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Feds prepare corruption charges against Sen. Menendez 01:41 — People briefed on the case say Attorney General Eric Holder has signed off on prosecutors' request to proceed with charges, CNN has learned exclusively. An announcement could come within weeks.
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
The Hillary Camp's Rationale for Staying Quiet — Hillary Clinton won't be presiding over a soul-searching press conference or sitting down for a come-clean interview about her use of a private email address any time soon — at least if everything goes according to her team's plan.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House alerted to potential Clinton email problem in August
White House alerted to potential Clinton email problem in August
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James Hohmann / Politico:
The POLITICO Caucus: Dems fret over toll of Clinton email stories
The POLITICO Caucus: Dems fret over toll of Clinton email stories
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Washington Monthly, Hot Air and Bloomberg Business
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
GOP giddy over Hillary's problems
GOP giddy over Hillary's problems
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The Federalist, Bloomberg Business, Politico, The Daily Caller and Washington Post
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems vow to protect Boehner from conservative coup — Tea Party Republicans contemplating a bid to oust Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) shouldn't count on Democrats to help them unseat the Speaker. — And without their support, there is no chance to topple Boehner in this Congress.
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Politico:
GOP leaders to skip Selma event — 'They've lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,' one black lawmaker says. — Getty — Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary.
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Townhall.com:
Obama Invokes Selma To Justify Amnesty — President Obama invoked the “spirit of Selma” to justify his executive amnesty policies Friday in an interview with Sirius XM's Joe Madison. — “The notion that some kid that was brought here when he was two or three years old might somehow …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Obama: Ferguson ‘not an isolated incident’
Obama: Ferguson ‘not an isolated incident’
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Gangsters of Ferguson — Yesterday the Justice Department released …
The Gangsters of Ferguson — Yesterday the Justice Department released …
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Washington Monthly, The Mahablog and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Here's What The Unemployment Rate Looks Like If You Add Back Labor Force Dropouts — The Department of Labor announced today that the official unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent last month, the lowest it's been since Spring of 2008. Good news, right? Well, kind of.
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Dionne Searcey / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Added 295,000 Jobs in February, but Wages Continued to Lag
U.S. Economy Added 295,000 Jobs in February, but Wages Continued to Lag
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CNNMoney, Joe. My. God., Washington Post and Outside the Beltway
Michelle Jamrisko / Bloomberg Business:
Payrolls Rose by 295,000 in February, U.S. Jobless Rate at 5.5%
Payrolls Rose by 295,000 in February, U.S. Jobless Rate at 5.5%
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Bloomberg View
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As Supreme Court Weighs Health Law, G.O.P. Plans to Replace It — WASHINGTON — The legal campaign to destroy President Obama's health care law may be nearing its conclusion, but as the Supreme Court deliberates over the law's fate, the search for a replacement by Republican lawmakers is finally gaining momentum.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Conservative Justices: If we gut Obamacare, Republicans will fix it! (No, they won't.)
Conservative Justices: If we gut Obamacare, Republicans will fix it! (No, they won't.)
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Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money and BillMoyers.com
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases — LOS ANGELES — It seemed like routine business for the student council at the University of California, Los Angeles: confirming the nomination of Rachel Beyda, a second-year economics major who wants to be a lawyer someday, to the council's Judicial Board.
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
More Than 300 Republicans Call on Supreme Court to Recognize Gay Marriage Nationally — Signers include former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Sens. Susan Collins and Mark Kirk and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker — More than 300 veteran Republican lawmakers, operatives and consultants …
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Wall Street Journal:
How America Was Misled on al Qaeda's Demise — The White House portrait of a crumbling terror group is contradicted by documents seized in the bin Laden raid. — By — In the early-morning hours of May 2, 2011, a small team of American military and intelligence professionals landed inside …
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Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, Power Line and Weekly Standard
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
I Don't Love Spock — “I loved Spock,” said President Obama, reacting to the death of actor Leonard Nimoy. Why? Because Spock reminds him of himself. The galaxy's most famous Vulcan, the president wrote, was “Cool, logical, big-eared, and level headed, the center of Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future.”
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Raw Story, alicublog and Balloon Juice
Oliver Roeder / FiveThirtyEight:
Obamacare's Chances Of Survival Are Looking Better And Better — Solicitor General Donald Verrilli won Wednesday's oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Or at least that's what the wisdom of the crowd is telling us.
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Economist, ACS Blog, Josh Blackman's Blog, SCOTUSblog and New Yorker
Anita Gates / New York Times:
Albert Maysles, Pioneering Documentarian, Dies at 88 — Albert Maysles, the Emmy Award-winning documentarian who, with his brother, David, made intensely talked-about films including “Grey Gardens” and “Gimme Shelter” with their American version of cinéma vérité, died Thursday night at his home in Manhattan.
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Gothamist and Ultimate Classic Rock
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Danforth Aide Says Missouri Auditor Shot Himself After Call — An aide to former U.S. Sen. John Danforth said Thursday that she was on the phone with Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich — discussing his angst over perceived rumors about his religion — just moments before he killed himself.
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