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1:25 PM ET, May 3, 2017

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David Weigel / Washington Post:
This one Clinton quote shows why her supporters hate the media  —  It was hardly the headline from Hillary Clinton's interview with Christiane Amanpour — it came near the end of a 35-minute session — but one comment from the 2016 Democratic nominee perfectly illustrated why liberals remain furious at how the campaign was covered.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Axelrod on Clinton: ‘It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump’ … Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says Hillary Clinton  —  would be well served to move on from last year's election and stop talking about it.  —  “It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump  —  ,” Axelrod told CNN on Wednesday. "
Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Axios and TheBlaze
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
James Comey Says Keeping Quiet on Clinton Emails Would Have Been ‘Catastrophic’  —  WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, sharply defended his rationale for notifying Congress about new emails related to the Hillary Clinton investigation less than two weeks before Election Day …
Gersh Kuntzman / New York Daily News:
Hillary Clinton shouldn't be writing a book — she should be drafting a long apology to America  —  Hey, Hillary Clinton, shut the f— up and go away already.  —  I voted for Clinton on Nov. 8 and thought she'd be a good president.  —  But she lost.  And she still wants us to feel bad about that.
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
FBI Director James Comey ‘mildly nauseous’ to think FBI affected 2016 election
Discussion: Politico and Jamie Dupree
Colby Hall / Mediaite:   David Axelrod: 'Jim Comey Didn't Tell Hillary Clinton Not To Campaign In Wisconsin'
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Comey says classified Clinton emails were forwarded to Anthony Weiner
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Key moments from Jim Comey's Senate testimony
Discussion: Hot Air
Jack Heretik / Washington Free Beacon:
Axelrod Rips Clinton for Election Excuses: ‘It Takes a Lot of Work to Lose to Donald Trump’
Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air
Haley Byrd / IJR:
Moderate Holdouts Offered $8 Billion Extra for Stability Fund to Get Their Votes on Health Care  —  A GOP source close to the health care negotiations told Independent Journal Review late Tuesday night that moderate Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) are considering …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
GOP holdout intros pre-existing condition amendment  —  The House is about to give it one more try with the Republican health care bill.  Rep. Fred Upton will introduce an amendment that would provide $8 billion over five years to help protect people with pre-existing conditions, an attempt to bring moderate holdouts to the table.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Why Democrats secretly want an Obamacare repeal vote  —  House Democrats think they've finally found their path back to power: Republicans voting to repeal Obamacare.  —  Yes, the best thing to happen to House Democrats since they pushed through the sprawling health care law …
Discussion: The Week
Bloomberg:
Key GOP Holdout Embraces Health Bill, Raising Hopes for a Vote
Discussion: CNBC
CNN:
They hate Obamacare, but Republicans can't bear to kill all of it
Discussion: Salon
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Upton, Long reverse themselves and back Obamacare repeal bill
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You
Discussion: Vox and Daily Kos
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'I'd probably go to the floor' now on health care vote
Discussion: The Week
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
New hope for ObamaCare repeal? Key GOP lawmaker working on amendment
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke  —  “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert is facing backlash for a joke he made about President Donald Trump on Monday night that many are calling “homophobic.”  —  During his opening monologue, Colbert went off on Trump …
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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Ben Carson Wants to Make Housing Available.  Just Not Too Comfy.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson does not like the creature comforts, at least not for low-income Americans reliant on the government for a helping hand.  —  As he toured facilities for the poor in Ohio last week, Mr. Carson …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
CNN panel goes off the rails after conservative calls Jimmy Kimmel's emotional healthcare appeal ‘cheap’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Conservative Matt Lewis opened up a can of worms on “Anderson Cooper 360” by mildly criticizing ABC late show host Jimmy Kimmel's appeal …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
CNN's Matt Lewis: Kimmel's Emotional Monologue About Baby Son Wasn't the ‘Right Move’
Discussion: Washington Post
Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
Jane Goodall has some advice for Ivanka Trump  —  Ivanka's White House role called into question  —  Ivanka Trump's new book, “Women Who Work,” includes an inspirational quote from Jane Goodall, the globe-trotting animal behavior expert and conservationist.
Discussion: Raw Story and AOL
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump quoted Jane Goodall, who responded with a plea: ‘Stand with us’
Discussion: CNNMoney, New York Magazine and AOL
CBS News:
Email: Trump “directly involved” in post-inauguration hunt for rogue tweeter  —  WASHINGTON — Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump was “directly involved” in the search for the person who, using the official National Park Service account, retweeted side-by-side comparisons of the crowds …
Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Trump Administration Hires Official Who Five Students Accused of Sexual Assault  —  As an upperclassman at The Citadel military college several years ago, Steven Munoz allegedly assaulted five freshmen.  His hiring at the State Department raises further questions about the Trump administration's vetting process.
Allen St. John / Consumer Reports:
How the Affordable Care Act Drove Down Personal Bankruptcy  —  Expanded health insurance helped cut the number of filings by half  —  As legislators and the executive branch renew their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this week, they might want to keep in mind …
Brian Feldman / New York Magazine:
'TAke a look, y'all': One Blogger's Hunt for IMG_4346.jpeg  —  Every day the internet presents us with countless unsolvable mysteries, words and pictures severed from their original context and freed into the unfolding matrix of online.  Where does that image come from?  Who said this quote?
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
Bret Stephens Takes On Climate Change.  Readers Unleash Their Fury.  —  Jim Thomas is a gay man living in a red state.  He has friends who voted for Donald Trump and he interacts daily with people whose political views he finds questionable.  Which is fine, because he believes …
 
 
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Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
Forty-Nine Straight Hours Inside Trump's Washington Hotel
Discussion: Raw Story
Jon Ostrower / CNNMoney:
American Airlines is cutting more legroom in economy class
Discussion: Mashable and FiveThirtyEight
Paul Hiebert / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Conservatives seem to be turning away from ESPN
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran Using U.S. Cash to Fund Unprecedented, Massive Military Buildup
Discussion: RedState
Trent Baker / Breitbart:
ESPN's Michael Smith: ‘If You Are a City in America, You Are a Racist City’
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Trump has a Civil War memorial on his DC golf course — for a battle that never happened
Discussion: Snopes.com and Mashable
Stephanie Parkinson / WEYI:
Flint puts 8,000 people on notice for tax liens for unpaid water bills
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Paul Heintz / Seven Days:
Feds in Florida: Burlington College Probe Goes the Distance
Discussion: RedState
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Palestinians for Trump: ‘He Might Be the One’
Discussion: New York Times and Hot Air
Sen. Rand Paul / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Rand Paul on Omnibus Spending Bill: ‘President Hillary Clinton Would Have Been Proud of This Bill’
Scott Alexander / Slate Star Codex:
Neutral vs. Conservative: The Eternal Struggle
Discussion: The Atlantic and EconLog
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Before Michelle, Barack Obama asked another woman to marry him. Then politics got in the way.
Discussion: TheBlaze and twitchy.com
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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