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8:40 PM ET, April 9, 2015

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Jeremy Turnage / WIS-TV:
Authorities release dash cam footage from Michael Slager's patrol car before fatal shooting  —  The State Law Enforcement Division has released a copy of the dash cam footage from North Charleston police officer Michael Slager's patrol car in the moments before he fatally wounded Walter Scott.
Discussion: Raw Story and Business Insider
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Morning Joe: Where Are Charges for Second Officer in Scott Shooting?  —  The Morning Joe roundtable wondered Thursday morning whether there would be more charges leveled in the shooting death of Walter Scott, especially against the second police officer, who appeared on video …
Discussion: FOX News Radio, Liberaland and Guardian
Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
SOURCE: Hillary Clinton will announce her 2016 campaign this weekend  —  A source with knowledge of Hillary Clinton's plans has confirmed that she will officially announce her 2016 presidential bid on Saturday or Sunday.  This will be imminently followed by campaign travel.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Report: Clinton changed stance on trade deal after donations to foundation
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Feisty Bill Clinton takes on the NYT
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Rand Paul's Petulance With Reporters Will Ruin Him  —  You wouldn't know it based on reputation, but Senator Rand Paul is the most charismatic presidential candidate in the Republican Party.  Senator Marco Rubio generates the most buzz in this arena because he doesn't stumble under questioning …
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Rand Paul: NRA Was ‘Petty’ in Not Inviting Him to Conference
Discussion: US News and Wall Street Journal
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House mocks Netanyahu on Twitter  —  The White House on Wednesday took a shot at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by using a cartoon bomb to defend its nuclear deal with Iran.  —  The bomb diagram attached to a White House tweet looked a lot like a chart used by Netanyahu during …
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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
Ayatollah Khamenei Accuses WH of ‘Lying,’ Being ‘Deceptive,’ and Having ‘Devilish’ Intentions
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran will only sign nuclear deal if sanctions lifted ‘same day’: Rouhani
Vanity Fair:
Get a Rare Glimpse of Dinesh D'Souza's Life After Conviction  —  D'Souza, who spends his nights in a confinement center, reflects on his sense of humor, his conservative bona fides, and what he sees as Obama's wrath.  —  Vanity Fair contributing editor Evgenia Peretz profiles conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza in the May 2015 issue.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Presidential Field Looks Chaotic.  It's Not.  —  The 2016 Republican candidates can already be sorted into roles that tell us a lot about their chances of winning the nomination.  —  The Republican primary battle has been called a wide-open contest — the “deepest” and “strongest” field in many cycles.
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:   2016 Ambitions Turn Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush Protégé, Into Rival
John Harwood / CNBC:
10 questions for Ted Cruz  —  Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas grew famous nationally through his zealous attacks on President Obama's health law.  Shortly after entering the 2016 Republican presidential race, Cruz sat down with me at Ninfa's, one of his favorite Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
‘Draft Biden’ movement imagines vice president in Corvette  —  Those hoping to draw Joe Biden into launching the 2016 presidential race are looking to rev up support by getting others to imagine the 72-year-old former senator driving a Corvette.  —  Organizers behind the Draft Biden 2016 super-PAC …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton Library files show Hillary image polishing
Discussion: ABC News
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul Campaign Sends Cease-And-Desist To Stations Running Iran Attack Ad  —  Paul's lawyers claim the Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America is running false and defamatory ads.  The intra-Republican Iran fight could be ugly.  —  Darren Mccollester / Getty Images
Russell Berman / The Atlantic Online:
Kansas's Failed Experiment  —  Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas (Orlin Wagner/AP)  —  Surviving a tough reelection race, as Sam Brownback did in Kansas last year, can often be a cleansing experience for a governor.  It should certainly bring relief.  After all, Brownback managed to earn …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and CNN
Snejana Farberov For / Daily Mail:
‘America is the real terrorist and my boys are the best’: Boston Marathon bombers' defiant mother rails against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's guilty verdict in bizarre rant as he faces death penalty  — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was emotionless with his head bowed as the verdict was read out in U.S. District Court in Boston on Wednesday afternoon
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Most Americans side with gays in religious freedom disputes: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe businesses should not be allowed to refuse services based on their religious beliefs in the wake of controversies in Indiana and Arkansas over gay rights and religious freedom …
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Aboard Flights, Conflicts Over Seat Assignments and Religion  —  Francesca Hogi, 40, had settled into her aisle seat for the flight from New York to London when the man assigned to the adjoining window seat arrived and refused to sit down.  He said his religion prevented him from sitting beside a woman who was not his wife.
Discussion: Unfogged
Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
FCC's net neutrality rules open door to new fee on Internet service  —  Recently adopted net neutrality regulations soon could make your monthly Internet bill more complicated — and potentially more expensive.  —  Every month, consumers pay a small fee on their phone bills for a federal program …
KCRG-TV:
Silent protest, boycott greet Wiccan priestess at Iowa House  —  DES MOINES — What would Jesus do?  —  If he were a member of the Iowa Legislature, Rep. Rob Taylor believes he would peacefully protest the morning prayer by a Wiccan priestess.  —  So the West Des Moines Republican turned …
The Hill:
Iran Whip List: Liberals push back  —  Senate Democratic support is softening for a measure empowering Congress to review an Iran nuclear deal amid strong White House opposition.  —  Supporters had touted the backing of 66 senators, just one short of the two-thirds needed to override a threatened veto from President Obama.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 
 
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Michael Chen / KGTV-TV:
Transgender teen from Fallbrook dies in apparent suicide
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Post Typography / Washington Post:
Spring Cleaning 2015
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Richard Allan / Facebook:
Setting the Record Straight on a Belgian Academic Report
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Top Dems pushing Montco's Josh Shapiro to run against Joe Sestak for Senate nod
Discussion: Political Wire
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Where Are the Anti-War Democrats on Iran?
Discussion: Common Dreams and Politico
Jonathan Lintner / Courier-Journal:
Churchill bans re-entry, selfie sticks
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
South Carolina to SCOTUS: We Can Discriminate Against Women, So Why Not Gays?
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Scott Mackay / Rhode Island Public Radio:
Lincoln Chafee Considers Run For 2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination
Dan Maduri / newstalkflorida.com:
Bachmann: Obama Has Virtually Guaranteed a World War III
Elizabeth R. Varon / New York Times:
Lee Surrendered, But His Lieutenants Kept Fighting