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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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PoliticusUSA and Daily Kos
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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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Washington Post, ThinkProgress and The Atlantic
Yahoo Politics:
As arguments near, Justice Ginsburg has already made up her mind …
As arguments near, Justice Ginsburg has already made up her mind …
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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, Shakesville, Des Moines Register and Daily Kos
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, Towleroad News #gay and The Week
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Baltimore Police Clash With Youths After Funeral for Freddie Gray — BALTIMORE — Rioters in northwest Baltimore looted stores and pelted riot-gear-clad police with rocks on Monday, hours after Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who has become the nation's latest symbol of police brutality …
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The Atlantic, CNN, Hit & Run, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway and Bleacher Report
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Ted Berg / USA Today:
Orioles COO John Angelos offers eye-opening perspective on Baltimore protests
Orioles COO John Angelos offers eye-opening perspective on Baltimore protests
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Corrente, The Nation, Business Insider and ThinkProgress
CBS Baltimore:
Baltimore Mayor: ‘Gave Those Who Wished to Destroy Space to Do That’
Baltimore Mayor: ‘Gave Those Who Wished to Destroy Space to Do That’
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Vox, Bloomberg Business, Liberaland, Fusion, Crime and Consequences Blog, Mediaite, TheBlaze.com and Rush Limbaugh
Scott Dance / Baltimore Sun:
Riots erupt across West Baltimore, downtown — Violence and looting overtook much of West Baltimore on Monday, seriously injuring several police officers and leaving a store and several vehicles in flames. — At least seven police officers were injured in a clash that began near Mondawmin Mall and spread toward downtown.
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, The PJ Tatler, BREITBART.COM, Fox News Insider, Taylor Marsh, RedState and The Last Refuge
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Mhasken / CBS DC:
Officers Injured, Baltimore Businesses Shut Down Amid Violent Riots
Officers Injured, Baltimore Businesses Shut Down Amid Violent Riots
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Talking Points Memo, CBS Baltimore, Raw Story and CBS San Francisco
Patrick Semansky / ABC News:
Maryland Gov. Declares State of Emergency After Violent Clashes in Baltimore
Maryland Gov. Declares State of Emergency After Violent Clashes in Baltimore
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Joe. My. God. and Associated Press
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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Erick Erickson / RedState:
“If only President Obama weren't black, maybe he would realize …
“If only President Obama weren't black, maybe he would realize …
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Washington Post, Horizons, Washington Examiner and CANNONFIRE
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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Guardian:
Salman Rushdie slams critics of PEN's Charlie Hebdo tribute — The author called writers who had objected to the award, including Peter Carey, Michael Ondaatje and Francine Prose, ‘Six Authors in Search of a bit of Character’ — Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after a fatwa …
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PEN American Center, Associated Press, Raw Story, The Week, American Spectator and Mediaite
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 and Common Dreams
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Nobody Said That — Imagine yourself as a regular commentator on public affairs — maybe a paid pundit, maybe an supposed expert in some area, maybe just an opinionated billionaire. You weigh in on a major policy initiative that's about to happen, making strong predictions of disaster.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Conservatives fear GOP leaders giving up on Obamacare repeal
Conservatives fear GOP leaders giving up on Obamacare repeal
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Daily Kos and The PJ Tatler
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, Washington Post, Guardian, Hot Air, Business Insider, New York Post, The Huffington Post and The Federalist
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John Fund / National Review:
Are Democratic Insiders Starting to Panic about Hillary?
Are Democratic Insiders Starting to Panic about Hillary?
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Washington Monthly and Questions and Observations
Christopher Ruddy / Newsmax:
In Defense of the Clinton Foundation
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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The Daily Banter, Mediaite, Israel Matzav, The Last Refuge, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Times, Business Insider, Outside the Beltway, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Moderate Voice, Fox News, Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, Taylor Marsh, “The Lid”, FOX News Radio, BizPac Review and Hit & Run
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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. — WGNO reporter Jabari Thomas captured the moment when strong winds knocked …
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Bfearnowcbs / CBS Houston:
Texas A&M Galveston Professor Hits ‘Breaking Point,’ Fails Entire Class — Galveston, Texas (CBS HOUSTON) — A Texas A&M Galveston professor says he hit a “breaking point” as he failed an entire class of students in his management course that he said required “security guards” for him to feel safe teaching.
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Inside Higher Ed, Fox News Insider, BizPac Review and The PJ Tatler
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Clay Aiken: Rep. Ellmers is ‘an idiot’ — Clay Aiken is “not a fan” of his former political opponent, Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), calling the congresswoman a “b— ” and an “idiot” in a Monday interview. — The Republican incumbent defeated the former “American Idol” contestant, a Democrat, to win her third term in November.
Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
Aggressive Effort Underway by Democratic Leaders to Recruit Elizabeth Warren — Private email reveals prominent fundraiser raising plan with DNC Treasurer — The Observer has obtained private email correspondence among a small group of Democratic insiders that reveals a plan to recruit …
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Political Wire and FOX News Radio
CNN:
How Google is endangering police officers — Sheriffs: Driving app endangers police 01:36 — Story highlights — David A. Clarke Jr. is sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Jonathan Thompson is CEO of the National Sheriffs' Association. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the authors.
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Hot Air and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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