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Wall Street Journal:
Indiana Religious Freedom Law Sparks Fury  —  Gay-rights defenders say measure could result in discrimination  —  The national spotlight is shining on Indianapolis, but a week early.  —  Indiana's largest city, which is preparing to host the NCAA Final Four, and the state as a whole face …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Tim Evans / Indianapolis Star:
Why were ‘religious freedom’ supporters mostly silent  —  Reaction to Indiana's new “religious freedom” law has come fast, hard and loud.  —  And the public firestorm has been fueled almost exclusively by critics — from gay rights activists to business leaders to celebrities …
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Reid retirement shakes up 2016 battle for the Senate  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) retirement is triggering a free-for-all for his seat — with big implications for control of the Senate in 2016.  —  Senate Republicans see Nevada as their best chance at a pickup this election cycle …
Discussion: LasVegasSun.com
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Harry Reid Goes Down Fighting  —  Nobody ever thought Harry Reid would retire, and that includes Harry Reid.  Not long ago, when a reporter for CQ Roll Call asked him what might happen when he left office, Reid retorted, “If I drop dead?”  He added, “I mean, I will someday.
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
How Harry Reid Tapped Liberal Bloggers to Stop Bush's Agenda
Discussion: Vox
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate will wait to vote on Medicare deal
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Lauren French / Politico:
Trey Gowdy: Hillary Clinton wiped her server clean  —  Hillary Clinton wiped “clean” the private server housing emails from her tenure as secretary of state, the chairman of the House committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi said Friday.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
No Copies of Clinton Emails on Server, Lawyer Says
Discussion: FOX News Radio, Hot Air and Power Line
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
John Kerry asks watchdog to review State's record handling
Discussion: The Right Scoop, Mediaite and ABC News
Aron Ranen / Reuters:
Two new accusers say Bill Cosby drugged, sexually assaulted them  —  Reuters/Reuters - Sunni Welles gives a statement during a new conference with attorney Gloria Allred (C) and Margie Shapiro (R) to allege that she and Shapiro believe that they were drugged and sexually assaulted …
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Liberaland
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
'The Guy's a Traitor!'  Bolling, O'Reilly Guest Battle over Bergdahl Charges  —  Eric Bolling, filling in for Bill O'Reilly tonight, fought it out with attorney and former federal prosecutor John Flannery, who contended that Bowe Bergdahl should not be prosecuted.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Gawker:
Leaked Private Emails Reveal Ex-Clinton Aide's Secret Spy Network  —  Starting weeks before Islamic militants attacked the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, longtime Clinton family confidante Sidney Blumenthal supplied intelligence to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gathered …
Reuters:
Iran, powers close in on two-three page nuclear deal; success uncertain: officials  —  (Reuters) - Iran and major powers are close to agreement on a 2- or 3-page accord with specific numbers that would form the basis of a long-term settlement aimed at ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, officials said on Friday.
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Power Line
Jonathan Gruber / Washington Monthly:
A Shot in the Arm  —  How today's health care reform can create tomorrow's entrepreneurs.  —  This spring, some conservative and libertarian bloggers, aghast at Barack Obama's expansive government agenda, began calling on investors and entrepreneurs to protest by “going Galt”—that is …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
NBC's Engel: US allies fear Obama admin leaking information to Iran  —  Just how badly has Barack Obama and his administration damaged relations with our allies in the Middle East?  NBC's Richard Engel reports that the Sunni nations in the region have begun to fear that the Obama administration leaks intel …
Discussion: Foreign Policy, RedState and Politico
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Matthew Casey / Arizona Republic:
Scottsdale PD: Yoga instructor flashed, abused kids at bar mitzvah  —  Scottsdale woman accused of performing sex act on 15 year old  —  Scottsdale police have arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of multiple sex crimes after officers were told she performed oral sex on a 15-year-old boy …
Jeremy C. Fox / BostonGlobe.com:
Officer in critical condition was also at 2013 Watertown gunfight  —  A Boston police officer credited with helping to save a Transit officer wounded in the Watertown shootout with the Boston Marathon bombers was himself shot in the face Friday night in a Roxbury confrontation that left a suspect dead and a bystander injured.
Discussion: American Spectator
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Rand Paul Suggests Gay Marriage Is The Result Of A ‘Moral Crisis’ In America  —  In a video posted yesterday by the Christian Broadcasting Network, Rand Paul addressed “a group of pastors and religious leaders at a private prayer breakfast” in Washington D.C. on Thursday about the need for …
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David Brody / The Brody File:
Only On Brody File: Video: Rand Paul At Pastors' Breakfast: Says It's Time For Revival
Discussion: Hit & Run and Mediaite
 
 
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