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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Faith leaders demand that liberal justices sit out gay marriage case — Religious leaders are calling on members of the Supreme Court's liberal wing to recuse themselves from the blockbuster gay marriage case that the court will begin considering on Tuesday.
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John Culhane / Politico:
There's no real case against gay marriage — Opponents rely on dubious warnings of social Armageddon. — Lead image by Getty. — Marriage equality opponents are having a hard time pointing to any good reason for fencing same-sex couples out of marriage.
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ThinkProgress, Washington Post and The Atlantic
Yahoo Politics:
As arguments near, Justice Ginsburg has already made up her mind on gay marriage Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the West conference room at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 82-year-old leader …
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The Daily Caller
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
G.O.P. Struggling With Shifts on Gay Marriage
G.O.P. Struggling With Shifts on Gay Marriage
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Booman Tribune, Des Moines Register, Daily Kos, Washington Post and Bloomberg Business
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Marco Rubio: ‘Ridiculous And Absurd’ To Believe Gays Have Constitutional Right To Marry
Marco Rubio: ‘Ridiculous And Absurd’ To Believe Gays Have Constitutional Right To Marry
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The Brody File, Mediaite, The Week and Towleroad News #gay
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Historic ruling expected as SCOTUS takes up gay marriage
Historic ruling expected as SCOTUS takes up gay marriage
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The Daily Beast and The Moderate Voice
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The joke was that Obama wasn't joking — The White House Correspondents' Dinner has become a strange event. It is, ostensibly, an evening when the president and the press can come together to share a few lighthearted laughs. But it's evolved into a recital of brutal truths — albeit one neither side ever really admits happened.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Our Mean-Spirited President Cuts Loose
Our Mean-Spirited President Cuts Loose
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Balloon Juice and Taylor Marsh
Erick Erickson / RedState:
“If only President Obama weren't black, maybe he would realize …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
At correspondents dinner, Obama lets second-term anger out
At correspondents dinner, Obama lets second-term anger out
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Washington Post, Horizons and CANNONFIRE
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Proof of the Clintons' Wrongdoing — Her campaign and the media are misreading the scandals. — Let's remember what this story is about. Hillary and Bill Clinton want it to be about a “conservative author” who catalogued their conflicts of interest.
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Politico, Guardian, Washington Post, Hot Air, New York Post and Business Insider
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John Fund / National Review:
Are Democratic Insiders Starting to Panic about Hillary? — Washington, D.C. — The annual White House Correspondent's Dinner is indeed — as President Obama put it last night — “where Washington celebrates itself.” Little real news is ever made, but Beltway media, politicians …
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Washington Monthly and Questions and Observations
Christopher Ruddy / Newsmax:
In Defense of the Clinton Foundation
In Defense of the Clinton Foundation
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Politico, Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
George W. Bush Bashes Obama on Middle East — In a closed-door meeting with Jewish Donors Saturday night, former President George W. Bush delivered his harshest public criticisms to date against his successor on foreign policy, saying that President Barack Obama is being naïve about Iran …
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Brigette Paladon / WGNO:
EXCLUSIVE: Watch as strong winds knock over a train in Jefferson Parish — ELMWOOD, La. (WGNO) - Nearly a dozen shipping containers and some train cars were blown off elevated tracks in Jefferson Parish Monday. — Our cameras were rolling when strong winds knocked over some train cars on the Huey P. Long Bridge.
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Six PEN Members Decline Gala After Award for Charlie Hebdo — The decision by PEN American Center to give its annual Freedom of Expression Courage award to the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has prompted six writers to withdraw as literary hosts at the group's annual gala on May 5 …
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Read the Letters and Comments of PEN Writers Protesting the Charlie Hebdo Award
Read the Letters and Comments of PEN Writers Protesting the Charlie Hebdo Award
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Hit & Run, Common Dreams and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Never before have so many people with so much money run for president — The 2016 Republican presidential contest, designed to be a tidy affair, is instead shaping up to be a chaotic, drawn-out slog, thanks largely to an expanding pool of rich patrons raining money on a broad field of candidates.
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Washington Monthly, Shakesville, The Reaction, Daily Kos, Political Wire and ABC News
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Taegan Goddard / The Week:
Can America's politics be unbundled from America's political parties?
Can America's politics be unbundled from America's political parties?
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Monthly
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Gay Businessman Who Hosted Ted Cruz Event Apologizes — Ian Reisner, one of the two gay hoteliers facing boycott calls for hosting an event for Senator Ted Cruz, who is adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage, said he had shown “poor judgment.”
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The Virtual Candidate — Elizabeth Warren isn't running, but she's Hillary Clinton's biggest Democratic threat. … “Might I suggest a full-bodied white?” — BUY THE PRINT » … “This seems like a lot of work for one lost contact.” — BUY THE PRINT »
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Business Insider, Mediaite, Prairie Weather and The Week
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
That Time Pizza Hut Made Fun Of Hillary Clinton For Being A Carpetbagger — “How do I know so much about New York pizza? Cause New York, I want to be your next senator!” — youtube.com — When Hillary Clinton first ran for Senate in 2000 in New York, a state she never had residency in, critics called her a carpetbagger.
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Washington Free Beacon
CBS News:
Race to rescue climbers trapped on Everest — Shares - — First the earth heaved and shook, then a huge avalanche thundered toward the sprawling Mount Everest base camp. — German climber Jost Kobusch and his companions managed to take cover, capturing the harrowing incident on video, but at least 17 others died.
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USA Today, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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BBC:
Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises above 3,000
Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises above 3,000
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Mashable, The Daily Caller and Poynter.
USA Today:
Let ‘free range’ kids roam home: Our view — In Maryland, it's hard to tell exactly where the law stops and parenting begins. — Two Sundays ago, Danielle and Alexander Meitiv of Montgomery County, Md., got a call from Child Protective Services. Police had taken their two children …
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — When I came to Iowa, I wanted to do something a little different. No big speeches or rallies. Just talking directly with everyday Iowans. Because this campaign isn't going to be about me, it's going to be about Iowans and people across our country who are ready for a better future.
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Mediaite, Hot Air and Washington Post