George Stephanopoulos Apologizes to Viewers on Clinton Donations
Date: 15 May 2015
By JOHN KOBLIN
John KOBLIN
George Stephanopoulos told “Good Morning America” viewers that it was a “mistake” for him to donate $75,000 over the last three years to the Clinton Foundation, and he apologized for not disclosing the contribution.
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Morning Agenda: Hoax Bid for Avon Points to S.E.C. Security Hole
Date: 15 May 2015
By DEALBOOK
Dealbook
Hoax Bid for Avon Points to S.E.C. Security Hole | Blackstone Buys Minority Stake in Magnetar | Failed Investment in Uruguay Has No Easy Exit
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What We’re Reading
Date: 15 May 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting interesting stories from around the web. In this installment, great reads from John Leland, Steve Lohr and others.
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George Stephanopoulos’s Gifts to Clinton Foundation Reinforce G.O.P. Doubts
Date: 15 May 2015
By JEREMY W. PETERS and JOHN KOBLIN
Jeremy PETERS
Disclosure by ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos that he donated $75,000 to Clinton Foundation over past three years appears only to deepen distrust of him by Republicans; GOP accuses him of trying to buy favor with his former employers as Hillary Clinton runs for president.
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Why Facebook’s News Experiment Matters to Readers
Date: 15 May 2015
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
Claire MILLER
The Upshot; Facebook's experimental partnership with nine major news organizations represents social network's latest effort to become universal gateway to the digital world; deal will allow publications to reach wider audience, but involves ceding their direct relationship with readers, shift that some say was already well underway.
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Today in Politics: Republicans Head to Iowa to Court Activists
Date: 15 May 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Jeb Bush picked a curious week to reveal he would be skipping the Iowa straw poll: just days before he attends a dinner hosted by the straw poll’s sponsor, the Republican Party of Iowa.
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A Debate Over How Long Democracy Can Wage Battles in Shadows
Date: 15 May 2015
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Charlie SAVAGE
News Analysis; House vote to end and replace National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records is striking because open debate about cost of national security has been rare in 14 years since Sept 11 attacks; highlights question of where to draw line between advantages of secrecy and demands for openness in shadow of war on terror that shows no sign of abating.
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