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Michael Crowley / Politico:
President Obama to shun saying ‘genocide’ on 100th anniversary of Armenian massacres  —  President Barack Obama will not use the word “genocide” to describe the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians in his annual statement commemorating the historic atrocity later this month.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
WH won't call Armenian killings ‘genocide’  —  The White House again will not use the term “genocide” to describe the Ottoman Turks' massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915.  —  Senior administration officials met with leaders from the Armenian-American community Tuesday to discuss …
The Hill:
Obama turns up the heat on trade  —  President Obama is ramping up his sales pitch to congressional Democrats on trade, making a full-throated argument that labor unions and liberals should back “fast-track” legislation seen as crucial to cementing international pacts at the top of his agenda.
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Trade war heating up among Democrats  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top Democrats began feuding over President Obama's trade initiative Tuesday as his bid for a major late-term win began tearing at the party's unity and threatened to expose old divisions ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Discussion: Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Progressives ready big ad buy targeting trade deal  —  A coalition of labor, environmental and progressive interests is launching a seven-figure ad campaign aimed at pressuring congressional Democrats to block legislation that would expedite an Obama administration-backed trade deal with the United States' Pacific allies.
Discussion: Common Dreams
Mike Devlin / SantaClarita.com:
Congressman Tells Protester: 'Touch me again, and I'll drop your ass'  —  Anti-immigration protesters were on hand to greet Congressman Steve Knight at the open house for his Simi Valley office last week.  And when one got a little too close, the former LAPD cop was having none of it.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Andrew Desiderio / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Knight to Anti-Immigration Protester: 'I'll Drop Your Ass'
Tim Devaney / The Hill:   'I'll drop your a—,' Republican tells immigration protester
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Congressman To Protester: 'Touch Me Again, I'll Drop Your A**' (VIDEO)
Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Congressman to protester: 'If you touch me again, I'll drop your a—'
Discussion: Infowars and Washington Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell builds case for 2016  —  Mitch McConnell is building the case that this Senate is much more productive than the last one.  —  The Kentucky Republican, who ascended to majority leader after repeatedly ripping the Democratic-led Senate as “dysfunctional,” has to show that the GOP can govern.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid: I'm a ‘hell no’ on trade bill
Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg Business:
Senate Leaders Reach Deal to Allow Loretta Lynch Confirmation Vote
Discussion: US News
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
When battling Hillary, it's the cronyism, stupid  —  “The economy, stupid.”  Democratic operative James Carville used that simple phrase in 1992 to remind former President Bill Clinton to maintain narrow focus on that issue.  —  Republicans who want to beat Hillary Clinton in 2016 need …
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Boston Herald:
In N.H., ‘accessible’ Hillary Clinton ignores supporters
Simon Vozick-Levinson / Rolling Stone:
Waka Flocka Flame for President: Watch His Exclusive Campaign Video  —  Atlanta rapper announces 2016 White House run on 4/20  —  Two years ago, Waka Flocka Flame made a promise.  “I'm dead ass running for president in 2016,” the Atlanta rapper tweeted.  The date was November 6th, 2012.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Watch Out, Hillary: Waka Flocka Flame Is Running for President
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rand Paul: Lindsey Graham, John McCain are ‘lapdogs’ for President Obama's foreign policy  —  Lindsey Graham and John McCain are “lapdogs” for President Barack Obama's foreign policy, Rand Paul said Tuesday, at once firing back at recent remarks from the hawkish Republicans and seeking to distinguish his defense credentials.
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M.D. Kittle / Watchdog.org:
Who was the reporter outside Cindy Archer's house?  —  Part 194 of 193 in the series Wisconsin's Secret War  —  MADISON, Wis. - Of all of the frightening accounts of government abuses in Wisconsin's political John Doe investigation, David French's description in National Review …
Discussion: Althouse
The Daily Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister and the Waitress  —  This is a guest blog from an anonymous waitress about the way John Key kept touching her when he repeatedly visited her place of work.  The waitress contacted us with her story, The Daily Blog did not seek her out or pressure her in anyway to write this blog.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Obama's approval numbers rise; Americans optimistic on economy  —  President Obama's approval ratings have reached their highest mark in almost two years, according to a new poll from CNN/ORC.  —  Forty-eight percent of Americans approve of how Obama is running the country, compared to 47 percent who disapprove.
Ed Kilgore / Talking Points Memo:
Election 2016: Exploding The Governor Savior Myth  —  During every election cycle, there are storylines or interpretive memes that are widely repeated but turn out to be completely irrelevant or plain wrong.  Early in this presidential cycle, yesterday's cliches about the presidential race seem to be exploding all around us.
Bryan Denson / Oregonian:
Teacher terrified by surprise ‘active shooter’ drill in eastern Oregon schoolhouse files federal lawsuit  —  The town of Halfway sits a few miles west of the Snake River, in eastern Oregon.  (Richard Cockle/The Oregonian)  —  Elementary school teacher Linda McLean sat at her desk …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
James K. Sanborn / Marine Corps Times:
Tough tattoo regs sink stellar Marine's career  —  For Marines employed in what's become a hyper-competitive professional setting, not even multiple meritorious promotions, a combat valor award and a command-endorsed waiver are likely to save one's career if he has run afoul of the service's tattoo policy.
Discussion: Shakesville and The Daily Caller
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Charles Koch: We may back several GOP candidates in primaries  —  WICHITA, Kan. — Charles Koch said he is considering throwing his political might into the Republican presidential primary for the first time and is likely to provide financial help to several contenders before settling on a single candidate.
 
 
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