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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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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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Gawker, Liberaland, Los Angeles Times, NPR, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, Hit & Run and Taylor Marsh


Morgan Freeman on Baltimore Protest Coverage: ‘F-ck the Media’
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Hot Air, Mediaite, Politico and The Daily Caller

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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Talking Points Memo, Liberaland, Washington Post, New Jersey News …, The Week and Twitchy


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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How Bernie Sanders running for president helps Hillary Clinton.
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Balloon Juice, Salon, New York Times and Washington Post

What Bernie Sanders thinks about the issues: a comprehensive primer
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Mitch McConnell unplugged — Exclusive interview: 'I hope this will be a Congress of significant accomplishment. I don't think it's going to be of huge accomplishment.' — Four months into his tenure as majority leader, Mitch McConnell says don't expect any legacy-making deal with Barack Obama …
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Iran bill a mess after Cotton, Rubio try to force votes
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Bloomberg Business, RedState, Daily Kos and Hot Air

Ted Cruz: ‘Absence is the equivalent of a no vote’ on Loretta Lynch
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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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Wicomico 6th-grader to interview Obama
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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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Guardian, Common Dreams, New York Times and The Verge


Rep. Trey Gowdy: He might take Hillary Clinton's word on disputed e-mails — Shannon Rae Green, Jeff Franko, Sierra Oshrin — WASHINGTON — South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, who heads the House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks that left four Americans dead …
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Hot Air and Political Wire

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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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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The Week, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Prairie Weather, Hit & Run and NPR


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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Obama hints at return to community organizing
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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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Capitol Police Left Guns in Bathrooms — When a member of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's security detail left his Glock and magazine stuffed in the toilet seat cover holder of a Capitol Visitor Center bathroom stall, a CVC worker found the gun, according to a source familiar …
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Mediaite and Business Insider


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 …

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


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.


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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Exclusive: Britain told U.N. monitors of active Iran nuclear procurement - panel
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Hot Air and The Daily Caller