memeorandum: Poll: Who would Americans consider voting for in 2016? (CBS News)

7:10 AM ET, March 30, 2015

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Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous — Tim Cook is chief executive of Apple. — There's something very dangerous happening in states across the country. — A wave of legislation, introduced in more than two dozen states, would allow people to discriminate against their neighbors.

Discussion: Daily Mail, Advocate, Business Insider, The Verge and Little Green Footballs

Michael Conroy / ABC News:

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Says Controversial ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Won't Change — Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act would not be changing, state Gov. Mike Pence said today during an exclusive interview on ABC's “This Week.” — Pence said that the issue had been turned into …

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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:

Stephanopoulos Corners Pence over LGBT Discrimination: 'It's a Yes or No Question!' — This Week host George Stephanopoulos absolutely grilled Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R) over the newly-signed “religious freedom” bill, which critics maintain would allow businesses to refuse services to LGBT customers.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Liberaland, Hot Air and USA Today

Brendan Smialowski / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley

Discussion: PoliticusUSA

Rick Callahan / Associated Press:
Indiana Governor: New Law ‘Not About Discrimination’

Discussion: ABC News, Advocate and Politico

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy:

Iran's Nuclear Breakout Time: A Fact Sheet — With reports that Washington and its partners may reach a nuclear accord with Iran in the coming days, a former senior IAEA safeguards official answers the most pressing questions about Tehran's program and how the agreement might affect its capabilities.

Discussion: The Times of Israel

New York Times:

Iran Backs Away From Key Detail in Nuclear Deal — LAUSANNE, Switzerland — With a negotiating deadline just two days away, Iranian officials on Sunday backed away from a critical element of a proposed nuclear agreement, saying they are no longer willing to ship their atomic fuel out of the country.

Discussion: Power Line, Fox News and NBC News

Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:

What to Worry About in an Iran Nuclear Deal — I'm in Berlin, not Lausanne, and I haven't spoken to anyone associated with the Iran nuclear negotiations in more than a week. Though there is a lot of good journalism being produced out of the talks, it is still difficult to discern what is actually happening at this moment.

Discussion: Horizons

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Cruz: ‘I was not a community organizer’ — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the only major declared Republican presidential candidate, is defending his credentials as a freshman senator while pursuing a White House bid. — “Unlike Barack Obama, I was not a community organizer before I was elected to the Senate …

Reuters:

Former HP CEO Fiorina puts chances of presidential bid over 90 percent — (Reuters) - Former Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said on Sunday the chances she would run for the U.S. presidency in 2016 were “higher than 90 percent” and that she would announce her plans in late April to early May.

Discussion: FOX News Radio

Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Cruz vows to shun negative campaigning

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CBS News:

Poll: Who would Americans consider voting for in 2016? — vote buttons election campaign ISTOCKPHOTO — Shares - — The Republicans — As he did last month, Jeb Bush remains the potential candidate with the most support from Republicans, and he is also the best-known of the candidates tested.

Discussion: Political Wire, NPR, Mediaite and Bloomberg Business

RT:

Boko Haram kills, ‘beheads with chainsaws’ 40 people to derail Nigeria elections — Militants from extremist group Boko Haram attacked several Nigerian towns, torching houses and fatally shooting those who fled before reportedly beheading some of the bodies with chainsaws.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Right Scoop

Gary Buiso / New York Post:

Weather Underground bomber unmasked — as city schoolteacher — A new book unmasks Ronald Fliegelman as a bomb-maker for terrorist group the Weather Underground. — The “bomb guru” for the terrorist group the Weather Underground never served a day in jail — but he did spend decades teaching …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Mail

Boston Herald:

Reid heads for the exit — By: — There is a reason Harry Reid became the Senate minority leader this year. The Nevada Democrat, who yesterday announced his decision not to seek reelection in 2016, deserves a huge share of the blame for the sorry showing of his party in the mid-term elections.

Discussion: Conservatives4Palin

Agence France-Presse:

Israeli PM lashes out as Iran nuclear talks intensify — Lausanne (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a dire warning Sunday about a possible nuclear accord with Iran as talks in Switzerland towards the outline of a deal intensified days before a deadline.

Discussion: FOX News Radio

Burgess Everett / Politico:
Netanyahu urges Senate leaders against Iran deal

Discussion: The Times of Israel

Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:

Martin O'Malley Takes Aim At Hillary Clinton's ‘Crown’ — Martin O'Malley on Sunday sounded awfully like someone who plans on challenging Hillary Clinton in a Democratic primary. — Appearing on ABC's This Week, the former governor of Maryland talked about the country's need for “new perspective” and “new leadership.”

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and ABC News