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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran Accuses U.S. of Lying About New Nuke Agreement — LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Just hours after the announcement of what the United States characterized as a historic agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, the country's leading negotiator lashed out at the Obama administration for lying …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Scott Walker: I'll blow up any Iran deal, no matter what our European allies think — Today negotiators from Iran, the U.S., and other major powers announced the framework for a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, laying the groundwork to draft a final agreement by the end of June.
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Right Wisconsin, The Diplomat, The Last Tradition, Lawyers, Guns & Money, ThinkProgress and The Mahablog
Luke Brinker / Salon:
“The Iranians didn't get the Sudetenland”: Conservatives freak out over Iran nuclear framework — Diplomats agreed on a framework Thursday for a deal to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions. In exchange for a gradual lifting of sanctions, Iran will reduce the number of centrifuges spinning …
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New York Times, CANNONFIRE, No More Mister Nice Blog and Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Iran Agrees to Detailed Nuclear Outline, First Step Toward a Wider Deal — LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Iran and the United States, along with five other world powers, announced on Thursday a surprisingly specific and comprehensive understanding on limiting Tehran's nuclear program for the next 15 years …
US Department of State:
Parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Program — Media Note — Office of the Spokesperson — Washington, DC — Below are the key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding the Islamic Republic …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Let's Hear Some Specifics From Iran Deal Opponents — Greg Sargent is right: in the wake of the announcement today of a framework “understanding” for a Iran nuclear deal to be signed by the end of June, it's time to ask Obama critics, most especially those thinking about running for president …
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Democratic Strategist
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sen. Mark Kirk likens Iran deal to Nazi appeasement, warns of nuclear conflict — Sen. Mark Kirk blasted the nuclear deal with Iran on Thursday, saying the Obama administration's diplomacy was worse than Britain's attempts to appease Nazi Germany and predicting Israel would soon be pulled into a war with Iran.
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Raw Story
Bloomberg Business:
Iran Nuclear Accord Hailed as Landmark After Marathon Talks
Iran Nuclear Accord Hailed as Landmark After Marathon Talks
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The White House, Bloomberg View and JIMROMENESKO.COM
Washington Post:
Obama's Iran deal falls far short of his own goals
Obama's Iran deal falls far short of his own goals
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National Review and Patterico's Pontifications
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Get Ready For the Munich Analogies
Get Ready For the Munich Analogies
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The Atlantic Online, Washington Monthly, Washington Post and Hullabaloo
Justin Sink / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Hails Iran Framework as Historic, Calls It ‘Best Option’
Obama Hails Iran Framework as Historic, Calls It ‘Best Option’
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Bloomberg View and The American Conservative
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
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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Salon, The Federalist, The Hugh Hewitt Show, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air and Raw Story
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National Review:
Meet the Beautiful, Tough Young Democrat Who's Turning Heads by Challenging Obama's Foreign Policy — She's young, she's hip, and she's beautiful. She's also a combat veteran and a Democrat who has made headlines for slamming the Obama administration's rudderless foreign policy.
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ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo
IN.gov:
Entry Details — Governor Pence Signs Religious Freedom Restoration Act Clarification Bill; Pence: “Resolving this controversy, making clear that every person feels welcome and respected in our state is best for IN”
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CNN, The Huffington Post, Advocate, WISH-TV, Religion Clause and Mediaite
Brittney Cooper / Salon:
The right's made-up God: How bigots invented a white supremacist Jesus — Just in time for Holy Week, the State of Indiana has passed a new Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The law explicitly permits for-profit corporations from practicing the “free exercise of religion” …
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The Huffington Post, Right Wing Watch, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and PUNDIT PRESS
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Walker: Indiana Law Outrage From People “Chronically Looking For Ways To Be Upset About Things”
Walker: Indiana Law Outrage From People “Chronically Looking For Ways To Be Upset About Things”
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Talking Points Memo
Jeff Swiatek / Indianapolis Star:
Angie's List rejects ‘religious freedom’ law fix, calls it ‘insufficient’
Angie's List rejects ‘religious freedom’ law fix, calls it ‘insufficient’
Tom Davies / Associated Press:
Indiana lawmakers announce proposed religious law changes
Indiana lawmakers announce proposed religious law changes
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Yahoo Politics and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Indiana Legislators Unveil Amendment to Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Update: Pence Signs Bill)
Indiana Legislators Unveil Amendment to Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Update: Pence Signs Bill)
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The Daily Caller, Daily Signal, Washington Post, Alliance Defending … and National Review
Mike Levine / ABC News:
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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abc7news.com, New York Magazine, The Week and The Daily Caller
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Feinstein: Take the ‘Anarchist Cookbook’ and al Qaeda magazine off the Internet
Feinstein: Take the ‘Anarchist Cookbook’ and al Qaeda magazine off the Internet
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Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Two Women in Queens Are Charged With a Bomb Plot
Two Women in Queens Are Charged With a Bomb Plot
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TalkLeft, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller and NPR
Numbers / Pew Research Center's Religion …:
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 …
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Right wing, gay rights and O-Care — With the unfolding fiasco afflicting Gov. Mike Pence (R) in Indiana on the matters of “religious freedom” and gay rights, let's take him off the list of potential GOP nominees for president in 2016 and consider the longer-term damage to Republicans of their widespread attitudes of intolerance.
Pem McNerney / Hartford Courant:
CT Soldier Demands Apology From Karl Rove; Rove Says No Apology Needed For Iraq War — Ryan Henowitz says he was 20 years old and a medic with the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Infantry Regiment when he saw his friends “torn apart and Iraqi children screaming for their parents as indiscriminate shrapnel scarred …
George R.R. Martin:
EXCERPT FROM THE WINDS OF WINTER — ALAYNE — image created by Yulia Nikolaeva — She was reading her little lord a tale of the Winged Knight when Mya Stone came knocking on the door of his bedchamber, clad in boots and riding leathers and smelling strongly of the stable.
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New York Times, Mashable, BGR, The Week and FOX2now.com
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Full House Reunion Series Fuller House Nears 13-Episode Netflix Order — Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, there's a... classic TV series being reborn. And TVLine can exclusively confirm that the revival craze has extended to the Tanners of San Francisco.
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The Week, Mashable, TVbytheNumbers, Deadline and The Verge
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie grants pardon to pistol-packing Pa. mother Shaneen Allen — Gov. Chris Christie signed a pardon for Shaneen Allen at noon on April 2, 2015. Allen had been arrested for carrying a legally-owned firearm into New Jersey from Pennsylvania, where she has a permit to carry the gun concealed on her person.
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National Review, Hit & Run, Hot Air and Bearing Arms