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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Biden swipes at Hillary: ‘Naive’ to think GOP is the enemy — Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday took a swipe at Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, saying it's “naive” to think the country can be governed without working with Republicans.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Biden not running for president — <p>Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday ended months of breathless will-he-or-won't-he speculation about a potential presidential run, saying he's concluded that he's simply "out of time" to mount a real and winnable campaign.</p><p> The announcement …
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New York Times:
Joe Biden Will Not Run for President — WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Wednesday he will not be a candidate in the 2016 presidential campaign, bringing to a close a three-month exploration that began shortly after the death of his eldest child and threatened to fracture the Democratic Party.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The Joe Biden, Paul Ryan Split Screen
The Note: The Joe Biden, Paul Ryan Split Screen
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Vice President Joe Biden is not running for president in 2016 …
Vice President Joe Biden is not running for president in 2016 …
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Washington Post:
Full text: Biden's announcement that he won't run for president
Full text: Biden's announcement that he won't run for president
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Biden Won't Seek Democratic Nomination, Clearing Clinton's Path
Biden Won't Seek Democratic Nomination, Clearing Clinton's Path
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Joe Biden won't run for president
Joe Biden won't run for president
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Laura Koran / CNN:
Joe Biden changes story on Osama bin Laden raid
Joe Biden changes story on Osama bin Laden raid
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Haaretz:
Netanyahu: Hitler Didn't Want to Exterminate the Jews — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked public uproar when on Wednesday he claimed that the Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, was the one who planted the idea of the extermination of European Jewry in Adolf Hitler's mind.
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Jodi Rudoren / New York Times:
Netanyahu Draws Broad Criticism After Saying a Palestinian Inspired Holocaust — Mr. Netanyahu said in a speech to the Zionist Congress on Tuesday night that “Hitler didn't want to exterminate the Jews at the time, he wanted to expel the Jews,” according to a transcript provided by his office.
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Ynetnews:
Historians, politicians slam PM's ‘distortion of history’ — Holocaust scholars refute prime minister's assertion that Muslim religious leader first suggested the Final Solution; Netanyahu: ‘I had absolutely no intention of absolving Hitler’ — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday …
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William Booth / Washington Post:
Netanyahu says Palestinian gave Hitler idea for the Holocaust
Netanyahu says Palestinian gave Hitler idea for the Holocaust
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Opposition Blasts Netanyahu for ‘Distorting’ Holocaust History
Opposition Blasts Netanyahu for ‘Distorting’ Holocaust History
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Donald Trump Following ‘Live’ Appearance Cancellation — Donald Trump will no longer be stopping by “Jimmel Kimmel Live” tonight, as the presidential hopeful cancelled his appearance just hours before he was set for the late-night show. — Kimmel announced the news Tuesday morning on Howard Stern's radio show.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Would ‘Absolutely’ Close Down Mosques In Order to Fight ISIS
Donald Trump Would ‘Absolutely’ Close Down Mosques In Order to Fight ISIS
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Ian Hanchett / BREITBART.COM:
Trump: Revoke Passports For Those Who Go To Fight For ISIS, Would ‘Look At’ Closing Certain Mosques'
Trump: Revoke Passports For Those Who Go To Fight For ISIS, Would ‘Look At’ Closing Certain Mosques'
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Elianayjohnson / National Review:
Speaker Ryan's Conditions — It looks like Paul Ryan will do the job, but he'll do it on his own terms. — He laid them out at a Republican-conference meeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, telling his colleagues he wants the bickering to end. That means, Republicans said as they exited the meeting …
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NBC News:
First Read: 'We Don't Like Our Candidates Very Much' — First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — Voters in the NBC/WSJ poll: “We don't like our candidates very much”
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Matt Fuller / Roll Call:
House Freedom Caucus Skeptical of Ryan's Terms
House Freedom Caucus Skeptical of Ryan's Terms
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Julie Phelan / ABC News:
Trump Leads in Expectations, Shows Strength on Attributes (POLL) — Donald Trump leads the Republican presidential field in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, not only in vote preferences but in expectations as well — a remarkable feat for the non-politician who's surprised …
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Matthew Claiborne / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says Jeb Bush 'Embarrassed by What's Happening'
Donald Trump Says Jeb Bush 'Embarrassed by What's Happening'
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WPLG-TV:
Dog shot by Florida City police officer — Animal rescue volunteer says dog shot 3 times in head — Author: Amanda Batchelor, Senior Digital Editor, abatchelor@local10.com — Neki Mohan, Reporter, Anchor, nmohan@Local10.com — FLORIDA CITY, Fla. - — A woman from Florida City …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., 58% Back Legal Marijuana Use — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — PRINCETON, N.J. — A majority of Americans continue to say marijuana use should be legal in the United States, with 58% holding that view, tying the high point in Gallup's 46-year trend. — Americans' support for legal marijuana has steadily grown over time.
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CNN:
The real story behind those Planned Parenthood videos — Costa Mesa, California (CNN)David Daleiden wanted to show exactly what a 19-week-old aborted fetus, being held in the hands of a medical technician, looked like. The problem was he didn't have that picture.
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Grover Norquist isn't finished — The man who reshaped the American budget still sees a government that needs to be cut in half. And he has a plan. — Whatever taxes you paid this year, you would've paid more if not for Grover Norquist. And while the government spent $3.5 trillion this year …
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
CNN Hires Bob Beckel Months After Fox Kicked Him to the Curb — He was the token angry liberal on Fox News for many years—until they fired him over ‘personal issues.’ Months later, he's resurfaced at CNN, looking for redemption. — Welcome back, Bob. — Four months after being …
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Rep. Charles Boustany Jr / The Hill:
For upward mobility, government needs to promote work — When Pope Francis addressed Congress last month, he called on all Americans to “keep in mind all those people around us who are trapped in a cycle of poverty. They too need to be given hope.” — The pope is right to challenge us …
Emily Smith / Opposing Views:
Man Sends Video Of Ex-Girlfriend Masturbating To Her Little Brother In Act Of Revenge Porn — A jealous ex-boyfriend sent a sex video of his former girlfriend to the woman's 10-year-old brother in a tasteless revenge porn attack. — U.K. man Gary Whicker, 22, split with his girlfriend …
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