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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Kentucky GOP greenlights joint Senate, presidential run for Rand Paul — The Kentucky GOP's central committee voted Saturday to adopt a presidential caucus system next year, clearing the way Republican Sen. Rand Paul to run for president and reelection at the same time.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul sells Kentucky GOP on presidential caucus — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) avoided a major headache Saturday after Kentucky Republican Party approved a rule change that would allow him to run for president while seeking reelection to his Senate seat. — “I applaud the Republican Party …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Biden meets with Warren in Washington — The meeting between Biden and Warren is the biggest indication yet that he is feeling out influential Democrats about a possible 2016 run — Biden is the leading figure Democrats believe they could turn to if they needed to find an alternative to Hillary Clinton
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Clinton team on alert for undercover sting — Hillary Clinton's campaign is on high alert for a possible undercover sting, after several women reportedly tried to bait volunteers into breaking federal election law, according to Time. — One woman apparently asked how she could funnel additional donations …
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Clinton Campaign On Alert For Undercover Conservative Sting
Clinton Campaign On Alert For Undercover Conservative Sting
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Train suspect had been flagged as potential risk — PARIS — The shooter boarded the packed high-speed train with enough firepower to slaughter dozens in a matter of minutes, and he was foiled not through high-tech security but because two vacationing American service members happened to be there to overpower him.
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Isabelle Fraser / Telegraph:
France train attack: Americans hailed as heroes, gunman ‘had ties to Isil’
France train attack: Americans hailed as heroes, gunman ‘had ties to Isil’
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
A Shot, a Glimpse of an AK-47, and U.S. Servicemen Pounced on Gunman on Train to France
A Shot, a Glimpse of an AK-47, and U.S. Servicemen Pounced on Gunman on Train to France
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Donald Trump, Alabama and the ghost of George Wallace — The South rises for Trump, but only 20,000 of them. — MOBILE, Ala. — It was immigration, not segregation, that brought some 20,000 southerners — far fewer than predicted — out for Donald Trump on Friday night, but the ghost of George Wallace loomed large.
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30,000 turn out for Trump's Alabama pep rally
30,000 turn out for Trump's Alabama pep rally
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Power Line, Daily Kos, Instapundit, Mediaite, Gothamist and New York Times
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Deez Nuts endorses Sanders in Dem primary — A joke presidential candidate with national buzz is backing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for the 2016 Democratic presidential primary. — Independent presidential candidate Deez Nuts announced he is supporting Sanders' bid for the Democratic nomination.
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Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Jeff Bezos and the Amazon Way — The best thing about Jeff Bezos, the founder, chairman, president and chief executive of Amazon, is that he doesn't give a hoot what anybody else thinks. The worst thing about Jeff Bezos is that he doesn't give a hoot what anybody else thinks.
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Brent Scowcroft / Washington Post:
The Iran deal: An epochal moment that Congress shouldn't squander — Brent Scowcroft was national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush. — Congress again faces a momentous decision regarding U.S. policy toward the Middle East. The forthcoming vote …
Des Moines Register:
Animal rights activists interrupt Chris Christie speech — Animal rights activists jumped on stage at the Des Moines Register's Political Soapbox, interrupting New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. He took it all in stride, even jokingly thanking the activists for making Iowa feel like New Jersey.
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Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
Packing heat in Detroit: Motown residents answer police chief's call to arms — Rick Ector, an NRA-certified firearms instructor and the blogger behind “LegallyArmedinDetroit.com,” says business is booming. (Courtesy of Rick Ector) — Detroit resident Darrell Standberry doesn't navigate streets …
Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
Google ordered to remove UK search results — U.K. data watchdog orders Google to remove links in right to be forgotten case. — Google must remove nine search results to news stories that contain irrelevant information about a criminal conviction, the U.K. data protection watchdog ruled …
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