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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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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
John Boehner, House Speaker, Will Resign From Congress — WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner, under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, announced on Friday that he would resign one of the most powerful positions in government and give up his House seat at the end of October …
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.
Lauren French / 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 resign at the end of October, ending a tumultuous five-year tenure atop the House of Representatives.</p><p> Boehner …
Washington Post:
House Speaker John Boehner to resign at end of October — House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), faced with a constant conservative rebellion, told Republicans Friday morning that he will resign at the end of October, according to aides and lawmakers in a closed-door meeting.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz Slams GOP Leadership Over Boehner's Resignation — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) had some fiery words for the Republican Party leadership Friday after news of Speaker John Boehner's resignation came down.
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Statement by House Speaker John Boehner — Speaker Boehner's Press Office — WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement:
Jay Newton-Small / TIME:
House Speaker John Boehner's Survival Could Give a Win to Democrats — Another crisis approaches the House GOP — John Boehner has spent much of his speakership like a cat on a hot tin roof, bouncing back and forth between the establishment and fiery Tea Partiers.
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Rush To Dance On John Boehner's Grave
Conservatives Rush To Dance On John Boehner's Grave
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
What Next For the House? — Speaker John Boehner's resignation …
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Sources: Boehner ally tried to recruit primary foe for Meadows
Sources: Boehner ally tried to recruit primary foe for Meadows
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Rick Klein / Talking Points Memo:
Speaker John Boehner To Resign From Congress In October
Speaker John Boehner To Resign From Congress In October
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House Speaker John Boehner to resign
House Speaker John Boehner to resign
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Nick Gass / Politico:
8 times Boehner expressed exasperation about his job
8 times Boehner expressed exasperation about his job
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USA Today:
Speaker John Boehner to resign from Congress
Speaker John Boehner to resign from Congress
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Johnmorenoktla / KTLA:
Huntington Beach High Student Arrested for Allegedly Beating Visually Impaired Teen; Video of Incident Goes Viral — A male Huntington Beach High School student has been arrested after allegedly beating a visually impaired boy in an incident that was captured on video by a bystander, police announced Thursday.
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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 …
Hero high school teen who defended blind classmate who was being beaten by a bully is SUSPENDED …
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR/CNN poll: Trump continues to lead, Fiorina now second in New Hampshire — Rubio moves to third, followed closely by Carson, Bush, Kasich — After facing attacks in two debates and dealing with controversies almost daily, business executive Donald Trump has maintained a big lead in New Hampshire …
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR/CNN poll: Sanders holds big lead over Clinton; Biden key factor
WMUR/CNN poll: Sanders holds big lead over Clinton; Biden key factor
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Paula Dwyer / Bloomberg View:
Republican ‘Outsiders’ Are Mainly Mainstream
Republican ‘Outsiders’ Are Mainly Mainstream
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Eclipses Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire Poll
Bernie Sanders Eclipses Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire Poll
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Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press:
Immigration group planned girl's pope encounter for a year — 2 photos — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sophie Cruz's brief encounter with Pope Francis during his parade in Washington this week appeared to be the kind of spontaneous moment that is so endearing about this pope: an initially hesitant …
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Marina Fang / The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush: The Pope Shouldn't Discuss Climate Change Because 'He's Not A Scientist'
Jeb Bush: The Pope Shouldn't Discuss Climate Change Because 'He's Not A Scientist'
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Pope Francis and the Not-Quite-Secular West
Pope Francis and the Not-Quite-Secular West
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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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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.
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.
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