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12:20 AM ET, March 7, 2015

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CNN:
Feds prepare corruption charges against Sen. Menendez 01:41  —  People briefed on the case say Attorney General Eric Holder has signed off on prosecutors' request to proceed with charges, CNN has learned exclusively.  An announcement could come within weeks.
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Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Ferguson judge behind aggressive fines policy owes $170,000 in unpaid taxes  —  Ronald J Brockmeyer, who is accused of fixing traffic tickets for himself and associates, was a driving force behind using fines and fees to generate revenue  —  The judge in Ferguson, Missouri …
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Joel Currier / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Two police officers, court clerk out at Ferguson over racist emails  —  FERGUSON  • Two veteran police commanders have resigned and a city court clerk has been fired over racist emails cited this week in a Justice Department report critical of the city of Ferguson's law enforcement.
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Why did Hillary Become the Obama Administration's Bête Noire This Week?  One Word: Iran  —  The Obama Administration dispatched its big guns this week to take out a major political rival whose mere presence poses a threat to a hoped-for breakthrough with Iran.
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Wall Street Journal:
Donna Shalala to Lead Clinton Foundation  —  Former Clinton administration cabinet secretary to take over foundation amid scrutiny of its fundraising  —  Donna Shalala, a former Clinton administration cabinet secretary, will take over as head of the Clinton Foundation at a moment …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House alerted to potential Clinton email problem in August
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
The Hillary Camp's Rationale for Staying Quiet
Esha Bhandari / ACLU:
'You're Not Wrong, You're Just an A**hole'  —  The Washington Redskins is a name that is offensive and perpetuates racism against Native Americans.  Should it be changed?  Yes.  But should the government get to make that call?  As we told a federal district court yesterday, the answer is no …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Obama Administration Urges Nationwide End To Same-Sex Marriage Bans  —  “There is no adequate justification for such a discriminatory and injurious exercise of state power,” the Obama administration urges the Supreme Court.  More than 200 congressional Democrats also weigh in to support marriage equality.
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Hit & Run
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Campus Reform:
U. California students remove offensive American flag from ‘inclusive’ space  — The Associated Students of University of California, Irvine voted to ban hanging flags in its main lobby.  —  The Associated Students of University of California, Irvine (ASUCI) voted Tuesday to remove all flags …
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
I Don't Love Spock  —  “I loved Spock,” said President Obama, reacting to the death of actor Leonard Nimoy.  Why?  Because Spock reminds him of himself.  The galaxy's most famous Vulcan, the president wrote, was “Cool, logical, big-eared, and level headed, the center of Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future.”
Daily Mail:
At the mercy of the lynch mob: New pictures show how thousands joined gang which kidnapped ‘rapist’ from Indian prison - then stripped him naked and beat him to death  —  Thousands of furious Indians swarmed the streets to publicly - and violently - kill a man who was suspected of being a rapist.
Brett Cihon / Q13 FOX News:
Could viral fame keep the best cup holder you've ever seen from coming to your car?  —  KIRKLAND — Maksim Ghyvoronosky is trying to catch lightning in a bottle.  Again.  —  But this time, he promises, he'll be ready.  —  Ghyvoronsky is the owner and creator of Maksimatic, a Kirkland based start-up that specializes in cup holders.
Discussion: fox13now.com
O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa:
Bush touts his ‘Florida record’, says Clinton's private email decision ‘baffling’ (AUDIO)  —  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is making his first trip to Iowa since making it clear he's laying the groundwork for a 2016 presidential campaign.  —  “The possibility of running is daunting …
CNN:
Under Obama, 4 in 10 say race relations worsened  —  Feds find racial bias in Ferguson 02:56  —  (CNN)Four in 10 Americans say race relations in the United States have gotten worse under the nation's first black president, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.  And 50 years after the Bloody …
Discussion: The Week, Washington Times and The Hill
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases  —  LOS ANGELES — It seemed like routine business for the student council at the University of California, Los Angeles: confirming the nomination of Rachel Beyda, a second-year economics major who wants to be a lawyer someday, to the council's Judicial Board.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Harry Reid Endorses Chris Van Hollen For Senate  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) swiftly endorsed Rep. Chris Van Hollen to be the next U.S. senator from Maryland, wasting little time as Democrats hope to lock up the seat vacated by retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Hot Air
BuzzFeed:
Charlie Rangel: Current GOP Has “Big A Tradition...Of Hating Slaves And Black Folks”  —  “What you have to keep reminding people is that these Dixiecrats who have just as big a tradition out of hating slaves and black folks—they just changed their party and became Republicans.  They come for the same communities.
Discussion: Raw Story
Laura KrantzGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Wellesley College to accept transgender women  —  Wellesley College said Thursday that it would begin accepting transgender women, a major shift in its admissions policy applauded by professors, students, and graduates even as some said it does not go far enough.
Discussion: Advocate
 
 
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Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig / The New Republic:
The Catholic Church Opposes the Death Penalty. Why Don't White Catholics?
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