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New York Times:
Struggles With Finances Track Marco Rubio's Career — WEST MIAMI, Fla. — For years, Senator Marco Rubio struggled under the weight of student debt, mortgages and an extra loan against the value of his home totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. But in 2012, financial salvation seemed to have arrived …
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NY Times (Clinton Opposition Research?) Goes After Rubio's Personal Finances — Team Hillary must be petrified of the Senator from Florida, because the Clinton attack machine is using the New York Times to attack Marco Rubio for the second time in four days. " This time they are going after his family finances.
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The Daily Caller, The Week and Twitchy
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Right Way and Wrong Way to Win the Presidency
The Right Way and Wrong Way to Win the Presidency
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K. McDonald / CW33 NewsFix:
15-Year-Old Who Shot McKinney Pool Party Video Speaks Out — MCKINNEY, TX - Brandon Brooks, the 15-year-old boy who shot the McKinney pool party video that's being broadcast around the world, is telling his side of the story to NewsFix. — “The cops showed up and the parents immediately started yelling …
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Washington Post:
Didn't the McKinney, Texas, police officer know he was being recorded? — A McKinney, Tex., police officer has been suspended after pulling his gun on a group of teenagers at a pool party. A witness uploaded this video of the incident to YouTube. Editor's Note: This video has been edited.
Des Moines Register:
Santorum calls crowd of 4 in rural Iowa a success — HAMLIN, Ia. - When just one Iowan showed up to Rick Santorum's 2 p.m. campaign stop at a restaurant here Monday, the winner of the 2012 Iowa caucuses made a quick decision: Might as well order lunch. — “I haven't eaten, actually …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
One voter shows up at Santorum event in Iowa — At first, one was the loneliest number for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday. — Just one Iowan showed up at 2 p.m. campaign stop Monday at a restaurant in the unincorporated community of Hamlin, population 300 …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP fears it will win ObamaCare court battle — Republicans in Congress are worried the Supreme Court will hand them a major headache this month if it rules against the federal health insurance exchanges in more than 30 states, ending subsidies for millions of people.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
State Department: We do have a strategy to fight ISIS — The State Department is pushing back against characterizations of President Obama's recent comments that America doesn't have a “complete strategy” to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Cheney: I don't know what makes Obama tick
Cheney: I don't know what makes Obama tick
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Dennis Hastert to Appear in Chicago Court for Arraignment — CHICAGO — J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House of Representatives who has been publicly silent and out of sight since he was indicted late last month, is to appear in court here on Tuesday afternoon for his arraignment.
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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Dems move to ban plastic guns — Congressional Democrats are proposing to ban plastic guns, following reports of major security lapses at the nation's airports — Plastic guns can be even more dangerous than traditional firearms because they're harder to detect, says Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.).
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Caroline May / BREITBART.COM:
TSA Failed To Identify 73 Aviation Workers With ‘Links To Terrorism’
TSA Failed To Identify 73 Aviation Workers With ‘Links To Terrorism’
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Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
US supreme court rules boy born in Jerusalem can't have Israel on passport — Justices affirm president's exclusive power to recognize foreign governments as US has not acknowledged sovereignty of any nation over Jerusalem since 1948 — The US supreme court ruled on Monday that a boy born …
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Court: U.S. passports must say ‘Jerusalem’ not ‘Israel’
Court: U.S. passports must say ‘Jerusalem’ not ‘Israel’
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9news.com.au:
Woman charged after allegedly stubbing lit cigarette into 9NEWS reporter's face — A woman visiting court to witness murder charges against another woman has been arrested after allegedly stubbing a lit cigarette into a 9NEWS reporter's face. — The 23-year-old woman pushed a baby stroller …
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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Mediaite
Emily Lane / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
After 4 decades in solitary, Albert Woodfox's release ordered by federal judge — A federal judge in Baton Rouge has called for the unconditional release of Albert Woodfox, the only remaining imprisoned member of the Angola 3. — Woodfox, 68, was placed solitary confinement …
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NPR and Hullabaloo
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Mobilization Error — Every serious presidential candidate has to answer a fundamental strategic question: Do I think I can win by expanding my party's reach, or do I think I can win by mobilizing my party's base? — Two of the leading Republicans have staked out opposing sides on this issue.
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Wall Street Journal
Nick Gass / Politico:
Huckabee to Megyn Kelly: Media exploiting Duggar family — Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee continued to defend the Duggar family in an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly on Monday night, attacking the media for its “exploitation” of the girls whom older brother Josh Duggar admitted to molesting when he was a teenager.
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Shakesville and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
John Wagner / Washington Post:
They were with O'Malley for Hart's '84 campaign. And they are with him now. — They're grayer now and thicker around the middle, with real jobs, families and responsibilities. But they still cling to the idealism that led them to work for Gary Hart's come-from-nowhere 1984 presidential campaign.
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Washington Monthly
Lindsay Abrams / Salon:
Fox News host gets schooled on fracking — and angrily orders his guest off the show — “Why would you not frack on our own property and then prescribe it for other people in America?” — The long-awaited study on fracking and water contamination released Thursday by the EPA almost seemed designed …
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
CIA chief makes secret visit to Israel ahead of Iran deal — John Brennan was the guest of Mossad chief Tamir Pardo and met with various members of the Israeli intelligence community, as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. — United States Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan came …
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Politico and Israel Matzav
New York Times:
Cleveland Leaders Bypass Prosecutors to Seek Charge in Tamir Rice Case — WASHINGTON — Community leaders in Cleveland, distrustful of the criminal justice system, said Monday that they would not wait for prosecutors to decide whether to file charges against the police officers involved …
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