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11:50 AM ET, May 5, 2015

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Institutional Investor's Alpha:
The 2015 Rich List: The Highest Earning Hedge Fund Managers of the Past Year  —  Read more:  —  David Tepper relinquishes the top spot on the Rich List for the first time in three years after posting a disappointing 2.2 percent gain.  —  ppein  —  Harsh memories of the global financial …
Discussion: New York Times and Prairie Weather
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Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
For Top 25 Hedge Fund Managers, a Difficult 2014 Still Paid Well  —  For investors in hedge funds, like big pension funds, 2014 was not a lucrative year.  But for those who managed their money, the pay was spectacular.  —  The top 25 hedge fund managers reaped $11.62 billion in compensation in 2014 …
Discussion: The Week
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Mayor de Blasio Is Irked by a Subway Delay  —  The email, blunt and to the point, popped into City Hall aides' inboxes at 12:17 p.m., and the subject line said it all: “2 problems today.”  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio, it seemed, was not pleased.  —  In a stern, bullet-pointed missive on Monday …
USA Today:
Only the Clintons seem blind to foundation's conflicts: Our view  —  Hillary should put the charity's work on ice during her presidential campaign.  —  The foundation that Bill Clinton created after leaving the White House in 2001 has many things to commend it.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Bill Clinton Says He's “Taken Almost No Capital Gains In 15 Years” — Here's What The Returns Show
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Multiple Causes Seen for Baltimore Unrest  —  Most Say It Was the ‘Right Decision’ to Charge Police Officers  —  The public sees a number of contributing factors for the outbreak of violence and unrest in Baltimore last week.  —  About six-in-ten (61%) say that “some people taking advantage …
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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Hillary to GOP: You get 1 shot on Benghazi  —  Hillary Clinton is refusing to testify twice before the House panel investigating the 2012 attacks on the U.S. government compound in Benghazi, Libya.  —  Clinton is willing to testify once before the House Select Committee on Benghazi …
Discussion: Hot Air
Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton to Outline Immigration Stance During Nevada Trip  —  The Democratic front-runner makes an appeal to Hispanic voters.  —  t alielkin  —  Hillary Clinton on Tuesday will begin to promote her support for a path to citizenship for people who are illegally in the country …
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Clinton to Call for ‘Full and Equal Path to Citizenship’
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Ben Carson's over-the-top ego  —  Republican neurosurgeon Ben Carson brought out a choir singing an Eminem cover and vowed not to be “politically correct” at the event announcing his run for president in 2016.  Here are those key moments and more.  (AP)  —  Ben Carson, who formally announced …
Jonathan Alter / The Daily Beast:
How Obama Will Spend the Rest of His Life  —  When he leaves office, the president will ramrod My Brother's Keeper, a nonprofit that aims to provide a shot at the American Dream for boys and young men of color.  —  What is in Barack Obama's heart?  Underneath that cool exterior, it can be hard to tell.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Finds a Bolder Voice on Race Issues
Discussion: The Huffington Post and The Week
Liz GoodwinSenior / Yahoo Politics:
Obama-inspired foundation gets its start, with $80 million in the bank
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Charlie Hebdo Cartoonists Distance Themselves from Texas Event: ‘No Comparison’  —  One day after two jihadist gunman attempted to shoot up a Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in Garland, Texas before they were killed by police, Charlie Rose invited two cartoonists …
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Dean Obeidallah / The Daily Beast:
Muslims Defend Pam Geller's Right to Hate
Discussion: CNN, Salon and Middle East Eye
Holly Yan / CNN:
ISIS claims responsibility for Texas shooting, threatens more attacks  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas — and warned of more attacks to come.  —  In a broadcast on its official radio channel Tuesday …
James Rosen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Pentagon: Texas has nothing to fear from upcoming military exercise  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has a message for Texas: chill.  —  Defense officials Monday dismissed as “wild speculation” an Internet-fueled claim that a massive summertime exercise called Jade Helm 15 for special operations commandos …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare program saves Medicare $400M  —  A pilot program created under ObamaCare to change Medicare's payment system saved almost $400 million and will be expanded, the administration announced Monday.  —  An independent report released by the Department of Health and Human Services …
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
What Didn't Happen Next  —  A couple of ISIS wannabes tried to shoot up an exhibition of cartoons in Garland, Texas, and the police put them down before the civilians could get to them: a triumph for duty and marksmanship.  —  What didn't happen next?  —  There is a mosque in Garland, Texas.
Bill / The Hill:
Bill Press: Sanders a serious opponent  —  Looking ahead to 2016, the contrast between the two major parties could not be more striking.  Two more Republican candidates — Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson — joined the race Monday, with Mike Huckabee expected to announce on Tuesday.
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Ellen Albertini Dow Dies: 'Wedding Singer's' Rapping Granny Was 101  —  Ellen Albertini Dow, whose memorable take on “Rapper's Delight” stole the show in the 1998 Adam Sandler movie The Wedding Singer — and whose screen career started in her 70s — died today.  She was 101.
 
 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

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