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3:15 AM ET, May 2, 2015

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New York Times:
6 Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death  —  BALTIMORE — Baltimore's chief prosecutor charged six police officers on Friday with crimes including murder and manslaughter in the arrest and fatal injury of Freddie Gray, a striking and surprisingly swift turn in a case that has drawn national attention to police conduct.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Marilyn Mosby, Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Case, Seen as Tough on Police Misconduct  —  BALTIMORE — Marilyn J. Mosby, the prosecutor who on Friday announced criminal charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, took office only four months ago, elected here with the backing …
Baltimore Sun:
Six officers charged in death of Freddie Gray  —  The six Baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray - who died last month after being injured in police custody - have been charged criminally, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday.
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Man Who Filmed Freddie Gray Reportedly Arrested Under Suspicious Circumstances
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Mashable
Counter Current News:
Baltimore Police Just Arrested Man Who Filmed The Freddie Gray Arrest
Discussion: Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Six Baltimore officers charged in Gray's death
Discussion: Shakesville, Althouse and The Atlantic
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Pennsylvania prepares backup plan for ObamaCare case  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) on Friday outlined a contingency plan for his state in case the Supreme Court guts ObamaCare.  —  Wolf's plan calls for Pennsylvania to set up its own insurance marketplace if the court rules …
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
GOP prepares list of demands if justices rule against ObamaCare  —  Republicans believe a Supreme Court ruling against ObamaCare this summer would give them leverage to force President Obama to scrap the healthcare law's central pillars.  —  Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) …
Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders raises $1.5 million in 24 hours, says his campaign  —  Advisers to Bernie Sanders have argued that his grassroots network of small-dollar donors could raise him the roughly $50 million the independent senator from Vermont will need to run a credible, competitive campaign in the Democratic presidential primaries.
Department of Transportation:
DOT Announces Final Rule to Strengthen Safe Transportation of Flammable Liquids by Rail  —  Rule Will Make Significant and Extensive Changes to Improve Accident Prevention, Mitigation, and Emergency Response  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced …
Associated Press:
AP-GfK Poll: Doubts about Clinton's honesty after emails  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans appear to be suspicious of Hillary Rodham Clinton's honesty, and even many Democrats are only lukewarm about her presidential candidacy, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Associated Press:
AP Poll: Americans approve of drone strikes on terrorists
William Grimes / New York Times:
Ben E. King, Soulful Singer, Dies at 76; ‘Stand by Me’ Was One of His Hits  —  Ben E. King, the smooth, soulful baritone who led the Drifters on “There Goes My Baby,” “Save the Last Dance for Me” and other hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and as a solo artist recorded the classic singles …
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New York Times:
Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, and His Son Are Said to Face Arrest Next Week  —  Dean G. Skelos, the leader of the New York State Senate, and his son are expected to be arrested on federal corruption charges next week, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Discussion: Political Wire
Dean Baker / Center for Economic and Policy Research:
David Brooks and the Federal Government's $14,000 Per Year Per Poor Person  —  In the United States it's considered fine to just make crap up when talking about the government, especially when it comes to programs for poor people.  That is why Ronald Reagan ran around the country telling people …
TMZ.com:
Bruce Jenner — Sued for Wrongful Death in Car Crash  —  SUED FOR WRONGFUL DEATH  —  In Car Crash  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Bruce Jenner has just been hit with a wrongful death lawsuit by the stepchildren of the woman who died in the Malibu car crash ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Mediaite
Harvard News:
Harvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin  —  Eighty-four percent of campaign contributions made by a group of 614 Harvard faculty, instructors, and researchers between 2011 and the third quarter of 2014 went to federal Democratic campaigns and political action committees.
Discussion: Fox News
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   98% of Harvard Law Faculty Political Donations Go to Democrats
Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Multiple Loaded Glocks Found in Capitol Hill Bathrooms; One Discovered by 8-Year-Old Tourist  —  In the past few months, the Capitol Hill Police has recorded at least three instances where their officers accidentally left their loaded Glocks in bathrooms — WAIT, HOLD UP, WHAT?!
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Hannah Hess / Roll Call:   Capitol Police Left Guns in Bathrooms
 
 
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