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9:20 AM ET, April 20, 2015

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
New Book, ‘Clinton Cash,’ Questions Foreign Donations to Foundation  —  The book does not hit shelves until May 5, but already the Republican Rand Paul has called its findings “big news” that will “shock people” and make voters “question” the candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Matt Lewis / Telegraph:
Why satire not scandal could derail Hillary Clinton's campaign
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Moe Lane
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: No turning back on gay marriage  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears arguments next week in a landmark case on gay marriage, but most Americans already have made up their minds: There's no turning back.  —  In a nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, those surveyed …
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and The Week
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Kasie Hunt / msnbc.com:
Scott Walker has attended gay wedding reception
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Yahoo Politics
CNN:
As campaigns launch, poll finds GOP field stays tight  —  GOP 2016 hopefuls take aim at Hillary Clinton 02:34  —  Washington (CNN)With the ranks of declared 2016 presidential candidates growing, a new CNN/ORC poll finds the contests for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Chris Christie sinks to new low in New Jersey poll  —  New Jersey voters are giving Chris Christie his lowest marks yet.  —  A majority — 53 percent to 38 percent — thinks the governor knew about the traffic situation on the George Washington Bridge, but most say that he did not personally order it …
Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
Marco Rubio: People “born with” sexual preference  —  Shares -  —  Marco Rubio said he believes that sexual preference is decided at birth, but still believes that states should be able to decide if they want to define marriage as anything other than involving a man and a woman.
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Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:
Marco Rubio, Gen-X Fraud
Hunter Schwarz / Washington Post:   Lindsey Graham says he's ‘91 percent’ sure he'll run for president
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Oversight chairman: Capital's ‘aura of invincibility’ has disappeared  —  Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Sunday claimed that an incident involving a gyrocopter landing at the Capitol had raised concerns about protecting Washington, D.C.  —  “The aura of invincibility that law enforcement …
Discussion: Instapundit, ABC News and Politico
Juan Williams / The Hill:
On foreign policy, will Dems run from Obama?  —  We know Republicans will dump on President Obama's foreign policy record in the 2016 presidential race.  —  GOP primary debates will be thunderous theaters of derision, disrespect and disappointment regarding the president's handling of challenges in Iran, Syria, Russia and Israel.
Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg Business:
Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to Google in 2013  —  On the verge of bankruptcy, the company sought a savior in Larry Page  —  This story is excerpted and adapted from Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, due out May 19 from Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and The Verge
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Ally defends Clinton's ‘dead broke’ comments  —  Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Sunday defended Hillary Clinton's claims that she and her husband faced serious financial hardships when they left the White House in early 2001.  —  “I don't want to spend too much time going back to the late '90s …
Jake Tapper / CNN:
FBI agent testifies in Paula Broadwell cyberstalking case  —  Convicted leaker Petraeus still advising White House 04:26  —  (CNN)The FBI special agent who brought the David Petraeus-Paula Broadwell cyberstalking case to the attention of law enforcement recently testified that the FBI handled …
Wall Street Journal:
Republican Presidential Candidates Spar Over Party's Future  —  New Hampshire gathering exposes split over whether to broaden GOP's appeal or rally the base  —  NASHUA, N.H.—The biggest gathering yet of Republican presidential hopefuls this past weekend sharpened divisions in the broad field …
Discussion: Washington Post, Reuters and Politico
Los Angeles Times:
Column Democrats' hunt for the white working-class male voter  —  Democrats were once the party of the white working man — but that was a long time ago.  —  In the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama won only one-third of the votes of white working-class men, a modern-day low.
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Quiet, please. Hillary's running.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and FishbowlDC
Laura Yuen / mprnews.org:
FBI makes arrests in MN, CA in counterterrorism action
Discussion: NPR
James A. Kimble / Toledo Blade:
Kasich at summit for GOP hopefuls
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Kasich awaits signal from God on presidential bid
Discussion: Political Wire
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Big money in politics emerges as a rising issue in 2016 campaign
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‘Free-range’ flap fans the flames of a national debate on parenting
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.D. Drugs
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Jim Yardley / New York Times:
Hundreds of Migrants Are Feared Dead as Ship Capsizes Off Libyan Coast
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