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6:25 PM ET, March 27, 2015

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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Harry Reid Says He Won't Seek Re-Election  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Harry Reid, the tough tactician who has led Senate Democrats since 2005, will not seek re-election next year, bringing an end to a three-decade congressional career that culminated with his push of President Obama's ambitious agenda against fierce Republican resistance.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Harry Reid endorses Chuck Schumer to succeed him as Senate Democratic leader  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) has endorsed Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) to succeed him after he retires at the end of 2016.  —  “I think Schumer should be able to succeed me,” …
Manu Raju / Politico:
REID RETIRING  —  After a brutal eye injury, the 75-year-old Senate Democratic leader decides to forego another grueling campaign for reelection.  —  Harry Reid, a soft-spoken, uninspiring public speaker but savvy backroom political operator, plotted his way up the rungs of the Democratic leadership throughout his career.
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Democrats May Find it Easier to Defend Reid's Open Seat
Discussion: Politico
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:   Good Riddance, Dirty Harry
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
GERMAN NEWS REPORT: Co-Pilot of Germanwings Airbus Was MUSLIM CONVERT ...'Hero of Islamic State'?  —  GERMAN REPORT —HE WAS RADICALIZED! … Police have reportedly found an “item of significance” at the apartment of the co-pilot who crashed the Germanwing passenger plane into the Alps this week.
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Simon Calder / The Independent:
Andreas Lubitz: Knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 enabled mass murder
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Liberaland
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
How To Kill A Discriminatory ‘Religious Liberty’ Bill: Call The Bluff  —  Georgia State Sen. Josh McKoon (R) defends his “religious freedom” bill to a House committee.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/David Goldman  —  Georgia lawmakers have been quickly advancing their own version of a …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Admin Threatens U.S. Allies for Disagreeing with Iran Nuke Deal  —  LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Efforts by the Obama administration to stem criticism of its diplomacy with Iran have included threats to nations involved in the talks, including U.S. allies, according to Western sources familiar …
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Jon Stone / The Independent:
Saudi Arabia says it won't rule out building nuclear weapons
Discussion: RedState and Roger's Rules
Mohammed Mukhashef / Reuters:
Yemen Houthi rebels advance despite Saudi-led air strikes
Discussion: NPR
New York Times:
A Policy Puzzle of U.S. Goals and Alliances in the Middle East
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
GOP congressman: Ted Cruz backers are making boorish phone calls to my office  —  Rep. Peter D. King (R-N.Y.) is not a fan of Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas senator, newly announced presidential candidate, and fellow Republican.  —  “To me, he's just a guy with a big mouth and no results,” he told CNN this week.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The four faces of Cruz
Emily Flitter / Reuters:
Exclusive: Upset by Warren, U.S. banks debate halting some campaign donations  —  (Reuters) - Big Wall Street banks are so upset with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren's call for them to be broken up that some have discussed withholding campaign donations to Senate Democrats in symbolic protest …
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Jana Winter / The Intercept:
Exclusive: TSA's Secret Behavior Checklist to Spot Terrorists  —  Fidgeting, whistling, sweaty palms.  Add one point each.  Arrogance, a cold penetrating stare, and rigid posture, two points.  —  These are just a few of the suspicious signs that the Transportation Security Administration directs …
Todd Starnes / Townhall.com:
School Named After War Hero Forces Child to Shave Off Military-style Haircut  —  Adam Stinnett looks up to his older stepbrother - a soldier in the U.S. Army.  So when it came time to get a haircut, the seven-year-old told his mother he wanted a basic military-style cut.
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Kevin Lilley / Army Times:
Suspension threat, outcry over boy's ‘military haircut’
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Pat Dollard
Lena Dunham / New Yorker:
Dog or Jewish Boyfriend?  A Quiz  —  Do the following statements refer to (a) my dog or (b) my Jewish boyfriend?  —  1. The first thing I noticed about him was his eyes.  —  2. We love to spend hours in bed together on Sunday mornings.  —  3. He's crazy for cream cheese.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Brits: Iran nuke deal would be vague, unwritten  —  No specifics, nothing written, perhaps not even anything that Iran and the international negotiating partners say as one—that's the most to expect out of the nuclear talks now running up against the deadline in Switzerland, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Friday.
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Avi Issacharoff / The Times of Israel:
Israeli official brands emerging Iran deal as ‘incomprehensibly’ bad
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Review of Rolling Stone's UVA rape story is long and damning  —  The highly anticipated review of Rolling Stone's disputed story about a University of Virginia gang rape was submitted to the magazine this week, the On Media blog has learned, and its contents are apparently quite damning.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For G.O.P., Support for Israel Becomes New Litmus Test  —  WASHINGTON — When former Secretary of State James A. Baker III accused Israel's leader this week of undermining the chances of peace in the region, he said nothing more than the kinds of things he had said at times when he was in office a quarter-century ago.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Records on Cheney's shooting incident to be released  —  The National Archives is preparing to release a set of White House records relating to the 2006 incident in which Vice President Dick Cheney shot one of his hunting partners during an outing in Texas.  A slew of official photos …
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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David Mitchell / FOX31 Denver:
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The Huffington Post:
Ferguson Mayor Thinks DOJ Report Put Too Much Focus On Race
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Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
Glenn Beck and Grover Norquist Finally Meet for On-Air Battle Over Alleged Ties to Radical Islamists: ‘Not True’
Discussion: BizPac Review and Right Wing Watch
Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project:
Share of Unauthorized Immigrant Workers in Production, Construction Jobs Falls Since 2007
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Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
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