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2:40 AM ET, May 16, 2014

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Myles Tanzer / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: New York Times Internal Report Painted Dire Digital Picture  —  “Our journalism advantage is shrinking,” a committee led by the publisher's son warned.  A call to get rid of the metaphor of “Church and State.”  —  Associated Press  —  A 96-page internal New York Times report …
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Ken Auletta / News Desk:
Jill Abramson and the Times: What Went Wrong?  —  In the gossipy world of New York journalism, the firing of Jill Abramson from her position as the executive editor of the Times provoked a veritable explosion of talk, posts, and Instagram pictures of the objects of interest.
Eric Brown / Reuters:
What's Next For Jill Abramson's New York Times ‘T’ Tattoo?
Discussion: NewsBusters and Ed Driscoll
Rebecca Traister / The New Republic:
I Sort of Hope We Find Out That Jill Abramson Was Robbing the Cash Register
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sulzberger Swings the Axe Again: Why the Times Publisher and Jill Abramson Were Doomed From the Start
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Adventures in Fox News polling, Part VI  —  As regular readers know, I hold a special place in my heart for Fox News polling, because unlike independent polls commission by major journalistic institutions, Fox News' surveys tend to be ... special.  —  The network's latest poll includes …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:   U.S. Report Addresses Concern Over Obama's Plan to Close Guantánamo
Jada F. Smith / New York Times:
Obamas Had Up to $7 Million in Assets in '13, Records Show  —  The assets of President Obama and his wife, Michelle, were valued as high as $7 million last year, according to a financial disclosure form released by the White House on Thursday.  —  Most of the president's income came …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden Pulled in Less than $201 in Book Royalties
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
All Senate Democratic Leaders Signal Opposition To Obama Nominee Michael Boggs  —  Elections 2014 Harry Reid Michael Boggs Abortion Confederate Flag Nominee Confederate Flag Obama Nominees Patty Murray Michael Boggs Obama Michael Boggs Dick Durbin Michael Boggs Video Gay Rights Michael Boggs …
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Daily Kos
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Senate showdown likely coming over campaign spending
Kirsten Powers / Associated Press:
Liberals' Dark Ages  —  Each week seems to bring another incident.  Who will the thought police come for next?  —  Welcome to the Dark Ages, Part II.  We have slipped into an age of un-enlightenment where you fall in line behind the mob or face the consequences.  —  COLUMN: Dear Condi, no one was listening anyway
Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Gov. Christie was told about George Washington Bridge closure plans claims his former campaign manager  —  Bill Stepien, who lost his job in the ‘Bridgegate’ scandal, contends he told Christie about the GWB traffic plans on Dec. 12, a day before the governor told reporters his staff didn't know about them.
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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Christie Aide Says Gov's Self-Exoneration Is Riddled With Errors
Discussion: NorthJersey.com and Daily Kos
Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Spitting, Stalking, Rape Threats: How Gun Extremists Target Women  —  Welcome to the dark side of America's war over guns.  —  A threatening “Mother's Day” video aimed at women calling for gun reforms  —  AS JENNIFER LONGDON STEERED her wheelchair through the Indianapolis airport on April 25 …
USA Today:
Fast food workers rally for higher wages  —  Dozens of fast food workers held a demonstration outside of a McDonald's in Manhattan Thursday morning.  They were part of a worldwide day of protests in 230 cities. … NEW YORK — Hundreds of fast food workers walked off their jobs in many U.S. cities …
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
RNC wants independent probe of VA  —  The chairman of the Republican National Committee on Thursday demanded an independent investigation of at least 40 deaths at Veterans Affairs hospitals around the country.  —  RNC Chairman Reince Priebus's comments came a day after President Obama appointed …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and defense.gov
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
My Benghazi Scandal  —  I may be under fire from conservatives for saying Ambassador Stevens wasn't murdered in Benghazi, but I'm not backing down.  Here's why I said what I did.  —  After getting hammered by the right for remarks I made on the McLaughlin Group last weekend …
Alina Selyukh / Reuters:
Amid protests, U.S. FCC proposes new ‘net neutrality’ rules  —  (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday advanced a “net neutrality” proposal that would ban Internet providers from blocking or slowing down access to websites but may let them charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users.
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
F.C.C. Backs Opening Net Rules for Debate
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Issa issues second Kerry subpoena  —  Secretary of State John Kerry has been subpoenaed for the second time this month by House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) over the Benghazi, Libya, attack.  —  Issa issued a new subpoena on Thursday after he and the State Department failed …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dorsey Shaw / BuzzFeed:
Fox News Host: “Go Try And Hire A Male Journalist — You Can't Find Any!”  —  This is exactly how Fox News' Outnumbered is supposed to work.  —  Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson got into a heated debate with the hosts of Outnumbered about how equal pay played into the New York Times' decision …
Discussion: Washington Post
David Frum / The Atlantic Online:
The Republican Advantage Among Older Voters Won't Last  —  As life expectancy rises and the population ages, it gets more female and more opposed to entitlement reform.  Those are both bad for a party of austerity.  —  Republicans are expected to score gains in 2014 because of their advantage …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Annalisa Quinn / Book News & Features:
Book News: Rush Limbaugh Wins Children's Book ‘Author Of The Year’ Award … The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.  — Conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh won the “Author of the Year Award” at the Children's Choice Book Awards …
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Fringe Candidates Steal The Show At Idaho's Gubernatorial Debate  —  Two long-shot candidates in the Idaho gubernatorial race stole the show in Wednesday's Republican primary debate.  —  On stage were Gov. Butch Otter, state Sen. Russ Fulcher, as well as Harley Brown and Walt Bayes.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Slate
 
 
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Echo Chambers / BBC:
Bill Clinton insists wife Hillary is in good health
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USA Today:
If Purdue can freeze tuition, so can others: Our view
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Associated Press:
Residents of mostly white New Hampshire town ready to oust police official who called Obama …
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette
Tom Von Essen / New York Post:
Remember the day: A 9/11 museum reflection
Madison V. Peace / National Review:
Why Sasse Won  —  The bottom line is that he's an impressive …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Yahoo! News:
D'Souza fails to win dismissal of U.S. charges over straw donors
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America's most gerrymandered congressional districts
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