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Scott Walker Quits 2016 Presidential Field — ALEXANDER BURNS, PATRICK HEALY AND TRIP GABRIEL — Short of support and cash, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, saying he had been “called to lead by helping to clear the field,” announced Monday that he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Walker Drops Out of Presidential Race, Slamming Trump — After a dramatic fall from the top tier of Republican presidential field, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is set to abruptly end his White House bid today.
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Brian Mahoney / Politico:
Labor tap-dances on Walker's political grave — <p>No one is happier than organized labor to see Scott Walker drop out of the 2016 contest.</p><p>In July, when the Wisconsin governor announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination, AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka issued a<a href="http …
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New York Times:
Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Presidential Race — 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 with his decision, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Scott Walker Drops Out Of The Republican Primary Race
Scott Walker Drops Out Of The Republican Primary Race
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Scott Walker Ends His 2016 Presidential Run
Scott Walker Ends His 2016 Presidential Run
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Scott Walker Exits the Republican Presidential Race
Scott Walker Exits the Republican Presidential 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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House slams Carson's ‘offensive views’ on Muslims
White House slams Carson's ‘offensive views’ on Muslims
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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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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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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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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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Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Speeds Up Electric-Car Work — Consumer-Electronics Maker Aims to Finalize First Vehicle in 2019 — Apple Inc. is accelerating efforts to build an electric car, designating it internally as a “committed project” and setting a target ship date for 2019, according to people familiar with the matter.
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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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Ashley McGuire / USA Today:
Why I love the pope, even as a conservative: Column — Pope Francis doesn't fit into America's political boxes. Neither do Catholics fit into news media narrative. — I have a confession: I'm a conservative, and I love Pope Francis. — In the lead-up to his visit this week …
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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.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Grassley blasts FBI over Clinton emails — <p>Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is blasting the FBI for rebuffing a judge's request for information on the law enforcement agency's investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email system.</p><p>Grassley …
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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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New York Post:
Hillary's latest excuse: ‘There is no evidence’ — Months into her e-mail scandal, Hillary Clinton is still trying to get away with lines like, “There's no evidence of that.” Oh, and answering questions with laughter. — No wonder she keeps falling in the polls — behind …
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