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The War on the Private Mind — In Indiana, in Arkansas, and in the boardroom — There are two easy ways to get a Republican to roll over and put his paws up in the air: The first is to write him a check, which is the political version of scratching his belly, and the second is to call him a bigot.
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WALKERTON, IN — $57,135 of $45k — Raised by 1,612 people in 14 hours — Purpose: To relieve the financial loss endured by the proprietors' stand for faith. — Indiana Pizzeria Faces Backlash After Saying It Won't Cater Gay Weddings — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork.com) — There's no such thing as bad publicity right?
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Senator Says Critics Of Indiana Should Get ‘Perspective,’ Be Thankful State Doesn't Execute Gays — Appearing yesterday on CNN, Senator Tom Cotton (R) urged critics of Indiana's “religious freedom” law to get “perspective,” suggesting the treatment of LGBT people in Indiana compared favorably to countries where gay people are executed.
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Angie's List rejects ‘religious freedom’ law fix, calls it ‘insufficient’ — CEO Bill Oesterle has called off expansion over controversial law — Angie's List calls the fix to the “religious freedom” law “insufficient,” becoming the first major local company to reject the deal hammered …
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Burn Her! She Would Act Like a Witch in a Situation That Will Never Come Up! — Someone please tell me if my progression here is inaccurate in any way: — 1) Family owners of small-town Indiana pizzeria spend zero time or energy commenting on gay issues.
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Christie breaks silence on Indiana ‘religious freedom’ law — Gov. Christie's 133rd Town Hall Meeting In Kenilworth — Gov. Chris Christie. (Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Advance Media) — TRENTON — Breaking nearly two days of silence over the controversial Indiana law that's ignited national debate …

Indiana Legislators Unveil Amendment to Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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LGBT Protections Included In Fix For Indiana's ‘Religious Freedom’ Law

Tom Cotton To Gays Of America: At Least You're Not Living In Iran
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Religious Freedom vs. Individual Equality
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The Next Steps in the Battle Over Religious-Freedom Laws
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Statement on Iran nuclear talks coming soon, officials say — Iran: ‘Significant progress’ made in nuclear talks 01:53 — Story highlights — Iranian foreign minister awaits word of progress, says parameters for a final deal are expected to be set — Lausanne, Switzerland (CNN)[Breaking news update, 11:52 a.m.]
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Get Ready For the Munich Analogies — If the negotiators from the U.S. and other nations succeed in getting an agreement to restrain Iran's nuclear program, Republicans will of course object that the deal is terrible and gives away the store to the Ayatollahs.
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‘DECISIVE STEP’ REACHED WITH IRAN — Tehran to cut centrifuges in exchange for sanctions relief, but much left unclear. — The U.S., Iran and five world powers announced on Thursday that they have reached agreement on key elements of a preliminary deal on Iran's nuclear program.
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Iran nuclear talks: ‘Good news’ coming
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Iran Says No Breakthrough After All-Night Nuclear Talks
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Is Iran a Totalitarian State?
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Who Plays the Soviet Union in the Munich Analogies For Iran Nuke Deal?
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The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050 — Why Muslims Are Rising Fastest and the Unaffiliated Are Shrinking as a Share of the World's Population — The religious profile of the world is rapidly changing, driven primarily by differences in fertility rates …


Poll: Bush now tops GOP field; Clinton runs ahead of all Republicans — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush now leads the field of Republican candidates for the party's 2016 presidential nomination, but former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton enjoys a decided advantage over Bush …
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Harry Reid Hopes to Ensure Democrats' Success as Tenure Winds Down — LAS VEGAS — Senator Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic leader who announced his retirement last week, settled into a corner booth at the Triple George Grill here, his faced masked by dark sunglasses, evidence of lingering injuries …
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Wounded Scalise opens up about race, rips media's ‘false narrative’ — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise said he was “frustrated” and “hurt” by the media coverage of his speech to a white supremacist group, arguing his past work helping African-Americans in New Orleans was deliberately ignored.
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Menendez: Resign and spare us the drama | Editorial — Star-Ledger Editorial Board By Star-Ledger Editorial Board — It is hard to fathom the lack of judgment: Why would he even dance close to this line? — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez now begins a fight for his political life that could last for years.


Al-Shabaab storms Garissa University College in Kenya; 65 hospitalized, hostages taken — Al Shabaab claims Kenyan university attack 02:07 — Story highlights — (CNN)Latest developments: — 5:35 a.m. ET: At least 65 people are hospitalized from the attack, the Kenyan Red Cross said.
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Navy warns of China's ‘great wall of sand’ — A top U.S. Navy official on Tuesday said China is trying to seize disputed waters in the South China Sea through land reclamation projects, stoking the potential for future conflicts. — U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Harry Harris said Beijing …
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Two ISIS-Inspired Women Arrested in NYC for Allegedly Trying to Build Bomb … Federal authorities have arrested two women who were allegedly planning to detonate a bomb in the New York City area after being radicalized by ISIS, sources familiar with the arrests told ABC News.
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