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9:40 AM ET, April 13, 2015

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid  —  Ending two years of speculation and coy denials, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on Sunday that she would seek the presidency for a second time, immediately establishing herself as the likely 2016 Democratic nominee.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Hillary Clinton Is Probably Going to Win the 2016 Election  —  This is not a toss-up.  —  Shares  —  Unless the economy goes into a recession over the next year and a half, Hillary Clinton is probably going to win the presidential election.  The United States has polarized into stable voting blocs …
CNN:
First on CNN: Hillary Clinton takes road trip to Iowa  —  (CNN)Iowa or bust.  —  Hillary Clinton is kicking off her second bid for the White House with a road trip, riding from New York to her first campaign stop on Tuesday in Iowa.  She was spotted on Sunday evening chatting with people at a gas station in Pennsylvania.
Hillary Clinton / Guardian:
The Guardian view on Hillary Clinton: hammering the glass ceiling (again)  —  The case for a first Madam President is inarguable.  The case for a second President Clinton is still to be made  —  he couldn't quite shatter the glass ceiling in 2008, but she vowed that the “18 million cracks” …
Agence France-Presse:
Gay couple overjoyed to feature in Clinton launch video  —  Washington (AFP) - When Jared Milrad and Nate Johnson participated in a video about “big changes,” they had no idea their same-sex wedding plans would feature in Sunday's campaign launch by Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
Romney: ‘Hillary Clinton Is Just Not Trustworthy’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton made no mention of her potential Republican rivals when kicking off her second campaign for president.  —  They didn't share her restraint.  —  Rand Paul put Clinton at the center of his first television ad, titled “Liberty, not Hillary.”
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The road to ELLE: ClintonWorld's plutographic presidential rollout  —  As part of the rollout of her presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton chose the Huffington Post to publish a new “epilogue” to her tepidly-received 2014 memoir, Hard Choices.  A significant part of the chapter …
Discussion: Power Line
Julie Bykowicz / Bloomberg Business:
Why Hillary Clinton Can't Win the Fundraising Expectations Game  —  As Hillary Clinton begins her second presidential bid, and the business of paying for it, her supporters predict that she will be deemed a fundraising failure no matter how much money she collects.
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Romney: Clinton a ‘creature of Washington’
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
It Takes a Party  —  So Hillary Clinton is officially running, to nobody's surprise.
Discussion: Washington Post
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton faces scandal amid expectant presidential run
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hillary: 'I'm running for president'
Discussion: msnbc.com
Daily Mail:
'I'm running for President': Hillary Clinton enters 2016 race
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Ed Driscoll
Jenna Levy / Gallup:
In U.S., Uninsured Rate Dips to 11.9% in First Quarter  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The uninsured rate among U.S. adults declined to 11.9% for the first quarter of 2015 — down one percentage point from the previous quarter and 5.2 points since the end of 2013, just before the Affordable Care Act went into effect.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Jeffrey Young / The Huffington Post:
Uninsured Rate Gets Lower And Lower, Thanks To Obamacare  —  WASHINGTON— The Affordable Care Act was designed to slash the percentage of Americans who lack health insurance, and it's working.  —  The uninsured rate fell to 11.9 percent during the first quarter of this year …
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Wealthy donors on left launch new plan to wrest back control in the states  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A cadre of wealthy liberal donors aims to pour tens of millions of dollars into rebuilding the left's political might in the states, racing to catch up with a decades-old conservative effort that has reshaped statehouses across the country.
Discussion: Political Wire and Prairie Weather
Juan Williams / The Hill:
For 2016, a tidal wave of cash  —  The most stunning political news of the year to date is last week's revelation that a group of super-PACs has already raised $31 million to support the presidential bid of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).  —  And last week also brought the most intriguing political news …
Maria Abi-Habib / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Widens Role in Saudi-led Campaign Against Houthi Rebels in Yemen  —  Washington has concerns about Riyadh's goals in the conflict  —  The U.S. is expanding its role in Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen, vetting military targets and searching vessels for Yemen-bound Iranian arms amid growing concerns …
 
 
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Discussion: Politico and ABC News
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New York Times:
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