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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
NRA host taunts Parkland teens: ‘No one would know your names’ if classmates were still alive … As they've stepped out of the hallways of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and into the national spotlight, the Parkland, Fla., teenagers have become Twitter influencers …
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Daily Wire, Law & Crime and CNN
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Students Lead Huge Rallies for Gun Control Across the U.S. — WASHINGTON — Standing before vast crowds from Washington to Los Angeles to Parkland, Fla., the speakers — nearly all of them students, some still in elementary school — delivered an anguished and defiant message: They are …
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TalkLeft and Political Wire
NBC News:
At March For Our Lives, survivors lead hundreds of thousands in call for change — WASHINGTON — Marjory Stoneman Douglas senior Emma Gonzalez stood silent, with tears streaming down her face, on a stage in front of thousands at Saturday's March For Our Lives.
Randi Kaye / CNN:
Sandy Hook survivor joins Parkland students to say ‘Enough’ — Newtown, Connecticut (CNN)Lauren Milgram has a mission. The sweet and funny, shy yet confident, 12-year-old will join an anticipated hundreds of thousands of people at the March for Our Lives in Washington on Saturday.
German Lopez / Vox:
Watch: Emma Gonzalez's incredible moment of silence at March for Our Lives
Watch: Emma Gonzalez's incredible moment of silence at March for Our Lives
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Politico
Tucker Carlson / RealClearPolitics:
The Problem With David Hogg and the Parkland Students
The Problem With David Hogg and the Parkland Students
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ThinkProgress and RedState
Tre Goins-Phillips / IJR:
David Hogg Worries New Clear Backpacks in School Rule Violates Students' Constitutional Rights
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
For Parkland Students, a Surreal Journey From ‘Normal’ to a Worldwide March
David Boddiger / Splinter:
Hundreds of Thousands Join March for Our Lives to Show that ‘We Are the Change’ [UPDATING]
Hundreds of Thousands Join March for Our Lives to Show that ‘We Are the Change’ [UPDATING]
Justin Carissimo Cbs / CBS News:
March for Our Lives 2018 — live blog
March for Our Lives 2018 — live blog
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Steve Israel / New York Times:
First, March. Then, Follow This Gun Reform Battle Plan.
First, March. Then, Follow This Gun Reform Battle Plan.
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Daily Kos
New York Times:
Stormy Daniels, Trump's Unlikely Foe, Is ‘Not Someone to Be Underestimated’ — One by one, the honorees came forward to be recognized: the wounded veteran, the tech executive and the noted porn star. — It was the 10-year reunion for Scotlandville Magnet High School's Class of 1997 in Baton Rouge …
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The Daily Beast
G Salisbury / City & State PA:
Sources: US Rep. Costello to drop out of PA-6 race before May primary — Sources have told City&State PA that Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello has decided not to seek reelection in Pennsylvania's hotly contested Sixth Congressional District. — Despite filing petitions on Tuesday to run …
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CNN:
Rep. Ryan Costello will drop bid for reelection in Pennsylvania — (CNN)Republican Rep. Ryan Costello plans to drop his bid for reelection in the 2018 House election for Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District and will retire at the end of his term, a Republican familiar with Costello's plans told CNN Saturday.
Harry Enten / CNN:
Activists are marching, but the public hasn't punished GOP in polls for inaction on guns — Students prepare to ‘march for their lives’ — (CNN)In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, the public's support for stricter gun laws shot up to levels not seen in 25 years.
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Dakin Andone / CNN:
11-year-old speaks up for the black girls whose stories don't make the front page
11-year-old speaks up for the black girls whose stories don't make the front page
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Mediaite
Alana Abramson / TIME:
Republican Donor Launches Gun Control Advocacy Group During the March For Our Lives
Republican Donor Launches Gun Control Advocacy Group During the March For Our Lives
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Axios
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Bolt the Oval Against Bolton — WASHINGTON — It's unnerving covering a president who is treated like a boy king, requiring minders; who is easily swayed because he is underinformed; who can sit still only long enough for short oral briefings; who swaggers and mocks to mask his insecurities …
The Guardian:
The Brexit whistleblower: ‘Did Vote Leave use me? Was I naive’ — Shahmir Sanni, a volunteer for the Vote Leave, the official pro-Brexit EU referendum campaign, explains how a company linked to Cambridge Analytica played a crucial role in the result, and voices his concerns …
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Joshua Stewart / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Congressional candidate Diane Harkey suggests curfew, buddy system for House members — Board of Equalization member Dianne Harkey, a candidate for Congress, says legislators should not be out after 8 p.m. — House leadership should have a “little firmer hand” on members and suggests a curfew.
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Raw Story
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trade and the Cities (Wonkish) — Bad policies sometimes lead to interesting economics. For example, the disastrous turn toward austerity after 2009 was a kind of natural experiment that led to an upwelling of good work on the effects of fiscal policy. — And I'm starting …
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Marginal REVOLUTION
Sarah Rumpf / RedState:
Gun Rights For Me But Not For Thee: The Hypocrisy of Gun Control Activists — We've been watching the coverage of the March For Our Lives today and thought it would be nice to provide a little reminder about the hypocrisy of some of the people marching and demanding that your Second Amendment rights be restricted.
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Breitbart, twitchy.com and NPR
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
How Trumpism has come to define the Republican Party — Over just a few days last week, the essence of Trumpism was on global display: The president ignored his advisers by congratulating Vladimir Putin, took the first steps toward imposing tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese goods …
Dakin Andone / CNN:
Paul McCartney was at the march in New York, close to the site where his friend John Lennon was shot to death — Paul McCartney references John Lennon at march — (CNN)Paul McCartney attended the March for Our Lives in New York on Saturday, telling CNN the cause was important to him because he lost John Lennon to gun violence.
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Mediaite
Dakin Andone / CNN:
Emma Gonzalez stood on stage for 6 minutes - the length of the Parkland gunman's shooting spree — (CNN)Emma Gonzalez, a student and survivor of the Parkland, Florida, stood on stage at the March for Our Lives for 6 minutes and 20 seconds. — “Six minutes and about 20 seconds,” she said.
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RedState and ThinkProgress