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9:50 AM ET, May 15, 2015

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fraternity of Failure  —  Jeb Bush wants to stop talking about past controversies.  And you can see why.  He has a lot to stop talking about.  But let's not honor his wish.  You can learn a lot by studying recent history, and you can learn even more by watching how politicians respond to that history.
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Chris Good / ABC News:
Jeb Bush on Disagreeing With Family: ‘I Have a Hard Time With That’ … Jeb Bush seems to have a talking point to explain why he hesitated so long to say, in hindsight, that the Iraq war was a mistake: He won't “go out of [his] way” to disagree with his brother.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rove declines to endorse Jeb Bush  —  Karl Rove says he's not endorsing anybody — yet.  —  The former George W. Bush strategist said Friday that Jeb Bush had effectively cleaned up his answer on whether he would invade Iraq knowing what he knows now, but added that he's watching the race and waiting on a frontrunner.
Discussion: The Week
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Hates Obamacare, but Loves his Apple Watch
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Jeb Bush Fully Walks Back: ‘I Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq’
Discussion: ABC News, Medium and Raw Story
Tim Weiner / New York Times:
B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89  —  B. B. King, whose world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues, died Thursday in Las Vegas, The Associated Press reported.  He was 89.
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Brad Paisley / CNN:
B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy 12 photos  —  The Mississippi native's reign as “king of the blues” lasted more than six decades and straddled two centuries, influencing a generation of rock and blues musicians, from Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to Sheryl Crow and John Mayer.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Stephanopoulos regrets Clinton Foundation donation, will not moderate GOP debate  —  George Stephanopoulos says he should not have donated money to the Clinton Foundation and that he will not moderate the ABC News-sponsored Republican primary debate in February after failing to disclose those contributions.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Great Stephanopoulos mess  —  ABC anchor proves to be his own worst enemy.  —  Former Clintonland insider George Stephanopoulos, who has excelled at both politics and journalism, appears to have failed both professions with a single transgression.  —  As my POLITICO colleague Dylan …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
ABC anchor sorry for not disclosing Clinton donations
Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
‘Clinton Cash’ Author Slams Stephanopoulos, ABC News for ‘Massive Breach of Ethical Standards’
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: Trade spat with Warren ‘has never been personal’  —  President Obama said Thursday that his dispute with liberal star Sen. Elizabeth Warren over his ambitious trade agenda “has never been personal.”  —  “The issue with respect to myself and Elizabeth has never been personal,” …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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The Hill:
Obama's Warren attacks backfire
Discussion: American Spectator
Chelsea Harvey / Washington Post:
Scientists have discovered the first fully warm-blooded fish  —  It's one of the most basic biology facts we're taught in school growing up: Birds and mammals are warm-blooded, while reptiles, amphibians and fish are cold-blooded.  But new research is turning this well-known knowledge …
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Science:
Whole-body endothermy in a mesopelagic fish, the opah, Lampris guttatus
Discussion: The Verge
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Divided GOP rejects allowing illegal immigrants in military  —  The House on Thursday voted to strip a provision from the annual defense bill that edged toward allowing young illegal immigrants to enlist in the military.  —  Divisions between ardent GOP opponents of illegal immigration …
Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
Why Some Male Members of Congress Won't Be Alone with Female Staffers  —  Numerous women who work on the Hill say they've been excluded from solo meetings and evening events, a practice that could be illegal.  —  It's no secret that Congress is dominated by men, but as women work to make inroads …
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:
Let Syrians Settle Detroit  —  Detroit, a once great city, has become an urban vacuum.  Its population has fallen to around 700,000 from nearly 1.9 million in 1950.  The city is estimated to have more than 70,000 abandoned buildings and 90,000 vacant lots.
WBTV-TV:
YORK COUNTY, SC (WBTV)  —  A high school in York County has spoken out after students protested Thursday morning when a senior said he was asked to remove an American flag from his pick-up truck.  —  Thursday morning, several students, parents, and veterans protested the incident …
Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's litmus test for Supreme Court nominees: a pledge to overturn Citizens United  —  Hillary Clinton told a group of her top fundraisers Thursday that if she is elected president, her nominees to the Supreme Court will have to share her belief that the court's 2010 Citizens United decision must …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Reaction
The Reddit Admins / reddit:
Promote ideas, protect people  —  TL;DR: We are unhappy with harassing behavior on reddit; we have survey data that show our users are, too.  So we've improved our practices to better curb harassment of individuals on reddit.  —  Running a community-based site is complicated …
 
 
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