The headline news from April 17, 2015

The archive of all headlines from April 17, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Early Ted Cruz funds blow past Romney 2012 pace in sign of mega-money race

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 00:05:11

Newfound donor network helps Cruz double Romney’s haul in first week of 2012 campaign and outstrip his small-donor total from first 11 weeks in only eight days

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L.A. spends $100 million a year on homelessness, city report finds

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 00:10:11

In addition to coping with the medical, mental health and sanitation problems homeless people bring, the city of Los Angeles spends as much as $87 million on arrests and other police services, according to a new report. L.A. Now Measles outbreak centered at Disneyland may be declared over Friday

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L.A. spends $100 million a year on homelessness, city report finds

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 00:15:07

In addition to coping with the medical, mental health and sanitation problems homeless people bring, the city of Los Angeles spends as much as $87 million on arrests and other police services, according to a new report. L.A. Now Disneyland measles outbreak may be declared over Friday

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E-cig Use Spikes as Traditional Smoking Falls Among U.S. Youth

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 00:50:09

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L.A. spends $100 million a year on homelessness, city report finds

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 00:50:12

In addition to coping with the medical, mental health and sanitation problems homeless people bring, the city of Los Angeles spends as much as $87 million on arrests and other police services, according to a new report. COMPANY TOWN Sony Pictures condemns WikiLeaks' release of hacked material

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Scars of Khmer Rouge

CNN  17/Apr/2015 01:10:03

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Sleep Apnea May Speed Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Onset: Study

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 01:20:09

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L.A. spends $100 million a year on homelessness, city report finds

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 01:35:11

In addition to coping with the medical, mental health and sanitation problems homeless people bring, the city of Los Angeles spends as much as $87 million on arrests and other police services, according to a new report. L.A. Now 1 dead, 3 injured in Palms shootings; LAPD on citywide alert

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Snapchat, once dismissed by critics, attracts advertisers with its TV-size audiences

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 01:40:09

The L.A. company's reach, advertising analysts say, is big enough to siphon ad dollars otherwise spent on television and YouTube. L.A. Now 1 dead, 3 injured in Palms shootings; LAPD on citywide alert

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Ukraine: Ally of Ex-President Yanukovych Found Shot Dead

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 01:45:09

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Republicans show support for criminal justice reform at bipartisan panel

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 01:55:08

Presidential hopeful Rand Paul among conservatives who are hopeful about sentencing reform and body cameras in light of recent police shootings

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Republicans show support for criminal justice reform in rare bipartisan push

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 02:00:10

Rand Paul among conservatives who are hopeful about sentencing reform and body cameras in light of recent police shootings at Howard University panel

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Tensions BuildOver StalledNomination ofLoretta LynchNYT Now

New York Times  17/Apr/2015 02:35:03

The fight over the confirmation of Loretta E. Lynch for attorney general escalated sharply as an administration spokesman took a personal swipe at the Iowa Republican who heads the Judiciary Committee.

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Deal WouldGive ObamaAuthority onTrade PactNYT Now

New York Times  17/Apr/2015 03:05:04

Congressional leaders agreed on legislation to give President Obama special authority to finish negotiating one of the world’s largest trade accords, starting a battle that aligns the president with Republicans.

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Snapchat, once dismissed by critics, attracts advertisers with its TV-size audiences

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 03:20:27

The L.A. company's reach, advertising analysts say, is big enough to siphon ad dollars otherwise spent on television and YouTube. L.A. Now 1 dead, 4 injured in Palms shootings; LAPD on citywide alert

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Congress Clearsthe Way for aFast Deal onPacific TradeNYT Now

New York Times  17/Apr/2015 03:25:04

Congressional leaders agreed on legislation to give President Obama special authority to finish negotiating one of the world’s largest trade accords, starting a battle that aligns the president with Republicans.

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Snapchat, once dismissed by critics, attracts advertisers with its TV-size audiences

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 03:35:08

The L.A. company's reach, advertising analysts say, is big enough to siphon ad dollars otherwise spent on television and YouTube. L.A. Now 1 dead, 4 injured in Palms shootings; LAPD on tactical alert

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Japanese Americans' protests halt auction of internment camp items

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 03:40:11

'In my generation, we know our rights and we feel that this is wrong to sell our memories and our history,' says a woman who was born in one of the WWII-era camps.

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Obama would get key trade powers under legislation

Washingtonpost  17/Apr/2015 03:55:11

President Obama’s high-stakes bid to complete one of the largest free-trade pacts in U.S. history took a step forward with the introduction of a bipartisan bill that would give his administration vast new powers to close the deal.

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A New ‘Wrinkle in Time’

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 05:45:10

Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time” has sold 14 million copies since its publication in 1962. Now, a never-before-seen passage cut from an early draft is shedding light on the author’s political philosophy.

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NBC News  17/Apr/2015 05:50:07

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Sleep Apnea May Speed Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Onset: Study

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 05:55:07

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A New ‘Wrinkle in Time’

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 06:40:10

Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time” has sold 14 million copies since its publication in 1962. Now, a never-before-seen passage cut from an early draft is shedding light on the author’s political philosophy.

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Special kind of hell

CNN  17/Apr/2015 07:05:02

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Ukraine: Ally of Ex-President Yanukovych Found Shot Dead

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 07:55:08

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Ukraine: Ally of Ex-President Yanukovych Found Shot Dead

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 09:00:13

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NFL execs meet with advocates for Carson, Inglewood stadium projects

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 09:35:09

Competition to return the NFL to Los Angeles continues as representatives of proposed stadium projects in Carson and Inglewood meet with league executives. Carson proposal 2015

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Europe Losing Hope on Greek Deal

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 09:45:09

Brussels Beat: Policy makers across the eurozone are bracing themselves for brinkmanship over Greece in coming weeks that could lead to a resolution—of one kind or another.

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Born in the U.S.A.: Inside the Mind of ISIS Wannabes

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 11:10:07

ISIS Terror

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L.A. spends $100 million a year on homelessness, city report finds

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 11:30:11

In addition to coping with medical, mental health and sanitation problems, the city of Los Angeles spends as much as $87 million on arrests and other police services, according to a new report. Homelessness in Los Angeles

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L.A. spends $100 million a year on homelessness, city report finds

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 11:35:08

In addition to coping with medical, mental health and sanitation problems, the city of Los Angeles spends as much as $87 million on arrests and other police services, according to a new report. Sports Now NFL execs meet with advocates for Carson, Inglewood stadium projects

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U.N. Calls on U.S. and Others to Help Shelter Syrian Refugees NYT Now

New York Times  17/Apr/2015 11:50:04

Not since the wave of people fleeing war in Vietnam have the world’s industrialized countries been under such intense pressure to share the burden of taking in refugees, experts say.

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’Welcome to Aden’

CNN  17/Apr/2015 11:55:02

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L.A. spends $100 million a year on homelessness, city report finds

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 12:05:10

In addition to coping with medical, mental health and sanitation problems, the city of Los Angeles spends as much as $87 million on arrests and other police services, according to a new report. World Nigeria survivors of Boko Haram attack recall 'total terror'

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SEC launches informal inquiry into LAUSD's use of bonds for iPads

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 12:15:08

The agency is investigating whether school officials complied with the law in the use of bond funds for the now-abandoned $1.3-billion iPads-for-all project. World Nigeria survivors of Boko Haram attack recall 'total terror'

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Aden: This is a street fight

CNN  17/Apr/2015 12:25:02

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SEC launches informal inquiry into LAUSD's use of bonds for iPads

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 12:25:11

The agency is investigating whether school officials complied with the law in the use of bond funds for the now-abandoned $1.3-billion iPads-for-all project. World Nigeria survivors of Boko Haram attack recall 'total terror' amid massacre

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Born in the USA: Inside the Minds of ISIS Wannabes

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 13:10:06

ISIS Terror

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Weakened surveillance reform bill already ’yesterday’s news’

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 13:15:08

Activists say USA Freedom Act will only prolong mass surveillance

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Machete mobs

CNN  17/Apr/2015 13:35:02

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Hatred, machetes, rubber bullets

CNN  17/Apr/2015 13:45:03

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Panel to hear appeal on Obama immigration plan

Washingtonpost  17/Apr/2015 14:05:07

The Obama administration will attempt to convince a federal appeals court to lift a lower-court ruling that has blocked the government from implementing the executive actions to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation.

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Republicans show support for criminal justice reform in rare bipartisan push

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 14:25:11

Rand Paul among conservatives who are hopeful about sentencing reform and body cameras in light of recent police shootings at Howard University panel

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Weakened surveillance reform bill already ’yesterday’s news’

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 14:30:10

Activists say USA Freedom Act will only prolong mass surveillance

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SEC launches informal inquiry into LAUSD's use of bonds for iPads

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 14:30:12

The agency is investigating whether school officials complied with the law in the use of bond funds for the now-abandoned $1.3-billion iPads-for-all project. Crime & Courts 'Suge' Knight prosecutor uses time-tested strategy on recanting witness

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U.N. PressesWest to ShareBurden of SyriaRefugee CrisisNYT Now

New York Times  17/Apr/2015 15:00:05

Not since the wave of people fleeing war in Vietnam have the world’s industrialized countries been under such intense pressure to share the burden of taking in refugees, experts say.

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Born in the USA: Inside the Minds of ISIS Wannabes

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 15:00:09

ISIS Terror

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Panel to hear appeal on Obama immigration plan

Washingtonpost  17/Apr/2015 15:50:11

The Obama administration will attempt to persuade a federal appeals court to lift a lower-court ruling that has blocked the government from implementing the executive actions to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation.

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Stocks Fall on Greece Fears, China Moves

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 16:05:08

European and U.S. stocks tumbled and German government bonds traded at record low yields, with Greece’s debt crisis continuing to roil markets.

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U.N. PressesWest to ShareBurden of SyriaRefugee CrisisNYT Now

New York Times  17/Apr/2015 16:25:04

Not since the wave of people who fled after the war in Vietnam have the world’s industrialized countries been under such intense pressure to share the burden of taking in refugees, experts say.

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Spanish TV staple 'Sábado Gigante' to end run after 53 years

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 16:40:09

For many Latinos -- Spanish-speaking or not -- Don Francisco and 'Sábado Gigante' have been a form of entertainment comfort food for 3,000 Saturday nights without interruption. Education SEC launches informal inquiry into LAUSD's use of bonds for iPads

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LiveJeb Bush ’excited about the possibility’ of a presidential run

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 16:50:16

Former Florida governor visits New Hampshire ‘on a journey to kind of measure support’, with Rubio and Rand Paul also in attendance for weekend summit

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Bombing Victim’s Parents: Don’t Execute Tsarnaev

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 17:00:12

Boston Bombing Trial

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Boston Bombing Victim’s Parents: Don’t Execute Tsarnaev

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 17:10:10

Boston Bombing Trial

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Spanish TV staple 'Sábado Gigante' to end run after 53 years

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 17:20:16

For many Latinos -- Spanish-speaking or not -- Don Francisco and 'Sábado Gigante' have been a form of entertainment comfort food for 3,000 Saturday nights without interruption. Crime & Courts 'Suge' Knight prosecutor uses time-tested strategy on recanting witness

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Global Markets Sell Off

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 17:25:13

Jitters over Greece’s finances roiled global markets on Friday, with stocks falling around 1% across Europe and the U.S. and European bond yields touching new lows.

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Hussein deputy ’dead’

CNN  17/Apr/2015 18:15:03

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’King of clubs killed’

CNN  17/Apr/2015 18:30:03

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Spanish TV staple 'Sábado Gigante' to end run after 53 years

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 18:30:12

For many Latinos -- Spanish-speaking or not -- Don Francisco and 'Sábado Gigante' have been a form of entertainment comfort food for 3,000 Saturday nights without interruption. L.A. Now Disneyland measles outbreak is over, California officials say

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Spanish TV staple 'Sábado Gigante' to end run after 53 years

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 18:55:09

For many Latinos -- Spanish-speaking or not -- Don Francisco and 'Sábado Gigante' have been a form of entertainment comfort food for 3,000 Saturday nights without interruption. L.A. Now Disneyland measles outbreak declared over, but political battle continues

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Spanish TV staple 'Sábado Gigante' to end run after 53 years

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 19:00:14

For many Latinos -- Spanish-speaking or not -- Don Francisco and 'Sábado Gigante' have been a form of entertainment comfort food for 3,000 Saturday nights without interruption. Business California adds 39,800 jobs in March; unemployment rate dips to 6.5%

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’King of Clubs killed’

CNN  17/Apr/2015 19:15:03

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California adds 39,800 jobs in March; unemployment rate dips to 6.5%

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 19:15:12

State data shows that construction was the fastest-growing industry over the last year, adding jobs at a rate of 6.9% as the sector continues its recovery. L.A. Now Disneyland measles outbreak declared over, but political battle continues

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California adds 39,800 jobs in March; unemployment rate dips to 6.5%

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 19:45:09

State data shows that construction was the fastest-growing industry over the last year, adding jobs at a rate of 6.9% as the sector continues its recovery. Nation Parents of marathon victim urge death penalty be dropped against Tsarnaev

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California adds 39,800 jobs in March; unemployment rate dips to 6.5%

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 20:05:10

State data shows that construction was the fastest-growing industry over the last year, adding jobs at a rate of 6.9% as the sector continues its recovery. Africa Attacks on foreigners spread in South Africa; weekend violence feared

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California adds 39,800 jobs in March; unemployment rate dips to 6.5%

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 20:35:10

State data shows that construction was the fastest-growing industry over the last year, adding jobs at a rate of 6.9% as the sector continues its recovery. Middle East Car bombing targets U.S. consulate in Irbil, Iraq

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Panel hears appeal on Obama immigration plan

Washingtonpost  17/Apr/2015 20:40:11

The Obama administration attempted to persuade a federal appeals court to lift a lower-court ruling that has blocked the government from implementing the executive actions to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation.

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As EconomicLeaders Gather,Some Fear U.S.Cedes Top Role NYT Now

New York Times  17/Apr/2015 20:50:05

Economists and political leaders see an American government so bitterly divided that it is on the verge of deserting the global economic stage it has commanded since the end of World War II.

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California adds 39,800 jobs in March; unemployment rate dips to 6.5%

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 20:50:10

State data shows that construction was the fastest-growing industry over the last year, adding jobs at a rate of 6.9% as the sector continues its recovery. Politics Now Would you attend a gay wedding? Presidential hopefuls' answers vary

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Global Stocks Sell Off

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 20:55:09

Jitters over Greece’s finances roiled global markets, with stocks falling around 1% across Europe and the U.S. and European bond yields touching new lows.

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Obama says delayed vote on attorney general is 'embarrassing'

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 20:55:10

In a forceful denouncement, the president derides the 'political gamesmanship' he says continues to hold up the confirmation of Loretta Lynch to serve as attorney general. Politics Now Would you attend a gay wedding? Presidential hopefuls' answers vary

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Obama blasts Senate on Lynch confirmation

Washingtonpost  17/Apr/2015 21:05:07

The president called the stalled process for confirming Loretta Lynch, his pick for U.S. attorney general, an “embarrassing” example of the Senate’s “dysfunction.”

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Global Stocks Sell Off

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 21:05:09

Global stocks slumped and European bond yields hit fresh lows Friday, driven by a new round of jitters over Greece’s finances, a crackdown on stock-market borrowing in China and a flurry of subpar U.S. corporate earnings.

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Global Markets Sell Off

Wall Street Journal  17/Apr/2015 21:10:09

Global stocks slumped and European bond yields hit fresh lows Friday, driven by a new round of jitters over Greece’s finances, a crackdown on stock-market borrowing in China and a flurry of subpar U.S. corporate earnings.

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LiveChris Christie and Jeb Bush take mantel of campaign trail from Clinton

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 21:45:09

Republicans visit New Hampshire ‘on a journey to kind of measure support’, with Rubio and Rand Paul also in attendance for weekend summit

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Obama says delayed vote on attorney general is 'embarrassing'

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 22:20:09

In a forceful denouncement, the president derides the 'political gamesmanship' he says continues to hold up the confirmation of Loretta Lynch to serve as attorney general. Lakers Now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar undergoes quadruple coronary bypass surgery

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Could It Really ’Happen to Anyone’? Tulsa Deputy’s Claim Debated

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 22:35:06

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Obama says delayed vote on attorney general is 'embarrassing'

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 22:35:09

In a forceful denouncement, the president derides the 'political gamesmanship' he says continues to hold up the confirmation of Loretta Lynch to serve as attorney general. L.A. Now Amid heated criticism, California water board to release draft cuts

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Could It Really ’Happen to Anyone’? Deputy’s Claim Debated

NBC News  17/Apr/2015 22:40:09

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LiveChris Christie and Jeb Bush take mantle of campaign trail from Clinton

The Guardian  17/Apr/2015 22:50:09

Republicans visit New Hampshire ‘on a journey to kind of measure support’, with Rubio and Rand Paul also in attendance for weekend summit

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Obama says delayed vote on attorney general is 'embarrassing'

Los Angeles Times  17/Apr/2015 23:15:10

In a forceful denouncement, the president derides the 'political gamesmanship' he says continues to hold up the confirmation of Loretta Lynch to serve as attorney general. Nation Now Constitutional or not? Court weighs Obama's deportation deferrals

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