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7:40 AM ET, April 23, 2015

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The Hill:
2016 rookies stumble out of gate  —  The 2016 presidential field is off to a bumbling start.  —  Many of the White House hopefuls are showing they are rookies on the presidential campaign trail.  None of the early mistakes, gaffes or lapses in judgment so far are bid-killers …
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George Packer / New Yorker:
American Politics: Why the Thrill Is Gone
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
McCain: Paul ‘Worst Possible Candidate,’ Cruz Would Be Better
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Will 2016 be another slog?
New York Times:
Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation as Russians Pressed for Control of Uranium Company  —  The headline in Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putin's latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when the newspaper served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin: “Russian Nuclear Energy Conquers the World.”
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Cash Author Is Targeting Jeb Bush Next  —  The past week can't have been very pleasant for Peter Schweizer.  On Sunday, the New York Times revealed that his forthcoming book, Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich …
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors  —  (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's family's charities are refiling at least five annual tax returns after a Reuters review found errors in how they reported donations from governments, and said they may audit …
Discussion: Fox News
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Marco Rubio takes lead in Sheldon Adelson primary  —  The billionaire casino mogul is drawn to the Florida senator's life story and hawkish foreign policy views.  —  Before Iowa and New Hampshire, GOP candidates are competing in the Sheldon Adelson primary, and some will travel …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Forbes
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S.V. Dáte / National Journal:
Why Bush and Rubio Can't Count on Florida  —  Changing Hispanic demographics and decline of Cuba-embargo politics could spell trouble for GOP.  —  One of the biggest political stories of the coming 2016 presidential election happened in Florida last week via an explosion that didn't happen.
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Carly Fiorina to Launch Presidential Campaign on May 4  —  Former Hewlett-Packard CEO will declare GOP campaign online  —  Carly Fiorina plans to launch her presidential campaign on May 4, in an online announcement that dispenses with the pageantry that has become de rigueur in 2016 White House runs.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Fiorina to launch presidential bid on May 4  —  Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina plans to announce her White House campaign on May 4, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.  —  Sources close to the Republican told the paper she is expected to announce her candidacy online …
Mark J. Perry / AEI:
18 spectacularly wrong apocalyptic predictions made around the time of the first Earth Day in 1970, expect more this year  —  In the May 2000 issue of Reason Magazine, award-winning science correspondent Ronald Bailey wrote an excellent article titled “Earth Day, Then and Now” …
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
For Clintons, speech income shows how their wealth is intertwined with charity  —  Bill Clinton was paid at least $26 million in speaking fees by companies and organizations that are also major donors to the foundation he created after leaving the White House, according to a Washington Post analysis …
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Jeremy Page / Wall Street Journal:
China Warns North Korean Nuclear Threat Is Rising  —  Pyongyang could double nuclear-weapons arsenal by next year, according to latest Beijing estimates  —  North Korea's nuclear arsenal may be larger than previously thought.  Chinese nuclear experts have revised their estimates on how many warheads that country is building.
Tiffany Craig / KHOU-TV:
Pregnant restaurant worker fired after armed robbery  —  CHANNELVIEW, Texas - A fast food restaurant is robbed and the shift manager says she got fired for refusing to pay the money back.  —  “I told them I'm not paying nothing,” said Marissa Holcomb.  “I just had a gun to me.  I'm not paying the money.”
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Nick Fox / The Official Google Blog:
Say hi to Fi: A new way to say hello  —  In today's mobile world, fast and reliable connectivity is almost second nature.  But even in places like the U.S., where mobile connections are nearly ubiquitous, there are still times when you turn to your phone for that split-second answer and don't have fast enough speed.
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
M.T.A. Must Run Bus Ad From Pro-Israel Group, Judge Says  —  A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to display an ad from a pro-Israel group on buses after the agency declined to run it last year.  —  The group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative …
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
‘Killing Jews is Worship’ posters will soon appear on NYC subways and buses
Cole Stangler / International Business Times:
US Steel Warns Of Layoffs In Arkansas And Texas As Trans-Pacific Partnership Looms  —  Domestic producers have struggled amid a wave of Asian steel imports.  In this photo, employees at a steel factory in Dalian, China.  —  United States Steel Corporation issued layoff notices to 1,404 workers …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service took a year to fix broken alarm at George H.W. Bush home  —  The Secret Service took more than a year to replace a broken alarm system at former president George H.W. Bush's home, raising concerns within the agency about the safety of the Houston residence and the Bush family …
Discussion: Fox News
Jessica Roake / Slate:
What is it like to be the neighbor of a “free-range kid”?  —  The Meitiv family of Maryland—scientists Danielle and Alexander, their 10-year-old son, and their 6-year-old daughter—became the national faces of the “free-range parenting” movement in December.
Discussion: Bloomberg View and Unfogged
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama's executive action rollouts increasing in pace  —  President Obama never used the words “executive action” until nearly three years into his presidency.  Now announcements of executive actions have become a routine, almost daily occurrence.  —  WASHINGTON — As President Obama visits …
Discussion: Political Wire and The PJ Tatler
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
US Navy Ships Likely Will Not Board Iranian Ships Headed to Yemen … U.S. officials are downplaying the idea that U.S. Navy ships will intercept or board a convoy of nine Iranian ships suspected of carrying weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen.  —  Officials say the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Dustin Volz / National Journal:
McConnell Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Patriot Act Until 2020  —  The move may thwart any attempt to reform the NSA's mass-surveillance authorities.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill Tuesday night that would reauthorize a controversial surveillance authority …
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Reminder: Earth Day Co-Founder Killed and Composted His Girlfriend  —  It's Earth Day and millions of people across the world are celebrating with events about global warming.  President Obama will travel to Florida via fossil fuel powered Air Force One to give a speech in the Everglades …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Airmail via Drones Is Vexing for Prisons  —  BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — During the graveyard shift at 1:44 a.m., security cameras at the prison here picked up the blinking lights of an unidentified flying object approaching the facility's fence.  —  A corrections officer was dispatched to investigate …
Discussion: The Week and Marginal REVOLUTION
 
 
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Mike Hayes / BuzzFeed:
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Newt Gingrich / New York Times:
Double the N.I.H. Budget
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Ex-Clinton backer switches to O'Malley
Jessica Goldstein / ThinkProgress:
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Rand Paul Says It's ‘Sexist’ To Think He Was Being Sexist With Female Reporters
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate passes trafficking bill 99-0, ending long abortion fight
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
On the hunt for the presidency, Jeb Bush adopts a ‘caveman’ diet
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I am a cook in the US Senate but I still need food stamps to feed my children
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