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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’ — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), also a GOP candidate, are joining forces to do “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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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Biden Can't Beat Clinton, But He Can Be the Party's Backup — Politics can be unfair. Consider Joe Biden. Being Vice-President is a thankless job— “not worth a bucket of warm piss,” in Vice-President John Nance Garner's famous words. The office, constitutionally ill-defined and so humbling …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
New poll showing Clinton beating everyone is reported as bad news for Hillary
New poll showing Clinton beating everyone is reported as bad news for Hillary
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
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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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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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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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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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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