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10:55 AM ET, March 7, 2015

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CNN:
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 …
Discussion: Gretawire and Talking Points Memo
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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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House alerted to potential Clinton email problem in August
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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CNN:
Under Obama, 4 in 10 say race relations worsened
Discussion: The Week and The Hill
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 …
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 …
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
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.
Discussion: Common Dreams, Raw Story and fox8.com
Joel Currier / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Two police officers, court clerk out at Ferguson over racist emails  —  FERGUSON  • Two veteran police commanders have resigned and a city court clerk has been fired over racist emails cited this week in a Justice Department report critical of the city of Ferguson's law enforcement.
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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.
O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa:
Bush touts his ‘Florida record’, says Clinton's private email decision ‘baffling’ (AUDIO)  —  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is making his first trip to Iowa since making it clear he's laying the groundwork for a 2016 presidential campaign.  —  “The possibility of running is daunting …
 
 
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
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Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig / The New Republic:
The Catholic Church Opposes the Death Penalty. Why Don't White Catholics?
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