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John Boehner sees a national policing crisis — House Speaker John Boehner says there's a national crisis in relations between black communities and law enforcement. — “I do,” he said when asked in an interview aired Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press” whether he believes that such a crisis exists.
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O'Malley says Baltimore would be setting for announcement of presidential bid — Former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley said Sunday that he will announce his presidential campaign in riot-scarred Baltimore if he moves forward with a White House bid. — “I wouldn't think of announcing anyplace else …
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Political Wire


Martin O'Malley: Baltimore unrest a ‘heartbreaking setback’
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The Week

Martin O'Malley: 'Wouldn't Think of Announcing' 2016 Campaign Anywhere but Baltimore
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The Moderate Voice, The Hinterland Gazette and RedState

John Kasich on a 2016 bid: 'I don't really do odds'
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Protests erupt in Tel Aviv, Israel 6 photos — Israeli police officers detain an Israeli Ethiopian. — Hide Caption — 6 of 6 — Story highlights — Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN)Protests in Tel Aviv over alleged police mistreatment of Ethiopian Jews turned violent Sunday …
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Balloon Juice and The Agonist

Jon Krakauer's ‘Missoula,’ About Rape in a College Town — Three years ago, a young woman befriended by the powerhouse author Jon Krakauer and his wife told them she had been raped when she was a teenager by a boy she knew and, later, for a second time, by a family friend. She was still struggling to recover.


Woman to become NY firefighter despite failing crucial fitness test — The FDNY for the first time in its history will allow someone who failed its crucial physical-fitness test to join the Bravest, The Post has learned. — Rebecca Wax, 33, is set to graduate Tuesday from the Fire Academy without passing …
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The PJ Tatler and BizPac Review


Christie's Camp Mobilizes to Salvage White House Hopes — Around 7:30 a.m., as an audience of technology executives started streaming through the ballroom doors of a Ritz-Carlton Hotel in suburban Virginia on Friday, Chris Christie's iPhone buzzed with the grim news he has awaited for 16 months.
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Balloon Juice, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air and Taylor Marsh


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The Daily Caller, Business Insider and Mediaite


Meet the Vagina Voters — The women voting for Hillary because she's a woman are setting feminism back a hundred years. — “I intend to vote with my vagina.” — Have you ever read a more squirm-inducing sentence than that? It appeared in a pro-Hillary piece in Dame magazine …
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Hit & Run, The PJ Tatler and protein wisdom


Jeb Bush: Our enemies must ‘fear’ US again — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush argued Saturday that American foreign policy should frighten the nation's enemies abroad with its strength. — “The basic policy should be our friends know we have their back over the long haul …
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Booman Tribune


Kimberley Strassel Blames Baltimore's Troubles On Teachers Unions — Kimberley Strassel writes a weekly column for the Wall Street Journal, so naturally she subscribes to all the Conservative [talking points] lies. She denies the SCIENCE of man-made climate change and she's A-OK …
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Raw Story and Americans Against the …


‘This Week’ Transcript: Fallout From Baltimore — ANNOUNCER: This Week, bombshell arrests, explosive nationwide reaction to those six officers charged in Baltimore. The very latest on the massive marches. — Ready for Hillary: he's a folk singing socialist, Bernie Sanders is ready to shake up the Democratic primary.
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Bernie Sanders: 'Don't underestimate me' — Citing a history of surprising victories, Bernie Sanders said on Sunday the political world shouldn't discount his chances of winning the presidency. — “Don't underestimate me,” the Vermont senator said on ABC's “This Week.”
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