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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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Is Barry Whiffing? — WASHINGTON — Stop whining, Mr. President. — And stop whiffing. — Don't whinge off the record with columnists and definitely don't do it at a press conference with another world leader. It is disorienting to everybody, here at home and around the world.
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The Daily Caller
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Donald Sterling receives lifetime ban
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Ben Crair / The New Republic:
How Oklahoma Botched an Execution — Clayton Lockett's lethal injection suffered a problem more fundamental than the drugs — On Tuesday night, after Oklahoma botched the lethal injection of Clayton Lockett, the director of the Department of Corrections said Lockett's vein had not only “blown,” but actually “exploded.”
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Killer dies of heart attack after FORTY MINUTES writhing in agony and sitting up to say 'something's wrong' when experimental drug execution causes his veins to explode — A death row inmate spent forty minutes writhing in agony before dying of a heart attack following a new cocktail …
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The Jawa Report
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Inmate dies following botched Oklahoma execution, second execution delayed
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ThinkProgress, National Review and ABC News
Associated Press:
Oklahoma Botches Clayton Lockett's Execution
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Los Angeles Times:
Oklahoma halts double execution after one is botched
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Katie Fretland / Guardian:
Oklahoma execution: Clayton Lockett writhes on gurney in botched procedure
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Hot Air, Shakesville and Tulsa World
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats plan vote to reverse Citizens United decision — Senate Democrats will schedule a vote this year on a constitutional amendment to reform campaign finance as they face tens of millions of dollars worth of attack ads from conservative groups.
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Liberaland and Hot Air
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Benjamin Goad / The Hill:
John Paul Stevens: ‘Money is not speech’ — Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens argued Wednesday that a constitutional amendment is needed to slow the flow of money into politics. — “While money is used to finance speech, money is not speech,” Stevens said in testimony before the Senate Rules Committee.
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National Review
Sharyl Attkisson / SharylAttkisson-Home:
White House Directed Incorrect Benghazi Narrative — Newly-released emails: “Video” to blame, “not a broader failure or policy.” — Newly-released documents reveal direct White House involvement in steering the public narrative about the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi …
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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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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Tim Pawlenty: Republican Party must back wage hike — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Wednesday that Republicans should support a “reasonable” increase in the minimum wage. — “If you're going to talk the talk about being for the middle class and the working person …
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Senate Ready To Sink Effort To Boost Minimum Wage
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Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Looking for complaints, Rick Scott instead finds praise for Obamacare — Scott meet with seniors looking for Obamacare horror stories, but found little complaints. — Sun Sentinel — BOCA RATON— Gov. Rick Scott visited a senior center Tuesday to warn about cuts he said Obamacare …
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Americans in large numbers want the U.S. to reduce its role in world affairs, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds — Americans in large numbers want the U.S. to reduce its role in world affairs even as a showdown with Russia over Ukraine preoccupies Washington, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds.
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Koch Brothers Still Unknown to Many Americans - WSJ/NBC Poll
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Washington Free Beacon
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The “apartheid” slur has a long history. — “I will not allow my commitment to Israel to be questioned by anyone,” John Kerry pronounced in a press statement yesterday. Far be it from us to defy an order from the secretary of state. It is clear to us, however, that there is something to which Kerry's commitment is far deeper.
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American Prospect, The American Conservative, Haaretz and NewsBusters
New York Times:
Two Giant Banks, Seen as Immune, Become Targets — Federal prosecutors are nearing criminal charges against some of the world's biggest banks, according to lawyers briefed on the matter, a development that could produce the first guilty plea from a major bank in more than two decades.
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Business Insider, Bloomberg View and The Week
Official FCC Blog:
Finding the Best Path Forward to Protect the Open Internet — I am a strong believer in the importance of an Open Internet. As President Obama has explained, “Preserving an Open Internet is vital not just to the free flow of information, but also to promoting innovation and economic productivity.”
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Washington Post, New York Times, BGR, PandoDaily, Consumerist, Re/code, Business Insider and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Democratic governors group lacks faith in Wendy Davis campaign — Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis won't get help in her gubernatorial campaign from the Democratic Governors Assn. (LM Otero / Associated Press / March 4, 2014) — If Washington was reeling on Tuesday, the vertigo may have stemmed …
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Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Wendy Davis's Race in Texas Isn't a Top Target for DGA
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Outside the Beltway, MySanAntonio.com and Talking Points Memo
Chris Giles / Financial Times:
China poised to pass US as world's leading economic power this year — Central Shanghai: China is likely to be the world's richest country by next year — The US is on the brink of losing its status as the world's largest economy, and is likely to slip behind China this year …
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Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, AEIdeas, NPR and The Week
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
The Rise of the Drone Master: Pop Culture Recasts Obama — WASHINGTON — In Marvel's latest popcorn thriller, Captain America battles Hydra, a malevolent organization that has infiltrated the highest levels of the United States government. There are missile attacks, screeching car chases …
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JustOneMinute and Althouse
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Scientific American Editor: Fox Told Me I Couldn't Talk About Climate Change — An editor with Scientific American magazine said Wednesday he was shot down by a Fox News producer when he said he wanted to talk about the impacts of climate change. — Michael Moyer appeared on “Fox & Friends” …
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