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Chris Christie blasts gay-marriage ruling — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed the Supreme Court decision on DOMA as “wrong” and an example of “judicial supremacy.” — Christie, a former federal prosecutor, made the remarks on his “Ask the Governor” radio show, hours …
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The case for polygamy — Discussing the Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage recently, Sen. Rand Paul joked about bestiality. This was unwise. If Paul wanted to make the slippery slope argument, the case for polygamy is much more compelling — and realistic. — This is not some straw man argument.
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Shot in the Dark, NOM Blog and BuzzFeed
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Six States Already Moving Forward With Voting Restrictions After Supreme Court Decision — Joseph Diebold is an intern with ThinkProgress. — President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law. — Less than 48 hours after the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 …
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The Moderate Voice, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Free Lance-Star and The Century Foundation
John Fund / National Review:
Vetoing Democracy — Chief Justice John Roberts has done it again.
Vetoing Democracy — Chief Justice John Roberts has done it again.
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Sacramento Bee, Wall Street Journal, Public Discourse, Betsy's Page and Politico
Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Rand Paul mentions non-human marriage while discussing gay marriage, says it was joke
Rand Paul mentions non-human marriage while discussing gay marriage, says it was joke
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Hadley Arkes / National Review:
Worse Than It Sounds, and It Cannot Be Cabined
Worse Than It Sounds, and It Cannot Be Cabined
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John Roberts, the high court's chief peacemaker
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The Huffington Post:
Supreme Court Throws Out Ruling Blocking Texas Voter ID Law
Supreme Court Throws Out Ruling Blocking Texas Voter ID Law
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Guardian, BOR, Associated Press and PBS
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
President Obama: Supreme Court made ‘mistake’ on voting rights
President Obama: Supreme Court made ‘mistake’ on voting rights
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Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, CNN, BuzzFeed, Bloomberg and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court grants new cases
Court grants new cases
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ACS Blog, Joe. My. God. and Red Alert Politics
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Why Yesterday's Supreme Court Case Impacts New Jersey, Whether Chris Christie Likes It Or Not
Why Yesterday's Supreme Court Case Impacts New Jersey, Whether Chris Christie Likes It Or Not
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Business Insider and The Raw Story
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Both Sides on Same-Sex Marriage Focus on Next Battlegrounds
Both Sides on Same-Sex Marriage Focus on Next Battlegrounds
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Agonist and msnbc.com, more at Mediagazer »
Shira Toeplitz / Roll Call:
Rick Perry Signs Texas Congressional Map Into Law
Rick Perry Signs Texas Congressional Map Into Law
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Balloon Juice, First Read and Taegan Goddard's …
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Current Conditions — “While any racial discrimination in voting …
Current Conditions — “While any racial discrimination in voting …
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p m carpenter's commentary and BuzzFeed
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Rick Perry Attacks Wendy Davis: ‘She Was A Teenage Mother Herself’ — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) directly attacked state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) during a speech at the National Right To Life conference on Thursday, arguing that the state senator who filibustered for 13 hours to defeat …
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
Wendy and the Boys — There is an old saying that Texas is …
Wendy and the Boys — There is an old saying that Texas is …
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Balloon Juice, p m carpenter's commentary and The Raw Story
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Wendy Davis: 'We're still going to fight'
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Collier Meyerson / msnbc.com:
Wendy Davis, next Texas governor?
Wendy Davis, next Texas governor?
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NSA collected Americans' email records in bulk for two years under Obama — • Secret program launched by Bush continued ‘until 2011’ — • Fisa court renewed collection order every 90 days — • Current NSA programs still mine US internet metadata
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NSA inspector general report on email and internet data collection under Stellar Wind - full document — Top-secret draft report from 2009 by the NSA's inspector general shows development of ‘collection of bulk internet metadata’ under program launched under Bush
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The Verge, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Techdirt, RT and American Spectator
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Treasury IG: Liberal groups weren't targeted by IRS like Tea Party — Liberal groups seeking tax-exempt status faced less IRS scrutiny than Tea Party groups, according to the Treasury inspector general. — Russell George, Treasury's inspector general for tax administration, told Rep. Sandy Levin …
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Rasmussen Reports:
26% of Obama Supporters View Tea Party as Nation's Top Terror Threat — Half of all voters consider radical Muslims the bigger terrorist threat facing the nation, but supporters of President Obama consider the Tea Party to be as big a danger. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
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TheBlaze.com, BizPac Review, protein wisdom, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups
Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups
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Washington Times, Hot Air and Althouse
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate votes 68-32 to end debate on immigration; 4 p.m. final vote — The Senate voted 68-32 Thursday to end debate on immigration legislation, clearing the way for the landmark bill to pass later in the day. — The bill's authors fell just short of their goal to win 70 votes for the legislation …
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House Republicans may split farm bill in two — Moving further to the right, the House Republican leadership is actively pursuing a strategy now of splitting their failed farm bill into two parts so that the nutrition title and food stamps funding can be considered on its own.
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Yahoo! News, Hot Air and National Review
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Timing of legalization becomes key to immigration reform chances
Timing of legalization becomes key to immigration reform chances
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Yahoo! News, Reuters and ABC News
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Tammy Duckworth Eviscerates Contractor Who Claimed Veterans Disability — WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a veteran of the Iraq War, dramatically chastised a federal contractor who claimed that a high school sports injury had rendered him a service-disabled veteran.
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Crooks and Liars, The Week and Gawker
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How Glenn Greenwald Became Glenn Greenwald — Before he was the Guardian 's eyes on the National Security Agency, Greenwald was a Manhattan litigator with an itchy trigger finger. “He doesn't care if the entire world hates him.” — Via: Vincent Yu / AP
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George Zimmerman Witness Can't Read Letter She ‘Wrote’ About Shooting — A teenage friend of Trayvon Martin was forced to admit today in the George Zimmerman murder trial that she did not write a letter that was sent to Martin's mother describing what she allegedly heard on a phone call with Martin moments before he was shot.
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TalkLeft, Vox Popoli and The Gateway Pundit
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Same-Sex Marriage Availability Set to Double in One-Year Span — The Supreme Court's rulings on a pair of landmark cases on Wednesday, which overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act and effectively legalized same-sex marriage in California, are the latest in a recent series of legal …
Mariano Castillo / CNN:
NFL star charged with murder — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is now being investigated in connection with a double murder in Boston's South End in July 2012, a law enforcement source close to the investigation told CNN. — Aaron Hernandez back in court Thursday
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TalkLeft, Boston Globe and KTLA 5
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Senators begin drive for tax reform by wiping the slate clean — The Senate's top two tax writers accelerated the chamber's tax reform negotiations on Thursday, adopting a “blank slate” approach to reform that calls on all their colleagues to make the case for their favorite tax breaks.
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