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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Same-Sex Marriages Proceed in Alabama as State Judge's Order Is Defied — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama became on Monday the latest state to allow same-sex marriage, as many probate judges defied an order by the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and began issuing licenses and performing weddings.
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Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Roy Moore orders ban on same-sex marriage licenses — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Sunday evening ordered the state's probate judges to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. — The outspoken social conservative told judges in a six-page letter that a federal judge's decision striking …
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Alabama Judge Defies Gay Marriage Law — TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In a dramatic show of defiance toward the federal judiciary, Chief Justice Roy S. Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court on Sunday night ordered the state's probate judges not to issue marriage licenses to gay couples on Monday …
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Gay Marriage Cleared by U.S. High Court to Start in Alabama — (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex weddings to start in Alabama, letting the number of gay-marriage states climb in advance of a constitutional showdown that may mean legalization nationwide.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Future Of Voter Suppression Is Before The Supreme Court — A petition asking the Supreme Court to consider the fate of Wisconsin's voter ID law begins with a powerful quote: “There is no right more basic in our democracy than the right to participate in electing our political leaders.”
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Same-Sex Couples Begin Marrying In Alabama After U.S. Supreme Court Action — Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas would have granted the stay denied by the Supreme Court on Monday morning. Montgomery and Jefferson counties are issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Kelsey Stein / al.com:
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore orders judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore orders judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NBC's Brian Williams told varying versions of rocket fire in Israel-Hezbollah war — NBC News anchor Brian Williams certainly has placed himself in dangerous situations in covering wars and natural disasters over the years. But how much danger? With Williams, the answer varies.
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David Carr / New York Times:
Brian Williams, Retreading Memories From a Perch Too Public
Brian Williams, Retreading Memories From a Perch Too Public
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Mike Allen / Politico:
BROKAW IS NBC FORCE amid Williams woes …
BROKAW IS NBC FORCE amid Williams woes …
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Vox:
Obama on American politics and economy: the Vox conversation — In his 2007 book The Audacity of Hope, then-Sen. Barack Obama laid out his theory of America's political and policy problems as it stood on the eve of his first presidential campaign. He worried, he said, about …
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Huckabee Tears into Obama's Prayer Speech: His High Horse Is the TelePrompTer — Former Arkansas Governor and current Marge Simpson Mike Huckabee took to Fox & Friends Monday morning to declare that this Barack Obama guy has notions. — “This president has a high horse himself — it's his teleprompter,” Huckabee said.
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: Muslims Are The Only Group To Have Obama's ‘Undying’ Support
Huckabee: Muslims Are The Only Group To Have Obama's ‘Undying’ Support
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Jeb Bush In Iowa: Still A Long Way To Go — The family network has faded, he's unpopular on policy, and his trip next month will be Bush's first in three years. “The first thing he needs to do is show up.” — Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call — Columbus Junction is a town in Eastern Iowa …
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The Rand Paul Debate Society
The Rand Paul Debate Society
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Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
New Hampshire Poll: Jeb Bush Grabs Narrow Lead
New Hampshire Poll: Jeb Bush Grabs Narrow Lead
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Professor Marco Rubio — Inside the classroom, the Florida Republican gives clues about his political future. — MIAMI — Without notes and seemingly without taking a breath, Marco Rubio tears through a data-heavy speech about the “fault lines” in America's politics and what he calls “the middle-class trap.”
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Axelrod: Hillary has to ‘run like an insurgent’
Axelrod: Hillary has to ‘run like an insurgent’
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
TV host asks Holder to quack like a duck — Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday refused an unusual request during an interview, declining to quack like a duck. — At the end of an interview that touched on the Voting Rights Act and use of force by police, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry asked …
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Michael A. Memoli / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Holder says lack of new gun laws is his ‘single failure’
Holder says lack of new gun laws is his ‘single failure’
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
11 Democrats who could help themselves by challenging Hillary — As far as the Democratic primaries are concerned, Hillary Clinton is assembling a huge campaign organization to run against ... nobody. A presidential contender needs an opponent, a workout, a challenge to be in shape …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Sanders promises ‘clash of ideas’ with Hillary Clinton if both run in 2016
Sanders promises ‘clash of ideas’ with Hillary Clinton if both run in 2016
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Jon Ward / Yahoo! News:
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal slams Republican party changes to primary system — Yahoo News 1 hr ago — WASHINGTON - Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal on Monday morning dismissed the Republican National Committee's efforts to reduce the number of debates in the Republican presidential primary …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Kerry won't rule out 2016 bid — Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he has not ruled out launching a presidential bid in 2016, maintaining he's been too busy to give the prospect any thought. — Asked by “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd …
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John Fund / National Review:
Is Texas ‘Crazy’ or Is It the Real America? — Last week, everywhere I went in Washington it seemed as if the country's cultural and ideological divisions came down to a debate over the state of Texas and whether or not it was “a crazy state” or the “place that is still most like America.”
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CNN:
ISIS recruiter, once freed from Gitmo by U.S., killed in drone strike in Afghanistan — Story highlights — (CNN)He was a Taliban commander captured by the United States and held at Guantanamo Bay. But he was let go and returned to Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Rauf went on to become a recruiter for ISIS in Afghanistan.
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