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Seymour M. Hersh / London Review of Books:
The Killing of Osama bin Laden  —  It's been four years since a group of US Navy Seals assassinated Osama bin Laden in a night raid on a high-walled compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.  The killing was the high point of Obama's first term, and a major factor in his re-election.
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Max Fisher / Vox:
The many problems with Seymour Hersh's Osama bin Laden conspiracy theory  —  On Sunday, the legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh finally released a story that he has been rumored to have been working on for years: the truth about the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Obama lied about bin Laden raid  —  An expose published on Sunday alleges that President Obama deceived Americans with his narrative of the 2011 assassination of Osama bin Laden.  —  Author Seymour M. Hersh accuses Obama of rushing to take credit for the al Qaeda leader's death.
Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
White House rejects Seymour Hersh ‘baseless assertions’ on bin Laden raid
Kevin Clay / WESH-TV:
George Zimmerman involved in shooting in Lake Mary, police say  —  Zimmerman appeared to suffer minor wound, officers say  —  George Zimmerman was involved in a shooting incident in Lake Mary on Monday afternoon, according to Lake Mary Police Chief Steve Bracknell.
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www.wftv.com:
George Zimmerman wounded in Lake Mary shooting incident  —  LAKE MARY, Fla. —  Channel 9 has learned that George Zimmerman was involved in a shooting incident Monday in Seminole County on Lake Mary Boulevard.  —  Authorities said Zimmerman suffered injuries to the face during a confrontation with a driver.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Prize For The Most Racist Interview Of A 2016 Candidate Goes To Bloomberg's Mark Halperin  —  Bloomberg's Mark Halperin, who somehow managed to act like a bigger jerk than Ted Cruz  —  Late last month, Bloomberg's Mark Halperin conducted a cringe-worthy interview with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Mark Halperin's cringey Ted Cruz interview is all part of the Halperin Primary  —  The San Jose Mercury News's Ruben Navarrette was watching a week-old interview between Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and Bloomberg's Mark Halperin when he suddenly felt a wave of nausea.
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and The PJ Tatler
Mark Lagerkvist / Watchdog.org:
Big appetite: Christie buys $300K of food & booze with NJ expense account  —  GRILLED: Chris Christie's state-paid grocery bills shrank after Barbara Walters asked if he was too heavy to be president  —  Chris Christie's expense account tells a story of appetite and ambition …
Fox News:
Rulers of most Gulf nations to miss US summit, administration denies ‘snub’  —  The White House was scrambling Monday to put a positive face on an upcoming summit of Persian Gulf states after learning leaders from four of the six invited nations are expected to skip.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia Says King Won't Attend Meetings in U.S.
Discussion: Power Line, NPR and The Week
Politico:
A Saudi snub?  —  Saudi King Salman will skip Camp David summit …
Discussion: POLITICO
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren fires back at Obama: Here's what they're really fighting about  —  In an interview with Yahoo News that ran over the weekend, President Obama intensified his push-back against Elizabeth Warren and other critics of the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, flatly declaring that Warren is “absolutely wrong.”
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wall Street Vampires  —  Last year the vampires of finance bought themselves a Congress.  I know it's not nice to call them that, but I have my reasons, which I'll explain in a bit.  For now, however, let's just note that these days Wall Street, which used to split its support between the parties …
Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
The Clock Is Ticking And Republicans Still Have No Serious Obamacare Alternative  —  Republicans keep saying they'll be ready to act if the Supreme Court upholds the big legal challenge to Obamacare, thereby wiping out financial assistance for millions of people in two-thirds of the states.
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Dems to GOP: We're ready to fix ObamaCare, why aren't you?
Discussion: Politico
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Clinton Foundation's Behind-the-Scenes Battle With a Charity Watchdog Group  —  After landing on a high-profile watch list, the Clinton group is fighting to recover its good name.  —  Shares  —  Last Wednesday, Bill Clinton ratcheted up Clintonworld's counter assault on Clinton Cash …
Tobias Salinger / NY Daily News:
UCSD art student forced to perform naked to pass, mom protests, art professor says that's not the full-frontal truth (VIDEO)  —  Visual arts students at the University of California, San Diego, must exhibit themselves in the buff before a naked class of 20 and a nude professor or fail an upper-level course, a disgusted mom told KGTV-TV.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Mike Huckabee: Nothing wrong with diabetes infomercials  —  Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Sunday defended his endorsement of a diabetes kit whose effectiveness has been challenged.  —  “If that's the worst thing that somebody can say to me, is that I advocated for people …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Why Hillary Clinton needs Elizabeth Warren  —  Elizabeth Warren has pulled off something remarkable in the Democratic primary: she's managed to set the terms of the challenge to Hillary Clinton without actually entering the race and challenging Clinton herself.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Can government reach to the womb?  —  Republicans are supposed to be the party of limited government, even in the case of abortion.  —  Republicans are supposed to oppose abortion.  They're also supposed to support small government — and, more specifically, a federal government that exercises …
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Shane Vander Hart / Caffeinated Thoughts:
Carly Fiorina Would Not Support Reversing SCOTUS Marriage Decision
Neil Macdonald / CBC News:
Ottawa considering hate charges against those who boycott Israel  —  Blaney's office cites ‘comprehensive’ hate laws for new zero tolerance plans  —  The Harper government is signalling its intention to use hate crime laws against Canadian advocacy groups that encourage boycotts of Israel.
Office of Media Relations:
American Electorate Skeptical of Every 2016 Candidate, New GW Battleground Poll Shows  —  Economic Focus May Offer Advantage for Democrats Leading into Campaign Season  —  MEDIA CONTACTS:  —  Jason Shevrin: jshevrin@gwu.edu, 202-994-5631  —  John Brandt: johnbrandt@gwu.edu, 202-994-3199
Discussion: Politico and OnPolitics
Richard Fry / Pew Research Center:
Millennials surpass Gen Xers as the largest generation in U.S. labor force  —  More than one-in-three American workers today are Millennials (adults ages 18 to 34 in 2015), and this year they surpassed Generation X to become the largest share of the American workforce, according …
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Cuomo Orders Emergency Measures to Protect Workers at Nail Salons  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered emergency measures on Sunday to combat the wage theft and health hazards faced by the thousands of people who work in New York State's nail salon industry.  —  Effective immediately …
USA Today:
Defense, prosecution rest in Tsarnaev sentencing  —  BOSTON — Sister Helen Prejean, the Catholic nun and anti-death penalty activist whose story came to fame with the 1995 film Dead Man Walking, took the stand on Monday in the penalty phase of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial.
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Jeffrey Tayler / Salon:
The left has Islam all wrong: Bill Maher, Pamela Geller and the reality progressives must face  —  Whatever her views on other matters are, Pamela Geller is right about one thing: last week's Islamist assault on the “Draw Muhammad” cartoon contest she hosted in Texas proves the jihad …
Discussion: Chicks on the Right
 
 
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Joe Murphy / Vanity Fair:
Inside the Shocking, Abrupt Divorce of Bill Simmons and ESPN
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tad Friend / New Yorker:
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Jason Furman / New York Times:
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Emily Anthes / New Yorker:
Lady Killers  —  In November, 1988, police arrived at 1426 F Street …
Matt Schiavenza / The Atlantic:
China and Russia Grow Even Closer
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Senate Intelligence chairman: NSA ruling returns US to ‘pre-9/11’
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
New York Post:
Parents ‘stalked’ coach who put their kid on the bench
Discussion: Fox News Insider
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner press aide Michael Steel takes job with Jeb Bush
Argus Leader:
Last Slide
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Of Museums and Racial Relics
Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP's festival of flip-flopping
 

 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% YoY to 615M, below 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% YoY to 239M, and a €168M operating income

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Puck hires veteran journalist and TV commentator John Heilemann as its chief political columnist and partner, as the outlet expands its presence in Washington

Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
PEN America cancels its 2024 literary awards ceremony, set for April 29, after months of protests over the organization's response to the war in Gaza

 
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