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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 …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Absence of Legitimate Authority in Baltimore
The Absence of Legitimate Authority in Baltimore
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House awakes to ‘national crisis’
White House awakes to ‘national crisis’
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Dara Lind / Vox:
The important thing everyone calling for nonviolence in Baltimore fails to say
The important thing everyone calling for nonviolence in Baltimore fails to say
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ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller, Fox News, US News, Common Dreams, Salon, Hot Air and American Spectator
Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama on riots: America needs some soul searching
Obama on riots: America needs some soul searching
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Cory Bennett / The Hill:
White House unveils cyber pact with Japan
White House unveils cyber pact with Japan
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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
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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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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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Washington Monthly, The Reaction and The Atlantic
Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Gay Marriage Arguments at Supreme Court Tuesday — Live Blog
Gay Marriage Arguments at Supreme Court Tuesday — Live Blog
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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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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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Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Iran seizes commercial ship, U.S. forces respond
Iran seizes commercial ship, U.S. forces respond
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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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Calla Wahlquist / Guardian:
Bali Nine: Indonesia confirms it will execute prisoners tonight - live updates
Bali Nine: Indonesia confirms it will execute prisoners tonight - live updates
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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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Jonathan Allen / Vox:
181 Clinton Foundation donors who lobbied Hillary's State Department — The size and scope of the symbiotic relationship between the Clintons and their donors is striking. At least 181 companies, individuals, and foreign governments that have given to the Clinton Foundation also lobbied …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
That Time Bill Clinton Ran Ads Attacking His Rivals For Taking Money From Foreign Interests
That Time Bill Clinton Ran Ads Attacking His Rivals For Taking Money From Foreign Interests
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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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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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Walker, Clinton lead in Iowa — PPP's newest Iowa poll finds Scott Walker well ahead of the rest of the Republican field in Iowa, getting 23% to 13% for Marco Rubio, 12% for Jeb Bush, 10% each for Mike Huckabee and Rand Paul, 8% for Ted Cruz, 7% for Ben Carson, 5% for Chris Christie, and 4% for Rick Perry.
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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Americans bomb Pew test of basic political knowledge
Americans bomb Pew test of basic political knowledge
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Emily Welker / INFORUM:
Fargo lawmaker sent explicit photo, claims disclosure was payback for vote on gay rights bill — FARGO—A North Dakota lawmaker who sent an explicit photo of himself to another man says the exchange being made public is retaliation for a recent vote against expanding gay rights.
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Bob Kinzel / digital.vpr.net:
Bernie Sanders To Announce Presidential Run — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a luncheon at the National Press Club on Monday, March 9, 2015 in Washington. VPR has learned that Sanders will announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday. — ANDREW HARNIK AP
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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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Benji Hart / Salon:
Baltimore's violent protesters are right: Smashing police cars is a legitimate political strategy — As a nation, we fail to comprehend Black political strategy in much the same way we fail to recognize the value of Black life. — We see ghettos and crime and absent parents …
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