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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Hillary Clinton: Congenital Rule-Breaker.  —  It's past time she come clean for the sake of “restoring trust in our politics.”  —  Hillary Clinton doesn't play by the rules.  —  That's not a partisan attack.  It's not a talking point.  It's not a fantasy.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Clinton Foundation in campaign tailspin  —  Donors are having second thoughts about big giving as accusations fly about Hillary Clinton's role.  —  Getty  —  A handful of deep-pocketed donors are reconsidering their gifts to the $2 billion Clinton Foundation amid mounting questions …
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Clinton charity never provided foreign donor data  —  WASHINGTON — An unprecedented ethics promise that played a pivotal role in helping Hillary Rodham Clinton win confirmation as secretary of state, soothing senators' concerns about conflicts of interests with Clinton family charities …
Brad Bell / WJLA-TV:
Law enforcement sources say Freddie Gray suffered head injury in police transport van  —  BALTIMORE, Md. (WJLA) — An investigation into the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray has found no evidence that his fatal injuries were caused during his videotaped arrest and interaction with police officers …
Maya Rhodan / TIME:
Watch This 6th Grader Cut Off President Obama for Talking Too Much  —  Somebody get this kid a talk show.  —  “Mr. President, let's move on to the next question,” is not something you hear that often in Washington, especially not on friendly panel discussions.
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite, Twitchy and Mashable
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Deborah Gates / Delmarva Daily Times:
Wicomico 6th-grader to interview Obama
Discussion: Associated Press and Jezebel
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama hints at return to community organizing  —  President Obama on Thursday dropped some hints about what he'll do after his time in office, saying he could return to his roots as a community organizer.  —  Speaking to a group of schoolchildren at the Anacostia Library in Washington …
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Indulging the Lunatics on the Right  —  Ask a Republican about the elaborate conspiracy theories that are so popular with many on the far right, and she's likely to respond that, sure, those people are there, but liberals have their wackos, too.  But there is a difference …
James Risen / New York Times:
American Psychological Association Bolstered C.I.A. Torture Program, Report Says  —  WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association secretly collaborated with the administration of President George W. Bush to bolster a legal and ethical justification for the torture of prisoners swept …
Miles Weiss / Bloomberg Business:
George Soros's Tax Bill  —  Deferring income helped the billionaire hedge fund manager build his fortune  —  George Soros likes to say the rich should pay more taxes.  A substantial part of his wealth, though, comes from delaying them.  While building a record as one of the world's greatest investors …
Greg Abbott / Salon:
Right-wing lunatics think the military is planning to invade Texas.  Here's why.  —  You have probably heard the selyrics at least a thousand times at televised Republican rallies: … Those of course are the words to “Proud to be an American” by Lee Greenwood, a song that could almost …
Machine Learning:
Fun with ML, Stream Analytics and PowerBI - Observing Virality in Real Time  —  This post is authored by Corom Thompson and Santosh Balasubramanian, Engineers in Information Management and Machine Learning at Microsoft  —  This is a fun story of how we were expecting perhaps 50 users for a test but …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Iran bill in jeopardy after Cotton, Rubio try to force votes  —  Sens. Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio used a hardball procedural tactic on Thursday to force contentious votes on a bill allowing congressional review of a nuclear deal with Iran, a move that jeopardizes the measure's future.
Discussion: Horizons, Daily Kos, RedState and Hot Air
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Morgan Freeman on Baltimore Protest Coverage: ‘F-ck the Media’  —  The screen icon discussed police brutality and the televised news media's coverage of the Baltimore protests in the wake of Freddie Gray's death while in police custody.  —  “F-ck the media.”
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Rachael Bade / Politico:
House passes final budget deal  —  The House on Thursday passed a final budget deal, bringing Republicans one step closer to enacting a spending blueprint that sets the stage for this summer's spending bills.  —  The chamber passed the framework, 226-197.  It would balance the budget …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
BuzzFeed:
The Fight For Pitbull's Political Soul: Republicans Want Pitbull To Join Them  —  Will Mr. 305 become Mr. GOP?  Republicans and Democrats actually have strong opinions about this.  —  The enduring hunt for Republican celebrities has its newest viable target: Pitbull.
The Fiscal Times:
The Stagnant Economy Spells Trouble for Democrats  —  The Fiscal Times  —  So much for economic momentum.  And perhaps, so much for Democratic hopes for a third straight term in the White House.  —  The Obama administration had made the argument just before last year's midterms that a spike …
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Post
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:   After U.S. economy slows to crawl, analysts hope the reason is the season
Tom LoBianco / Indianapolis Star:
Democrat Gregg enters governor's race, hits Pence on RFRA  —  Democrat John Gregg announced Thursday that he will run for governor, setting up a likely rematch with Gov. Mike Pence, who he narrowly lost to in 2012.  —  Democrat John Gregg is running again for governor …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Maryland lawmaker proposes law to take food stamps from families of kids who protest  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Republican Maryland state Delegate Patrick McDonough suggested this week that parents did not deserve to continue receiving food stamps if they refused to stop …
Discussion: Shakesville
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Mike Huckabee: The Supreme Court can't overrule God  —  Houston (CNN)Mike Huckabee rallied a crowd of Hispanic evangelicals on Wednesday night, pushing back in the debate over religious freedom just one day after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments to determine whether states have the right to ban same-sex marriage.
Rachel Bernstein / Science:
Updated: Sexist peer review elicits furious Twitter response, PLOS apology  —  A peer reviewer's suggestion that two female researchers find “one or two male biologists” to co-author and help them strengthen a manuscript they had written and submitted to a journal has unleashed an avalanche …
Kristen Holloway / WATE-TV:
Hawkins County Schools launch new procedures after serving years-old meat to students  —  ROGERSVILLE (WATE) - The Hawkins County school system is responding to the revelation that children were served old meat at school cafeterias.  The meat had been in the freezer for several years before being served last week.
Ben S. Bernanke / Brookings Institute:
WSJ Editorial Page Watch: The Slow-Growth Fed?  —  For the second year in a row, the first-quarter Gross Domestic Product figures were disappointing.  The Wall Street Journal, in an editorial entitled “The Slow-Growth Fed,” uses the opportunity to argue (again) for tighter monetary policy.
Nick Loeb / New York Times:
Sofía Vergara's Ex-Fiancé: Our Frozen Embryos Have a Right to Live  —  DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — LAST August, I filed a complaint in Santa Monica, Calif., using pseudonyms, to protect two frozen embryos I created with my former fiancée.  I wanted to keep this private, but recently the story broke to the world.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ted Cruz: ‘Absence is the equivalent of a no vote’ on Loretta Lynch  —  Ted Cruz has an explanation for why he missed Loretta Lynch's confirmation vote last Thursday: “Absence is the equivalent of a no vote.”  —  The Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate offered …
Pam Key / BREITBART.COM:
New Black Panther Head: Like Founding Fathers, We Are Willing to Kill for Black Nation  —  This Week on the New Black Panther Party's “Black Power Radio,” national chairman Hashim Nzinga said since America has “declared war on us,” evidenced by “military police in the black neighborhood” …
 
 
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Louis Charbonneau / Reuters:
Exclusive: Britain told U.N. monitors of active Iran nuclear procurement - panel
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner: ‘thousands of jobs’ at risk if Ex-Im Bank expires
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Lawyer suing Aaron Schock says he can't find former Instagram star
Kpns / The Kolkata Post:
Outrage in Nepal As Pakistan Sends Beef Meat Product in Relief Material
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
GOP delays vote on first spending bill
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Jeb no longer in front
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