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New York Times:
At Benghazi Hearing, Shouting Match Over Hillary Clinton's Emails — WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers sharply questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, seeking to build a case that the former secretary of state had been derelict in her duty to secure the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi …
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Rep. Jim Jordan vs. Hillary Clinton: Why Did You Tell Egyptians Benghazi Was a Terrorist Attack But Not The American People? — At a House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing Thursday, Rep. Jim Jordan introduced e-mails that show then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling the attack …
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Politico:
Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing transcript (full text)
Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing transcript (full text)
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CNN:
Poll: 3-in-4 say Benghazi panel politically motivated
Poll: 3-in-4 say Benghazi panel politically motivated
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Washington Post:
Transcript: Clinton testifies before House committee on Benghazi
Transcript: Clinton testifies before House committee on Benghazi
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Advisers Woo Biden Backers, but Resistance Lingers
Hillary Clinton Advisers Woo Biden Backers, but Resistance Lingers
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Washington Monthly, Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Test of Will and Patience Follows Days of Preparation for Hillary Clinton
Test of Will and Patience Follows Days of Preparation for Hillary Clinton
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The Slot, Outside the Beltway, Taylor Marsh and Washington Post
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan offers concession to House Freedom Caucus — <p>Rep. Paul Ryan has agreed to delay a discussion about reforming the procedural motion used to remove a House speaker, a major concession to the House Freedom Caucus.</p><p>The Wisconsin Republican, now the presumptive next speaker of the House …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan: I'm ‘ready and eager’ to be House speaker — <p>Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan said he is "ready and eager" to be speaker of the House, and he believes the beleaguered Republican Conference is "ready to move forward as one, united team."</p><p> Ryan, the chairman of the Ways …
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Ann Coulter / Official:
SAVE US FROM PAUL RYAN AND THE KEMP BOYS
SAVE US FROM PAUL RYAN AND THE KEMP BOYS
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Daily Wire, addictinginfo.org, Liberaland and Vox Popoli
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama vetoes $612 billion defense bill in rebuke to GOP — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill Wednesday in a rebuke to congressional Republicans, and insisted they send him a better version that doesn't tie his hands on some of his top priorities.
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Roxana Tiron / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Veto of Defense Bill Opening Shot in Budget Showdown
Obama Veto of Defense Bill Opening Shot in Budget Showdown
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama to veto defense bill in high-stakes showdown over spending
Obama to veto defense bill in high-stakes showdown over spending
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama to hold photo op to veto defense bill
Obama to hold photo op to veto defense bill
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Reuters:
U.S. serviceman killed in hostage rescue mission in Iraq — One member of a U.S. special operations team was killed during an operation to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, the first American killed in ground combat with the militant group, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq
U.S. and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq
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Nancy A. Youssef / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Soldier Killed by ISIS, Pentagon Won't Call It Combat
U.S. Soldier Killed by ISIS, Pentagon Won't Call It Combat
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Jon Herskovitz / Reuters:
Texas raids several Planned Parenthood facilities, group says — Texas officials raided several Planned Parenthood facilities on Thursday, the group said, in a move that comes days after the state's Republicans leaders barred the women's health group from receiving state Medicaid money.
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Austin American-Statesman:
State investigators serve subpoenas at three Texas abortion clinics — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Action appears related to state efforts to kick Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid. — SAN ANTONIO — State health investigators on Thursday served subpoenas for records at Planned Parenthood offices …
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Guardian, Washington Post, LifeNews.com, All Ablog Austin and The Gateway Pundit
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Pro-Trump super PAC shuts down — <p>The main super PAC backing Donald Trump is shutting down amidst increasing scrutiny of its ties to Trump's campaign.</p><p> Trump, who has made his independence from wealthy donors a cornerstone of his anti-establishment presidential campaign …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
It's Getting Embarrassing — Listening to the questions from Republicans questioning Hillary Clinton, it's hard not to step back and ask what it is they're even trying to prove or what their point is. The lines of questions are disjointed and they're pressing points she either freely concedes …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rubio: Trump Lacks Basic “Understanding” Of 9/11, Clinton Not Bush Deserves Blame — “The truth is that President George W. Bush inherited all sorts of things from the Clinton administration, including intelligence agencies and others who weren't doing a very good job that were not sharing information across agencies.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Jeb Bush: Supergirl is ‘pretty hot’
Jeb Bush: Supergirl is ‘pretty hot’
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Angered by Trump and Cruz, Hispanic conservatives plan ‘unprecedented’ meeting — Months since Donald Trump sparked outrage with his comments about Mexican immigrants, about two dozen of the nation's top Hispanic conservative activists are joining forces to respond and issue a warning to the Republican Party.
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Faith Karimi / CNN:
Albuquerque road rage: Man confesses to killing 4-year-old, police say — (CNN)In Lilly Garcia's short life, her big brown eyes sparkled — just like her personality, her parents say. She swept into a room and filled it with laughter. — The 4-year-old died this week in a road rage shooting …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service officers found asleep on job; watchdog to warn of overworked staff — A federal watchdog plans to send the U.S. Secret Service a formal warning Thursday about the security risks of overworking its employees — after discovering two Secret Service officers asleep at their posts …
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Beacon:
Gov. LePage says public campaign financing like “giving your wife your checkbook” — At a town hall meeting in Auburn on Wednesday night, Governor Paul LePage once again lashed out against Question 1, a citizen initiative to increase election transparency and strengthen Maine's Clean Elections Act.
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