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And Globe / BostonGlobe.com:
Two South Boston brothers allegedly beat homeless man  —  The homeless man was lying on the ground, shaking, when police arrived early Wednesday.  His face was soaked, apparently with urine, his nose broken, his chest and arms battered.  —  Police said two brothers from South Boston ambushed …
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Charles Barkley throws support behind Kasich  —  If he were forced to pick a presidential candidate today, basketball legend Charles Barkley says he would vote for Ohio Gov. John Kasich.  —  “Right now, I like John Kasich, the governor of Ohio,” Barkley said on ESPN Radio's “Mike & Mike” on Wednesday.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Kasich camp revels in dirt-digging from Jeb
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Swing State Sneak Peek
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Meet ‘Deez Nuts,’ the Teen Presidential Candidate Punking America  —  Mr. Nuts appears to be a high school sophomore who will take his joke candidacy ‘as far as America wants to take it’  —  News broke this week that an independent presidential candidate going by the name of “Deez Nuts” …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump grows lead in NC; GOP leads most match ups  —  Last month when we polled North Carolina and found Donald Trump leading the Republican field, it was the first poll by anyone anywhere to find Trump out ahead.  He was at 16%.  Our newest survey of the state finds that Trump's momentum has just continued to grow.
Doug Criss / CNN:
Black or white?  Is Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King lying about his race?  —  Questions about Black Lives Matter activist  —  (CNN)He's either the male version of Rachel Dolezal, or the victim of a conservative conspiracy.  —  Those are the two views the world has of Shaun King …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Progressive Groups Ask Obama To End Bush-Era Religious Protection  —  Obama asked to reverse legal memo providing exemption to nondiscrimination laws for religious groups seeking federal grants.  The letter, provided exclusively to BuzzFeed News, is signed by 130 civil rights and other groups.
Discussion: National Review
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Jack Jenkins / ThinkProgress:
130 Religious, Secular Groups Demand Obama Stop Using ‘Religious Liberty’ To Justify Discrimination
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Max Fisher / Vox:
The AP's controversial and badly flawed Iran inspections story, explained  —  On Wednesday afternoon, the Associated Press published an exclusive report on the Iran nuclear program so shocking that many political pundits declared the nuclear deal dead in the water.
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
‘Enough’: Ted Cruz's Blistering Message After Learning of Bombshell Report on Iran's Secret ‘Backroom’ Deal
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Congress unlikely to override an Obama veto in Iran nuclear fight — for now  —  Congress is unlikely to override a promised veto by President Obama if both chambers reject a deal to curtail Iran's nuclear capabilities, according to a Washington Post analysis of where the votes currently stand.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
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Politico:
Red-state Democrats back Obama on Iran
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Associated Press
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Kasich takes heat from anti-abortion group  —  A leading anti-abortion group is hitting Gov. John Kasich (Ohio) after the presidential contender called for his Republican counterparts to focus on other issues on the campaign trail.  —  The Susan B. Anthony List released a statement Wednesday urging Kasich …
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Josh Duggar / The Duggar Family:
Statements From Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and Josh Duggar  —  Statement from Jim Boband Michelle Duggar: Please see the statement below from our son Josh regarding recent media stories about him.  When we learned of this late last night our hearts were broken.
Reuters:
Greek PM Tsipras to resign on Thursday: government official  —  Tsipras is due to meet senior advisers shortly to discuss whether to call early elections to quell a rebellion in his leftist Syriza party, a government official said...  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will submit his resignation …
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Jon Henley / Guardian:
Greek bailout: Alexis Tsipras steps down to trigger new elections
Discussion: The Atlantic and Hit & Run
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
LA ‘black ball’ reservoir rollout potential ‘disaster’ in the making, say experts  —  LA's scheme to cover a reservoir under 96 million “shade balls” may not be all it is touted to be, experts told FoxNews.com, with some critics going so far as to refer to the plan as a “potential disaster.”
Los Angeles Times:
Detectives to present manslaughter charge evidence against Caitlyn Jenner in deadly PCH crash  —  Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives will present evidence next week to prosecutors that could lead to a misdemeanor manslaughter charge against Caitlyn Jenner in a deadly chain-reaction crash earlier this year on Pacific Coast Highway.
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
K Street betting on Hillary  —  K Street is banking on Hillary Clinton, with more than twice as many Washington lobbyists donating to the former secretary of State's presidential campaign than any other candidate.  —  While many lobbyists are holding their pocketbooks in the early stages …
Dana Rubinstein / Politico:
Staten Island congressman calls tunnel talk ‘disheartening’  —  Staten Island Congressman Dan Donovan, whose borough gets free ferry service to Manhattan, isn't particularly enthusiastic about this new Amtrak proposal to build a rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River.
Discussion: Second Ave. Sagas
TIME:
Donald Trump Explains All  —  In an interview with TIME, the leading Republican candidate talks about what's wrong with the Clintons, his opponents' weaknesses and what it takes to be great  —  Donald Trump was interviewed by TIME Editor Nancy Gibbs, Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer …
Amanda Marcotte / Talking Points Memo:
Why Can't All Ashley Madison Hacking Victims Be Josh Duggar?  —  The long-awaited data dump of private information for 32 million users of Ashley Madison, a dating website specifically aimed at married people looking to cheat, has arrived, and the internet is gleeful.
Andrew Blankstein / NBC News:
Ex-NFL QB Erik Kramer Wounded in Apparent Suicide Attempt: Sources  —  Ex-NFL quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself Tuesday in an apparent suicide attempt at a Los Angeles area motel, but survived, law enforcement sources said.  —  Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were called to a motel …
Discussion: WOOD-TV, UPROXX and TMZ.com
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Republican Plans to Replace Obamacare Have a Problem: House Republicans  —  A dilemma facing Republican presidential candidates who want to repeal Obamacare is how to care for people with preexisting conditions.  While polls show that the law isn't popular, Americans also don't want to return …
 
 
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
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Helen Thomson / Guardian:
Narcolepsy medication modafinil is world's first safe ‘smart drug’
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Ryan Girdusky / Red Alert Politics:
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‘What You Do is You Go Through the Face’: Seventh Center for Medical Progress Video Released
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Natalie Neysa Alund / Tennessean.com:
Caught on video: Good Samaritans nab doughnut theft suspect
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New York Times:
Jimmy Carter Says Doctors Found Cancer on His Brain
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Week
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Chad Terhune / Los Angeles Times:
Another outbreak from tainted scopes suspected at an L.A.-area hospital
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
What Happens When People Panic About Crime Rates
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Kevin Dugan / New York Post:
Bloomberg to lay off about 100 editorial employees
Philip Eil / The Atlantic:
The Unlikely Reanimation of H.P. Lovecraft
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Europe's sinister expansion of euthanasia
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Financial Times:
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