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Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Presidential Race — ALEXANDER BURNS, PATRICK HEALY AND TRIP GABRIEL — Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin has concluded he no longer has a path to the Republican presidential nomination and plans to drop out of the 2016 campaign, according to three Republicans familiar …
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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 …
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Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Gov. Scott Walker quitting GOP race
Gov. Scott Walker quitting GOP race
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Savanna Tomei / WKOW 27:
Walker at 0% in new national poll
Walker at 0% in new national poll
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Thoughts on a Dumb Conversation — So we are now in day four of the “Muslim” conversation started when Donald Trump didn't respond to a trollish question about Muslims at a town hall. A few thoughts. — 1. Donald Trump is probably right that he has no “moral obligation” to defend Barack Obama.
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Cruz: Excluding Muslims from presidency is unconstitutional
Cruz: Excluding Muslims from presidency is unconstitutional
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NBC News:
Ben Carson's Campaign Responds to Outrage Over Comments on Islam
Ben Carson's Campaign Responds to Outrage Over Comments on Islam
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Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Despite backlash, Ben Carson is not backing down from his opposition to a Muslim president
Despite backlash, Ben Carson is not backing down from his opposition to a Muslim president
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson doubles down on no Muslims in the White House
Carson doubles down on no Muslims in the White House
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Jindal: I'd Vote For A Muslim Prez Who Honors US ‘Judeo-Christian Heritage’
Jindal: I'd Vote For A Muslim Prez Who Honors US ‘Judeo-Christian Heritage’
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OBAMA READY TO ENDORSE BIDEN—WITH CONDITIONS — The talk in Democratic Party circles is that Barack Obama has told Joe Biden that he is prepared to endorse him for president if, in return, Biden promises to let Obama have a final say in the choice of his vice presidential running mate.
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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 …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: Obama Is ‘The Most Anti-Christian’ President In US History — Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said on Monday that President Obama's administration is “the most anti-Christian in American history,” according to The Iowa Statesman.
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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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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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Washington Post:
Secret Service chief apologizes for how group of cancer-stricken kids was treated — The head of the Secret Service apologized for how a group of children suffering from cancer and their supporters were treated after they said they were pushed out of Lafayette Square on Saturday night.
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Daily Mail:
David Cameron's debauchery laid bare in Lord Ashcroft's book Call Me Dave — Today we lift the lid on the extraordinary feud between David Cameron (left) and a billionaire Tory donor that has triggered the most explosive political biography of the decade. In the dynamite book …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Planned Parenthood called to testify — <p>The House Oversight Committee plans to call Planned Parenthood to a hearing on the undercover videos one day before the government is due to run out of money, according to Democrats on the committee.</p><p> Democratic members are demanding that David Daleiden …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
‘Garbage men get used to the smell of bad garbage’
‘Garbage men get used to the smell of bad garbage’
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Bobby Doherty / New York Magazine:
Far from destroying our democracy, he's exposing all its phoniness and corruption in ways as serious as he is not. And changing it in the process. — As the summer of Donald Trump came to its end — and the prospect of a springtime for Trump no longer seemed like a gag …
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Todd Nickerson / Salon:
I'm a pedophile, but not a monster — I'm attracted to children but unwilling to act on it. Before judging me harshly, would you be willing to listen? — I was born without my right hand. As a child, this deformity quickly set me apart from my peers.
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Andrew Pollack / New York Times:
A Huge Overnight Increase in a Drug's Price Raises Protests — Specialists in infectious disease are protesting a gigantic overnight increase in the price of a 62-year-old drug that is the standard of care for treating a life-threatening parasitic infection.
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Daily Mail:
Muslims are transforming Europe, says Art Garfunkel in warning over dangers of mass migration — While luvvies such as Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch queue up to condemn David Cameron for not allowing more migrants into Britain, one major entertainment figure has bravely voiced an alternative view.
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