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10:05 AM ET, March 29, 2015

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Tim Swarens / The Indianapolis Star, Indystar:
Gov. Mike Pence to push for clarification of ‘religious freedom’ law  —  Gov. Mike Pence, scorched by a fast-spreading political firestorm, told The Star on Saturday that he will support the introduction of legislation to “clarify” that Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act does …
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Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
Angie's List halts expansion over Indiana law seen targeting gays
Discussion: Reuters and Mediaite
Doug Sosnik / Politico:
America's Hinge Moment  —  Presidential politics in 2016 will reflect the shifting reality of America.  —  Lead image by AP Photo. … - Michelle Obama, race and the Ivy League  — The talk show primary  —  The country is going through the most significant period of change since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Ready for 45?  —  MIAMI — JAMES BAKER can take credit for two presidencies and one vice presidency in the Bush family.  —  So it's a tad ungracious for a Bush to take Baker to task.  —  At first Jeb Bush tried to distance himself from Baker distantly.  He had his spokeswoman …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
RNC on Clinton: 'Even Nixon didn't destroy the tapes'  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus blasted Hillary Clinton on Saturday for wiping her server and permanently deleting all emails.  —  “Even Nixon didn't destroy the tapes,” Priebus said in a statement.
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Iranian Defector: 'U.S. Negotiating Team Mainly There to Speak on Iran's Behalf'  —  An Iranian journalist writing about the nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran has defected.  In an interview Amir Hossein Motaghi, has some harsh words for his native Iran.
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Telegraph:
Pro-Hassan Rouhani Iranian editor defects while covering nuclear talks in Lausanne  —  Amir Hossein Motaghi says he no longer sees any “sense” in his profession as he could only write as he was told  —  A close media aide to Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian president, has sought political asylum …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
What Really Happened to Harry Reid?  Part 2  —  Scott wrote here about Harry Reid's announcement that he will not run for re-election, a decision which, Reid was quick to say, was not the result of his “elastic exercise band” accident.  In January, I wrote OK, So What Really Happened to Harry Reid?
Discussion: The Other McCain
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Google controls what we buy, the news we read — and Obama's policies  —  It's 2020.  The New England Patriots, winners of six straight Super Bowls, are having yet another routine meeting with the Commissioner's Office.  —  Deputy NFL Commissioner Tom Brady and his chief of staff …
Ben Brumfield / CNN:
Question about Michael Brown leads to beating on St. Louis light rail train  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)When one man sat down next to a second man in a St. Louis light rail car and asked him his opinion on the shooting of Michael Brown, it was not the beginning of a discussion.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Jim Gilmore: I have experience other 2016 GOP hopefuls lack  —  Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) said Sunday his party's likely candidates for the next presidential election look lost on two key issues — foreign policy and the economy.  —  Gilmore, himself a 2016 White House hopeful …
New York Times:
To Avert Repeat of 2008, Clinton Team Hopes to Keep Bill at His Best  —  Bill Clinton's hearing has faded.  With his head of white hair and frail frame, he looks older than his 68 years — “truly grandfatherly,” as one friend said.  He often jokes about what would happen if he was to “drop dead.”
Discussion: Power Line
Ynetnews:
Yemen is just part of Iran's Mideast master plan  —  Analysis: Israel has spent five years warning that Iran seeks Shiite domination of the Muslim world, and the Gulf States know by now not to rely on the Obama administration.  —  Operation Storm of Resolve, designed to rescue Yemen President …
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CNN:
Continuous strikes in capital
Discussion: WHNT-TV and The Gateway Pundit
Paul Bowers / News+Opinion, Charleston City Paper:
Former SCGOP head accused of threatening his wife  —  Todd Kincannon says he was behaving erratically because of prescription medication  —  Todd Kincannon, a Columbia attorney and former executive director of the S.C. Republican Party, has been accused of threatening his wife and refusing …
Daily Mail:
'I'm planning a heinous act that will be remembered forever': Killer pilot's ex-lover says he shared chilling prophecy before Alps crash and woke up from nightmares shouting 'We're going down'  — Andreas Lubitz told former girlfriend he was planning an act so horrifying his name would be remembered forever
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How Chuck Schumer rose to the top of the US Senate
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The talk show primary
Discussion: Salon
Daily Mail:
Eating strawberries saved my life, says Army nurse cured of Ebola after being first in world to take experimental drug
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Natasha Singer / New York Times:
A Wi-Fi Barbie Doll With the Soul of Siri
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Scripting News
Jodi Rudoren / New York Times:
Israeli Center-Left Leader Seeks Path Forward
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Liberaland
David Bernstein / Washington Post:
Virginia State Bar boycotts Israel
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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