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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Nonviolence as Compliance — Rioting broke out on Monday in Baltimore—an angry response to the death of Freddie Gray, a death my native city seems powerless to explain. Gray did not die mysteriously in some back alley but in the custody of the city's publicly appointed guardians of order.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul: Baltimore Violence Is About ‘Lack Of Fathers’ And Morals (AUDIO) — Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) weighed in on the turmoil in Baltimore on Tuesday, standing with police and blaming the violence on a lack of morals in America. — “I came through the train on Baltimore …
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Tom Cleary / Heavy.com:
Freddie Gray Arrest Record, Criminal History & Rap Sheet — Freddie Gray, who died a week after suffering injuries while in Baltimore police custody, had a lengthy criminal record, mainly for drug-related offenses, according to state court records. Police claim he was “involved in criminal activity,” prior to his arrest.
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Dara Lind / Vox:
The important thing everyone calling for nonviolence in Baltimore fails to say — As violent protests broke out in Baltimore on Monday, resulting in some destroyed businesses and at least 15 injured police officers, longtime Baltimore reporter and creator of The Wire David Simon put up a blog post calling for peace.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House awakes to ‘national crisis’
White House awakes to ‘national crisis’
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Baltimore and the State of American Cities
David Simon:
Baltimore — First things first. — Yes, there is a lot …
Baltimore — First things first. — Yes, there is a lot …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Baltimore Enlists National Guard and a Curfew to Fight Riots and Looting
Baltimore Enlists National Guard and a Curfew to Fight Riots and Looting
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama on riots: America needs some soul searching
Obama on riots: America needs some soul searching
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Gay Marriage Arguments Divide Supreme Court Justices — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices on Tuesday clashed during arguments on whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The session is the last public step before a decision that will resolve one of the great open questions in modern constitutional law.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Supreme Court Appears Ready To Rule In Favor Of Marriage Equality — A 5-4 vote in favor of same-sex couples' marriage rights appears to be the most likely outcome, although Chief Justice John Roberts' vote shouldn't be counted out. — Mladen Antonov / Getty Images
Bloomberg Business:
Kennedy Sends Mixed Signals as Supreme Court Debates Gay Marriage — The top court hears arguments in a historic showdown. — t damclaugh — A pivotal justice sent mixed signals as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a historic case that could legalize gay weddings nationwide.
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Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Live Blog: Gay Marriage Arguments at Supreme Court Tuesday — Washington Wire is one of the oldest standing features in American journalism. Since the Wire launched on Sept. 20, 1940, the Journal has offered readers an informal look at the capital. Now online, the Wire provides a succession …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why a Ruling for Same-Sex Marriage Would Help Republicans
Why a Ruling for Same-Sex Marriage Would Help Republicans
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Joseph Landau / New York Times:
Why Chief Justice John Roberts Might Support Gay Marriage
Why Chief Justice John Roberts Might Support Gay Marriage
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex marriage case: Highlights from oral arguments
Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex marriage case: Highlights from oral arguments
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Jeffrey Toobin / CNN:
The lawyers arguing the same-sex marriage case before SCOTUS 4 photos
The lawyers arguing the same-sex marriage case before SCOTUS 4 photos
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Jacqueline Klimas / Washington Times:
Iran fires at, boards Marshall Islands cargo ship; U.S. sending defense … Iranian troops boarded a cargo vessel early Tuesday morning after firing shots at the ship, prompting the U.S. to send assets to the ship's defense. — The Pentagon said at least five Iranian patrol vessels approached …
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WMAR:
VIDEO: Mom beats child for throwing rocks at Baltimore Police — This Baltimore mom saw her son throwing rocks at police on television. — That didn't sit well with her. — The video shows the mother repeatedly striking her boy, chasing him as he tries to walk away.
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The Jakarta Post:
RI executes 8 drug convicts — Defying intense pressure from the international community, the government executed eight death row prisoners early on Wednesday on Nusakambangan prison island near Cilacap in Central Java. — “We've carried out the executions,” said an Attorney General's Office …
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George Roberts / ABC:
Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran ‘dignified’ ahead of executions
Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran ‘dignified’ ahead of executions
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
‘Clinton Cash’ author blasts critics — The author of a controversial book has sought to cast doubt on Hillary Clinton's impartiality at the State Department, on Tuesday pushed back against criticism that Clinton Cash doesn't include a “smoking gun” that directly proves the book's allegations.
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
GOP's open season on Clinton
FiveThirtyEight:
Jeb Bush Has The Cash, But Not The GOP Support — Jeb Bush is expected to declare a fundraising total in the “high tens of millions of dollars,” The New York Times reported on Monday. Any talk of record fundraising totals ought to account for inflation — as well as the fact that it's easier …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
What the Public Knows — In Pictures, Words, Maps and Graphs — Pew Research Center News IQ Quiz — The latest Pew Research Center News IQ survey finds that, nearly half a century after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., an overwhelming majority of Americans (91%) are able to identify the civil rights leader from his picture.
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Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
NFL Will End Its Tax-Exempt Status, Goodell Tells Owners — The National Football League's central office will become a taxable entity, ending its tax-exempt status in a move with minimal financial effect and significant symbolic value. — Commissioner Roger Goodell informed team owners …
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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
2% Inflation Rate Target Is Questioned as Fed Policy Panel Prepares to Meet — WASHINGTON — The cardinal rule of central banking, in the United States and in most other advanced industrial nations, is that annual inflation should run around 2 percent. — But as the Federal Reserve prepares …
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