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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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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
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Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
NY Times (Clinton Opposition Research?) Goes After Rubio's Personal Finances
NY Times (Clinton Opposition Research?) Goes After Rubio's Personal Finances
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Seth Stoughton / Talking Points Memo:
A Former Cop On What Went Wrong In McKinney — An officer in McKinney, Texas, dashes down a sidewalk, losing his flashlight as he runs past a teenage videographer toward an emergency. Seconds later, the teen with the camera walks up to another officer, one who is standing with a group of kids.
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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?
Didn't the McKinney, Texas, police officer know he was being recorded?
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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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Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP needs a new script on immigration — The politics of immigration reform is kryptonite to the current Republican majority in Congress. Now the playing field is shifting to 2016 presidential politics. — With 18 months of Republican control of Congress remaining, Speaker John Boehner …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: 'We'll let you know' ObamaCare plan after SCOTUS rules
McConnell: 'We'll let you know' ObamaCare plan after SCOTUS rules
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Obamacare Lawsuit Is a Government Shutdown, But for Health Care
The Obamacare Lawsuit Is a Government Shutdown, But for Health Care
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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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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
How cheap is Hillary Clinton's campaign? This cheap. — NEW YORK — John Podesta — counselor and enforcer to two presidents, longtime Democratic sage and now the chairman of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign — stood in line on a Manhattan street corner the other day, waiting to board a bus.
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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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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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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.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Huckabee to Megyn Kelly: Media exploiting Duggar family
Huckabee to Megyn Kelly: Media exploiting Duggar family
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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.
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Christie: It's Time For A ‘Military Approach’ To Show China Who's Boss — GOFFSTOWN, N.H. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he hasn't yet decided whether to launch a campaign for the Republican nomination for president. But he sounded an awful lot like a candidate at a town hall event Monday evening.
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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 …
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Free to Be Miley — Miley Cyrus is in the midst of making a heated point about animal rights, and she's getting so worked up about it her cheekbones are jabbing the keypad of the telephone, punctuating our conversation with errant beeps. She's calling from “the middle of the jungle” …
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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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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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Lauren Gambino / Guardian:
NYPD chief Bratton says hiring black officers is difficult: ‘So many have spent time in jail’ — New York police commissioner says bringing more non-white officers into force is challenging because many African American men have criminal records — Hiring more non-white officers is difficult …
Will Robinson / EW.com:
LAVERNE COX TO RECEIVE MADAME TUSSAUDS' FIRST TRANSGENDER WAX FIGURE — Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox was announced to be Madame Tussauds' first transgender wax figure. Cox's likeness will be housed in San Francisco's museum in Fisherman's Wharf and unveiled to coincide with the timing of the city's Pride Festival.
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Politico:
Robert Gibbs joins McDonald's — Former White House press secretary and senior adviser to President Obama's 2012 campaign Robert Gibbs is joining McDonald's as its global chief communications officer, the fast food chain announced on Tuesday. — Gibbs, who left his White House post in 2011 …
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