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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 …

NBC News:

FIRST READ: What the Drama Inside Jeb Bush's Campaign Tells Us — First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — Jeb's new campaign manager signals that the last few months haven't gone well

Discussion: Fox News, New York Times, The Reaction and Twitchy

Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
NY Times (Clinton Opposition Research?) Goes After Rubio's Personal Finances

Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, WHOTV, Bloomberg Business, PinkNews, Shakesville, Raw Story, The Week and Mediaite

Nick Gass / Politico:
One voter shows up at Santorum event in Iowa

Discussion: The Week

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 …

Discussion: Feministing, The Scoop Blog, Shakesville, Raw Story, Reuters, Power Line, New York Times, WREG-TV, The Huffington Post, theGrio, fox8.com, FOX6Now.com, Slantpoint and KTLA

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Guardian, The Scoop Blog, Christian Science Monitor, Common Dreams, The Colorado Independent, The Gateway Pundit and Crime Blog

Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Activists Want Black Host Who Blamed Teens For McKinney Pool Fight FIRED

Discussion: Hot Air, BREITBART.COM, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, Little Green Footballs, Raw Story and Washington Post

USA Today:
Texas police officer in pool party video identified

Discussion: Liberaland, Raw Story and Washington Post

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.

Discussion: Shakesville, Hit & Run, Washington Post and Bloomberg Business

Jordain Carney / The Hill:

McConnell: 'We'll let you know' ObamaCare plan after SCOTUS rules — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday declined to discuss the details of a Republican backup plan for ObamaCare, saying that the party will be ready if the Supreme Court rules against the healthcare law.

Discussion: Jay Bookman, Daily Kos and Bloomberg Business

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Obamacare Lawsuit Is a Government Shutdown, But for Health Care

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, Bloomberg Business, Daily Kos and Vox

Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:

Sarah Palin Shames Fox News' Megyn Kelly For Interviewing Duggar Daughters (VIDEO) — During an interview Monday night on Fox News, former Alaska Gov. and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin (R) criticized “the media” for interviewing two female reality TV stars who were allegedly abused by their brother.

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.

Discussion: Shakesville, Progress Pond and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times

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.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
How cheap is Hillary Clinton's campaign? This cheap.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Week, The Huffington Post, Washington Free Beacon and Slate

Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Right Way and Wrong Way to Win the Presidency

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Taylor Marsh, Slate, Mediaite, msnbc.com and Washington Post

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 …

Discussion: Informed Comment

Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Court: U.S. passports must say ‘Jerusalem’ not ‘Israel’

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Hamilton and Griffin on Rights, Reuters, Law : NPR, SCOTUSblog, Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs and Washington Post

Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:

Jeb Bush In 1995: Unwed Mothers Should Be Publicly Shamed — Public shaming would be an effective way to regulate the “irresponsible behavior” of unwed mothers, misbehaving teenagers and welfare recipients, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) argued in his 1995 book Profiles in Character.

Discussion: Raw Story

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 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, The Week and Mediaite

Stephen Collinson / CNN:

Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton has another Libya problem. — She's already grappling with the political headaches from deleted emails and from the terror attack that left four Americans dead in Benghazi. — But she'll face a broader challenge in what's become of the North African country since …

Discussion: Instapundit

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.).

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Guardian and Instapundit

Caroline May / BREITBART.COM:
TSA Failed To Identify 73 Aviation Workers With ‘Links To Terrorism’

Discussion: Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

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.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

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 …

Discussion: CNN, USA Today, The Daily Caller, NPR, Hinterland Gazette and Hullabaloo

ABC News:

Dennis Hastert Emerges From Seclusion at Wisconsin Property … With his initial court appearance set for tomorrow, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert emerged today from his sprawling vacation home in Wisconsin, where he has been secluded from public view, returning to his estate in Plano, Ill.

Discussion: Daily Mail, Washington Post and Associated Press