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4:10 PM ET, March 7, 2015

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CNN:
GOP leader headed to Selma after all  —  1965's ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma, Alabama 6 photos  —  About 600 people began a 50-mile march from Selma to the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery on March 7, 1965.  They intended to protest discriminatory practices that prevented black people from voting.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The GOP's Conspicuous Absence from Selma  —  On the 50th anniversary of the historic march for civil rights, Republicans are largely no-shows.  —  This afternoon, in the hot center of the state of Alabama, a parade of Americans will pay homage to a historic march.
Harris Wofford / Politico:
What I Saw at Selma  —  King's genius was that he knew when to thwart the law—and when to obey it.  —  Martin Luther King Jr. liked to joke that I was the one member of his legal team who would help him go to jail rather than using all the tricks of the trade to keep him out.
Discussion: ABC News and US News
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Team Clinton Will Beat the Press - Again  —  They know they can outlast the media's attention, even with the email scandal.  —  The second-guessing of Hillary Clinton's email hygiene while secretary of state has produced hundreds of news stories and a slew of compelling questions.
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NY Daily News:
Hillary Clinton hunkers in a bunker on secret emails  —  From the moment news broke that, as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton relied upon private email to conduct government business, the American people and potential Democratic presidential primary voters have had serious reason for concern.
David Shambaugh / Wall Street Journal:
The Coming Chinese Crackup  —  The endgame of communist rule in China has begun, and Xi Jinping's ruthless measures are only bringing the country closer to a breaking point  —  On Thursday, the National People's Congress convened in Beijing in what has become a familiar annual ritual.
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Wesley Goheen / WNEM-TV:
Planet Fitness drops member after gender identity complaint  —  It's a business that sells itself on being non-judgmental but Planet Fitness has allegedly revoked the membership of a woman for complaining.  —  Yvette Cormier, a member at the Midland location, says she had no idea what that meant until a few days ago.
Lysee Mitri / KRQE-TV:
Seniors vote for Communism-themed prom  —  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - They're calling it “prom-munism.”  Seniors at an Albuquerque school want their prom to have a Communism theme.  Seniors at Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School near I-25 and Paseo del Norte voted online this week for the theme of their prom this year.
ABC News:
White House Locked Down Before President Obama Left for Selma  —  A fire outside the White House prompted Secret Service agents into a lock-down shortly before President Obama and the first family left for Selma, Alabama, today.  —  Washington, D.C, firefighters had contained the blaze …
Discussion: Politico
John Hawkins / Townhall.com:
Republicans Should Dump The Elephant and Adopt A Rubber Stamp As Their Symbol  —  How do you think Republicans would have done in the 2014 elections if they had told the truth about what they intended to do when they took over the Senate?  What if they had campaigned on working hand-in-hand …
BBC:
Mali bar attack kills five in Bamako  —  Five people have been killed in a machine-gun and grenade attack on a bar in Mali's capital, Bamako.  —  A masked gunman opened fire at La Terrasse bar, killing a French national, witnesses said.  —  A Belgian security official working for the EU and three Malians also died in the attack.
Discussion: BuzzFeed and The Gateway Pundit
Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Bronx Teacher Faces Pornography Charges; Accused of Paying Boys for Photos  —  A teacher and debate coach at the prestigious Bronx High School of Science was arrested on Friday on charges that he persuaded teenage boys to send him nude or suggestive photographs via cellphones in exchange for gift cards.
 
 
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