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New York Times:
Marco Rubio and His Wife Cited 17 Times for Traffic Infractions — Senator Marco Rubio has been in a hurry to get to the top, rising from state legislator to United States senator in the span of a decade and now running for president at age 44. — But politics is not the only area where Mr. Rubio …
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Democratic Oppo Firm's Fingerprints on NYT Rubio Hit — The New York Times Friday report that Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and his wife Jeanette have been cited 17 times for traffic violations was written after the citations were pulled by liberal opposition research firm American Bridge …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times denies American Bridge was behind Rubio report — The New York Times says its report about Sen. Marco Rubio and his wife's traffic violations did not came from an outside source, denying a Free Beacon allegation that the information was provided by American Bridge …
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Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller
ABC News:
Exclusive: Alleged Dennis Hastert Sex Abuse Victim Is Named By Family … In Steve Reinboldt's 1970 high school yearbook, wrestling coach Dennis Hastert wrote that Steve was his “great, right hand man” as the student equipment manager of the Yorkville, Illinois wrestling team.
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Mike Allen / Politico:
IOWA'S BIG WEEKEND, amid fears state's clout is waning …
IOWA'S BIG WEEKEND, amid fears state's clout is waning …
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Washington Monthly and FishbowlDC
Salvador Rizzo / NorthJersey.com:
Gov. Christie attacks Hillary Clinton on voter registration — CONCORD, N.H. - Governor Christie went on the attack against Hillary Clinton on Friday, saying the Democratic presidential candidate is calling for an expansion of voter registration because “she just wants an opportunity to commit greater acts of voter fraud.”
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Benjamin Bell / ABC News:
Robert Reich Still Sees No ‘Convincing Explanation’ on Hillary Clinton Email … Robert Reich, who served during the administration of former President Bill Clinton as the secretary of labor, will appear on “This Week Sunday morning. Before his appearance, we asked him five questions …
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Bloomberg Business, Associated Press and Yahoo Politics
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Perry: Hillary Doesn't Grasp Voter ID Because She Doesn't Fly Commercial (VIDEO)
Perry: Hillary Doesn't Grasp Voter ID Because She Doesn't Fly Commercial (VIDEO)
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, Voting Rights and the 2016 Election
Hillary Clinton, Voting Rights and the 2016 Election
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Hillary Clinton Hits the GOP on Voter Suppression
Hillary Clinton Hits the GOP on Voter Suppression
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Bloomberg View and Bloomberg Business
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Tom Coburn On 2016: Cruz And Walker Not Ready For Primetime, America Won't Elect Another Bush — The former Republican senator from Oklahoma says that Rand Paul scares him to death, Ted Cruz and Scott Walker are not ready for primetime, Rick Perry is not capable enough, and America will not elect another Bush to be president.
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James Oliphant / Reuters:
Why Ted Cruz's candidacy isn't catching fire with U.S. Latinos
Why Ted Cruz's candidacy isn't catching fire with U.S. Latinos
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Donna St. George / Washington Post:
Justice Scalia takes on commencement cliches in humor-filled speech — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia delivered an off-the-bench opinion on graduation addresses Thursday, drawing laughter and applause as he criticized cliches that don't work during a commencement speech at an all-girls Catholic school.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Justice Scalia Blows Creationist Dog-Whistle During Graduation Speech At Catholic High School — Justice Antonin Scalia spoke on Thursday at his granddaughter's graduation from a Catholic high school in Bethesda, Maryland. During the speech, however, the sitting Supreme Court justice offered …
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New York Magazine, The Week and Hullabaloo
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Scientists Drop Science Bomb on Climate-Change Skeptics — Now there's <em>no way</em> conservatives can deny global warming, right? — 1k — Shares — Over the last couple of years, the conservative movement, which loves science, has had a completely scientific-based reason for skepticism about climate change.
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noaanews.noaa.gov:
Science publishes new NOAA analysis: Data show no recent slowdown in global warming — [Updated at 3:45 p.m. ET: Headline truncated; no longer refers to original study title. Title was revised today by the journal Science at the time of publication] — A new study published online today …
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NWA:
City of Springdale Responds to Duggar Claims — SPRINGDALE, AR — Springdale City Attorney Ernest Cate released the following statement about releasing Josh Duggar's records to the media: — “On 5/20/15, in full compliance with Arkansas Law, the Springdale Police Department responded …
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BBC:
Eight out of 10 Malala suspects ‘secretly acquitted’ — Malala Yousafzai was seriously injured in a 2012 assassination attempt — Eight of the 10 men reportedly jailed for the attempted assassination of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai were acquitted, it has emerged.
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Helen Nianias / The Independent:
Patrick Stewart backs bakery after ‘gay cake’ court battle — The actor and activist said the issue was complex, but believes the bakery should not be forced to write things they disagree with — Patrick Stewart has weighed into the ‘gay cake’ debate, saying that he supports the right …
BBC:
Tariq Aziz, ex-Saddam Hussein aide, dies in Iraqi prison — Tariq Aziz (right) played a prominent role in Saddam Hussein's reign as Iraq's president — Tariq Aziz, known as the face of Saddam Hussein's regime on the world stage for many years, has died in an Iraqi prison, officials say.
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Bernie Sanders Lays Into Republicans For Their Attack On Social Security — Sen. Bernie Sanders laid into the Republicans and their calls to raise the retirement age and means test Social Security on Wolf Blitzer's show this Thursday: … Unlike the GOP, Sanders actually has a plan to keep …
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Daily Kos
Cait Munro / artnet News:
Emma Sulkowicz Breaks New Ground With Troubling Video Performance — Emma Sulkowicz, the recent Columbia graduate who has taken the Internet by storm thanks to her year-long performance art project Mattress Performance: Carry That Weight, released a video, which shows two people …
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Mitch McConnell Says Obama's Circuit Court Nominees Won't Be Confirmed Anymore — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have been slow-walking President Barack Obama's judicial nominees all year. It looks like things are about to get even less productive. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Jeet Heer / The New Republic:
Why Are Libertarians Mostly Dudes? — Rand Paul is polling terribly among women. His political philosophy might be to blame. — Since 1980, the Republican Party has been bedeviled by a persistent gender gap in presidential elections, as GOP nominees have struggled with female voters.
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Washington Monthly and Althouse
Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress:
School Cancels Gay Valedictorian's Speech After He Said He Planned to Come Out — Colorado Congressman Jared Polis (D), the first openly gay parent in Congress, is calling for an investigation into Twin Peaks Charter Academy after its principal decided to cancel a gay valedictorian's speech at graduation.
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WHDH-TV:
Stormtrooper arrested outside Lynn school — Students in Lynn were surprised by a man dressed as a Stormtrooper outside their school Wednesday, and the man is now facing charges. — After snapping pictures and taking cell phone video, parents in Lynn could not stop talking …