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12:30 PM ET, April 23, 2015

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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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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 …
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 …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Hillary Clinton struggles to contain media barrage on foreign cash  —  There have been drips of information leaking out from an upcoming book.  Recently, it turned into a gush.  —  Hillary Clinton's camp is on the defensive after an onslaught of news reports that detail perceived conflicts …
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
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 …
Erin Dooley / ABC News:
Obama: ‘I Take Full Responsibility’ For US Operation That Killed Innocent Hostages Held By Al Qaeda … President Obama said today that he takes “full responsibility” for a U.S. government counterterrorism operation that killed two innocent hostages held by al Qaeda.
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The White House:
Statement by the Press Secretary  —  It is with tremendous sorrow that we recently concluded that a U.S. Government counterterrorism operation in January killed two innocent hostages held by al-Qa'ida.  Our hearts go out to the families of Dr. Warren Weinstein, an American held by al-Qa'ida since 2011 …
Adam Entous / Wall Street Journal:
American, Italian Hostages Killed in CIA Drone Strike in January  —  Drone strike kills pair in Pakistan, U.S. officials say; White House orders review of incident  —  A U.S. drone strike in January targeting a suspected al Qaeda compound in Pakistan inadvertently killed an American and Italian …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
2 Qaeda Hostages Were Accidentally Killed in U.S. Strike, White House Says  —  WASHINGTON — The White House acknowledged on Thursday that two hostages held by Al Qaeda were accidentally killed in an American government counterterrorism operation in January and said President Obama “takes full responsibility.”
Nahal Toosi / Politico:   Obama apologizes for attack that killed two Al Qaeda hostages
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
White House: 2 hostages accidentally killed by U.S. counterterror forces
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Bobby Jindal / New York Times:
I'm Holding Firm Against Gay Marriage  —  BATON ROUGE, La. — THE debate over religious liberty in America presents conservatives and business leaders with a crucial choice.  —  In Indiana and Arkansas, large corporations recently joined left-wing activists to bully elected officials …
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Washington Post:
Poll: Gay-marriage support at record high  —  A record-high 6 in 10 Americans support same-sex marriage and a similar share say individual states should not be allowed to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
GOP bill would block courts on gay marriage  —  A Republican lawmaker is trying to keep federal courts from hearing same-sex marriage cases.  —  Less than a week before the Supreme Court plans to hear arguments in potentially one of the nation's most influential cases on gay marriage …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
McCain: Rand Paul ‘Worst Possible Candidate’ On National Security  —  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Wednesday took a jab at Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and his presidential run, declaring Paul to be the worst Republican on security issues.  —  “Sen. Paul is the worst possible candidate of the 20 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
McCain: Paul ‘Worst Possible Candidate,’ Cruz Would Be Better
Discussion: OnPolitics, FOX News Radio and Politico
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 …
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.
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
Markos Moulitsas / The Hill:   Time for marriage equality  —  It's 2015, and the American public …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Final Blow to Campaign Finance Regulation?  —  A lot of observers read about Jeb Bush sending his chief political strategist Mike Murphy off to run his Super-PAC and thought something fundamental, and fundamentally wrong, was happening.  But election law expert Rick Hasen has put it all into perspective …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Jeb Bush is tearing down what little campaign finance law we have left.
Discussion: The Great Debate and Daily Kos
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.
Discussion: SaintPetersBlog
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Obamacare, Hands Off My Medicare  —  A number of factors underpin the anti-redistributionist shift in public opinion that I wrote about last week.  —  First, and perhaps most important, is the emergence of significant resistance to downward redistribution among the elderly, a major voting bloc.
Aaron David Miller / CNN:
Iran parades military equipment 9 photos  —  Iranian sailors march in the parade.  —  Hide Caption  —  9 of 9  —  Story highlights  —  Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator …
Discussion: Washington Post
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 and NBC News
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
What will Patty Murray do?  —  Sen. Patty Murray's two decades in office have been marked by her knack for turning her vanilla-ness into an asset to pass big bills and accrue power.  Lawmakers in both parties say she has a high trustworthiness quotient.  She used it to pull off the budget agreement …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Julia O'Donoghue / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
LSU drafting ‘academic bankruptcy’ plan in response to state budget crisis
Paul Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Wealthy Donors Are Throwing Way More Money At The Republican Party This Year
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Iowa Man Found Not Guilty of Sexually Abusing Wife With Alzheimer's
Discussion: The Week and Althouse
Bryan Fischer / OneNewsNow.com:
Should a Christian go to a gay ‘wedding’?
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Why don't we just abolish the VA?  —  The men and women who serve …
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Washington Post:
Facing threat in Congress, Pentagon races to resettle Guantanamo inmates
Discussion: Lawfare
Cole Stangler / International Business Times:
US Steel Warns Of Layoffs In Arkansas And Texas As Trans-Pacific Partnership Looms
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama's executive action rollouts increasing in pace
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Mike Hayes / BuzzFeed:
The Government Shows Photo At Boston Bombing Trial Of Tsarnaev Giving The Finger
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