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Kate Bolduan / CNN:
First on CNN: Graham ends his campaign for the White House — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham suspends presidential campaign — Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN's Kate Bolduan in an exclusive interview that he is ending his presidential campaign — Graham is an experienced foreign policy voice …
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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
It's Official: None Of The Remaining Major GOP Candidates Accept Climate Science — Say goodbye to the only major Republican presidential candidate who publicly accepts mainstream climate science. — On Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
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International Business Times
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton Camp: ‘Hell No’ She Won't Apologize To Trump — A spokesman for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign told The Wall Street Journal Monday that she wouldn't apologize to GOP front runner Donald Trump for calling him the Islamic State's best recruiter.
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Clinton's brief absence at the Democratic debate explained — Coverage of the Saturday night Democratic debate has focused on Bernie Sanders' apology to Hillary Clinton for his staff's poor judgment in viewing her campaign's proprietary data. But Clinton issued a “sorry” of her own — although for a far less serious matter.
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Demands Apology From Clinton on ISIS Debate Quip
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Jeb Defends Trump: “Talk About Chutzpah” For Clinton To Say Trump Is In ISIS Videos
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: ‘I will demand an apology from Hillary’
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Gdrosenblum / CBS San Francisco:
Tip Leads Bomb Squad To Man Suspected Of Making Bombs In Richmond Home To Harm Muslims — RICHMOND (CBS SF) — A neighborhood in Richmond had to be evacuated Sunday when police say a man was making explosives in his home with the intent of harming the Muslim community.
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Man Who'd ‘Follow’ Trump ‘To End Of The World’ Arrested In Anti-Muslim Plot
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump supporter charged in plot to bomb Muslims: 'I'll follow this MAN to the end of the world'
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NPR:
Video And Transcript: NPR's Interview With President Obama — Loading... Listen to the Interview — NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama at the White House. — NPR YouTube — NPR's wide-ranging interview with President Obama covers his strategy fighting ISIS …
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Sam Sanders / NPR:
Obama Warns Campus Protesters Against Urge To ‘Shut Up’ Opposition
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Los Angeles Times:
Polls may actually underestimate Trump's support, study finds — Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on May 16. — Donald Trump leads the GOP presidential field in polls of Republican voters nationally and in most early-voting states …
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Kyle Dropp / Morning Consult:
Why Donald Trump Performs Better in Online Polling
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Obama to Debut on Jerry Seinfeld's ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ — It's another example of the president's willingness to try offbeat comedy and new media platforms — Guy pulls up to the White House South Lawn in a 1963 Corvette Stingray Split Window Coupe.
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Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
OBI-WAN AND YODA ARE SECRETLY IN STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS — Both Ewan McGregor and the late Alec Guinness brought Kenobi back. — There were more old friends in Star Wars: The Force Awakens than we may have realized. — Those who saw the film this weekend (and those who haven't may want to stop …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Shatters Box Office Records
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PolitiFact:
2015 Lie of the Year: the campaign misstatements of Donald Trump — It's the trope on Trump: He's authentic, a straight-talker, less scripted than traditional politicians. That's because Donald Trump doesn't let facts slow him down. Bending the truth or being unhampered by accuracy is a strategy he has followed for years.
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fda.gov:
FDA updates blood donor deferral policy to reflect the most current scientific evidence and continue to ensure the safety of the U.S. blood supply … For Immediate Release — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final guidance outlining updated blood donor deferral recommendations …
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Toni Clarke / Reuters:
FDA overturns 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men
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Dallas Franklin / KFOR-TV:
Victim identifies Oklahoma robbery suspect by distinctive tattoos — TULSA, Okla. - Two people have been arrested for allegedly forcing their way into a Tulsa man's apartment and robbing the man at knifepoint. — The victim's description of the male suspect's unique tattoos helped police identify him.
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Glenn Reynolds: Actually, things are pretty good — Free markets and free inquiry have changed the historic ‘norms’ of poverty and violence. — Amid stories of terrorism, government incompetence and corruption, mass migration and economic stagnation, there's actually some good news …
Jay Newton-Small / TIME:
The Young Gun Gets the Gavel — Paul Ryan's big plans to fix the House and the GOP — There was something like fire in House Speaker Paul Ryan's eyes when he paused at an early-December press conference, pointed his finger in the air and denounced his party's presidential front runner.
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Washington Monthly
Michele McManmon / Guardian:
Kenny Rogers on Donald Trump: ‘I love what he says, I have to admit’ — On the cusp of retirement, the country legend talks about his plans for a theme park, his prediction for the next Hank Williams and why he admires Trump — ne warm Houston evening 65 years ago, a teenage girl ran …
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Independent Journal
Mark P. Mills / Forbes:
Shale Wars Round Two: Congress Acts On Exports. Russia Capitulates On Price. And OPEC Blinks. — The year 2015 marks the end of the old oil era. — Last week the U.S. Congress finally repealed the four-decade-old legislation that, until now, prohibited American firms from selling their product …
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Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Velez suspended after anti-Muslim rant — There's nothing pretty about this beauty queen's comments. — Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Velez has been suspended indefinitely from Miss America competition after she fired off a series of vicious anti-Muslim tweets in response to the …
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