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5:15 PM ET, May 22, 2015

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Mike Huckabee / Facebook:
Janet and I want to affirm our support for the Duggar family.  Josh's actions when he was an underage teen are as he described them himself, ‘inexcusable,’ but that doesn't mean ‘unforgivable.’ He and his family dealt with it and were honest and open about it with the victims and the authorities.
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Kay Steiger / ThinkProgress:
Mike Huckabee Makes Excuses For Duggar Family Hiding Years Of Sexual Abuse  —  Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made a statement on Facebook Friday addressing the revelations that eldest son Josh Duggar admitted to sexually molesting “girls,” presumably his own sisters, as a teenager.
Duggar Family Official / Facebook:
Please read the following messages:  —  From Jim Bob and Michelle:  —  Back 12 years ago our family went through one of the most difficult times of our lives.  When Josh was a young teenager, he made some very bad mistakes and we were shocked.  We had tried to teach him right from wrong.
Maria Puente / USA Today:
Duggars reeling from Josh's sex-abuse scandal  —  The Duggars, the reality TV family famous for its progeny (19 Kids and Counting) and its conservatism, is reeling now that oldest son, Josh, has been forced to acknowledge he was investigated for molesting underage girls when he was a teenager in Arkansas.
Washington Post:
Josh Duggar apologizes amid molestation allegations, quits Family Research Council
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
On Social Ideology, the Left Catches Up to the Right  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Thirty-one percent of Americans describe their views on social issues as generally liberal, matching the percentage who identify as social conservatives for the first time in Gallup records dating back to 1999.
Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
First round of Hillary Clinton State Department emails released  —  What did Clinton say about Benghazi in private emails?  —  Washington (CNN)The State Department released Friday its first round of emails from Hillary Clinton's time as Secretary of State, offering a new look at her handling …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The magic of Bill Clinton
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Nearly 300 New Hillary Emails Released — and They Confirm She Received Now-Classified Info on Private Email
Discussion: Guardian
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
You want hypotheticals?  Here's one.  —  Ramadi falls.  The Iraqi army flees.  The great 60-nation anti-Islamic State coalition so grandly proclaimed by the Obama administration is nowhere to be seen.  Instead, it's the defense minister of Iran who flies into Baghdad …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Bombing at Saudi Mosque
Discussion: BBC, Al Jazeera English and 89.3 KPCC
Ahmed Ali / New York Times:
Calm Down. ISIS Isn't Winning.
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, Acutely Aware of Pitfalls, Avoids Press on Campaign Trail  —  CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Hillary Rodham Clinton was in a forgiving mood.  She had been discussing the small-business economy at a round-table gathering at a bike shop here on Tuesday when the Fox News correspondent Ed Henry interrupted.
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Washington Post:
Clinton Foundation reveals up to $26 million in additional payments
US Department of State:
Virtual Reading Room Documents Search Results  —  This search is based upon locating specified words in the electronic text of documents.  However, in many cases, this is dependent upon the conversion of the text in paper documents to electronic text through optical character recognition (OCR).
Discussion: BarbWire.com
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Exclusive: States quietly consider ObamaCare exchange mergers  —  A number of states are quietly considering merging their healthcare exchanges under ObamaCare amid big questions about their cost and viability.  —  Many of the 13 state-run ObamaCare exchanges are worried …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Wall Street Journal:
In Search of an ObamaCare Breakout
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Health Insurers Seek Hefty Rate Boosts  —  Proposals set the stage for debate over federal health law's impact  —  Major insurers in some states are proposing hefty rate boosts for plans sold under the federal health law, setting the stage for an intense debate this summer over the law's impact.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Rate hikes expose shaky foundation of Obamacare
Discussion: Hit & Run
World Bank Group:
Gaza Economy on the Verge of Collapse, Youth Unemployment Highest in the Region at 60 Percent  —  Blockades, war and poor governance have strangled Gaza's economy and the unemployment rate is now the highest in the world according to the latest World Bank economic update.
Jessica Heslam / Boston Herald:
BU hire set up sex profile for rival  —  Was ‘jealous’ coed when busted in 2008  —  By:  —  Troubling tweets disparaging white male college students may be just the tip of the iceberg for incoming Boston University professor Saida Grundy, who has a history of Internet misdeeds, the Herald has learned.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trade and Trust  —  One of the Obama administration's underrated virtues is its intellectual honesty.  Yes, Republicans see deception and sinister ulterior motives everywhere, but they're just projecting.  The truth is that, in the policy areas I follow, this White House has been remarkably clear …
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Politico
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Trigger-Happy Generation  —  If reading great literature traumatizes you, wait until you get a taste of adult life.  —  Readers know of the phenomenon at college campuses regarding charges of “microaggressions” and “triggers.”  It's been going on for a while and is part …
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
Daily Mail:
Man, 29, who arranged for his lover to shoot dead his wife in front of their toddler son is sentenced to life in prison - as judge says he is ‘beyond redemption’  — Kashif Parvaiz, 29, was on walk with wife, Nazish Noorani, 27, and their two-year-old son, Shayaan, in August 2011 when Noorani was shot dead
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State department worker accused of ‘sextortion’ arrested in Atlanta  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Magistrate grants bond to State Department staffer accused of using his computer to stalk and humiliate women  —  Federal agents arrested a State Department employee flying out of Atlanta this week …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple Wants Local TV in Its Web TV Service, Which Could Lead to Delays  —  If Apple launches a TV service, it won't be the first company to offer TV subscriptions over the Web.  But it wants to offer at least one thing rivals don't have: Widespread access to live programming from local TV stations.
 
 
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Christie, Jeb Defend NSA Against Rand Protest
Discussion: OnPolitics
Paige St. John / Los Angeles Times:
Inmate who won order for sex reassignment surgery recommended for parole
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Reuters:
Russia warns Google, Twitter and Facebook on law violations
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Kim Stephens / Sydney Morning Herald:
Dramatic arrest interrupts Today reporter's live cross in Brisbane
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David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. publicly challenges China's moves in disputed islands
Discussion: Fox News
Suzy Strutner / The Huffington Post:
New Grads Can't Really Afford To Live Anywhere, Report Finds
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