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2:50 PM ET, April 14, 2015

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Stephen A. Nuño / Talking Points Memo:
Marco Rubio Is The Lipstick, The GOP Is The Pig  —  The media is in a frenzy over the entry of Marco Rubio into the presidential race.  He's young, handsome, well-spoken in English and Spanish, he's got an immigrant history.  He is a genuine American success story.
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Erick Erickson / Fox News:
Why Marco Rubio has a real shot at 2016 Republican nomination  —  Feb. 27, 2015: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks in National Harbor, Md. (AP)  —  Ted Cruz remains a conservative favorite in 2016.  In 2012, the establishment backed his Senate opponent in Texas, then Lt. Governor David Dewhurst.
David McCabe / The Hill:
Rubio: I'm more experienced than Barack Obama was in 2008
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
A Modest Proposal: Barack Obama Should Be Hillary Clinton's Running Mate  —  Because Hillary Clinton is white and no longer young, a strain of political thought holds that she might lack Barack Obama's inherent appeal to new and minority voters and thus that she won't be able to ride …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
The GOP's plan to turn Hillary into Mitt Romney  —  Republicans are readying a familiar template: The out-of-touch plutocrat who lives in a world of private planes, chauffeured vehicles and million-dollar homes.  —  Forget about the Arkansas days, the small-bore scandals, her health care plan, and most everything else from the 1990s.
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Inside Hillary's ‘Very Luxurious’ Van: A Bed, TV, and Lots of Leather
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and CNN
Yahoo Politics:
Chris Christie bets on bold  —  Chris Christie sat impassively at the round mahogany table in his family kitchen Monday as I recounted some of the data that suggested he was too damaged to run for president.  A recent CBS News poll found that 42 percent of Republican voters wouldn't even consider voting …
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Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Christie Calls for Raising Age for Social Security, Cutting Benefit for Some Seniors  —  In New Hampshire speech, New Jersey governor proposes overhaul of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare  —  MANCHESTER, N.H.—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to call …
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Owner of a Credit Card Processor Is Setting a New Minimum Wage: $70,000 a Year  —  The idea began percolating, said Dan Price, the founder of Gravity Payments, after he read an article on happiness.  It showed that, for people who earn less than about $70,000, extra money makes a big difference in their lives.
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Tom Brokaw addresses Brian Williams controversy: ‘really, really serious’  —  As speculation swirls about Brian Williams' fate at NBC, his predecessor is calling for patience.  —  In his first extensive public comments on the matter, Tom Brokaw, who held the anchor chair at “NBC Nightly News” …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A decision on Brian Williams's future at NBC could be coming soon  —  Andrew Lack, the former and current head of NBC News, started his old job anew last week staring at a monumental dilemma: What to do about Brian Williams?  —  The anchorman who was the face of NBC News and its signature …
The Hill:
Senate deal sets up Iran vote  —  Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee said they had a deal Tuesday that could lead to a bipartisan vote in favor of giving Congress a vote to approve or disapprove a nuclear deal with Iran.  —  “We have reached an agreement that absolutely keeps …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Bob Corker says bipartisan deal has been reached on Iran bill
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senate Panel Deal Paves Way for Vote on Iran Nuclear Bill
Discussion: Reuters, Lawfare and The Week
Kevin Quealy / New York Times:
Less essential analysis: Hillary Clinton's Chipotle Order: Above Average  —  Hillary Clinton's Chipotle Order: Above Average  —  On Monday, Hillary Rodham Clinton ordered a burrito bowl at a Chipotle outside Toledo, Ohio.  —  Let others deconstruct her apparent anonymity or how her visit compared with President Obama's.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, Just an Unrecognized Burrito Bowl Fan at Chipotle
Matthewjbuettner / CBS Denver:
CBS4 Investigation: TSA Screeners At DIA Manipulated System To Grope Men's Genitals  —  DENVER (CBS4) - A CBS4 investigation has learned that two Transportation Security Administration screeners at Denver International Airport have been fired after they were discovered manipulating passenger screening systems …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mashable and The Week
Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Michael Slager and ‘bad, corrupt cops’ sued by black man who says he was tased  —  Police officer who killed Walter Scott is one of three patrolmen named in lawsuit filed by Julius Wilson, who says Slager used a stun gun on him  —  The police officer who killed Walter Scott in South Carolina …
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Matt Higgins / CBS Cleveland:
Gov. Kasich: ‘I Am Seriously Considering’ Presidential Run  —  DETROIT (CBS Cleveland/AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich told business leaders in Detroit on Monday that that he was “seriously considering” a race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination but isn't setting a timetable for a decision.
Discussion: CBS DC and FOX News Radio
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Skewed View of America Inside the Progressive Bubble
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Islamic Extremists Have Seized Control Of U.S. Cities, Says NRA Seminar  —  National Rifle Association members hold hands during the opening prayer at the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
Ex-Governor Will Lead New Fund at Bain Capital  —  The former governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, has joined the private equity firm Bain Capital as a partner to focus on socially oriented investments, a person briefed on the matter said on Monday.  —  Mr. Patrick, a Democrat …
Discussion: Hot Air and VodkaPundit
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Beth HealyGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Former Gov. Deval Patrick to join Bain Capital
Michael Quander / WREG-TV:
Brutal attack at Memphis gas station caught on camera  —  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Surveillance video showed a mob of rowdy high school students beating a man at a Crosstown gas station.  —  Police said a large group of Northwest Prep Academy students swarmed a BP gas station on Poplar and Cleveland.
Discussion: The Last Tradition and KFOR-TV
Irene / Judicial Watch:
ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas, Mexican Authorities Confirm  —  ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.  —  The exact location where the terrorist group …
Don Feder / GrasstopsUSA.com:
Top Ten Reasons Why Hitlery Will Never Be President  —  GrassTopsUSA Exclusive Commentary  —  Think Evita after Botox treatments.  Think Madame Defarge on a bad hair day.  Think Lady Macbeth with serious issues ("Out, out, damned bimbo!").  —  To listen to the babbling heads …
 
 
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John Boyle / Citizen Times:
Senate gun bill allows unrestricted concealed carry
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The Hill:
Senate tees up votes on $200B Medicare deal
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Lost Language of Privacy
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Ian Auzenne / KATC-TV:
Soul singer Percy Sledge dead at 73
Discussion: The Week
David Shepardson / Detroit News:
Biden ‘not ready’ to decide on presidential run
Los Angeles Times:
P-22 mountain lion is no longer under house, wildlife officials say
 Earlier Items: 
Marco Rubio / USA Today:
Revive Lincoln's ‘One Country, One Destiny’
Jack Jenkins / ThinkProgress:
Why This Pastor Who Tried To Assassinate Hitler Has Become A Hero To The Anti-LGBT Movement
Discussion: Raw Story
Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP: Obama war request is dead
Discussion: Lawfare, Reuters and emptywheel
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