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Des Moines Register:
Grassley's court maneuver threatens his legacy, reputation — In late February, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley was taking increasing fire for his refusal to hold hearings to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He dismissed questions about the impact the public uproar might have on his legacy.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: SCOTUS Punts On Obamacare Contraceptive Case — In a surprise move Monday, the Supreme Court punted on a major Obamacare case challenging the law's contraceptive mandate, and specifically, how it accommodates religious nonprofits that object to birth control.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Supreme Court asks for Obamacare birth control compromise — The Supreme Court on Monday told the Obama administration and the religious nonprofits challenging Obamacare's birth control coverage requirement to go back to the lower courts to find a solution that satisfies both parties.
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
U.S. top court tosses rulings backing Obamacare contraception coverage
U.S. top court tosses rulings backing Obamacare contraception coverage
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court sends ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts
Supreme Court sends ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts
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Washington Free Beacon
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Justices send Obamacare contraception case back to lower courts
Justices send Obamacare contraception case back to lower courts
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Mother Jones
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Little Is Off Limits as Donald Trump Plans Attacks on Hillary Clinton — Donald J. Trump plans to throw Bill Clinton's infidelities in Hillary Clinton's face on live television during the presidential debates this fall, questioning whether she enabled his behavior and sought to discredit the women involved.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Clinton: I'd put Bill ‘in charge of revitalizing the economy’ — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton — is beginning to hint at what role her husband, former President Bill Clinton — , could have in her administration if elected president. — At a campaign stop in Fort Mitchell …
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New York Times:
Inside Donald Trump's Plans to Attack the Clintons — Donald J. Trump plans to attack the character, honesty and authenticity of Hillary and Bill Clinton in the months ahead, in hopes of increasing their unpopularity among voters and deflecting attention from his vulnerabilities.
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People.com:
Inside Donald Trump's '91 Apology for Pretending to Be His Own Spokesman - How Marla Maples Shamed Him Into Fessing Up — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump flatly denied Friday that he posed as his own spokesman during a June 26, 1991, phone call to then-PEOPLE reporter Sue Carswell …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: More Troubles for Trump — NOTABLES —PRIEBUS — TRUMP HAS ‘REWRITTEN THE PLAYBOOK’: While presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump faced more scrutiny this week for not releasing his tax returns, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said Trump has “rewritten the playbook” …
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Politico
Dan Merica / CNN:
Pro-Clinton super PAC to start airing general election ads on Wednesday
Pro-Clinton super PAC to start airing general election ads on Wednesday
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Donald Trump / ITV:
Trump warns of poor relationship with Cameron over PM's refusal to withdraw ‘divisive, stupid and wrong’ comment — Donald Trump has issued a warning to David Cameron that the two may not have a good relationship if Mr Trump becomes the next US president. — The US Republican presidential hopeful …
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Ruth Davidson / The ITV Hub:
It can't be good if Donald Trump is US President
It can't be good if Donald Trump is US President
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Washington Post, NBC News, Politico, Guardian and Washington Times
David Horowitz / Breitbart:
Bill Kristol: Republican Spoiler, Renegade Jew — While millions of Republican primary voters have chosen Donald Trump as the party's nominee, Bill Kristol and a small but well-heeled group of Washington insiders are preparing a third party effort to block Trump's path to the White House.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Former Trump girlfriend hits back at ‘upsetting’ NYT cover story — The New York Times' article published Saturday with the headline “Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private” begins with an anecdote from a woman named Rowanne Brewer Lane, who as a 26-year-old model …
Denise Grady / New York Times:
Man Receives First Penis Transplant in the United States — A man whose penis was removed because of cancer has received the first penis transplant in the United States, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. — Thomas Manning, 64, a bank courier from Halifax, Mass., underwent the 15-hour transplant operation on May 8 and 9.
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Heidi M Przybyla / USA Today:
Clinton team looking for a VP who will be fighter, excite Sanders supporters — Hillary Clinton is considering a running mate who could make a direct appeal to supporters of Bernie Sanders, bridging a generational and political divide, according to four people close to the campaign.
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National Review:
Exclusive: In Koch World ‘Realignment,’ Less National Politics — On a frigid Tuesday in February, a team of top political operatives from the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the umbrella group that controls political activities for the sprawling donor network led by billionaire industrialists Charles …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Homeland Security Official: ISIS Training Terrorists South of Border With Help from Mexican Drug Cartels — A top ranking Homeland Security official says Mexican drug cartels are helping ISIS sneak across the southern border to scope out targets for terrorist attacks.
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WND and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Clinton's Crimes and Comey's Choice — FBI Director James Comey knew he had to make a decision that would change his life, and maybe the history of his country, as he surveyed the piles of papers spread out in his office. The Deputy Director in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton …
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Even supporters agree: Clinton has weaknesses as a candidate. What can she do? — Hillary Clinton's declining personal image, ongoing battle to break free of the challenge from Sen. Bernie Sanders and struggle to adapt to an anti-establishment mood among voters this year have become caution signs …
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South Florida / Sun-Sentinel:
Shark bite in Boca Raton: Woman taken to hospital with nurse shark attached to her arm — A nurse shark bit a woman on the beach Sunday afternoon in Boca Raton. — Sun Sentinel … Privacy Policy — A 23-year-old woman bitten by a small nurse shark was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon …
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Trump, false promises and the economy — “It's the economy, stupid!” That was Democratic strategist James Carville's famous bottom line on the 1992 presidential election. — Fast forward to 2016 and once again it looks like “It's the economy, stupid.” — , the likely Democratic nominee …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Mark Halperin Thinks Sexual Assault is Legal — With the media narrative over the New York Times' piece on Donald Trump's treatment of women still gelling, the Morning Joe crew has firmly ensconced itself on Team Trump-is-a Pig-So-What's-the-Big-Deal, led by chief narrative spaghetti-thrower Mark Halperin.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump's Asymmetric Warfare — It has been somewhat fascinating and sometimes fun to watch Elizabeth Warren do battle with Donald Trump in alternating salvos of tweets, but in the end I fear that this approach of trying to “beat a bully,” as Warren put it in one of her tweets, is a futile effort.
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Adelle Nazarian / Breitbart:
Glenn Beck, Anti-Trump Conservatives to Meet with Facebook's Zuckerberg — On Wednesday, billionaire Mark Zuckerberg will hold a meeting with “leading conservatives,” embattled The Blaze head Glenn Beck, and former George W. Bush Administration official and co-host of Fox News Channel's The Five Dana Perino …
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