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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
John Boehner Calls Ted Cruz A ‘Jackass’ At Fundraiser — Speaker of the House John Boehner stunned audience members Wednesday evening at a Colorado fundraiser by referring to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz as a “jackass,” two people in attendance tell The Daily Caller.
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The Invincible Trump — As the controversies pile up, Trump's favorability soars. — What hasn't killed Donald Trump has only made him stronger. — Right off the bat, there was the shocking statement about the Mexican government sending over immigrant “rapists.”
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Donald Trump Says He and ‘Friend’ Ted Cruz Are ‘Doing Something Very Big Over the Next Two Weeks in Washington’
Donald Trump Says He and ‘Friend’ Ted Cruz Are ‘Doing Something Very Big Over the Next Two Weeks in Washington’
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump planning a joint appearance to protest the Iran deal
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump planning a joint appearance to protest the Iran deal
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump to hold anti-Iran deal rally in D.C.
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump to hold anti-Iran deal rally in D.C.
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Trail Blazers Blog, IMAGINE 2050, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit and WEB OF EVIL
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
New poll showing Clinton beating everyone is reported as bad news for Hillary — A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Hillary Clinton coasting to a crushing victory in a three-way race against Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, winning 45 percent of the vote, compared with 22 for Sanders and 18 for Biden.
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Biden Can't Beat Clinton, But He Can Be the Party's Backup
Biden Can't Beat Clinton, But He Can Be the Party's Backup
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Washington Post:
How Huma Abedin operated at the center of the Clinton universe
How Huma Abedin operated at the center of the Clinton universe
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David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Inside Democratic Party, growing concerns about Clinton
Inside Democratic Party, growing concerns about Clinton
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Survey: Most disapprove of moving forward on Iran without Congress — A vast majority of the public would oppose the White House moving forward with the nuclear deal with Iran without the support of Congress, according to a new survey released by an organization critical of the deal.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Maloney becomes sixth NY Dem to oppose Iran deal — Rep. Carolyn Maloney announced Thursday she will oppose the Iran nuclear agreement. — She is the sixth New York House Democrat to publicly oppose the deal. — “There are strong arguments for and against the agreement but …
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
10 Questions for President Obama About Iran
10 Questions for President Obama About Iran
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Amb. Samantha Power / Politico:
Congress, Don't Isolate America Again Over Iran
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Eric Cantor to endorse Bush — Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will endorse Jeb Bush's presidential bid and join his campaign as a Virginia co-chair, Bush's campaign confirmed to The Hill. — A source close to Cantor added that the former majority leader will appear alongside Bush during …
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Eric Cantor to endorse Jeb Bush — The former House majority leader will also be named a Virginia state co-chair of Bush's presidential campaign. — Eric Cantor, former House majority leader, will endorse Jeb Bush on Thursday evening and will be named a Virginia state co-chair …
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S. E. Cupp / Townhall.com:
Blame Liberals for the Rise of Trump — There are a few existential questions which man has struggled but failed to answer conclusively, despite Sisyphean efforts, such as: Why are we here? What happens when we die? And why do kids go ape for “Frozen”? — To these we may add another …
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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
Report: LGBT Rainbow Hate-Flag Found In WDBJ Killer's Virginia Apartment — The Daily Telegraph has learned that “police reportedly confiscated a gay pride flag” from the apartment of Vester Lee Flanagan Wednesday. In an apparent hate crime, Flanagan is the 41 year-old black journalist …
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Federal judge blocks Obama's water rule — A federal judge in North Dakota acted late Thursday to block the Obama administration's controversial water pollution rule, hours before it was due to take effect. — Judge Ralph Erickson of the District Court for the District of North Dakota found …
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Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Reporter Presses Donald Trump to Name His Favorite Bible Verse — Take a Look at How He Responds — Presidential candidate Donald Trump declined to name his favorite Bible verse during a Wednesday interview, despite being pressed by Bloomberg Managing Editor Mark Halperin.
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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
NLRB rules against business in pivotal joint-employer decision — The Obama administration is redefining what it means to be an employer. — The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday handed down one of the biggest decisions of the Obama presidency, ruling that companies …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Enough Is Enough — When Donald Trump's security escorted the Univision anchor Jorge Ramos out of a news conference on Tuesday, I decided that I was officially done. — Maybe I should have been long before that. — Maybe I should have been done the one and only time I ever met Trump …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Trump Dons Glasses, Reads The NYT And Proves His Hair Is Real
WATCH: Trump Dons Glasses, Reads The NYT And Proves His Hair Is Real
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Leo Shane III / MilitaryTimes:
DNC site mistakes foreign vets for former U.S. troops — Democrats' election outreach efforts to veterans may need to start with a refresher course on what U.S. troops look like. — For starters, they don't wear Polish military uniforms. — Until Thursday, the Democratic National Committee's …
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Planned Parenthood Videos Were Altered, Analysis Finds — WASHINGTON — Planned Parenthood on Thursday gave congressional leaders and a committee that is investigating allegations of criminality at its clinics an analysis it commissioned concluding that “manipulation” of undercover videos …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Report for Planned Parenthood finds sting videos manipulated
Report for Planned Parenthood finds sting videos manipulated
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Gilad Edelman / Slate:
New York Bagel Places Put Way Too Much Cream Cheese on Their Bagels — Why? — There's nothing quite like a good New York bagel with cream cheese. First, you bite through the crisp outer crust; then you move on to the chewy, bubbly crumb; and finally, of course, everything is overpowered by an enormous mouthful of cold white goop.
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