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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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Baltimore Sun:
The truth about Freddie Gray's ‘pre-existing injury from car accident’ — Online reports are swirling that Freddie Gray had spinal surgery shortly before he died in police custody, and had collected a payout in a settlement from a car accident. Those reports — which raise questions …
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Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
Baltimore Peacekeeper Slams ‘Professional Agitators and Protesters’ Wreaking Havoc on His City
Baltimore Peacekeeper Slams ‘Professional Agitators and Protesters’ Wreaking Havoc on His City
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Freddie Gray / Guardian:
Freddie Gray protests sweep US from Baltimore to New York - live updates
Freddie Gray protests sweep US from Baltimore to New York - live updates
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Greg Abbott / Salon:
Right-wing lunatics think the military is planning to invade Texas. Here's why. — You have probably heard the selyrics at least a thousand times at televised Republican rallies: … Those of course are the words to “Proud to be an American” by Lee Greenwood, a song that could almost …
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Dylan Baddour / Houston Chronicle:
Texas governor orders troops to ‘monitor’ Jade Helm
Texas governor orders troops to ‘monitor’ Jade Helm
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
TX Gov Orders State Guard to Monitor Possible Military Takeover of Texas
TX Gov Orders State Guard to Monitor Possible Military Takeover of Texas
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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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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Clinton charity never provided foreign donor data — WASHINGTON — An unprecedented ethics promise that played a pivotal role in helping Hillary Rodham Clinton win confirmation as secretary of state, soothing senators' concerns about conflicts of interests with Clinton family charities …
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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.
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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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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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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Senator Bernie Sanders Calls Hillary Clinton Foundation Money ‘A Very Serious Problem’
Senator Bernie Sanders Calls Hillary Clinton Foundation Money ‘A Very Serious Problem’
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders: ‘I am running for president’
Sanders: ‘I am running for president’
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James Risen / New York Times:
American Psychological Association Bolstered C.I.A. Torture Program, Report Says — WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association secretly collaborated with the administration of President George W. Bush to bolster a legal and ethical justification for the torture of prisoners swept …
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TIME:
Go Behind TIME's Baltimore Cover With Aspiring Photographer Devin Allen — Devin Allen, who shot this week's TIME cover, is a Baltimore resident
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M. Alex Johnson / NBC News:
101 Baltimore Protesters Go Free as Arrest Paperwork Backs Up
101 Baltimore Protesters Go Free as Arrest Paperwork Backs Up
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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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Miles Weiss / Bloomberg Business:
George Soros's Tax Bill — Deferring income helped the billionaire hedge fund manager build his fortune — George Soros likes to say the rich should pay more taxes. A substantial part of his wealth, though, comes from delaying them. While building a record as one of the world's greatest investors …
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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
Cruz accuses Obama of inflaming racial tensions
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
GOP delays vote on first spending bill — House Republicans delayed a vote Wednesday night on their first spending bill of the year amid concerns that a contentious amendment to terminate the use of a Pentagon war fund for military construction projects might have the votes to pass.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
The Strange Charisma of John Kasich — The last time John Kasich went to New Hampshire, the visit did not go well. It was 16 years ago, and Kasich, a 47-year-old Republican congressman who had made his name in D.C. as the budget-balancing enfant terrible of the Gingrich revolution, was running for president.
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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.
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Q13 FOX News:
Owner of pizza shop says new Seattle minimum wage law is forcing her to close … SEATTLE — It may be one of the first casualties of Seattle's new minimum wage law. The owner of Z Pizza says she's being forced to close her doors, because she can't afford the higher labor costs.
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