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3:20 PM ET, May 5, 2015

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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
How Mike Huckabee Became the New Sarah Palin  —  In late January a once-dominant figure in Republican politics suddenly began hinting at a presidential run and got a lot of negative feedback.  It had to make Mitt Romney feel better.  —  Yes, 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin pointedly refused …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Booman Tribune
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Why isn't Huckabee getting more respect?  —  In many ways, Mike Huckabee is the Rodney Dangerfield of the 2016 election.  —  The former Arkansas governor won the Iowa caucus in 2008 and subsequently finished second to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in GOP delegates earned.
James Hohmann / Politico:
The populist 1 percenter  —  As he readies a second presidential bid …
Michael WalshReporter / Yahoo Politics:
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announces White House bid
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Mike Huckabee Joins Republican Presidential Race
Duane Stanford / Bloomberg Business:
Mike Huckabee to Seek Republican Presidential Nomination
Discussion: Yahoo Politics and Bloomberg View
Mark Preston / CNN:
First on CNN: Clinton, Democratic presidential opponents to debate six times  —  Washington (CNN)Democrats will announce Tuesday six presidential primary debates, giving long shots a potential opportunity to share the debate stage with frontrunner Hillary Clinton, CNN has learned.
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
The GOP's First Big 2016 Test: Fitting Candidates on the Debate Stage  —  From 23 debates in 2012 to as many as 17 candidates in 2016.  —  The Republican Party has a whole new debate problem in 2016.  —  After suffering through a seemingly endless and unwieldy stream of 23 debates in the 2012 cycle …
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Bill / The Hill:   Bill Press: Sanders a serious opponent
Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Democratic National Committee to Sanction Six Primary Debates
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 …
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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 …
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
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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
‘Clinton Cash’ Author Worries He'll Be Killed By ‘The Clinton Machine’  —  If my eyes rolled any harder at this crap they'd roll back inside my head.  KochHead Peter Schweizer, author of the thoroughly-debunked “Clinton Cash” book, is drumming up support for his lying ways by worrying that he'll be killed by the Clintons.
Discussion: Daily Kos
David McCabe / The Hill:
Team Hillary prepares ‘Clinton Cash’ response
Discussion: Medium and The Daily Caller
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 …
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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 …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Dangerous Myths Surrounding Charlie Hebdo  —  Two recent events—the spectacle of Garry Trudeau, the Doonesbury creator, attacking a group of murdered cartoonists for offending his sensibilities, and the protest organized by a group of bien-pensant writers against the PEN American Center …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
No, Pentagon says: We're not plotting the military takeover of Texas  —  The Pentagon wants to make it clear: No one is messing with you, Texas.  —  Defense officials are swatting down Internet-fueled rumors about a training exercise planned for this summer in the Southwest U.S. involving four branches of the military.
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Politico:
Sources: Grayson's girlfriend wants his House seat  —  Grayson's girlfriend, Dena Minning, has reached out to at least one Democratic-leaning group and clearly expressed her interest in running for his House seat if he runs for Senate.  —  As Florida Rep. Alan Grayson mulls a Senate campaign …
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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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.
Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
College girlfriend says James Comer abused her  —  A woman who dated gubernatorial candidate James Comer while the two were in college said in a letter to The Courier-Journal on Monday that he was physically and mentally abusive to her during what she said was a two-year relationship.
Discussion: Washington Post and Balloon Juice
 
 
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's what Americans don't want to see in a president
Discussion: The Week
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Takes Hit in WSJ Poll, but Holds Edge Over GOP Rivals
Discussion: naked capitalism and Hot Air
Michael Bastasch / The Daily Caller:
Kofi Annan: Eat Bugs To Stop Global Warming
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Lisa Hagen / National Journal:
Nine Former Members of Congress Still Sitting on Millions in Campaign Cash
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Clinton to Call for ‘Full and Equal Path to Citizenship’
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
What Didn't Happen Next  —  A couple of ISIS wannabes tried …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, CNN and Hot Air
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Apple TV Remote Expected to Add Touch Pad in Redesign
Discussion: PandoDaily, The Verge, Gizmodo and BGR
Jonathan Alter / The Daily Beast:
How Obama Will Spend the Rest of His Life
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Ben Carson's over-the-top ego
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare program saves Medicare $400M