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12:20 AM ET, March 26, 2015

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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Bowe Bergdahl, once missing U.S. soldier, charged with desertion  —  Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who was recovered in Afghanistan last spring after five years in captivity, faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, according to his lawyer.
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Bergdahl Describes Harsh Treatment During Captivity
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Bowe Bergdahl Charged With Desertion and Misbehavior Before the Enemy
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Wants You To Believe He's Legally Required To Sign Up For Obamacare.  He's Not.  —  Newly-minted presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) admitted that he would grudgingly sign up for health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, just one day after announcing …
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Mark Wilson / National Review:
Of Course Ted Cruz Could Win  —  Columnists and their headline writers have a habit of offering hostages to Fate — e.g., “Let's not even pretend Ted Cruz has a chance of becoming president,” “Let's be serious about Ted Cruz from the start: He's too extreme and too disliked to win,” …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Megyn Kelly presses Ted Cruz: Can you win?
Discussion: Daily Kos
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New Yorker scrubs ‘uppity’ description of Ted Cruz
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Tucker Carlson's Brother: De Blasio Spokesperson A “Self-Righteous Bitch”  —  Accidental reply-all: Buckley Carlson says mayor's spokesperson has “extreme dick-fright” in email she received.  —  Brendan Hoffman / Getty  —  WASHINGTON — Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson's brother Buckley Carlson referred …
New York Times:
Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France  —  PARIS — As officials struggled Wednesday to explain why a jet with 150 people on board crashed in relatively clear skies, an investigator said evidence from a cockpit voice recorder indicated one pilot left the cockpit …
Warren Rojas / Roll Call:
Congresswoman Demonstrates ‘Worst Parking Job Ever’ (Video)  —  Updated 5:02 p.m. |  Abandon all hope, ye who happen to park anywhere near geometrically challenged-motorist Eleanor Holmes Norton.  —  A HOH tipster watched in horror Wednesday as the D.C. delegate, 77, awkwardly forced …
Richard Hasen / SCOTUSblog:
Opinion analysis: A small victory for minority voters, or a case with “profound” constitutional implications?  —  It is easy to read the Supreme Court's five-to-four decision in Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama and Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama as a mostly inconsequential case giving …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rules against Alabama redistricting plan  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with black challengers who said Alabama's redistricting plan improperly relied on race to draw legislative districts.  —  The court voted 5 to 4 to send the plan back for further judicial review.
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New York Times:
Opening New Iraq Front, U.S. Strikes ISIS in Tikrit  —  BAGHDAD — American warplanes began airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Tikrit late Wednesday, finally joining a stalled offensive to retake the Iraqi city as American officials sought to seize the initiative from Iran …
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WDIV-TV:
Local 4 Defenders: Violent traffic stop in Inkster caught on camera … INKSTER, Mich. -  —  Video obtained exclusively by the Local 4 Defenders shows an African-American motorist being beaten by white police officers from the city of Inkster.  —  The primary officer involved says he was protecting himself.
Gregory Korte / OnPolitics:
Here's the new White House briefing room seating chart  —  The seating chart for the White House Press Briefing Room.  (Gregory Korte / USA TODAY)  —  There are hundreds — maybe thousands — of reporters in Washington who cover the White House from time to time, but only 49 seats in the White House briefing room.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Ari Phillips / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Compares Himself to Galileo, Calls Those Who Believe In Climate Change ‘Flat-Earthers’  —  A few days after accusing “global warming alarmists” like California Governor Jerry Brown (D) of ridiculing and insulting “anyone who actually looks at the real data” around climate change …
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Chris Sikich / Indianapolis Star:
Disciples of Christ threatens to cancel convention due to religious freedom bill  —  The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has sent a letter to Gov. Mike Pence threatening to cancel its 2017 convention in Indianapolis if he signs controversial legislation that could allow business owners to refuse services to same-sex couples.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton hit with racketeering lawsuit over emails  —  The conservative group Freedom Watch has filed a racketeering lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that accuses her of failing to produce documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Manu Raju / Politico:
'You can't govern the country based on being angry'  —  Lindsey Graham's unorthodox 2016 strategy: Telling Republicans what they don't want to hear.  —  Ted Cruz vows to repeal “every word” of Obamacare and Common Core if he becomes president.  He would “abolish” the IRS …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Week
Matt Friedman / New Jersey Online:
Man Christie told to ‘sit down and shut up’ will run for N.J. Assembly  —  James Keady, 43 of Spring Lake, holds up a sign during a speech by Gov. Chris Christie in Belmar on the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.  Keady plans to run for Assembly (NJ Advance Media file photo)
Discussion: Political Wire and Liberaland
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Hillary's nerd squad  —  Clinton's tech team signals a significant departure from her analog approach in 2008.  —  Hillary Clinton is assembling a technology team that signals a significant departure from her 2008 presidential run, led by Obama veterans and geared toward recasting her analog-era image.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Unhappy With a Moderate Jeb Bush, Conservatives Aim to Unite Behind an Alternative  —  OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Fearing that Republicans will ultimately nominate an establishment presidential candidate like Jeb Bush, leaders of the nation's Christian right have mounted an ambitious effort to coalesce …
WCNC-TV:
Carowinds officially unveils Fury 325 roller coaster  —  NBC Charlotte reporter Sam Baranowski and photographer Jennifer Kiser rode ?  #?Fury325? at Carowinds Amusement Park Wednesday for media day.  —  CONNECT  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carowinds held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
 
 
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Christie PAC hires firm for likely 2016 bid
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Right-Wing Pundit: Obama Brainwashed Into Communism While He Was High
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Keith Laing / The Hill:
GOP pushes to privatize air traffic control
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dylan Byers / Politico:
‘60 Minutes’ under fire for Africa coverage
Discussion: Mediaite
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
GOP chairman bungles ObamaCare math
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Daily Kos
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