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6:25 AM ET, May 14, 2016

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David Catanese / US News:
Ralph Nader: Trump's Done Some Good, Clinton's Winning By ‘Dictatorship’  —  He heaps praise on Bernie Sanders, but won't reveal how he'll vote in November.  —  The five-time presidential candidate had more positive comments abut Donald Trump than Hillary Clinton in an interview with U.S. News.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Sorry, liberals.  Elizabeth Warren isn't going to be Hillary Clinton's running mate.  —  As speculation on whom the presidential nominees will select as their running mates gets louder, almost inevitably eyes are turning to Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren.
Discussion: Slate, CNN, AOL, Althouse and BizPac Review
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:   Nader: Clinton winning by ‘dictatorship’
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Bill Clinton gets into combative exchange over crime bill
Discussion: ABC News and Hot Air
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Hangs Up When WaPo Reporters Ask Him About Posing As Publicist  —  Donald Trump abruptly hung up on Washington Post reporters when they asked him Friday afternoon about reports that he used to masquerade as his own publicist in interviews.  —  The Post's Marc Fisher and Will Hobson reported …
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Trump claims he didn't regularly use a fake name.  That's not what he said under oath.  —  Donald Trump on Friday denied that the voice of “John Miller” on a 25-year-old recording obtained by The Washington Post is, in fact, his own.  Appearing on NBC's “Today” show, the presumptive Republican …
Associated Press:
Trump denies he posed as his spokesman during tabloid days
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Donald Trump: Obama's Government Should Get Out of Kids' Bathrooms, Locker Rooms  —  The federal government should leave sexual regulation of the nation's K-12 bathrooms and locker rooms to state and local governments, Donald Trump said in multiple interviews Friday.
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12NewsNow.Com:
PN-G ISD Superintendent on Obama admin's transgender letter: It's going in the paper shredder
Andrew Pollack / New York Times:
Scientists Talk Privately About Creating a Synthetic Human Genome  —  Scientists are now contemplating the fabrication of a human genome, meaning they would use chemicals to manufacture all the DNA contained in human chromosomes.  —  The prospect is spurring both intrigue and concern …
Discussion: Gizmodo, Daily Mail and Engadget
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Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
Flight logs show Bill Clinton flew on sex offender's jet much more than previously known  —  Epstein, (inset left), and Clinton flew together at least 26 times on the disgraced financier's “Lolita Express.”  (John Coates, airport-data.com)  —  Former President Bill Clinton …
Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP rep refuses to apologize for racial slur  —  Former House Homeland Security Chairman Pete King (R-N.Y.) is refusing to apologize for using the racial slur “Japs” during an interview on MSNBC on Friday morning, saying people are “too politically correct.”
Discussion: AOL and NBC News
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Photos: Sheriff Joe Arpaio through the years … It's official: A federal judge has found Sheriff Joe Arpaio in civil contempt of federal court.  —  A federal judge ruled that the Maricopa County lawman and three of his top aides violated a federal court order meant to curtail racial profiling …
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J. Weston Phippen / The Atlantic:   Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Contempt of Court
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions  —  The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced on Friday that it has imposed sweeping controls on the distribution of its products to ensure that none are used in lethal injections, a step that closes off the last remaining open-market source of drugs used in executions.
Matthew Diebel / USA Today:
This woman is the only person left born in the 1800s  —  Emma Morano from Italy is the last known person on Earth who was born in the 1800s.  Here's her secret to a long, healthy life.  —  The death of 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt Jones in New York City on Thursday leaves just one person on Earth who was alive in the 1800s.
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
“Corrupt, Liar, Deceiver, Opportunist” - Focus Group OF WOMEN Rips Hillary Clinton (VIDEO)  —  A focus group of women voters ripped Hillary Clinton for pandering to female voters.  —  The women, both Democrats and Republicans, had one thing in common - they dislike Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: The American Mirror
Evan Axelbank / WTVT:
Family dog takes rattlesnake bite for 7-year-old  —  TAMPA (FOX 13) - His owners call him the perfect dog.  Haus is a 2-year-old German Shepard, and usually 68 pounds of loyalty and love, especially when it comes to his 7-year-old, Molly DeLuca.  After Haus possibly saved Molly's life …
Discussion: WQAD-TV, abc7.com, AOL and The Daily Caller
David Samuels / New York Times:
Through the Looking Glass with Ben Rhodes  —  My interest in Ben Rhodes began with a photograph I saw from Senator Barack Obama's insurgent campaign for president in 2008.  The photograph showed a group of Obama's young speechwriters celebrating a victory.  In the shallow background was a young writer …
Telegraph:
Ivanka Trump praises her father for ‘elevating’ the election campaign  —  Play!  —  Donald Trump's daughter has launched a robust defence of her father, describing him as a man who has “elevated” the political discussion, but confessing that she didn't discuss the election with her friend Chelsea Clinton.
Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Report: Wendy's to Roll Out Self-Serve Kiosks by End of 2016, as Wage Increases Squeeze Fast Food Companies  —  Wendy's fast food restaurant chain says it will begin offering self-serve kiosks at its 6,000-plus locations across America, making them available to costumers by the end of 2016.
Discussion: American Power, AOL and Townhall.com
RT:
Belgium paid Al-Qaeda terrorist nearly €80k in ‘moral damages’ - reports  —  An Al-Qaeda terrorist convicted of plotting attacks against US targets in Europe received about €78,000 in compensation, as he claimed his human rights were violated by his extradition to the US, it has emerged.
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Infowars
Ari Melber / NBC News:
Trump Campaign Could Use New Donations to Pay Donald Trump $36M for Loan  —  After railing against a “corrupt” fundraising system in the Republican primaries, Donald Trump now says he will raise hundreds of millions of dollars to compete in the general election.
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and RedState
Fox News:
Antsy ISIS militant orders his own killing so he can get to heaven on time  —  An Islamic State fighter captured in Iraq last week reportedly begged Kurdish troops to kill him right away because he didn't want to be late for a 4 p.m. religious ceremony in heaven.
Eric M. Johnson / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A North Carolina man admitted on Friday that he ripped off a Muslim woman's head scarf during a flight to New Mexico last December after saying, “Take it off!  This is America!”  —  Gill Payne, 37, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court …
 
 
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
SHOCK POLL: Trump Leads Hillary Among Hispanic Voters [VIDEO]
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Hugh Naylor / Washington Post:
In blow to Hezbollah, senior commander killed in Syria
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
James Gorman / New York Times:
Humans and Mastodons Coexisted in Florida, New Evidence Shows
Discussion: Washington Post and Gizmodo
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Kirk, on tape: Menendez indicted for opposing Obama's Iran deal
Discussion: Blue Nation Review
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Colombia's dilemma  —  With help from Doug Palmer and Benjamin Oreskes
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
'We're running a f—ing casino': Politician tells all in manifesto
Discussion: BizPac Review and Common Dreams
 Earlier Items: 
Freida Frisaro / Associated Press:
Auction for gun that killed Trayvon Martin possibly hijacked
Wall Street Journal:
Why Free Speech Matters on Campus
Discussion: Hit & Run
Josh Sanburn / TIME:
He's an Atheist. A Satanist. And He Wants Your Vote
E. Christina Lee / NBC News:
Budding Bromance: Men Are Swiping Right to Find New Friends
Rachael Bade / Politico:
House GOP will consider whether to impeach IRS Commissioner Koskinen
Discussion: RedState and Hot Air
Paul Joseph Watson / Infowars:
WTF TSA? Viral Video Shows Unbelievable Length of Security Line
Cass Sunstein / Heat Street:
We've Entered the Age of Partyism—It Might Get Worse Than Racism
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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