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Los Angeles Times:
Father accused of fatally shooting son because he was gay — Los Angeles prosecutors on Friday charged a 69-year-old man with fatally shooting his son outside the family's North Hills home because the son was gay. — The shooting occurred Tuesday when police responded to a call …
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Dana Bartholomew / L.A. Daily News:
North Hills man suspected of killing son because he was gay
North Hills man suspected of killing son because he was gay
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Associated Press, CBS Los Angeles and Towleroad
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Obama: Iran not following ‘spirit’ of deal — President Obama on Friday criticized Iranian leaders for undermining the “spirit” of last year's historic nuclear agreement, even as they stick to the “letter” of the pact. — In comments following the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington …
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Pirate's Cove, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, thenewamerican.com and Wall Street Journal
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Daily Mail:
Thumbs up: Ukraine's president Petro Poroshenko certainly looked please to have taken his place behind President Barack Obama — ... Meanwhile, in the shadows: Cameron was isolated from the power players and looked dejected as he shook hands with UAE foreign affairs minister Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
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theGrio, Pamela Geller, Fire Andrea Mitchell! and Instapundit
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Rebukes Donald Trump's Comments on Nuclear Weapons
Obama Rebukes Donald Trump's Comments on Nuclear Weapons
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The Atlantic and Associated Press
Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg Business:
RNC Lays Groundwork for Nominee Who May Not Be Trump — The Republican National Committee has begun to prepare the public for what could prove to be a nasty convention. — After months of tense dealings with Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, the Republican National …
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The Moderate Voice
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Simon Maloy / Salon:
Ted Cruz is no savior: Sorry, Republicans, you're (probably) still screwed and stuck with Trump
Ted Cruz is no savior: Sorry, Republicans, you're (probably) still screwed and stuck with Trump
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Washington Post
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
It's Probably First Ballot Or Bust For Donald Trump At The GOP Convention
It's Probably First Ballot Or Bust For Donald Trump At The GOP Convention
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The National Memo, Daily Wire, The Right Scoop and BizPac Review
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump: If I win, everything bad in US will be reversed — is setting the bar high for campaign promises. — The Republican presidential front-runner said Saturday morning that if he wins the presidency, all problems in the country will be fixed. — “Wisconsin has suffered a great loss …
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Political Wire
Simon Maloy / Salon:
Cracks in the GOP wall: The Republicans' hardline Supreme Court obstruction is crumbling — Republicans hoped to enforce blanket obstruction of Obama's Supreme Court nominee, but defections are multiplying — The trick to making blanket obstructionism work as a political tool is to make it a team effort.
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NBC News, Talking Points Memo, National Review, New York Times and Daily Kos
Daily Mail:
White House under fire for ‘censoring’ video of French president's speech by eliminating interpreter's translation of the words ‘Islamist terrorism’ (but don't worry - it's just a ‘technical issue’!) — Francois Hollande said Thursday in Washington that nations must understand the roots …
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The Gateway Pundit, The White House, mrctv.org/videos and The Daily Caller
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Craig Bannister / mrctv.org/videos:
VIDEO: WH Censors French President Saying ‘ISLAMIST Terrorism’
VIDEO: WH Censors French President Saying ‘ISLAMIST Terrorism’
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Washington Times, New York Post, TheBlaze.com, American Spectator, Da Tech Guy Blog, RedState, The Right Scoop, Independent Journal …, The Federalist, Daily Wire, Power Line, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, The White House, BizPac Review, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, Jihad Watch, The Jawa Report and Pamela Geller
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Muslims March in Germany Chanting “With Allah's Help, We Shall Conquer You” (VIDEO) — They seem to be assimilating quite well, no? — Muslims march down a German street chanting, “With Allah's help, we shall conquer you!” — What lovely citizens.
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Breitbart and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Obama: Isil seeking nuclear material to kill as many people as possible — Play! — Isil terrorists are planning to use drones to spray nuclear material over Western cities in a horrific “dirty bomb” attack, David Cameron has warned. — World leaders are concerned that jihadists …
New York Times:
North Carolina Law May Risk Federal Aid — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering whether North Carolina's new law on gay and transgender rights makes the state ineligible for billions of dollars in federal aid for schools, highways and housing, officials said Friday.
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Fusion, Althouse, Hot Air, Associated Press and Towleroad
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Trump Ally Roger Stone Says He's Planning “Days Of Rage” At The Convention — Roger Stone, the longtime Republican political operative and current ally of Donald Trump, says he's trying to organize protests at the Republican convention in Cleveland this summer to disrupt any effort by the party to …
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Raw Story
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law Could Block 300,000 Registered Voters From the Polls — One of the country's toughest voting restrictions takes effect for the April 5 primary. — By , — Johnny Randle, a 74-year-old African-American resident of Milwaukee, moved to Wisconsin from Mississippi in 2011 …
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ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Vox and Associated Press
Sky Chadde / Victoria Advocate:
Police want to use residential, business surveillance cameras — Police found Deanna Pagel, 52, dead in the street in March 2015. — Evidence was scant - until a resident who lived in the south Victoria neighborhood approached police with footage from a house surveillance camera that showed a vehicle in the vicinity that night.
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Ignoring Court Orders, Maricopa County Locks Up Mentally Ill People Too Impaired For Trial — Mario Cruz barely talks above a whisper, avoiding most conversations and mumbling on the rare occasion that he does choose to speak. Over the past three years, he's spent most of his time staring through windows …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democrats Increasing Their Edge in U.S. Party Affiliation — PRINCETON, N.J. — Forty-six percent of Americans now identify politically as Democrats or say they lean Democratic, while 40% identify as Republican or lean Republican. As recently as October, the parties had equal levels of support.
Patti Domm / CNBC:
The 30-year-old prince who is changing the world — A 30-year-old you may have never heard of is trying to build a company worth four Apples — and a Nike to spare. — Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a fast riser in the Saudi hierarchy and member of the new generation …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why Hillary Clinton is justifiably annoyed by criticism of her Big Oil fundraising … For years, environmental activists have been pushing for divestment from fossil fuels, asking large pension funds and educational institutions to drop oil and gas companies from their big investment portfolios.
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Demands Apology From Hillary Clinton for Accusing Him of Lying
Bernie Sanders Demands Apology From Hillary Clinton for Accusing Him of Lying
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
GOP's problem: Can't rebuild, can't win now — With the NFL draft coming this month, football fans are going to be reading a lot about whether their teams are aiming to “rebuild” or “win now.” — For those who don't follow organized sports, this refers to the choice teams face each year.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The looming Trump disaster, in three charts
The looming Trump disaster, in three charts
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RedState, Guardian, The Week, Hot Air, Democracy Corps, New York Magazine and Mother Jones