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10:30 AM ET, April 2, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Indiana Pizza Place — Forced to Close Doors After Refusing to Cater Gay Weddings  —  INDIANA PIZZA PLACE  —  Forced to Close Doors  —  AFTER REFUSING TO CATER GAY WEDDING  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Memories Pizza — the first Indiana business to declare it would refuse LGBT business …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Coming Up Next In Indiana … NOTABLES  —  HAPPENING TODAY — INDIANA LEGISLATORS MEETING TO CLARIFY ‘RELIGIOUS FREEDOM’ LAW: A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Indiana will meet this morning to debate a bill clarifying the state's new “religious freedom” law …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Indianapolis Star:
Exclusive: ‘Religious freedom’ proposal with limited LGBT protections taken to Pence  —  Indiana Republican leaders are vetting the language with business leaders.  —  Indiana Republican leaders are vetting a deal with key business leaders that grants protection for gay and lesbian residents …
Washington Post:
Poll: Bush now tops GOP field; Clinton runs ahead of all Republicans  —  Former Florida governor Jeb Bush now leads the field of Republican candidates for the party's 2016 presidential nomination, but former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton enjoys a decided advantage over Bush …
Scott Ott / The PJ Tatler:
Story About First Business to ‘Publicly Vow to Reject Gay Weddings’ Was Fabricated Out of Nothing
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
The Next Steps in the Battle Over Religious-Freedom Laws
Danielle Kloap / Arkansas Online:
Senate passes amended religious-protection bills
Discussion: The Daily Banter
Adam Wren / Politico:
The week Mike Pence's 2016 dreams crumbled
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Menendez charges put Iran legislation in doubt  —  Sen. Robert Menendez's (N.J.) decision to step aside temporarily as ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee following his indictment on Wednesday could jeopardize Congress's chances of passing Iran legislation.
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New Jersey Online:
Menendez: Resign and spare us the drama |  Editorial  —  Star-Ledger Editorial Board By Star-Ledger Editorial Board  —  It is hard to fathom the lack of judgment: Why would he even dance close to this line?  —  U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez now begins a fight for his political life that could last for years.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
The Case Against Robert Menendez
Discussion: Common Dreams
The Hill:
Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on 14 counts of corruption
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Durbin's job in jeopardy?  —  Sen. Dick Durbin's job as Democratic whip is in danger in the absence of a crucial endorsement from New York Sen. Charles Schumer, the incoming Democratic leader, say Senate aides.  —  Democratic aides say Schumer's backing could make or break Durbin's bid …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Harry Reid Hopes to Ensure Democrats' Success as Tenure Winds Down
Discussion: OnPolitics and Political Wire
Numbers / Pew Research Center's Religion …:
The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050  —  Why Muslims Are Rising Fastest and the Unaffiliated Are Shrinking as a Share of the World's Population  —  The religious profile of the world is rapidly changing, driven primarily by differences in fertility rates …
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
It's time to go, John: The never-ending Iran talks  —  Iranian leaders and aides speak outside after a meeting with Sec. of State John Kerry in Lausanne, Iran.  —  The only remaining leverage the United States has in negotiations with Iran is the central presence at those negotiations of our secretary of state, John Kerry.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
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New York Times:
Obama Told Iran Nuclear Negotiators to Disregard Deadline in 11th Hour
Discussion: The Times of Israel
New York Times:
Jeb Bush Seems to Shift Tone in His Praise of Indiana Law  —  Jeb Bush appeared to modify his public comments about Indiana's “religious freedom” law on Wednesday in a closed-door Silicon Valley fund-raiser, telling a small group of potential supporters that a “consensus-oriented” approach would have been better at the outset.
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
36K sign-ups so far in special ObamaCare enrollment period  —  About 36,000 people have signed up for ObamaCare plans through March 29, during a special extended enrollment period, the administration announced Wednesday.  —  While the administration had not provided an estimate of how many people …
Discussion: ACASignups.net
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Boehner in Israel: ‘The world is on fire’  —  JERUSALEM — John Boehner thinks the “world is on fire.”  And America isn't doing nearly enough to stamp it out.  —  The House speaker's decision to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress last month sparked criticism …
Discussion: New York Magazine
CNN:
Officials: Al Qaeda fighters free 270 from Yemeni prison  —  Al Qaeda-linked prisoners escape 02:42  —  Story highlights  —  Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)Al Qaeda fighters attacked a prison in the coastal Yemeni city of Al Mukallah early Thursday, freeing at least 270 prisoners …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Week
Office of the Governor / Office of Governor …:
GOVERNOR BROWN DIRECTS FIRST EVER STATEWIDE MANDATORY WATER REDUCTIONS  —  SACRAMENTO - Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced actions that will save water, increase enforcement to prevent wasteful water use …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:   California Imposes First Mandatory Water Restrictions to Deal With Drought
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Is Iran a Totalitarian State?  —  Ask Iran hawks to describe the regime in Tehran, and you'll likely hear the word “totalitarian.”  “I do not trust inspections with totalitarian regimes,” Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS in March.  In a speech last year to the Conservative Political Action Conference …
 
 
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Discussion: New York Magazine
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Discussion: JustOneMinute
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Is Ted Cruz Writing the Script to His Own Obamacare Horror Story?
Discussion: Bloomberg View and Hullabaloo
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MSNBC ratings crater as NBC looks for new direction
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Todd Quinones / CBS Philly:
Death Of South Jersey Man Who Was Reportedly In Police Custody Under Investigation
Bloomberg.com:
Tim Gunn Does ‘180-Degree About-Face’ on Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Politico:
DOJ: No contempt charges for former IRS official Lois Lerner