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4:50 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 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,” …
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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: Liberal groups float Elizabeth Warren for Dem Senate leader  —  The news is breaking this morning that Harry Reid will not run for reelection, which will set in motion a scramble for power at the top of the Democratic Senate leadership.  This, in turn, will intensify …
David Lawder / Reuters:
Senate passes Republican budget with deep safety net cuts  —  (Reuters) - The Senate passed a Republican-authored budget plan early on Friday that seeks $5.1 trillion in domestic spending cuts over 10 years while boosting military funding.  —  The 52-46 vote on the non-binding budget resolution put Congress …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:   Good Riddance, Dirty Harry
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Democrats May Find it Easier to Defend Reid's Open Seat
Discussion: Politico
Manu Raju / Politico:
REID RETIRING  —  After a brutal eye injury, the 75-year-old …
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 Mental Illness From Employer, Authorities Say  —  DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Andreas Lubitz, the pilot at the controls of the Germanwings jetliner that crashed into the French Alps on Tuesday, had a mental illness but kept the diagnosis hidden from his employer, the authorities said Friday.
Simon Calder / The Independent:
Andreas Lubitz: Knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 enabled mass murder
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Liberaland
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 …
Jon Stone / The Independent:
Saudi Arabia says it won't rule out building nuclear weapons  —  Saudi Arabia will not rule out building or acquiring nuclear weapons, the country's ambassador to the United States has indicated.  —  Asked whether Saudi Arabia would ever build nuclear weapons in an interview with US news channel CNN …
Discussion: RedState and Roger's Rules
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Avi Issacharoff / The Times of Israel:
Israeli official brands emerging Iran deal as ‘incomprehensibly’ bad
New York Times:
A Policy Puzzle of U.S. Goals and Alliances in the Middle East
Discussion: Business Insider, Vox and VodkaPundit
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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James Hohmann / Politico:
Insiders pump the brakes on Cruz
Manu Raju / Politico:
2016 brawl breaks out on Senate floor
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The four faces of Cruz
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 …
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
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.
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.
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Army report: Bergdahl intended to walk to nearest base  —  Army report: Bergdahl intended to walk to nearest base 02:49  —  Washington (CNN)Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told the military he left his unit in eastern Afghanistan in July 2009 intending to walk to the nearest U.S. military outpost to report wrongdoing …
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Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Bergdahl's Defense Is He Was Planning to Come Back
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.
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?
 
 
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Craig Andres / KSNG-TV:
Mom says special needs son at East High told to remove his varsity letter
Discussion: Raw Story and KFOR-TV
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Records on Cheney's shooting incident to be released
Discussion: Fox News
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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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Here's why the Senate stalemate over the human-trafficking bill is so complex
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
The Obamas Are Seriously Considering Moving To New York City
Discussion: American Spectator and Mediaite
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Murky Inquiry Targets Critic of N.Y.U. Role in Abu Dhabi, and a Reporter
Discussion: Mediaite, Politico and Poynter
Robert C. O'Brien / RealClearDefense:
China's Next Move: A Naval Base in the South Atlantic?
Discussion: VodkaPundit and The Diplomat
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Democrats' Identity Crisis Is Spilling Into Their Senate Races
Richard Parker / The Atlantic Online:
Rick Perry, American Caudillo
Discussion: FishbowlDC
 

 
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Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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