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7:00 PM ET, March 30, 2015

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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
What Makes Indiana's Religious-Freedom Law Different?  —  In Indianapolis, a crowd protests the new law.  (Nathan Chute/Reuters )  —  No one, I think, would ever have denied that Maurice Bessinger was a man of faith.  —  And he wasn't particularly a “still, small voice” man either …
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Brian Eason / Indianapolis Star:
Ballard to legislature: Add sexual orientation as protected class  —  Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is calling on the Indiana General Assembly to add sexual orientation as a protected class.  —  Ballard said Monday he is issuing an executive order that anyone who receives money from the city must abide by its human rights ordinance.
Alex Swoyer / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Ben Carson: ‘Absolutely Vital’ Americans Stand Up For Indiana's Religious Freedom Law  —  Dr. Ben Carson, a likely 2016 presidential contender, tells Breitbart News that it is “absolutely vital” Americans stand up for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's new religious freedom law.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Whoops: Indiana's anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ act opens the door for the First Church of Cannabis
Jonathan H. Adler / Washington Post:
What will the Indiana religious freedom law really do?
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Connecticut's Governor Doesn't Understand His Own State's RFRA
Tim Cook / Washington Post:
Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous
myfoxdc.com:
1 dead after shooting at NSA gate at Fort Meade  —  Authorities say one person is dead and two people have been hospitalized following a shooting at the gates of the National Security Agency in Fort Meade.  —  FOX 5 has learned that around 9 a.m. Monday, a vehicle tried to bypass a secured entrance to the NSA complex.
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Men Dressed as Women Shot Outside NSA Gate, Tried to Ram Past Checkpoint, Officials Say … One man is dead and another severely injured after a shootout at one of the main gates of the National Security Agency located at Fort Meade, Maryland.  —  Two men dressed as women attempted to …
Discussion: abc7news.com
Washington Post:
One killed in incident at NSA on Fort Meade campus
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’  —  In December, Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian, made his debut as an on-air contributor on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” offering his outsider's perspective, as a biracial South African, on the United States.
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Andrew Sullivan: Blogging nearly killed me  —  For years, Andrew Sullivan blogged at a prolific rate.  —  His prodigious output was supplemented by dispatches from readers, public debates with fellow bloggers and ruminations on everything from the Geneva Conventions to “South Park.”
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Andrew Sullivan: I Stopped Blogging Because ‘It Was Killing Me’
Discussion: Liberaland
Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Ex-Gov: Obama's ‘Inciting’ Birthers By Planning Trip To Kenya (VIDEO)  —  Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu (R) said on Monday during an appearance on Fox News that President Obama is “inciting” birther conspiracy theorists by planning a trip to Kenya this summer.
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
John Sununu Bashes Obama's Kenya Trip: ‘Inciting Chatter’ on Birther Issue
Discussion: Liberaland
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The conspiracy theory around Harry Reid's exercise accident, explained  —  Byron York, chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner and Fox News contributor, has some questions about Harry Reid: … Behind this somewhat enigmatic tweet lies a rather elaborate conspiracy theory. @jhinderaker …
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
After a story is published, a minimum wage worker loses her job  —  Shanna Tippen was another hourly worker at the bottom of the nation's economy, looking forward to a 25 cent bump in the Arkansas minimum wage that would make it easier for her to buy diapers for her grandson.
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat than Putin: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - A third of Republicans believe President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States, outranking concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Poll: Republicans say Obama more of an ‘imminent threat’ than Putin
Discussion: Daily Kos
Steve Kornacki / msnbc.com:
The man who thinks he can beat Hillary  —  Hillary Clinton will be opposed by a real, actual, credible Democrat for her party's presidential nomination.  —  That's the takeaway from Martin O'Malley's Sunday appearance on ABC's “This Week,” during which the former Maryland governor previewed …
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Stacy Lange / WNEP-TV:
Man Killed by Falling Headstone While Decorating Family Grave … THROOP — A man was killed when a headstone fell on him Monday morning, according to police.  —  Throop police are calling this a horrible tragedy.  The chief confirmed that a 74-year-old man was killed when one of the headstones …
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Jake Malooley / Chicago Reader:
Rahm Emanuel hates Illinois Nazis!  —  Like Jake Blues, Rahm Emanuel hates Illinois Nazis.  —  On July 9, 1978, a shirtless and sun-browned 18-year-old Rahm was among a group of Jewish people and other activists who gathered in Marquette Park on the city's southwest side to demonstrate …
Discussion: Chicago and Washington Post
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National Journal:
If there is a viable alternative to Emanuel's approach, Garcia is not airing it.
Mother Jones:
O'Reilly Cameraman Disputes Fox News Host's Falklands “War Zone” Story  —  O'Reilly claimed he rescued his bleeding cameraman during a riot in Argentina.  But the journo who shot O'Reilly's video says this didn't happen.  —  Fox News host Bill O'Reilly continues to insist that he never misrepresented …
Mick Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal:
The Republican Budget Is a Deficit Bust  —  Defense hawks say 'freedom isn't free.' They're right.  So let's pay for it with spending cuts, not by borrowing.  —  By  —  Mick Mulvaney  —  Last week Republicans in the House and Senate passed budgets that took the Budget Control Act of 2011 and threw it out the window.
Discussion: BarbWire.com and Hit & Run
Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
New spa-like abortion clinic is part of a trend to ‘destigmatize’ the procedure  —  Carafem is a new abortion clinic that promises a “spa-like” experience for women with a very open and unabashed approach to pregnancy termination.  Melissa S. Grant, Vice President of Health Services, left …
New York Times:
Iran Backs Away From Key Detail in Nuclear Deal  —  LAUSANNE, Switzerland — With a negotiating deadline just two days away, Iranian officials on Sunday backed away from a critical element of a proposed nuclear agreement, saying they are no longer willing to ship their atomic fuel out of the country.
Paul Farrell / Guardian:
Personal details of world leaders accidentally revealed by G20 organisers  —  Exclusive: Obama, Putin, Merkel, Cameron, Modi and others kept in the dark after passport numbers and other details were disclosed in Australia's accidental privacy breach  — Read the immigration department's letter outlining …
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court rejects free speech appeal over Cinco de Mayo school dispute  —  CBS Local - Officials in Morgan Hill are concerned about protesters converging at Live Oak High School on Cinco de Mayo, after a court upheld the school's decision to discipline students wearing American flag ...more t-shirts.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
For millennials, homosexuality more acceptable than casual sex  —  Acceptance of gay marriage has long been a matter of when, rather than if — in large part thanks to younger generations being overwhelmingly in favor.  —  But just how quickly are views of homosexuality changing from generation to generation?
 
 
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
More Approve Than Disapprove of Iran Talks, But Most Think Iranians Are ‘Not Serious’
Discussion: Hot Air and Politico
Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Marco Rubio Confirms that He'll Announce His 2016 Plans on April 13
Discussion: ABC News, Guardian and Naked Politics
Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:
A Local Bank in Amish Country Flourishes Amid Dearth of Small Lenders
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner:
U.S. signed agreement with Mexico to teach immigrants to unionize
Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times:
Dairy farmers, in dire need of workers, feel helpless as immigration reform sours
Amélie Zaccour / The Daily Beast:
Gay Refugees From ISIS
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Adam Satariano / Bloomberg Business:
FDA ‘Taking a Very Light Touch’ on Regulating the Apple Watch
Discussion: 9to5Mac, BGR and VodkaPundit
 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Supreme Court won't hear case on Obamacare Medicare board
Freeman Klopott / Bloomberg Business:
George Pataki Says Bet on Him to Run For President
Discussion: Shakesville
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Obama's next earthquake
Discussion: ThinkProgress and National Review
Politico:
House Whip Steve Scalise: Conservatives are the GOP's future
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
You are probably breaking the law right now
Discussion: Hit & Run
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
State Attorneys Tell Supreme Court That Gay People Are Too Powerful To Have Equal Rights
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Ben S. Bernanke / Brookings Institute:
Why are interest rates so low?