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10:20 AM ET, April 24, 2015

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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Ted Cruz: I still oppose gay marriage  —  Washington (CNN)Ted Cruz was forced to reiterate his stance against same-sex marriage in a Thursday night statement after a news report of comments he made at a fundraising event on Monday in New York City cast some doubt.
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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Steve King Wants To Bar The Supreme Court From Hearing Marriage Cases  —  Well, this is novel.  Instead of the usual separation of powers we're all used to, where legislators pass laws and the Supreme Court is allowed to rule on challenges to those laws, Rep. Steve King (R-Hateville) …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Guest of Two Gay Businessmen  —  Senator Ted Cruz has positioned himself as a strong opponent of same-sex marriage, urging pastors nationwide to preach in support of marriage as an institution between a man and a woman, which he said was “ordained by God.”
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Mike Huckabee Defends Ex-Gay Therapy, Warns Gay Rights Will Outlaw Christianity: ‘God Help Us All’
Discussion: Politico, Joe. My. God. and The Week
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Steve King unveils radical court scheme
Congressman Steve King:
King Introduces “Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act”
Discussion: Advocate
New York Times:
Candidate Clinton and the Foundation  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's determination to reconnect with voters in localized, informative settings is commendable, but is in danger of being overshadowed by questions about the interplay of politics and wealthy foreign donors who support the Clinton Foundation.
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
5 things we learned about ‘Clinton Cash’ without reading it
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
The Hill:
Republicans debate keeping ObamaCare subsidies until 2017  —  Congressional Republicans are locked in a debate about whether to temporarily keep in place the ObamaCare subsidies that are at risk of being struck down at the Supreme Court.  —  More than a half-dozen competing plans have already …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Paleo Diet In and Pizza Out, a Slimmer Jeb Bush Seems Intent on Staying That Way  —  Steak Tips Susanne, the $21 entree at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester, N.H., arrived as a carefully composed plate: strips of sirloin, sautéed peppers and caramelized onions atop a bed of linguine with a side of garlic bread.
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Once Comcast's Deal Shifted to a Focus on Broadband, Its Ambitions Were Sunk  —  When it was announced a little more than a year ago, it felt to many like a sure thing.  —  After all, government regulators had approved Comcast's acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2011.
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Bloomberg Business:
Comcast Plans to Drop Time Warner Cable Deal
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
How The Great White Freakout Just Got Unleashed At Another University  —  The white freakout over college students grappling with “the problem of whiteness” has just found a new target.  —  TPM previously reported on an Arizona State University course about “the problem of whiteness” …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
Warren Weinstein and the Long Drone War  —  “As President and Commander-in-Chief, I take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operations,” President Obama said in a press conference at the White House on Thursday.  Obama was announcing the news that C.I.A. drone strikes in Pakistan …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Jake Tapper will anchor CNN's State of the Union  —  CNN Sundays are about to change 01:07  —  Story highlights  —  New York (CNN)Jake Tapper is the next anchor of CNN's Sunday morning political interview program “State of the Union.”  —  CNN announced Tapper's promotion on Friday morning.
Discussion: Mediaite and FishbowlDC
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Boehner open to deal to ease spending ceilings  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday he would welcome another spending agreement that would lift the sequestration budget ceilings set to return in October.  —  “If there's a way to reduce mandatory spending in a way that would provide relief …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Scientists find missing link in Yellowstone plumbing: This giant volcano is very much alive  —  Yellowstone National Park is the home of one of the world's largest volcanoes, one that is quiescent for the moment but is capable of erupting with catastrophic violence at a scale never before witnessed by human beings.
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Scott Walker, forever tarnished: Republican governors have tanked the GOP brand  —  What do Scott Walker, Chris Christie and Bobby Jindal all have in common?  They're all sitting governors who'd like to be president, sure.  But what else?  —  How about being embarrassingly bad at job creation?
Discussion: The Mahablog
Vincent Schilling / Indian Country Today Media …:
Native Actors Walk off Set of Adam Sandler Movie After Insults to Women, Elders  —  Approximately a dozen Native actors and actresses, as well as the Native cultural advisor, left the set of Adam Sandler's newest film production, The Ridiculous Six, on Wednesday.
Michael Crowley / Politico:
World War O  —  Obama took office vowing to end America's wars.  Now we're in at least five, and U.S. officials are unsure what to do about it.  —  Getty  —  President Barack Obama's expression of remorse on Thursday for the death of two hostages in a U.S. drone strike underscored …
Politico:
Bill Shuster muscled through transportation bill pushed by lobbyist girlfriend  —  New questions emerge about the transportation chairman's advocacy on behalf of the airline industry.  —  Last year, Rep. Bill Shuster approached fellow Republican Rep. Tom Graves with a request.
 
 
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Focus on the Fundamentals, Not the Scooby Van
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WTVR-TV:
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Washington Post:
After a ridiculous delay, Loretta Lynch finally gets confirmed
Discussion: Courier-Journal
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Beyond Education Wars
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Patrick Wintour / Guardian:
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Tylar Bacome / WGCL-TV:
Atlanta students face charges for fight with gay classmates
Discussion: FreakOutNation and Raw Story
Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
Boehner Opens Door to House Subpoena of Clinton's E-mail Server
Discussion: Fox News and OnPolitics
Ashley Goudeau / KVUE-TV:
Video shows DWI suspect knocked unconscious during arrest
KHOU-TV:
3 suspects charged with 2012 shooting death of Iranian activist
Paul Barrett / Bloomberg Business:
Supreme Court Justices Are Getting ‘Grumpier,’ Study Finds
Discussion: CBS DC
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
OMG, Chipotle Is Finally Offering Delivery (Thanks to Postmates)
Discussion: Mashable and Refinery29