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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship — Ben Carson's campaign on Friday admitted, in a response to an inquiry from POLITICO, that a central point in his inspirational personal story was fabricated: his application and acceptance into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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Rachel Stoltzfoos / The Daily Caller:
Team Carson: ‘Politico Story Is An Outright LIE’ — “The campaign never ‘admitted to anything,’” a spokesman for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told The Daily Caller News Foundation in response to a hit by Politico claiming his campaign admitted to “fabricating” a key point about his West Point story.
Erick Erickson / Erick on the Radio:
Hit the Brakes on the Ben Carson Story — I've struck through the original piece here. — It is looking more and more like the details of Ben Carson's West Point story are more nuanced. — In 2013, he said he was offered a scholarship to West Point. The Politico story centers on Carson claiming he “applied and was accepted.”
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Steve Eder / New York Times:
Ben Carson Acknowledges He Was Never Accepted to West Point — A report on Friday said Ben Carson had acknowledged never having applied to West Point, raising questions about his repeated assertions that he had turned down a scholarship to attend the military academy.
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Ben Carson on questions about his past: “Bunch of lies' — Carson's autobiography — a centerpiece of his campaign and star power — has long revolved around his allegedly violent past and stories of outbursts — Carson has had a shifting explanation of why the stories cannot be corroborated since CNN published its findings
Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Trump whacks Carson as neurosurgeon under fire for past remarks
Trump whacks Carson as neurosurgeon under fire for past remarks
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Friday announced that he has rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending a seven-year review that had become a flash point in the debate over his climate policies.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
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Elise Labott / CNN:
Kerry rejects Keystone XL pipeline, spelling certain death for project
Kerry rejects Keystone XL pipeline, spelling certain death for project
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Amy Harder / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Administration to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline, Citing Climate Concerns
Obama Administration to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline, Citing Climate Concerns
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Katie Valentine / ThinkProgress:
In Huge Win For Environmentalists, Obama Rejects The Keystone XL Pipeline
In Huge Win For Environmentalists, Obama Rejects The Keystone XL Pipeline
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Key Clinton emails did not contain highly classified secrets, inquiry finds — The U.S. intelligence community has retreated from claims that two emails in Hillary Clinton's private account contained top secret information, a source familiar with the situation told POLITICO.
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Lachlan Markay / Washington Free Beacon:
Clinton Signed NDA Laying Out Criminal Penalties for Mishandling of Classified Info — As the nation's chief diplomat, Hillary Clinton was responsible for ascertaining whether information in her possession was classified and acknowledged that “negligent handling” of that information …
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Sanders draws differences with Clinton on oil pipeline, trade — Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders offered some of his sharpest comments to date about his main rival for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, in a wide-ranging conversation that touched on the FBI probe into information …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 of the stupidest things said this campaign season — The gaffe-phobic script of modern American politics has been shredded, stomped on and set ablaze in 2016 — especially on the Republican side. The GOP base wants passion in its candidates, and the media has grown accustomed to the Trump treatment …
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CRIMEWATCH:
Video of Off. Lisa Mearkle/David Kassick — The Dauphin County District Attorney's Office today released the video footage shown at the trial of Officer Lisa Mearkle. The footage is from the Taser camera that Officer Lisa Mearkle deployed as she fired two shots at David Kassick in South Hanover Township …
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Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Jury Acquits Officer Who Shot Unarmed Man Face Down On The Ground
Jury Acquits Officer Who Shot Unarmed Man Face Down On The Ground
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
First President George Bush Swings at Son's Aides, Rattling Clan — WASHINGTON — Former President George Bush's unusually sharp indictment of his son's presidential advisers touched off a round of recriminations on Thursday that exposed rifts within America's leading political dynasty …
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First Read: The GOP's Bush 43 Wounds Still Haven't Healed
First Read: The GOP's Bush 43 Wounds Still Haven't Healed
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Andrew Shain / The Charlotte Observer:
Lindsey Graham punted from GOP debate next week
Lindsey Graham punted from GOP debate next week
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Hollywood Reporter:
“And a lot of it is going to be driven by Tarantino, who is nothing if not predictable.” — In a veiled threat, the largest police union in the country says it has a “surprise” in store for Quentin Tarantino. — Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police …
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Religious Objections on Obamacare Get U.S. Supreme Court Review — The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a new showdown over Obamacare and religious rights, agreeing to hear contentions that faith-based groups shouldn't have to facilitate what they consider to be immoral insurance coverage for contraceptives.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Supreme Court to take up challenge to Obamacare's contraception mandate
Supreme Court to take up challenge to Obamacare's contraception mandate
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Things Get Even Uglier In The Louisiana Race For Governor — A top GOPer's endorsement of the Democratic candidate in the Louisiana governor's race over U.S. Sen David Vitter (R-LA) has apparently rankled some local Republican officials. — Local blogger and New Orleans Times-Picayune columnist Robert Mann …
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Here's why Marco Rubio's corporate card saga isn't really a scandal — “People need to understand what they're talking about. It wasn't a credit card. It was an American Express charge card secured under my personal credit in conjunction with the [Republican] Party. Bills would be mailed to me at home.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Fiorina quarrels with ‘The View’ hosts — If you had your TV on mute Friday, you would have had no idea that Carly Fiorina and the hosts of “The View” went at it, they were all smiling so big. — When Fiorina first appeared, Whoopi Goldberg cheerfully greeted her by saying, “Hey girl” and went on to say, “Let's clear the air.”
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