memeorandum: Rand Paul Taps House GOP's Troublemakers to Boost 2016 Campaign (Tim Alberta/National Journal)

4:55 PM ET, April 6, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Phi Kappa Psi to ‘pursue all available legal action’ against Rolling Stone — The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia said Monday that it is moving forward with a possible lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine in the wake of the now-retracted “Rape on Campus” article.

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
UVA fraternity to sue Rolling Stone

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New York Times:
Statement From Writer of Rolling Stone Rape Article, Sabrina Erdely

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Rolling Stone Article on Rape at University of Virginia Failed All Basics, Report Says

Rolling Stone:
Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report

Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Libel law and the Rolling Stone / UVA alleged gang rape story …

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Columbia Journalism Review:
Rolling Stone's investigation: “A failure that was avoidable”

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Columbia Journalism Review:
What was the single point of failure at Rolling Stone? …

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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:

Jeb Bush's Deep Ties to Hispanics Show Even in Voter Form — In a 2009 voter-registration application, obtained from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Jeb Bush said he was Hispanic.Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images — There is little doubt that Jeb Bush possesses strong credentials for appealing to Hispanic voters.

New York Times:

Jeb Bush's 2009 Voter-Registration Application — Florida state law requires signatures, social security numbers and driver's license numbers to be redacted from voter-registration applications before being released. The New York Times separately redacted Mr. Bush's telephone number and address information as a courtesy.

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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:

Rand Paul Finally, Sort of, Responds to the Iran Negotiations — A history of the senator's evolving anti-hawk hawkishness. — LOUISVILLE, Ky. -The freeze is over. Throughout the last week, as Kentucky Senator Rand Paul took some vacation time in advance of Tuesday's expected presidential announcement …

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Paul seeks Republican revolution

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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Ahead Of Campaign Announcement, Rand Paul Talks ISIS, Turtlenecks, And Binge-Watching ‘House Of Cards’

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Tim Alberta / National Journal:
Rand Paul Taps House GOP's Troublemakers to Boost 2016 Campaign

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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:

Make the Confederacy's Defeat a National Holiday — 150 years ago this week, Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union. Let's celebrate it—every year. — In a speech one month ago, the first black president of the United States challenged millions of white Americans to resist the convenient allure …

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Civil War Trust:
10 Facts About Sailor's Creek

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Bucky Turco / ANIMAL:

There's a Massive, Illicit Bust of Edward Snowden Stuck to a War Monument in Brooklyn — While most people slept, a trio of artists and some helpers installed a bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Brooklyn on Monday morning. The group, which allowed ANIMAL to exclusively document …

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David McCabe / The Hill:

Clinton staff said to be on alert — Most staffers hired for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign have no idea when she'll announce, according to a CNN report, but have been told that they must be ready to start their campaign roles at any moment — starting Monday.

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CNN:
Sneak peek in Hillary Clinton 2016: No ‘I’ in campaign - CNN.com

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Nick Gass / Politico:

‘Bees are good,’ Obama says as children scream — It might have been the White House Easter Egg Roll, but it was bees — not bunnies — that stole the show on Monday. — As President Barack Obama started reading Maurice Sendak's “Where the Wild Things Are” during the annual Easter Egg Roll event …

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Erin Dooley / ABC News: White House Easter Egg Roll's 3 Unspeakably Cute Moments

Scott Conroy / The Huffington Post:

Mitt Romney's NCAA Bracket Is Ridiculously Good — Known for his success in many facets of life, no one has ever accused Mitt Romney of being a college basketball expert. — But humbling as it may be, Romney's NCAA tournament bracket this year is almost certainly better than yours.

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Barbara Ross / NY Daily News:

EXCLUSIVE: Judge says Brooklyn woman can use Facebook to serve divorce papers — A Brooklyn woman scored a judge's approval to legally change her relationship status to “single” via Facebook. — In a landmark ruling, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper is allowing …

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Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:

Army Soldiers Sit Through ‘White Privilege’ Presentation — and the Backlash Isn't Pretty — The U.S. Army is investigating an unauthorized diversity training presentation on “white privilege” shown to hundreds of Georgia soldiers, USA Today reported, citing an Army spokeswoman.

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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:

This Baker Refused To Bake An Anti-Gay Cake. Here's Why That's Not Discrimination. — The Colorado Civil Rights Division recently ruled that Azucar Bakery in Denver did not engage in illegal discrimination when it refused to make cakes with anti-gay messages on them.

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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:

What Are the Alternatives to Obama's Iran Deal? — Secretary of State John Kerry's aircraft flies from Tel Aviv to Geneva on November 8, 2013. ( Jason Reed/Reuters ) — Benjamin Netanyahu insists that opposing Thursday's framework nuclear deal with Iran doesn't mean he wants war.

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Samuel R. Berger / Politico:
The fantasy of a better Iran deal

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Jason Zengerle / New York Magazine:

Is Hillary Clinton Any Good at Running for President? — A lot can happen between now and then, but barring something truly unprecedented and totally unforeseen — a meteorite, a Benghazi revelation, a health scare, or a Martin O'Malley groundswell — on July 28, 2016, Hillary Clinton will step onto a stage in Philadelphia.

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