillary Clinton's VP shortlist — It's way too early, Clinton insiders say. But the Castro buzz is useful as Democrats court Hispanics. — Getty — The Democratic National Convention isn't for 13 months, and Hillary Clinton isn't the party's nominee …
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Hinterland Gazette, New York Times and Daily Kos
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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.”
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Dish Network in Merger Talks With T-Mobile US — Dish and T-Mobile have agreed Charlie Ergen would be chairman and John Legere CEO, sources say — Dish Network Corp. is in talks to merge with T-Mobile US Inc., people familiar with the matter said, a deal that would accelerate a wave …
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Hunting for Hackers, N.S.A. Secretly Expands Internet Spying at U.S. Border — WASHINGTON — Without public notice or debate, the Obama administration has expanded the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance of Americans' international Internet traffic to search for evidence …
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The Verge, Business Insider, Engadget, Slantpoint, Raw Story and The Intercept
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Parents of teen who survived tragedy at Bear Lake speak; community rallies to mourn those who died — NORTH OGDEN, Utah — Monday afternoon, 7 best friends and 6 mothers headed to Bear Lake for a trip they had all spent months planning. They ate lunch, swam, and then took turns touring the lake on a ski boat.
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The Complex Power Coupledom of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge — Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and political activist Sean Eldridge were once the ultimate team, but Hughes's controversial purchase of The New Republic and Eldridge's failed run for Congress made the once-heroes villains.
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Politico, NY State of Politics and New York Times
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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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Talking Points Memo
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Obama's trust-me approach falls flat with Democrats — President Obama's argument that Democrats should trust his vision on trade is falling flat on Capitol Hill. — Democrats — even some of Obama's closest allies — say it's not enough for the president to pronounce his trade agenda the most progressive in history.
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Politico, DownWithTyranny!, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Balloon Juice and Instapundit
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GOP open to extending ObamaCare subsidies — House conservatives are hinting at support for a temporary extension of Obama-Care subsidies if the Supreme Court cripples the law, even as they set up a working group to develop their own plan. — The high court is set to rule later this month …
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Talking Points Memo and news@JAMA
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One Person, One Vote?: Voting Case Has Potential to Put House Further Out of Reach for Democrats — Voting Case Has Potential to Put House Further Out of Reach for Democrats — In 2012, Republicans won a majority of seats in the House even though more people voted for Democratic candidates over all.
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Politico
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The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is the Other Party — How negative partisanship is dividing Americans and shaping the outlook for the 2016 election — Which candidate will emerge from the crowded Republican presidential field next year? Can anyone stop or at least slow …
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Democratic Strategist
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Why College Professors Are Afraid to Teach Millennials — The Fiscal Times — Hungry for love and it's feeding time, Alice Cooper wrote in his 1991 classic song, “Feed My Frankenstein.” Academia has created its own Frankenstein with its speech codes, groupthink enforcement, and discouraging of dissent.
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Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, BizPac Review, Washington Post, Vox and Outside the Beltway
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Broad Public Support for Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants — Other Attitudes About Immigration More Mixed — With immigration shaping up to be a major issue in both the final years of the Obama administration and the 2016 presidential campaign, most Americans (72%) continue to say undocumented
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Talking Points Memo and New York Times
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
3,700 illegal immigrant ‘Threat Level 1’ criminals released into U.S. by DHS — Most of the illegal immigrant criminals Homeland Security officials released from custody last year were discretionary, meaning the department could have kept them in detention but chose instead to let them onto …
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BREITBART.COM, Fox News Insider, Weasel Zippers, Betsy's Page and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Attorney says officer wasn't assaulted with skateboard — We're hearing for the first time from the attorney representing the family of the two step-brothers who were shot by an Olympia police officer. Drew Mikkelsen reports. — CONNECT — OLYMPIA, Wash. - An attorney …
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Associated Press