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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court deadlocks over public employee union case; Calif. teachers must pay dues … The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was unable to resolve a major challenge to organized labor, and the result was a defeat for a group of California teachers who claim their free speech rights …
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National Review and Politico
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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Republican Senator: I'm ‘Perplexed’ At Mitch McConnell's Decision To Block Merrick Garland — Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) says Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is “not real happy” with her. — That's because Collins is part of a growing group of Republican Senators who have decided …
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor and Independent Journal …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Victory for Unions as Supreme Court, Scalia Gone, Ties 4-4 — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed organized labor a major victory, deadlocking 4 to 4 in a case that had threatened to cripple the ability of public unions to collect fees from workers who chose not join …
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Outside the Beltway, The Daily Signal, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Forbes, Consumerist, The Daily Caller, Lawyers, Guns & Money and ON LABOR
Libby Nelson / Vox:
Public sector unions just avoided a huge defeat at the Supreme Court
Public sector unions just avoided a huge defeat at the Supreme Court
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The Atlantic, SCOTUSblog, Guardian and Balloon Juice
Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court's tie vote upholds public employee fees for unions
Supreme Court's tie vote upholds public employee fees for unions
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Reuters, Mediaite, The Week and Shakesville
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: The Biggest Legal Attack On Unions In Decades Is Dead
BREAKING: The Biggest Legal Attack On Unions In Decades Is Dead
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The Bob and Chez Show
Matt Ford / The Atlantic:
A Narrow Escape for Public-Sector Unions
A Narrow Escape for Public-Sector Unions
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Chicago Tribune, Joe.My.God., ON LABOR, ACS Blog and Vox
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Public employee unions dodge a Supreme Court bullet in tie vote
Public employee unions dodge a Supreme Court bullet in tie vote
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Common Dreams
Palm Beach Post:
Trump aide charged with misdemeanor battery vs. ex-Breitbart reporter — Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump campaign manager, was charged this morning with misdemeanor battery after allegations of forcefully grabbing a reporter at a Jupiter news conference, town police confirmed this morning.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Police Charge Top Trump Aide With Battery For Manhandling Reporter (VIDEO)
Police Charge Top Trump Aide With Battery For Manhandling Reporter (VIDEO)
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RedState, Mother Jones, Mediaite, WREG-TV, Raw Story, Death and Taxes and Washington Free Beacon
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Susan Sarandon: Trump Might Be Better for America Than Hillary Clinton — If Bernie Sanders fails to get the Democratic nomination, Susan Sarandon isn't sure she'll vote for Hillary Clinton. She even said Monday that Trump could be the better option. — One of the biggest question marks …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The strange silence about Hillarymania: Clinton fires up voters more than Bernie does …
The strange silence about Hillarymania: Clinton fires up voters more than Bernie does …
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Shadowproof, The Week, Politicus USA and Gallup
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
This Is How Bernie Sanders Will Win the Nomination
This Is How Bernie Sanders Will Win the Nomination
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Washington Monthly and MSNBC
David Mitchell / FOX31 Denver:
Widower gets charged $853 ‘rebooking’ fee when wife dies before cruise … LOVELAND, Colo. — A Loveland man had just lost his wife only to be dealt another painful blow. — He received an $850 charge from Viking River Cruises because his late wife wasn't going on the prepaid trip.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump brings GOP civil war to Paul Ryan's backyard — When Donald Trump plants a flag Tuesday in the hometown of House Speaker Paul Ryan, he'll be sounding the opening shot of a weeklong battle for Wisconsin — a symbolic beachhead in his fight to vanquish the Republican establishment.
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Yahoo Politics
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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Donald Trump berates Scott Walker for not raising taxes in Wisconsin
Donald Trump berates Scott Walker for not raising taxes in Wisconsin
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ThinkProgress, CNN, The Right Scoop and Independent Journal …
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What Will Walker Do?
The Note: What Will Walker Do?
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Weekly Standard, Politico, New York Times and Patterico's Pontifications
Cnycentral / WRGB:
Nurse who snapped photo of patient's penis surrenders license — FULTON, N.Y. — A Fulton nurse convicted of taking a photo of an unconscious patient's penis with her iPhone last year surrendered her license, according to the New York State Education Department.
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The Daily Caller, FOX31 Denver, FOX2now.com, WREG-TV, New York's PIX11, KTLA, fox8.com and CBS New York
Colin Campbell / The Charlotte Observer:
McCrory blames ‘inaccurate’ news stories for backlash against NC LGBT law — Governor says ‘we have not taken away any rights that have currently existed’ in cities — But new law revokes local nondiscrimination ordinances — 'You're blindsiding me with a question …
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Gary Robertson / Associated Press:
North Carolina Attorney General Won't Defend Anti-Gay Law In Court
North Carolina Attorney General Won't Defend Anti-Gay Law In Court
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Daily Kos
Juliet Perry / CNN:
Real ‘Siberian unicorn’ remains found — (CNN)New research has revealed the ‘Siberian unicorn’ roamed the planet far more recently than we originally thought. — The bad news is it looked nothing like the mythical creatures portrayed in so many fairy tales. — Real unicorns — not so pretty.
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The Week
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Shaena Montanari / Forbes:
New Discovery Reveals When The ‘Siberian Unicorn’ Went Extinct
New Discovery Reveals When The ‘Siberian Unicorn’ Went Extinct
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AOL, Washington Post and Fusion
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's popularity nosedives in critical stretch — Donald Trump wasn't wildly popular to begin with. And now he's becoming even more disliked among American voters, creating a significant threat to his chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination.
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Washington Post and American Prospect
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Nev. candidate says Reid urged him to quit, because ‘a Muslim cannot win this race.’ … A Muslim Democrat running for a U.S. House seat in Nevada says that — in a private meeting last year — Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) had encouraged him to end his campaign by saying, “a Muslim cannot win this race.”
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, Independent Journal … and The Week
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Harry Reid accused of telling candidate to stand down because “a Muslim can't win”
Harry Reid accused of telling candidate to stand down because “a Muslim can't win”
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Ralston Reports
Daily Mail:
Grinning passenger poses for a SELFIE alongside hijacker wearing a ‘suicide vest’: Jet is forced to land in Cyprus where hostage taker gives himself up after demanding officials hand a letter to his ex-wife — Are you the man taking the selfie with the hijacker? Do you know him?
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Hot Air
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Half of Voters Back Muslim Travel Ban, Patrols of Muslim Neighborhoods — Have the terrorists won? The main motif to emerge from a new Morning Consult survey taken after the attacks in Brussels last week is that the threat of terrorism may diminish how much people worry about privacy and civil rights.
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Mediaite, YouGov US Opinion Center News, Salon, Hullabaloo, Independent Journal …, Fusion and Hot Air
SuperStation95:
SHOTS FIRED AT CAMPERS/HIKERS IN APPLE VALLEY - HOT SPRINGS, CA; ARMED TERROR CELL NEAR LOS ANGELES? COPS RESPONDED — THEN LET THEM ALL GO !!!! … 8:28 PM EDT Sunday, 27 March — A heavily armed group of men with Middle Eastern appearance was arrested two hours ago outside Los Angeles …
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Los Angeles Times, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Jihad Watch, Pamela Geller and CBS Los Angeles
Andrea Cavallier / New York's PIX11:
New Jersey hospital emergency room becomes first in U.S. to end use of opioid painkillers — PATERSON, N.J. — St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center announced it has become the first hospital in the country to implement a program that will manage patients' pain in the emergency room without the use of opioid painkillers.
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WREG-TV and CBS New York
Liam Stack / New York Times:
James Noble, Absent-Minded Governor on ‘Benson,’ Dies at 94 — James Noble, the actor best known for his role as the absent-minded governor on the hit 1980s sitcom “Benson,” died on Monday at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut. He was 94. — His death was confirmed by Douglas Moser …
David Martosko / Daily Mail:
Ted Cruz dodges question about whether he's ‘always been faithful’ to his wife as endorser Carly Fiorina leaps in to insist a declaration that he's not an adulterer is a 'dance to Donald trump's tune' — Texas senator could put National Enquirer scandal to rest with a simple statement that he has never strayed in his 14-year marriage
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
This 2014 study explains an enormous amount about Trumpism — As Donald Trump inches closer to the nomination, it's clear that he's very popular with a certain type of white voter. Why that's the case is up for debate. — The political movement behind Trump clearly mixes elements of economic distress …