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Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Can Scott Walker Have It Both Ways? — The biggest question hanging over Walker's presidential campaign is whether the political strategy that got him this far can work at the next level. — “I'm pro-life,” Scott Walker said, looking directly into the camera.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Scott Walker Declares Presidential Candidacy, Looking to Regain Momentum
Scott Walker Declares Presidential Candidacy, Looking to Regain Momentum
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Scott Walker: 'I'm in' — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is running for president.
Scott Walker: 'I'm in' — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is running for president.
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Scott Walker Makes It Official: 'I'm Running for President'
Scott Walker Makes It Official: 'I'm Running for President'
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Amazon: ‘No evidence’ of bulk sales for Ted Cruz book — The New York Times' refusal to put Ted Cruz's memoir on its bestseller list is once again being called into question — this time by Amazon, the largest Internet retailer in the country. — On Sunday, an Amazon spokesperson told …
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Politico:
Bernie Sanders' Senate colleagues stunned by his ascent — The Senate backbencher is drawing huge crowds on the trail, but his Democratic colleagues warn voters not to buy the hype. — Bernie Sanders' Senate colleagues have come to know him as a bit player in the Democratic Caucus …
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Alistair Bell / Reuters:
In speech, Clinton to put wages at heart of economic policy
In speech, Clinton to put wages at heart of economic policy
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
It's Time For Conservatives To Play By The New Rules — We conservatives have spent far too long playing by the old rules when liberals have completely changed the game. There was a time when laws meant what they said, when individual rights were important, when the government …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Listening to Donald Trump swear and talk politics on his private plane — SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST — It was Saturday night aboard Donald Trump's gleaming Boeing 757. An hour earlier, he had finished the most high-profile speech of his nearly month-old presidential campaign …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP strategists to Jeb: Treat Trump with kid gloves
GOP strategists to Jeb: Treat Trump with kid gloves
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump On Obama In 2009: “I Think He's Doing A Really Good Job...He's Totally A Champion” — “Well, I think he's sort of a guy that just has a wonderful personality, a good speaker, somebody that people trust.” — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump praised President Obama in 2009 …
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
WHINOS: On the Martyrdom of the Holy, Holy Base
WHINOS: On the Martyrdom of the Holy, Holy Base
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Will Dunham / Reuters:
Key Republicans run from ‘demagogue’ Trump over immigration
Key Republicans run from ‘demagogue’ Trump over immigration
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Dan Hyde / Telegraph:
Earth heading for ‘mini ice age’ within 15 years — River Thames could freeze over in 2030s when Northern Hemisphere faces bitterly cold winters, scientists say — The earth is 15 years from a “mini ice-age” that will cause bitterly cold winters during which rivers such as the Thames freeze over, scientists have predicted.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Killing the European Project — Suppose you consider Tsipras an incompetent twerp. Suppose you dearly want to see Syriza out of power. Suppose, even, that you welcome the prospect of pushing those annoying Greeks out of the euro. — Even if all of that is true, this Eurogroup list of demands is madness.
New York Times:
Deal on Greek Debt Crisis Is Reached, but Long Road Remains — BRUSSELS — Greece and its European creditors announced an agreement here on Monday that aims to resolve the country's debt crisis and keep it in the eurozone, but that will require further budgetary belt-tightening …
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Tonja B. Carter / Wall Street Journal:
How I Found the Harper Lee Manuscript — Much has been said lately about the discovery of ‘Go Set a Watchman’ and when it occurred. Here's the full story. — Accidents of history sometimes place otherwise unknown people in historic spotlights. Such was my fate when last August curiosity got …
John Meroney / The Atlantic:
'There's an Awakening in Our Country': A Q&A With Jimmy Carter — Ammar Awad / Reuters / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic — “I'm a Southerner,” Jimmy Carter announced on one of his TV ads during his 1976 campaign for president, introducing himself to the nation. He was filmed walking through his peanut farm in Plains, Georgia.
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New York Times:
Lost in the Immigration Frenzy — Kathryn Steinle was killed on a pier in San Francisco on July 1, allegedly by a troubled immigrant who had a stolen gun and a long criminal history and had been deported five times. The shooting was inexplicable, yet Ms. Steinle's family and friends …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
First DHS chief: Obama needs to put on ‘commander in chief hat’ — The first secretary of Homeland Security said on Sunday that President Obama is bungling the fight against global terrorism. — Tom Ridge added that Obama is not working hard enough to stop the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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Washington Free Beacon
Melody Kramer / Nieman Lab:
Putting the public into public media membership — Getting beyond tote bags and pledge drives is critical to the sustainability of public media. Is there an alternative vision of membership that relies on relationships more than money? — Editor's note: Public media relies on its users …
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