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Marcus Thompson II:
Warriors Had the Blueprint For a Dramatic Boycott Ready to Go — The plan was set, the product of a 30-minute players meeting. The Warriors were going to go through pre-game warm-ups and take part in the national anthem and starting line-up introductions.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
Donald Sterling's Personal Foul, Ctd … Many readers are asking along these lines: … To respond to each question in turn: yes, of course, if an owner of a business makes baldly racist remarks urging public dissociation from an entire racial group, private sector sanctions - from the NBA or fans or sponsors - are “permissible.”
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Jeffrey Toobin / News Desk:
Chief Justice Roberts, Meet Bundy and Sterling
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Lynn Zinser / New York Times:
N.B.A. Bars Clippers Owner Donald Sterling for Life
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Houston Mitchell / Los Angeles Times:
NBA bans Donald Sterling for life, fines Clippers owner $2.5 million
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Donald Sterling / TMZ.com:
Donald Sterling Suspended From NBA INDEFINITELY After Racist Comments
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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Conservative Pundit: ‘Race-Baiters’ Struck Gold With Sterling
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Tim MacMahon / ESPN:
Cuban not in favor of booting Sterling
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Congressman: Bundy Militia Has Set Up Road ‘Checkpoints’ In Nevada — A Democratic congressman from Nevada said in a letter this week that his constituents have reported the armed militia supporting rancher Cliven Bundy have set up checkpoints to verify the residency of anybody passing through.
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Dean Heller: I never called Cliven Bundy ‘patriot’ — Nevada Sen. Dean Heller wants to be clear: Cliven Bundy is no patriot. — As criticism has mounted over the controversial Nevada rancher's comments and tactics, the GOP senator is distancing himself from Bundy and his supporters …
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Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Court upholds cross-state air pollution rule — The Supreme Court in a 6-2 decision Tuesday upheld a rule that allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate air pollution from power plants that crosses state lines, handing a major victory to President Obama.
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Justices Back Rule Limiting Coal Pollution
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Orin Kerr / Washington Post:
Initial impressions from the oral argument in the Supreme Court cell phone search cases
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Appear Willing to Give a Fired Public Worker Only Half a Victory
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Patrick Marley / JSOnline:
Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin's voter ID law — By Patrick Marley, Jason Stein and Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel — In a decision that could have implications nationally and in Wisconsin's November elections, a federal judge on Tuesday struck down the state's voter ID law …
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Law Requiring Photo ID at Polls — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Wisconsin's law requiring voters to produce state-approved photo identification cards at polling places, advancing a new legal basis — the Voting Rights Act — for similar challenges playing out around the nation.
Dinesh Ramde / Associated Press:
Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Voter ID Law
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Fox News:
Benghazi emails suggest White House aide involved in prepping Rice for ‘video’ explanation — Newly released emails on the Benghazi terror attack suggest a senior White House aide played a central role in preparing former U.N. ambassador Susan Rice for her controversial Sunday show appearances …
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STAR WARS: EPISODE VII CAST ANNOUNCED — The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. — Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford …
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Associated Press:
Oklahoma Inmate Dies After Botched Execution, Second Execution Delayed — McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma inmate whose execution was halted Tuesday because the delivery of a new drug combination was botched died of a heart attack, the head of the state Department of Corrections said.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Democratic Congressman Makes Shocking Racial Comments About Republicans, Clarence Thomas, Mitch McConnell — He calls Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an “Uncle Tom” and Mitch McConnell a “racist.” — youtube.com — A Mississippi Democratic Congressman says Clarence Thomas is an …
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Tampa Bay Times:
Alan Grayson seeks annulment, saying his wife was wed to another man — Orlando Sentinel: — When U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson married his wife, she was already wed to another man, according to a new court filing by the congressman's lawyers, seeking an annulment on the basis of bigamy.
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Polls show Tillis poised to avoid N.C. GOP primary runoff — North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis is holding a steady and substantial lead over his nearest challengers in two new surveys of the Republican Senate primary race there, and finally clears the 40-percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff in one survey.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Eric Cantor to Vance McAllister: ‘Resign’ — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told troubled GOP Rep. Vance McAllister (La.) that he should resign from office immediately. — McAllister, who only took office in November but has since become known as the “kissing congressman,” …
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Re/code:
Exclusive: Microsoft Will Start Selling Xbox One in China in September — Microsoft will begin selling the Xbox One videogame console in China in September, sources familiar with the plans told Re/code. — An announcement is expected as early as Tuesday evening.
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Deirdre Walsh / CNN:
Boehner admits immigration comments went too far — Washington (CNN) - After mocking his fellow GOP members last week for complaining immigration reform was “too hard,” House Speaker John Boehner reminded House Republicans at a closed-door meeting “you tease the ones you love” but admitted he shouldn't have made fun of them publicly.
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Conservative lawmaker predicts Boehner won't run for Speaker again
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