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1:50 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 Minority 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  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced Friday morning that he won't seek re-election when his term expires in 2016.  In a YouTube video, Reid explained his decision.  —  https://www.youtube.com/watch?  v=MqPWTECMIQo
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Dem Rep. Titus considering bid for Reid's seat
Discussion: Politico and OnPolitics
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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New York Times:
Co-Pilot in Germanwings Crash Hid Medical Condition From Employer, Prosecutors Say  —  DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Documents show that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who is believed to have deliberately crashed a Germanwings jet into the French Alps on Tuesday, had a medical condition that he hid …
Kirsti Knolle / Reuters:
German pilot said to have suffered from depression, anxiety  —  (Reuters) - The German pilot believed to have deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps killing 150 people broke off his training six years ago due to depression and spent over a year in psychiatric treatment, a German newspaper reported on Friday.
Discussion: Guardian, The Week and Twitchy
Simon Calder / The Independent:
Andreas Lubitz: Knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 enabled mass murder  —  The ill-thought reinforced cockpit door has had catastrophic consequences  —  A leading aviation security expert has condemned the rules on cockpit access as a “knee-jerk reaction to the events of 9/11” - which, he says …
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Yelp Official Blog:
An Open Letter to States Considering Imposing Discrimination Laws  —  A little over one year ago I wrote an open letter to then-Arizona Governor Jan Brewer requesting that she veto SB 1062, a bill that would have allowed businesses in the state to discriminate against consumers.
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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 …
Manu Raju / Politico:
2016 brawl breaks out on Senate floor  —  Paul lashes Cruz, Rubio for ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’ positions on government spending.  —  The 2016 Republican nomination contest spilled onto the Senate floor Thursday, turning a marathon budget debate into a battle over which candidate is prepared to lead the country at a time of war.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Insiders pump the brakes on Cruz
Discussion: Hot Air, BostonGlobe.com and ABC News
David Lawder / Reuters:
Senate passes Republican budget with deep safety net cuts
Discussion: Shakesville, Hot Air and Daily Kos
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Mornings in Blue America  —  Two impossible things happened to the U.S. economy over the course of the past year — or at least they were supposed to be impossible, according to the ideology that dominates half our political spectrum.  First, remember how Obamacare was supposed to be a gigantic job killer?
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The four faces of Cruz  —  At the risk of giving solace to the list of possible Republican candidates for the presidency, which seems larger than the starting offense for the Texas Longhorns, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) might have begun the implosion of his presidential candidacy the day after he announced it.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Ted Cruz's Senate record by the numbers
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Here's why the Senate stalemate over the human-trafficking bill is so complex  —  “Just to refresh everybody's memory: Since 1976, all funding, all appropriations bills, and many authorization bills, including the Affordable Care Act and the Defense authorization bills, have been subjected …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senate Approves Budget of G.O.P. Wishes in All-Night Session
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Week
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
The Obamas Are Seriously Considering Moving To New York City  —  Looking for a home, and a library, after the White House.  —  Obama and then-mayoral-candidate Bill de Blasio at Juniors Restaurant in Brooklyn in 2013.  —  Mandel Ngan / Getty Images  —  Barack and Michelle Obama …
Discussion: American Spectator and Mediaite
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Democrats' Identity Crisis Is Spilling Into Their Senate Races  —  Democrats have been remarkably successful at avoiding contentious primaries, but the ones taking place in 2016 will be consequential.  —  On the surface, the Democratic Party looks remarkably unified heading …
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Gov. Scott Walker's Immigration Stance at Center of Dispute  —  A dispute over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's position on immigration erupted on Thursday, highlighting the Republican's struggle to appeal to conservatives on the explosive issue as he prepares to launch a Republican presidential bid.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Bush and Walker start to sharpen their messages
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators endorse Iran sanctions in budget vote  —  Senators unanimously approved an amendment Thursday that backs bolstering sanctions against Iran if President Obama can't verify that the country is following a nuclear deal.  —  The wave of support came after the amendment, offered by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), was amended.
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