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Brad Bell / WJLA-TV:
Law enforcement sources say Freddie Gray suffered head injury in police transport van — BALTIMORE, Md. (WJLA) — An investigation into the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray has found no evidence that his fatal injuries were caused during his videotaped arrest and interaction with police officers …
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Cbssonia / CBS Baltimore:
The Other Man In The Van With Freddie Gray Breaks His Silence — BALTIMORE (WJZ ) — From the beginning, the investigation into what killed Freddie Gray has centered on what happened inside the police transport van. — We knew there was another prisoner inside the van and tonight we hear from him.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Baltimore riots hurt O'Malley's already slim chances — Republicans think Rand Paul is also damaged, but riots are unlikely to matter much to GOP voters. — Martin O'Malley's political career, which started on the streets of Baltimore, may also end there: Half of Democratic insiders …
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John Dickerson / Slate:
How Bernie Sanders running for president helps Hillary Clinton.
How Bernie Sanders running for president helps Hillary Clinton.
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Maya Rhodan / TIME:
Watch This 6th Grader Cut Off President Obama for Talking Too Much — Somebody get this kid a talk show. — “Mr. President, let's move on to the next question,” is not something you hear that often in Washington, especially not on friendly panel discussions.
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Deborah Gates / Delmarva Daily Times:
Wicomico 6th-grader to interview Obama
Wicomico 6th-grader to interview Obama
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New York Times:
Christie Ally Expected to Plead Guilty in George Washington Bridge Lane-Closing Case — A former Port Authority official and ally of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is expected to plead guilty on Friday to the first charges stemming from the 16-month federal investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closings scandal.
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Mark C. Urban / Science:
Accelerating extinction risk from climate change — Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. — Predicting extinction in a changing world — There is great interest in understanding …
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Charlie Spiering / BREITBART.COM:
Obama Says He Wants To Go Back To Community Organizing After Presidency — President Obama spoke about his post-presidency during an event with school children today, saying he wants to go back to his life as a community organizer. — “I'll be done being president in a couple years …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama hints at return to community organizing
Obama hints at return to community organizing
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James Hohmann / Politico:
In early horse race, Marco Rubio threatens Scott Walker — In primary within the primary, the Florida senator and the Wisconsin governor fight for the same space. — ANKENY, Iowa— Republican insiders in early-voting states say a crucial battle is emerging in the 2016 presidential race between Marco Rubio …
John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:
Why Larry Flynt Is Endorsing Hillary Clinton — The Hustler honcho has long supported Democrats-and thinks Clinton could get a chance to shift the balance of the Supreme Court. — t jheil — When Larry Flynt is feeling righteous, he describes himself as a crusader …
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New York Times:
Patriot Act Faces Revisions Backed by Both Parties — WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of wrenching national debate over the intrusiveness of government intelligence agencies, a bipartisan wave of support has gathered to sharply limit the federal government's sweeps of phone and Internet records.
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
What Jon Stewart and George Stephanopoulos Got Wrong — Last night on The Daily Show, in talking about the Baltimore riots, this exchange took place between host Jon Stewart and ABC's George Stephanopoulos: — Stewart: Right now it seems the easy thing to do is to say …
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New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Roles of Presidential Super PACs Expanding — Groups taking on more campaign roles, not just running negative ads; will the FEC approve? — When Carly Fiorina announces on Monday that she is running for president, she will do so under the banner of Carly for President.
Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
Zarif in New York — “The devil is in the details.” — So said Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, at an event at the New York University Center on International Cooperation on Wednesday. Zarif is in New York for another round of talks aimed at finishing an agreement designed to stop …
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Louis Charbonneau / Reuters:
Exclusive: Britain told U.N. monitors of active Iran nuclear procurement - panel
Exclusive: Britain told U.N. monitors of active Iran nuclear procurement - panel
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Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
A Woman-Led Law Firm That Lets Partners Be Parents — Just past 9:30 on a Wednesday morning in March, after she drove 20 minutes to drop her son, Jack, off at preschool, after she trekked back for an hour across the Washington metro area into Fairfax, Va., for work, and long …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Morgan Freeman on Baltimore Protest Coverage: ‘F-ck the Media’ — The screen icon discussed police brutality and the televised news media's coverage of the Baltimore protests in the wake of Freddie Gray's death while in police custody. — “F-ck the media.”
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Hot Air, Mediaite, Politico and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Ex-congressman Aaron Schock might be missing — CHICAGO — Where is Aaron Schock? An attorney for a campaign donor suing the former Illinois congressman has told a federal judge he can't locate the Republican who resigned in March amid questions about his spending.
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Ben S. Bernanke / Brookings Institute:
WSJ Editorial Page Watch: The Slow-Growth Fed? — For the second year in a row, the first-quarter Gross Domestic Product figures were disappointing. The Wall Street Journal, in an editorial entitled “The Slow-Growth Fed,” uses the opportunity to argue (again) for tighter monetary policy.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Iran bill a mess after Cotton, Rubio try to force votes — Republican amendments complicate efforts to secure Democratic support. — Sens. Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio used a hardball procedural tactic on Thursday to force contentious votes on a bill allowing congressional review of a nuclear deal …
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