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Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Prisoner in van said Freddie Gray was ‘trying to injure himself,’ document says … BALTIMORE — A prisoner sharing a police transport van with Freddie Gray told investigators that he could hear Gray “banging against the walls” of the vehicle and believed that he “was intentionally trying to injure himself …
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Mike Huckabee: The Supreme Court can't overrule God — Houston (CNN)Mike Huckabee rallied a crowd of Hispanic evangelicals on Wednesday night, pushing back in the debate over religious freedom just one day after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments to determine whether states have the right to ban same-sex marriage.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Gender Bias Issue Could Tip Chief Justice Roberts Into Ruling for Gay Marriage
Gender Bias Issue Could Tip Chief Justice Roberts Into Ruling for Gay Marriage
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Todd Starnes / Townhall.com:
‘We Will Not Obey’: Christian Leaders Threaten Civil Disobedience if Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage
‘We Will Not Obey’: Christian Leaders Threaten Civil Disobedience if Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Justice Scalia's Shameful Joke
Justice Scalia's Shameful Joke
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking News and Analysis: #SCOTUS Upholds Ban on Judicial Candidates Personally Soliciting Campaign Contributions
Breaking News and Analysis: #SCOTUS Upholds Ban on Judicial Candidates Personally Soliciting Campaign Contributions
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz: Anti-Gay Marriage Crusader? Not Always
Ted Cruz: Anti-Gay Marriage Crusader? Not Always
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Dave Gram / Associated Press:
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders: ‘I am running for president’ — 1 photo — MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Promising to fight what he deems “obscene levels” of income disparity and a campaign finance system that is a “real disgrace,” independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he will run for president as a Democrat.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders: ‘I am running for president’ — Hillary Clinton got her first official challenger for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday night, with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announcing he intends to seek the White House in 2016. — “I am running for president,” Sanders said in an interview with the Associated Press.
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Fiorina defends rocky tenure as HP CEO — Carly Fiorina's political future depends on whether she can defend her record as CEO of Hewlett-Packard. — The likely GOP presidential candidate is aiming to do just that in her new book Rising to the Challenge, set to be released May 5, a day after the expected launch of her 2016 campaign.
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Melinda Henneberger / Bloomberg Politics:
What Brought Carly Fiorina Down at HP Is Her Greatest 2016 Asset — More than 30 years ago, on Carly Sneed's third date with her co-worker, Frank Fiorina, he told his not-yet-30-year-old dinner companion that one day she would run AT&T, the company where he was at that point a rung ahead of her on the corporate ladder.
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Carly Fiorina ‘picking up speed’ in Iowa, GOP activists say
Carly Fiorina ‘picking up speed’ in Iowa, GOP activists say
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Bill Keller / The Marshall Project:
David Simon on Baltimore's Anguish — David Simon is Baltimore's best-known chronicler of life on the hard streets. He worked for The Baltimore Sun city desk for a dozen years, wrote “Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets” (1991) and with former homicide detective Ed Burns co-wrote …
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Jeb no longer in front — Four months into the 2016 presidential campaign, Jeb Bush has all the money and none of the mojo. — Despite the financial juggernaut the former Florida governor has built — Bush said this week he had raised more than anyone else has at this point …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz accuses Obama of inflaming racial tensions — The Republican presidential hopeful says Obama has squandered chance to be unifying force — Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday accused President Barack Obama and his administration of inflaming racial tensions and pitting Americans against each other on major societal issues.
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Fox News:
Source: Baltimore mayor ordered police to stand down — Despite a firm denial by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, a senior law enforcement source charges that she gave an order for police to stand down as riots broke out Monday night, raising more questions about whether …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Elijah Cummings Yells at Fox Reporter on Bullhorn: ‘People Are Going Home!’
Elijah Cummings Yells at Fox Reporter on Bullhorn: ‘People Are Going Home!’
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Nick Loeb / New York Times:
Sofía Vergara's Ex-Fiancé: Our Frozen Embryos Have a Right to Live — DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — LAST August, I filed a complaint in Santa Monica, Calif., using pseudonyms, to protect two frozen embryos I created with my former fiancée. I wanted to keep this private, but recently the story broke to the world.
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Clinton Foundation in campaign tailspin — Donors are having second thoughts about big giving as accusations fly about Hillary Clinton's role. — Getty — A handful of deep-pocketed donors are reconsidering their gifts to the $2 billion Clinton Foundation amid mounting questions …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Crowded primary field creates dilemma for GOP leaders — The rapid growth of the GOP presidential field is causing major headaches for party bosses ahead of a primary debate season that begins this summer. — The dilemma for Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman …
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David Voreacos / Bloomberg Business:
Former Christie Ally David Wildstein Set to Plead Guilty — David Wildstein, a former ally of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, is set to plead guilty on Thursday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, suggesting he may be cooperating with prosecutors probing traffic jams he ordered near the George Washington Bridge.
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Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters:
Ten jailed in Pakistan for involvement in attack on Malala — (Reuters) - A Pakistani court jailed 10 men for 25 years each on Thursday for involvement in the 2012 shooting of teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, targeted for her campaign against Taliban efforts to deny girls education.
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David Byttow / Medium:
Sunset — After a lot of thought and consultation with our board, I've decided to shut down Secret. — This has been the hardest decision of my life and one that saddens me deeply. Unfortunately, Secret does not represent the vision I had when starting the company …
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Bob Price / BREITBART.COM:
Blue Lives Matter: Texas Cop Survives 14 Stab Wounds in Assassination Attempt — HOUSTON, Texas - A Houston Community College police officer has survived an assassination attempt after being stabbed by her assailant 14 times. The officer was saved by civilians who stepped in and stopped the attacker.
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