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People.com:
The Duggars Respond to Reports That Josh Duggar Was Accused of Child Molestation — In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Josh Duggar, his wife Anna, and his parents Jim Bob and Michelle are speaking out in response to reports that Josh was once accused of molesting five underage girls as a teen.
TMZ.com:
Josh Duggar Admits Molestation ... Resigns from Family Research Council — ADMITS MOLESTATION — Resigns from Family Research Council — BREAKING NEWS — Josh Duggar has resigned as Executive Director of the Family Research Council, acknowledging he sexually molested underage girls including …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The magic of Bill Clinton — My theory about how Democrats can win a big victory in the 2016 presidential campaign has long been based on the following. — The most popular American president in many decades is John F. Kennedy. The most popular living former president is Bill Clinton.
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Another reason why Hillary Clinton does not deserve to be president — Anti-Hillary Clinton political ads are writing themselves on a weekly basis. The latest source is this New York Times report that Hillary's private email account contained sensitive information.
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Washington Post:
Clinton Foundation reveals up to $26 million in additional payments — The Clinton Foundation reported Thursday that it has received as much as $26.4 million in previously undisclosed payments from major corporations, universities, foreign sources and other groups, despite an ethics agreement …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
50 Cent Backs Hillary Clinton For President: 'It's Hillary Time!'
50 Cent Backs Hillary Clinton For President: 'It's Hillary Time!'
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Politico, Business Insider and CBS DC
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Why Bill and Hillary Clinton May Want to Throttle Me
Why Bill and Hillary Clinton May Want to Throttle Me
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Hot Air
Ahmed Ali / New York Times:
Calm Down. ISIS Isn't Winning. — WASHINGTON — THE fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday, and of the Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, is a big gain for the Islamic State, but not an utter disaster, as many observers fear. — Rather than inducing panic in Western capitals …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
You want hypotheticals? Here's one. — Ramadi falls. The Iraqi army flees.
You want hypotheticals? Here's one. — Ramadi falls. The Iraqi army flees.
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William Kristol / USA Today:
We were right to fight in Iraq
The Atlantic:
The Middle East Interview
The Middle East Interview
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WMAR:
6 Baltimore Police officers in Freddie Gray case indicted — BALTIMORE - The six Baltimore Police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray have been indicted, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Thursday. — The six officers will be arraigned on July 2.
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Juliet Linderman / Associated Press:
Prosecutor: 6 Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray
Prosecutor: 6 Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray
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Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
Freddie Gray death: Grand jury indicts police officers
Freddie Gray death: Grand jury indicts police officers
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Elise Young / Bloomberg Business:
Christie Gets Candid, Profane With N.J. Reporters After Roast — Chris Christie gave an expletive-laced speech at an annual New Jersey media roast Wednesday, taking aim at reporters who had mocked him for the George Washington Bridge scandal, his travels and the state's finances.
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Obama's Game of Chicken with the Supreme Court — Sometime next month, the Supreme Court will decide King v. Burwell, and the conventional wisdom about the stakes in the case appears to have shifted. The case represents a challenge to the core of the Affordable Care Act.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judge Expands Alabama Marriage Ruling Statewide, But Puts Order On Hold
Federal Judge Expands Alabama Marriage Ruling Statewide, But Puts Order On Hold
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
'Look ... It's My Name on This': Obama Defends the Iran Nuclear Deal — On Tuesday afternoon, as President Obama was bringing an occasionally contentious but often illuminating hour-long conversation about the Middle East to an end, I brought up a persistent worry.
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Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:
Obama rejects ‘rubber stamp’ of Israel policies
Obama rejects ‘rubber stamp’ of Israel policies
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Politico:
Warren was paid up to $90,000 as witness in 2000 trade case — The senator who wants to keep an investor dispute process out of the Pacific trade deal was an expert witness in the same kind of case 15 years ago. — Elizabeth Warren is trying to kill President Barack Obama's trade agenda …
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Washington Post and Seeing the Forest
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Boy Scouts' President Calls for End to Ban on Gay Leaders — The president of the Boy Scouts of America on Thursday called for an end to the group's blanket ban on gay adult leaders, warning Scout executives that “we must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be,” and that …
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Daily Kos, The Atlantic, Politico, Weasel Zippers and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Jason Sickles / Yahoo! News:
Robert Gates: Boy Scouts' ban on gay adult leaders not sustainable
Robert Gates: Boy Scouts' ban on gay adult leaders not sustainable
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New York Post:
CBS throws Letterman set into Dumpster — Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller — CBS wasted no time in kicking David Letterman to the curb.
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Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
Kansas has found the ultimate way to punish the poor — A dollar bill is a special kind of thing. You can keep it as long as you like. You can pay for things with it. No one will ever charge you a fee. No one will ask any questions about your credit history.
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Maggie Gyllenhaal on Hollywood Ageism: I Was Told 37 Is ‘Too Old’ for a 55-Year-Old Love Interest — “It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel angry, and then it made me laugh,” the actress tells TheWrap — Every time we think things are getting better for women in Hollywood, something comes along to remind us — naaah.
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