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New York Times:
Gov. Chris Christie's Phony Truth-Telling — On his new website, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey portrays himself as a guy who gets attacked for “telling it like it is,” but that's what his mom told him to do from her deathbed. — It is part of the legend Mr. Christie has carefully cultivated …
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National Journal:
Chris Christie Is Running For President. But Is He Too Late? — The New Jersey governor is announcing his campaign in New Jersey this morning. — Chris Christie is running for president. The question now is if he's four years too late. — The bombastic New Jersey governor shot …
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US News, Washington Post, Washington Monthly and New York Times
Nick Gass / Politico:
Bon Jovi: I ‘absolutely’ gave Christie permission to use my songs
Bon Jovi: I ‘absolutely’ gave Christie permission to use my songs
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Yahoo Politics, Mashable and Weekly Standard
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
A Momentous Week, and a GOP That Needs to Change — The fight over the Confederate flag and the Supreme Court decisions on Obamacare and same-sex marriage all send the signal that Republicans need to adapt to keep pace with younger voters. — The momentous events of the last week can be interpreted in numerous ways.
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Sam Weiner / BuzzFeed:
We Got Presidential Hopeful Ted Cruz To Do An Audition For “The Simpsons” — These impressions are “Excellent...” — GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz isn't just a conservative firebrand. He's also a huge fan of The Simpsons. — Cruz does a confident Mr. Burns. — And he absolutely nails Ned Flanders.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
BuzzFeed's Ben Smith Says Ted Cruz 'Approaches Going Viral Like It's His Job'
BuzzFeed's Ben Smith Says Ted Cruz 'Approaches Going Viral Like It's His Job'
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
BuzzFeed's Journalistic Struggles On Same-Sex Marriage, In GIFs
BuzzFeed's Journalistic Struggles On Same-Sex Marriage, In GIFs
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Hot Air, BREITBART.COM and The Hugh Hewitt Show
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Redistricting litigation persists in key states despite court ruling — The Supreme Court may have knocked out the best-known challenge to existing congressional districts in a number of states on Monday, but maps still remain in flux for 2016 in three important, large battleground states: Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.
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Melissa Boughton / Post and Courier:
Fire crews responding to blaze at African American church in Greeleyville — A prominent African-American church that was burned to the ground by the KKK in 1995 is currently on fire, according to the State Law Enforcement Division. — Fire crews are still battling an active blaze …
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Brent Budowksy / The Hill:
Budowsky: Obama could sink 2016 Dems — Nothing better dramatizes the damage that President Obama has done to Democrats than the fact that Republicans now control the House of Representatives, the Senate and a majority of governorships across America. — Nothing better illustrates the reason …
Charles J. Dean / al.com:
Roy Moore's lawyer to Gov. Bentley: ‘Public officials are ministers of God’ — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ( ) — “The criminal laws against homosexual sodomy are for the protection of the righteous.” — In harsh words and a lecturing tone …
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Sabrina Siddiqui / Guardian:
Barack Obama basks in public approval after ‘best week of his presidency’ — Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to “squeeze every last ounce of progress” out of his remaining time in the White House, as his poll ratings reached a two-year high following what political commentators said was the best week of his presidency.
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama, Brazil's Leader Seek to Move Past Spying Tensions
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
America is not racist — In wake of the Charleston massacre in South Carolina, many on the left want us to believe America is a racist nation dominated by white supremacy and hatred for blacks. — They're wrong. — “Racism, we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say n—
Paul Coombs / Guardian:
I created the Isis dildo flag at London Pride to start a dialogue, not get a laugh — I flew the flag in London's gay pride parade because Isis is deserving of mockery and disrespect. I never thought CNN would think it was real — I spent the morning of London's Pride parade hand-stitching dildos onto a flag.
Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Rand Paul meets with rogue rancher Cliven Bundy — Rand Paul met privately with Cliven Bundy on Monday, the Nevada rancher and anti-government activist told POLITICO. — The encounter came after Bundy attended an event for the Kentucky senator's presidential campaign at the Eureka Casino in Mesquite, Nevada.
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Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Rand Paul overlooks Cliven Bundy's racism to pander to the far right
Rand Paul overlooks Cliven Bundy's racism to pander to the far right
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No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, Mock Paper Scissors and Bloomberg Business
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
The Cheerful Belligerence of Lindsey Graham — ASPEN, Colo.—Senator Lindsey Graham is irrepressibly cheerful, but he's not very happy about the world these days. — “I think I understand exactly the mess we're in,” the 2016 Republican presidential hopeful said on Monday.
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The American Conservative
Reuters:
As default looms, Merkel rules out more negotiations with Greece — German Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out new negotiations with Greece until after it votes on a proposal from creditors, leaving virtually no hope left to avert a midnight default despite a plea from Athens for a last-minute bailout extension.
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Treasury chief: Keep Greece in eurozone
Treasury chief: Keep Greece in eurozone
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Weekly Standard and Slantpoint
Brian Moylan / TIME:
Please Don't Make Me Get Gay Married — Brian Moylan is a writer and pop culture junkie. — We didn't need anyone's seal of approval before — and we don't need it now — The first time I heard the question was a year ago at my brother's wedding, an occasion where such coaxing is commonplace.
Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Made $29 Million After Leaving Office, Tax Returns Show — Florida governor releases 33 years of tax returns. — t RichardRubinDC — t michaelcbender — Jeb Bush made $29 million in the first seven years after he left public office, dramatically increasing his wealth during a recession …
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Jonathan Rauch / Politico:
No, Polygamy Isn't the Next Gay Marriage — Group marriage is the past—not the future—of matrimony. — AP Photo. — I am a gay marriage advocate. So why do I spend so much of my time arguing about polygamy? Opposing the legalization of plural marriage should not be my burden …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State Dept. hands over 3,600 pages of Benghazi-related docs — The State Department on Monday turned over to the House Benghazi Committee another 3,600 pages of Libya-related documents involving three top officials under former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to a spokesman for the panel's Democrats.
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Barack Obama / BostonGlobe.com:
Why America needs the Export-Import Bank — ON MONDAY, I started the work week off right, by signing two bipartisan trade bills into law. They'll help level the playing field for American workers and businesses, boost our economic ties with lower-income countries, and give our workers …
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Washington Post