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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Speaker John Boehner Will Resign From Congress — Mr. Boehner will step down next month, aides said, throwing Congress into chaos as it tries to avert a government shutdown.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Boehner to resign in October — Speaker John Boehner told GOP lawmakers on Friday he will resign at the end of October. — The embattled Ohio Republican will resign from both his Speakership and his House seat, he told GOP lawmakers at a closed-door conference meeting.
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Rick Klein / Talking Points Memo:
Speaker John Boehner To Resign From Congress In October — This post has been updated. — Speaker John Boehner plans to resign from Congress in late October, he told members of his conference Friday morning in a closed door meeting, according to multiple reports emerging from the meeting room.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Sources: Boehner ally tried to recruit primary foe for Meadows — Republican sources say an ally of Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) has attempted to recruit a primary challenger against the GOP lawmaker who introduced a measure to oust the Speaker. — Three senior GOP sources told …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
John Boehner Will Resign From Congress — WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner, under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, will resign one of the most powerful positions in government and give up his House seat at the end of October, throwing Congress into chaos as it tries to avert a government shutdown.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Speaker John Boehner retiring from Congress at the end of October — <p>Embattled Speaker John Boehner, who rose from bartender's son to the most powerful man in Congress, will retire at the end of October, ending a tumultuous five-year tenure atop the House of Representatives.</p><p> Boehner …
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The Hill:
Boehner, GOP settle on strategy to prevent Oct. 1 shutdown — Top House Republicans hope to convince their members to keep the government open by using a fast-track process known as reconciliation to try to defund Planned Parenthood. — House Republican leaders are planning …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Boehner plots shutdown move as critics weigh options
Boehner plots shutdown move as critics weigh options
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Here we go again: Cruz vs. McConnell and Boehner
Here we go again: Cruz vs. McConnell and Boehner
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate rejects effort to strip funding from Planned Parenthood
Senate rejects effort to strip funding from Planned Parenthood
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Melissa Chan / New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Teen stands up for blind classmate, punches high school bully to ground (WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE) — A California teenager is being hailed a hero after he rushed to the defense of a blind classmate and knocked a purported school bully to the ground.
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Hannah Parry For / Daily Mail:
Hero high school teen who defended blind classmate who was being beaten by a bully is SUSPENDED and kicked off football team — A California teenager who rushed to help a blind classmate being beaten up by a bully has been kicked off the football team. — The high school junior was hailed …
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR/CNN poll: Sanders holds big lead over Clinton; Biden key factor — Democratic primary voters split on whether vice president should run — On the strength of his personal appeal and his overall stand on the issues, Bernie Sanders has opened up big lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush: Win black voters with aspiration, not ‘free stuff’ — MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Jeb Bush said here Thursday night that Republicans can win more African American voters by emphasizing a positive message that does not involve promising “free stuff,” a remark that bore echoes of comments by Mitt Romney that drew criticism in 2012.
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Leonard Greene / New York Daily News:
Crowd waiting to see Pope Francis boos, shouts ‘Feo!’ after spotting Donald Trump on Fifth Ave. — This was one public figure even Donald Trump couldn't upstage. — Not that that he didn't try. — As a thick Midtown crowd gathered Thursday to get just a glimpse of Pope Francis …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Email Inquiry Weighs if Aides Erred at ‘Send’ — WASHINGTON — The email described a deteriorating situation in Libya, with snipers shooting people in the streets as rebels tried to unseat President Muammar el-Qaddafi and worried American diplomats in the midst of a “phased checkout” from Benghazi.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Dewey, Cheatem & Howe — Item: The C.E.O. of Volkswagen has resigned after revelations that his company committed fraud on an epic scale, installing software on its diesel cars that detected when their emissions were being tested, and produced deceptively low results.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Rubio: Establishment has tried to ‘undermine’ me — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Thursday night that the GOP establishment has harassed him at every stage of his political career, digging in on his claim to be a party outsider. — Rubio argued in Davenport, Iowa …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
A Day of Empty Seats and Donald Trump in Full Attack
A Day of Empty Seats and Donald Trump in Full Attack
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Marina Fang / The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush: The Pope Shouldn't Discuss Climate Change Because 'He's Not A Scientist' — “Put aside Pope Francis on the subject of any political conversation.”
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
Why Pope Francis Sounds Like a Democrat
Why Pope Francis Sounds Like a Democrat
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Gary Emerling / Associated Press:
Pope Francis Just Echoed Obama's ‘Offensive’ Prayer Breakfast Remarks
Pope Francis Just Echoed Obama's ‘Offensive’ Prayer Breakfast Remarks
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Washington Post:
Transcript: Pope Francis's speech to Congress … Mr. Vice-President, — Mr. Speaker, — Honorable Members of Congress, — Dear Friends, — I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in “the land of the free and the home of the brave”.
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