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Nick Gass / Politico:
Joe Biden said to be considering one-term presidency — If Vice President Joe Biden makes the leap into the Democratic presidential race, he could promise that he would serve just one term in the White House, journalist and author Carl Bernstein said Friday.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Al Gore Insiders “Figuring Out If There's A Path” For Him To Run — Supporters of Al Gore have begun a round of conversations among themselves and with the former vice president about his running for president in 2016, the latest sign that top Democrats have serious doubts that Hillary Clinton is a sure thing.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Joe Biden's Government of National Salvation? — Office of United States Senator Joe Biden/Wikimedia Commons — Up until now I've been very skeptical of the talk about Joe Biden running for president, figuring it was the product of his “friends” who saw themselves as prime movers …
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Politico:
Al Gore not planning to run against Hillary, advisers say — Despite some hopeful speculation among Democrats that Al Gore might jump into the 2016 presidential race in the face of Hillary Clinton's troubles, people close to the former vice president and Democratic nominee say he's not considering it.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush: Dems in ‘disarray’ with possible Gore bid — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is weighing in on rumors that former Vice President Al Gore is in talks about a potential 2016 White House bid, saying it was evidence that Democrats are in “disarray.”
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New York Times:
Joe Biden Wades Further Into '16 Bid
Joe Biden Wades Further Into '16 Bid
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Report: Al Gore insiders chatting potential 2016 bid
Report: Al Gore insiders chatting potential 2016 bid
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Is Hillary Clinton Really in Danger of Losing the Primary?
Is Hillary Clinton Really in Danger of Losing the Primary?
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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
The Marines Who Took Down the American Flag in Havana — Around noon on Jan. 4, 1961, after spending hours feeding mounds of government documents into an incinerator, three American Marines assigned to the embassy guard force in Havana turned their attention to a solemn task: lowering the American flag.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rubio wants Kerry to rethink Cuba upgrade on human rights — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is pressing the Obama administration to reconsider its upgraded ranking of Cuba in a recent human trafficking report. — The Florida Republican, a Cuban American who is running for president …
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Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
Beck Shocked by This ‘Disturbing’ John Kerry Quote: ‘Where the Hell Is the Press!’
Beck Shocked by This ‘Disturbing’ John Kerry Quote: ‘Where the Hell Is the Press!’
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Kerry Strikes Delicate Balance in Havana Trip for Embassy Flag-Raising
Kerry Strikes Delicate Balance in Havana Trip for Embassy Flag-Raising
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Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: Top secret Clinton emails include drone talk — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed “top secret” include a discussion of a news article detailing a U.S. drone operation and a separate conversation …
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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Parsing Clinton: Deflection, Deception, and Untruths
Parsing Clinton: Deflection, Deception, and Untruths
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Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Intelligence community wants Clinton's security clearance suspended
Intelligence community wants Clinton's security clearance suspended
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Patrick J. Buchanan / WND:
GOP elites plot to purge Trump — Pat Buchanan: If GOP has no room for The Donald's followers, it has no future — Pat Buchanan was twice a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and the Reform Party's candidate in 2000. He is also a founder and editor of The American Conservative.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Iowa has an anger issue
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush: ‘Taking Out Saddam Hussein Turned Out To Be A Pretty Good Deal’ — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said on Thursday during a campaign stop in Iowa that “taking out Saddam Hussein turned out to be a pretty good deal,” according to multiple reports. — From the Wall Street Journal's Reid Epstein:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jeb Bush and the dangers of refighting the Iraq war
Jeb Bush and the dangers of refighting the Iraq war
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Iran battle heats up in Senate — President Obama and his allies are working overtime to kill a resolution disapproving the Iran nuclear deal in the Senate, in what would be a major victory for the White House. — The measure, which is certain to be approved in September by the GOP-led House …
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Al Franken / CNN:
Al Franken — Many have expressed reservations about the deal …
Al Franken — Many have expressed reservations about the deal …
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Robert Satloff / The Atlantic:
A Better Deal With Iran Is Possible
A Better Deal With Iran Is Possible
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Disqualified — Fareed Zakaria had a column out yesterday dissecting and demolishing New York Senator Chuck Schumer's argument for opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. I won't try to duplicate his arguments on the merits. I don't think I can improve on them. But I have wanted for the last week to address Schumer's decision.
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Tom Harkin / Des Moines Register:
Clinton shares my values on social and economic justice — We all know Iowans have a sincere responsibility in nominating our next president. This year, that responsibility is as important as it's ever been. — As Iowans and as a nation we fought back from a terrible recession, but we are making progress.
Kristen McQueary / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago, New Orleans, and rebirth — StatehouseChickIf you read the piece, it's about finances and government. I would never diminish the tragedy of thousands of lives lost.
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, an Outlier? The Senator Begs to Differ — WASHINGTON — One recent afternoon, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont gave another of the populist speeches that have drawn the largest crowds of the 2016 campaign to his rallies around the country and made him the unexpected rival …
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Paul Steinhauser / Washington Post:
The Bernie Sanders campaign has outgrown its New Hampshire office
The Bernie Sanders campaign has outgrown its New Hampshire office
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ABC News:
See Photos of Black Bear Illegally Hunted by Dentist Walter Palmer Who Killed Cecil the Lion — Photos recently obtained by ABC News' “20/20” show Minnesota dentist Dr. Walter Palmer posing with the large black bear he illegally killed while hunting in Wisconsin in 2006.
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