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Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Leader of group cited in ‘Dylann Roof manifesto’ donated to top Republicans — The leader of a rightwing group that Dylann Roof allegedly credits with helping to radicalise him against black people before the Charleston church massacre has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republicans …
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
White Supremacist Linked to Charleston Suspect Donated to 2016 G.O.P. Campaigns — The leader of a white supremacist group that has been linked to Dylann Roof, the suspect in the murder of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church last week, has donated tens of thousands of dollars …
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Charlie Neibergall / BREITBART.COM:
Of course, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is a Republican. — That puts him in proximity with guns and gun posters, as seen in this picture from Associated Press photog Charlie Neibergall, more often than Democrats. — Still, imagine a similar situation-a U.S. Senator campaigning for President …
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Hanna Trudo / Politico:
AP photo shows a gun pointed at Ted Cruz's head — In an Associated Press image that drew comment and criticism on Twitter on Sunday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is seen speaking with what appeared to be a gun aimed straight at him. — The photograph — taken by the AP's Charlie Neibergall …
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg Business:
Budget Brawl Gives Ted Cruz, Rand Paul a Chance to Break Out
Budget Brawl Gives Ted Cruz, Rand Paul a Chance to Break Out
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Political Wire
wtfpod.com:
WTF Podcast — Episode 613 - President Barack Obama — Marc welcomes the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the garage for conversation about college, fitting in, race relations, gun violence, changing the status quo, disappointing your fans, comedians, fatherhood and overcoming fear.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama uses the N-word in podcast interview — President Barack Obama did not mince words in discussing race in a recent interview, going so far as to use the N-word in talking about America's complex racial history when speaking to Marc Maron on the comedian's “WTF” podcast in Los Angeles last week.
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Deena Zaru / CNN:
Obama uses N-word, says we are ‘not cured’ of racism — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama used the n-word to make a point about the reality of racism in America during an interview released Monday with comedian Marc Maron. — Obama weighed in for the podcast “WTF with Marc Maron” …
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Liberaland, FOX News Radio and FOX6Now.com
Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
MIT Economist Jonathan Gruber Had Bigger Role in Health Law, Emails Show — Adviser whose comments on Affordable Care Act touched off a furor worked more closely than previously known with White House — Jonathan Gruber, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist whose comments …
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Power Line, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News, The Daily Caller and Josh Blackman's Blog
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Gruber had larger role in ObamaCare — The ObamaCare consultant who once mocked the “stupidity of the American voter” had a bigger impact on the healthcare law than previously known, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. — Jonathan Gruber frequently contacted Obama administration …
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Weekly Standard
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Slavery's Long Shadow
Slavery's Long Shadow
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Forbes and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP senator: I'd vote to take Confederate flag down — Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) called for the Confederate flag to come down in the wake of last week's shooting at a historically black church in South Carolina. — “I see no reason for it to continue, I would certainly vote against flying …
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CBS News:
S.C. state rep vows bill to remove Confederate flag
S.C. state rep vows bill to remove Confederate flag
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NBC News, Politico, The Daily Beast, CNN and The Week
Samantha Page / ThinkProgress:
‘Meet The Press’ Shows Anti-Gun Montage Of All Black Shooters Following South Carolina Rampage
‘Meet The Press’ Shows Anti-Gun Montage Of All Black Shooters Following South Carolina Rampage
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The Huffington Post, Hullabaloo and Balloon Juice
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Republicans Tread Carefully in Criticism of Confederate Flag
Republicans Tread Carefully in Criticism of Confederate Flag
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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Billy Graham's grandson steps down from Florida megachurch after admitting an affair — Billy Graham's grandson Tullian Tchividjian has resigned from his pulpit at Coral Ridge Presbyterian, a high-profile church in south Florida, after admitting he had an affair.
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Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
In U.S., Socialist Presidential Candidates Least Appealing — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the 2016 presidential election field takes shape, more than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a qualified presidential candidate who is Catholic, a woman, black, Hispanic or Jewish.
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John Frank / Denver Post:
University of Denver stump speech by Democrat candidate for president hinges on income equality …
University of Denver stump speech by Democrat candidate for president hinges on income equality …
Bill Scher / Politico:
‘Liberal’ isn't a bad word anymore
‘Liberal’ isn't a bad word anymore
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Washington Post, The Moderate Voice and New York Post
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Washington whipped into frenzy ahead of ObamaCare ruling — The wait is almost over for what could be the last big legal threat to ObamaCare. — Court-watchers are working themselves into a frenzy awaiting a decision on King v. Burwell, one of the most-anticipated cases of the year.
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Washington Monthly and SCOTUSblog
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Reed Abelson / New York Times:
Health Insurers Brace for Supreme Court Ruling
Health Insurers Brace for Supreme Court Ruling
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Josh Blackman's Blog
Ken Goldstein / Bloomberg Business:
The Real Math Behind Hillary Clinton's Candidacy — Elections are fundamentally about math, and the most fundamental of the fundamental factors is demographics—the ethnic and racial composition of the electorate. — So far, Hispanic voters have been getting the most attention from the media …
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
China's hackers got what they came for — The Chinese hackers who are believed to have cracked into the federal government's networks might not be back for a while. — They got what they came for. — “I think they have 95 percent of what they want from both U.S. industry and government …