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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.
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New York Times:
Menendez Is to Face Corruption Charges, U.S. Official Says — The Justice Department is preparing to file corruption charges against Senator Robert Menendez, a scrappy 61-year-old veteran of New Jersey politics, after a two-year investigation into allegations that he accepted gifts …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Donna Shalala to Lead Clinton Foundation
Donna Shalala to Lead Clinton Foundation
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Stuck in Scandal Land
Stuck in Scandal Land
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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 …
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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Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Ferguson judge behind aggressive fines policy owes $170,000 in unpaid taxes — Ronald J Brockmeyer, who is accused of fixing traffic tickets for himself and associates, was a driving force behind using fines and fees to generate revenue — The judge in Ferguson, Missouri …
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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.
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.
Esha Bhandari / ACLU:
'You're Not Wrong, You're Just an A**hole' — The Washington Redskins is a name that is offensive and perpetuates racism against Native Americans. Should it be changed? Yes. But should the government get to make that call? As we told a federal district court yesterday, the answer is no …
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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.
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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 …
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Washington Post:
Scott Walker gets a crash course in foreign policy — On a recent Monday at Washington's Willard InterContinental hotel, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was schooled on the world by some of the GOP's leading foreign-policy lights. In a two-hour tutorial, seated around a table in the Taft Room sipping sodas …
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