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3:00 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 …
Campus Reform:
U. California students remove offensive American flag from ‘inclusive’ space  — The Associated Students of University of California, Irvine voted to ban hanging flags in its main lobby.  —  The Associated Students of University of California, Irvine (ASUCI) voted Tuesday to remove all flags …
Chris Johnston / Guardian:
Russia detains two men in Boris Nemtsov murder inquiry  —  Two men from North Caucasus region detained in connection with February killing of Russian opposition leader  —  Russian authorities have detained two men in connection with the murder of the opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
Discussion: The Week and NPR
JTA / The Times of Israel:
Dutch Muslim pupils resist Holocaust education  —  'The teacher says Holocaust, the pupils say it's all bulls**t' educators tell lawmakers  —  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A number of Dutch schools refrain from teaching about the Holocaust because of resistance from Muslim pupils, teachers told lawmakers.
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Iowa cattle call puts farm policy in the 2016 spotlight  —  Agriculture.will be center stage for Republican hopefuls.  —  A dozen GOP presidential hopefuls, 250 reporters, 1,000 spectators and one agribusiness mogul will descend on the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday to discuss something …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and ABC News
 
 
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