AFTER THE CRASH  —  Geography, motive, communications intercepts, and all manner of circumstantial evidence suggest that the likeliest suspect in the horrific deaths of two hundred and ninety-eight people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was the curiously well-armed and well-coördinated …

Run, Elizabeth, Run!  —  Why an Elizabeth Warren presidential bid would be good for all Americans.  —  Imagine there were a political movement that was against pablum in the public square, that promoted tough debates on pressing issues, that was suspicious of coronations …

Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold — SEE THE VIDEO  —  VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: A 400-pound asthmatic Staten Island dad died Thursday after a cop put him in a chokehold and other officers appeared to slam his head against the sidewalk, video of the incident shows.

CNN Removes Reporter Diana Magnay From Israel-Gaza After ‘Scum’ Tweet  —  NEW YORK — CNN has removed correspondent Diana Magnay from covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after she tweeted that Israelis who were cheering the bombing of Gaza, and who had allegedly threatened her, were “scum.”

Marino Staffer Arrested for Bringing Gun to Cannon  —  Shucard was arrested Friday.  (Via Facebook)  —  Capitol Police arrested a staffer for Rep. Tom Marino Friday morning on charges of carrying a 9mm handgun and magazine into the Cannon House Office building.

McCain: Had I won in 2000, Iraq War might not have happened  —  CNN and National Journal joined forces Thursday to explore the 2014 midterm elections at the first “Politics on Tap” event in Washington D.C. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, joined CNN's Jake Tapper, Brianna Keilar and Peter Hamby …

Supreme Court Halts Recognition Of Utah Same-Sex Marriages During Appeal  —  While the state appeals the trial court decision, Utah will not need to recognize the marriages it granted to same-sex couples.  —  Supreme Court of the United States in Washington  —  peterspiro/peterspiro

An Amazing Diversity Plan at Madison … John Leo is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the editor of MindingTheCampus.com, a web magazine dedicated to chronicling developments within higher education in an effort to restore balance and intellectual pluralism to our American universities.

Moral clarity in Gaza  —  Israel accepts an Egyptian-proposed Gaza cease-fire; Hamas keeps firing.  Hamas deliberately aims rockets at civilians; Israel painstakingly tries to avoid them, actually telephoning civilians in the area and dropping warning charges, so-called roof knocking.

Elizabeth Warren Backs Corporate Welfare Bank  —  SHARES  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) may market herself as a progressive populist, but when forced to choose between everyday Americans and billion dollar international corporations, Warren sides with the corporations.