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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson doubles down on no Muslims in the White House — Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson is standing by his view that a Muslim should not be president of the United States, telling The Hill in an interview on Sunday that whoever takes the White House should be “sworn in on a stack of Bibles, not a Koran.”
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Sanders scolds Carson for Muslim remark — Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says GOP candidate Ben Carson was out of line to suggest that a Muslim shouldn't be president. — “I am very disappointed that Dr. Carson would suggest that a Muslim should not become president …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders knocks Ben Carson for saying he wouldn't support a Muslim president
Bernie Sanders knocks Ben Carson for saying he wouldn't support a Muslim president
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Martin Pengelly / Guardian:
Ben Carson says no Muslim should ever become US president
Ben Carson says no Muslim should ever become US president
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Ben Carson: U.S. shouldn't elect a Muslim president
Ben Carson: U.S. shouldn't elect a Muslim president
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP braces for Pope Francis — The pope has become a political football. — Republicans want to use Pope Francis's visit to Congress this week — the first-ever by a pontiff — to highlight their opposition to abortion rights. — Democrats, meanwhile, hope the pope will lend new momentum …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Political Split Awaits Pope Francis on Eve of U.S. Visit — WASHINGTON — Pope Francis will arrive at a military base outside the capital on Tuesday afternoon to open his first visit to the United States, and President Obama will be there to welcome him. It is a gesture the president …
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Melinda Henneberger / Bloomberg Business:
Pope Francis' Political Critics Are Missing Something Fundamental
Pope Francis' Political Critics Are Missing Something Fundamental
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Confidential / New York Daily News:
Susan Sarandon worries Pope Francis will be assassinated during New York visit
Susan Sarandon worries Pope Francis will be assassinated during New York visit
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Daily Mail:
Lord Ashcroft's David Cameron biography is the political book of the decade — Today we lift the lid on the extraordinary feud between David Cameron and a billionaire Tory donor that has triggered the most explosive political biography of the decade. — In the dynamite book …
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Daily Mail:
Drugs, debauchery and the making of an extraordinary Prime Minister: For years rumours have dogged him. Now, the truth about the shockingly decadent Oxford days of the gifted Bullingdon boy — The door was always shut, but anyone walking past might have caught a whiff of the sweet musky smell …
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Fredrick Kunkle / Washington Post:
Cancer-stricken children, parents ejected from park near White House — The U.S. Secret Service ordered hundreds of parents and their cancer-stricken children out of Lafayette Square on Saturday night, barricading the park for at least two hours and disrupting the group's plans for a candlelight vigil …
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Martin Weil / Washington Post:
Cyclist, a White House staffer, dies on charity ride after collision with a car
Cyclist, a White House staffer, dies on charity ride after collision with a car
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Jake Brewer, RIP; Update: Memorial educational fund launched
Jake Brewer, RIP; Update: Memorial educational fund launched
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Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies' Abuse of Boys — KABUL, Afghanistan — In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Poll: Clinton's lead over Sanders grows — If Joe Biden doesn't enter the race, Clinton's lead would grow to nearly 2-to-1 over Bernie Sanders — Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton's lead in the Democratic presidential primary race has grown — and if Vice President Joe Biden decides to stay …
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Jim Finkle / Reuters:
Apple's iOS App Store suffers first major attack — Apple Inc APPL.O said on Sunday it is cleaning up its iOS App Store to remove malicious iPhone and iPad programs identified in the first large-scale attack on the popular mobile software outlet. — The company disclosed the effort …
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Senate records weigh down White House hopefuls — The top three Democratic contenders for the party's presidential nomination, if you include Vice President Biden as a runner in that race, all have Senate voting records. — In a populist season when everyone wants to be seen as an outsider …
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker Mounts a Last Stand in Iowa — It's been a thrilling—and harrowing—roller coaster ride for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. — First, the Republican presidential candidate suddenly rose and broke from the pack with a well-received speech at the Iowa Freedom Summit in January …
Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: This Is the ISIS Intel the U.S. Military Dumbed Down — The intelligence pros said killing certain ISIS leaders might not diminish the group and that airstrikes might not be working. The bosses didn't like those answers—not at all. — Senior intelligence officials …
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