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8:30 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: CNN, AOL, Slate and Althouse
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.
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 …
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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:   The Selling of the Iran Deal
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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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
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
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.
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.
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Sheldon Adelson Is Poised to Give Donald Trump a Donation Boost  —  The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson told Donald J. Trump in a private meeting last week that he was willing to contribute more to help elect him than he has to any previous campaign, a sum that could exceed $100 million …
Discussion: Slantpoint
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
Henry Bodkin / Telegraph:
Tiny origami robot can be injested to complete medical tasks without surgery  —  Play!  —  An ‘origami robot’ that can be swallowed in a pill and then sent on missions inside the body promises a revolution in internal treatment of the digestive system, scientists have claimed.
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, Townhall.com and AOL
Mayor Rahm Emanuel / Chicago Sun Times:
Mayor Emanuel: Our next steps on road to police reform  —  Five months ago, I pledged to the residents of Chicago that we would do whatever it takes to rebuild public trust and restore accountability in the police department.  My goal is to bring safety to every community though building trust in our police department.
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
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.
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
Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Obama transgender edict incites the right  —  While the Obama administration's directive on bathroom access for transgender students was praised by supporters as a historic moment for civil rights, the sweeping new rules have re-energized the right — and a top lawmaker in Texas even argues …
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
Laura Wagner / NPR:
Dung Beetles Navigate Poop-Pile Getaways Using Celestial ‘Snapshots’  —  It's not easy being a dung beetle.  —  Besides the obvious fact that they eat, well, dung, the act of just getting a meal is an involved process.  —  In the most elaborate carry-out scenario, the dung beetles must …
Discussion: Gizmodo
 
 
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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
Eric M. Johnson / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A North Carolina …
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
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: 
Ari Melber / NBC News:
Trump Campaign Could Use New Donations to Pay Donald Trump $36M for Loan
Discussion: Politico and RedState
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
Rachael Bade / Politico:
House GOP will consider whether to impeach IRS Commissioner Koskinen
Discussion: RedState and Hot Air
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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New York Times:
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