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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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ESPN:
Donald Sterling receives lifetime ban
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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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Oren Dorell / USA Today:
Senator: E-mails show how Benghazi story shaped — Republicans say e-mails released Tuesday on the attack in Benghazi, Libya, include “the smoking gun” that shows a White House official urged that the assault on the U.S. consulate be blamed on a protest that never happened.
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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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Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Benghazi Documents Point to White House on Misleading Talking Points
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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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Justices Back Rule Limiting Coal Pollution — WASHINGTON — In a major victory for the Obama administration, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the smog from coal plants that drifts across state lines from 27 Midwestern and Appalachian states to the East Coast.
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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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Orin Kerr / Washington Post:
Initial impressions from the oral argument in the Supreme Court cell phone search cases
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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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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Oklahoma Stays Second Execution After First Is Botched — McALESTER, Okla. — Developing: What was supposed to be the first of two executions here tonight was halted when the prisoner, Clayton D. Lockett, began to twitch and gasp after he had already been declared unconscious and called out …
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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.
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Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Alan Grayson asks for annulment, accuses wife of bigamy in new court documents
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Star Wars:
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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Jonathan Rauch / Washington Monthly:
It's All in the Implementation — Why cannabis legalization is less like marriage equality and more like health care reform. — Is marijuana legalization on the gay marriage track toward decisive and irrevocable public acceptance? The liberals and libertarians who support it …
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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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Juan Williams / Wall Street Journal:
Getting Past Name-Calling to Talk About Poverty — Rep. Paul Ryan is meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus. Let's hope they give his ideas a fair hearing. — Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) is scheduled to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday to discuss his plans …
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